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Mystery

Shadowy figures and buried secrets await in a world where determined minds piece together elusive truths, one clue at a time. Whether following seasoned detectives through crime scenes or learning the art of deductive reasoning from history's greatest sleuths, these books illuminate the fascinating science and psychology of solving life's most baffling mysteries.

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Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain • 1893
3.75
19k+
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Pudd'nhead Wilson Summary
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain 1893 160 pages
3.75
19k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
So Far Gone
by Jess Walter • 2025
3.92
27k+
Mystery
Thriller
Contemporary
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So Far Gone
by Jess Walter 2025 257 pages
3.92
27k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Contemporary
I, Alex Cross
by James Patterson • 2009
4.06
49k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
I, Alex Cross Summary
I, Alex Cross
by James Patterson 2009 400 pages
4.06
49k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Death Masks
by Jim Butcher • 2003
4.29
100k+
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Death Masks Summary
Death Masks
by Jim Butcher 2003 432 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
by Stephen Graham Jones • 2021
3.50
54k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
My Heart Is a Chainsaw Summary
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
by Stephen Graham Jones 2021 405 pages
3.50
54k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
A Faint Cold Fear
by Karin Slaughter • 2003
4.03
64k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
A Faint Cold Fear Summary
A Faint Cold Fear
by Karin Slaughter 2003 422 pages
4.03
64k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Apples Never Fall
by Liane Moriarty • 2021
3.75
400k+
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
Apples Never Fall Summary
Apples Never Fall
by Liane Moriarty 2021 467 pages
3.75
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey • 2021
3.60
38k+
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Echo Wife Summary
The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey 2021 256 pages
3.60
38k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Murder Book
by Jonathan Kellerman • 2002
3.94
14k+
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Murder Book Summary
The Murder Book
by Jonathan Kellerman 2002 614 pages
3.94
14k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Company Town
by Madeline Ashby • 2016
3.50
5k+
Science Fiction
Mystery
Canada
Company Town Summary
Company Town
by Madeline Ashby 2016 285 pages
3.50
5k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Mystery
Canada
The Island
by Natasha Preston • 2023
3.48
38k+
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
The Island Summary
The Island
by Natasha Preston 2023 303 pages
3.48
38k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
Everyone Is Watching
by Heather Gudenkauf • 2024
3.64
35k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Everyone Is Watching Summary
Everyone Is Watching
by Heather Gudenkauf 2024 320 pages
3.64
35k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Kill List
by Frederick Forsyth • 2013
3.90
12k+
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
The Kill List Summary
The Kill List
by Frederick Forsyth 2013 332 pages
3.90
12k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Echo Road
by Kendra Elliot • 2024
4.53
20k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Echo Road Summary
Echo Road
by Kendra Elliot 2024 332 pages
4.53
20k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Honour Among Thieves
by Jeffrey Archer • 1993
3.88
18k+
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Honour Among Thieves Summary
Honour Among Thieves
by Jeffrey Archer 1993 416 pages
3.88
18k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Paper Money
by Ken Follett • 1987
3.41
13k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Paper Money Summary
Paper Money
by Ken Follett 1987 261 pages
3.41
13k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Broken Bayou
by Jennifer Moorhead • 2024
4.12
33k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Broken Bayou Summary
Broken Bayou
by Jennifer Moorhead 2024 265 pages
4.12
33k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory
by Tilly Bagshawe • 2013
Alexia de Vere in a Fast Moving Suspense Thriller Where Secrets Turn Deadly
3.91
6k+
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory Summary
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory
Alexia de Vere in a Fast Moving Suspense Thriller Where Secrets Turn Deadly
by Tilly Bagshawe 2013 393 pages
3.91
6k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Where the Forest Meets the Stars
by Glendy Vanderah • 2019
4.13
200k+
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
Where the Forest Meets the Stars Summary
Where the Forest Meets the Stars
by Glendy Vanderah 2019 332 pages
4.13
200k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
Two Dead Wives
by Adele Parks • 2023
3.85
15k+
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Two Dead Wives Summary
Two Dead Wives
by Adele Parks 2023 400 pages
3.85
15k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Absolute Friends
by John le Carré • 2003
3.69
9k+
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Absolute Friends Summary
Absolute Friends
by John le Carré 2003 456 pages
3.69
9k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson • 2024
3.87
14k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Our Little Secret Summary
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson 2024 380 pages
3.87
14k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Mirror House Girls
by Faith Gardner • 2025
3.92
23k+
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Book Club
The Mirror House Girls Summary
The Mirror House Girls
by Faith Gardner 2025 374 pages
3.92
23k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Book Club
Armored
by Mark Greaney • 2022
4.36
10k+
Thriller
Action
Military Fiction
Armored Summary
Armored
by Mark Greaney 2022 510 pages
4.36
10k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Military Fiction
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco • 1988
3.91
75k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literature
Foucault’s Pendulum Summary
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco 1988 623 pages
3.91
75k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literature
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón • 2008
4.02
100k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
The Angel's Game Summary
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2008 531 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
Lovers at the Museum
by Isabel Allende • 2024
3.48
27k+
Short Stories
Romance
Fantasy
Lovers at the Museum Summary
Lovers at the Museum
by Isabel Allende 2024 25 pages
3.48
27k+ ratings
Short Stories
Romance
Fantasy
The Orphanage by the Lake
by Daniel G. Miller • 2024
3.86
62k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Orphanage by the Lake Summary
The Orphanage by the Lake
by Daniel G. Miller 2024 300 pages
3.86
62k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins • 1859
4.02
100k+
Classics
Mystery
Gothic
The Woman in White Summary
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins 1859 672 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Gothic
Blood Fever
by Charlie Higson • 2006
4.02
7k+
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
Blood Fever Summary
Blood Fever
by Charlie Higson 2006 368 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
City of Orphans
by Avi • 2011
3.97
3k+
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Mystery
City of Orphans Summary
City of Orphans
by Avi 2011 368 pages
3.97
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Mystery
A Keeper
by Graham Norton • 2018
3.99
31k+
Mystery
Ireland
Book Club
A Keeper Summary
A Keeper
by Graham Norton 2018 326 pages
3.99
31k+ ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Book Club
The Queen
by Nick Cutter • 2024
3.53
7k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Queen Summary
The Queen
by Nick Cutter 2024 374 pages
3.53
7k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
3 Days to Live
by James Patterson • 2023
3.52
8k+
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
3 Days to Live Summary
3 Days to Live
by James Patterson 2023 400 pages
3.52
8k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Naturalist
by Andrew Mayne • 2017
4.08
54k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Naturalist Summary
The Naturalist
by Andrew Mayne 2017 382 pages
4.08
54k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Storm
by Rachel Hawkins • 2026
3.73
37k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Storm Summary
The Storm
by Rachel Hawkins 2026 258 pages
3.73
37k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Book of Murder
by Matt Murphy • 2024
A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death
4.43
3k+
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
The Book of Murder Summary
The Book of Murder
A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death
by Matt Murphy 2024 320 pages
4.43
3k+ ratings
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
The Trade Off
by Sandie Jones • 2023
3.24
3k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Trade Off Summary
The Trade Off
by Sandie Jones 2023 304 pages
3.24
3k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty • 2003
3.95
4k+
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty 2003 384 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Never Never
by Colleen Hoover • 2023
3.29
200k+
Romance
Colleen Hoover
Mystery
Never Never Summary
Never Never
by Colleen Hoover 2023 416 pages
3.29
200k+ ratings
Romance
Colleen Hoover
Mystery
Marina
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón • 1999
4.14
97k+
Mystery
Fantasy
Young Adult
Marina Summary
Marina
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 1999 238 pages
4.14
97k+ ratings
Mystery
Fantasy
Young Adult
The Idaho Four
by James Patterson • 2025
An American Tragedy
4.15
28k+
True Crime
Crime
Thriller
The Idaho Four Summary
The Idaho Four
An American Tragedy
by James Patterson 2025 448 pages
4.15
28k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Thriller
The Dogs of Babel
by Carolyn Parkhurst • 2003
3.58
19k+
Mystery
Book Club
Animals
The Dogs of Babel Summary
The Dogs of Babel
by Carolyn Parkhurst 2003 278 pages
3.58
19k+ ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Animals
UFOs and the National Security State
by Richard M. Dolan • 2009
The Cover-up Exposed 1973-1991
4.39
288
History
Paranormal
Conspiracy Theories
UFOs and the National Security State Summary
UFOs and the National Security State
The Cover-up Exposed 1973-1991
by Richard M. Dolan 2009 656 pages
4.39
288 ratings
History
Paranormal
Conspiracy Theories
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
by Natsu Hyuuga • 2015
Volume 2
4.52
10k+
Light Novel
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
Volume 2
by Natsu Hyuuga 2015 220 pages
4.52
10k+ ratings
Light Novel
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Living Dead in Dallas
by Charlaine Harris • 2002
3.96
200k+
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
Living Dead in Dallas Summary
Living Dead in Dallas
by Charlaine Harris 2002 291 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
The Nigerwife
by Vanessa Walters • 2023
3.55
6k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Nigerwife Summary
The Nigerwife
by Vanessa Walters 2023 320 pages
3.55
6k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Life or Death
by Michael Robotham • 2014
4.10
13k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Life or Death Summary
Life or Death
by Michael Robotham 2014 449 pages
4.10
13k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Third Eye
by Lois Duncan • 1984
3.86
4k+
Young Adult
Mystery
Fantasy
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye
by Lois Duncan 1984 220 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Fantasy
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1849
4.19
9k+
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 304 pages
4.19
9k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
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