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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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The Vacation Rental
by Katie Sise • 2024
3.99
15k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Vacation Rental Summary
The Vacation Rental
by Katie Sise 2024 284 pages
3.99
15k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Wonderland
by Jennifer Hillier • 2015
4.06
44k+
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Wonderland Summary
Wonderland
by Jennifer Hillier 2015 432 pages
4.06
44k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Everything We Didn't Say
by Nicole Baart • 2021
3.75
32k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Everything We Didn't Say Summary
Everything We Didn't Say
by Nicole Baart 2021 368 pages
3.75
32k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
I Am the Cheese
by Robert Cormier • 1977
3.78
17k+
Young Adult
Mystery
Classics
I Am the Cheese Summary
I Am the Cheese
by Robert Cormier 1977 233 pages
3.78
17k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Classics
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu • 2018
3.59
35k+
Horror
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Hunger Summary
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu 2018 376 pages
3.59
35k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Body in the Backyard
by Lucy Score • 2024
4.14
23k+
Romance
Mystery
Contemporary
The Body in the Backyard Summary
The Body in the Backyard
by Lucy Score 2024 368 pages
4.14
23k+ ratings
Romance
Mystery
Contemporary
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
by Robin Stevens • 2022
4.15
1k+
Mystery
Middle Grade
Historical
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Historical
The Catch
by Yrsa Daley-Ward • 2025
3.24
2k+
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Family
The Catch Summary
The Catch
by Yrsa Daley-Ward 2025 352 pages
3.24
2k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Family
The Girl in the Green Dress
by Mariah Fredericks • 2025
3.53
1k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Girl in the Green Dress Summary
The Girl in the Green Dress
by Mariah Fredericks 2025 336 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Last Patient of the Night
by Gary Gerlacher • 2023
4.23
33k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Last Patient of the Night Summary
Last Patient of the Night
by Gary Gerlacher 2023 263 pages
4.23
33k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Hamptons Lawyer
by James Patterson • 2025
4.19
12k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Hamptons Lawyer Summary
The Hamptons Lawyer
by James Patterson 2025 393 pages
4.19
12k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Passions in Death
by J.D. Robb • 2024
4.27
22k+
Mystery
Romance
Crime
Passions in Death Summary
Passions in Death
by J.D. Robb 2024 359 pages
4.27
22k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Crime
Unseen
by Karin Slaughter • 2013
4.18
62k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Unseen Summary
Unseen
by Karin Slaughter 2013 379 pages
4.18
62k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2024
3.52
12k+
Mystery
Romance
Contemporary
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties Summary
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2024 278 pages
3.52
12k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Contemporary
What the Woods Took
by Courtney Gould • 2024
3.85
6k+
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
What the Woods Took Summary
What the Woods Took
by Courtney Gould 2024 336 pages
3.85
6k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
Weekend Warriors
by Fern Michaels • 2003
4.08
14k+
Mystery
Romance
Chick Lit
Weekend Warriors Summary
Weekend Warriors
by Fern Michaels 2003 304 pages
4.08
14k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Chick Lit
Temple
by Matthew Reilly • 1999
4.06
22k+
Thriller
Adventure
Action
Temple Summary
Temple
by Matthew Reilly 1999 523 pages
4.06
22k+ ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Action
Saint X
by Alexis Schaitkin • 2020
3.38
30k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Saint X Summary
Saint X
by Alexis Schaitkin 2020 343 pages
3.38
30k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Under the Trestle
by Ron Peterson Jr. • 2018
The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.
4.30
1k+
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Under the Trestle Summary
Under the Trestle
The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.
by Ron Peterson Jr. 2018 334 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Delicious Monsters
by Liselle Sambury • 2023
4.03
7k+
Horror
Young Adult
Fantasy
Delicious Monsters Summary
Delicious Monsters
by Liselle Sambury 2023 512 pages
4.03
7k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Fantasy
House of Salt and Sorrows
by Erin A. Craig • 2019
3.89
100k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
House of Salt and Sorrows Summary
House of Salt and Sorrows
by Erin A. Craig 2019 403 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Doll Parts
by Penny Zang • 2025
3.54
3k+
Mystery
Thriller
Dark Academia
Doll Parts Summary
Doll Parts
by Penny Zang 2025 400 pages
3.54
3k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Dark Academia
What Wild Women Do
by Karma Brown • 2023
3.74
5k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
What Wild Women Do Summary
What Wild Women Do
by Karma Brown 2023 320 pages
3.74
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The New Girl
by R.L. Stine • 1989
3.57
9k+
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
The New Girl Summary
The New Girl
by R.L. Stine 1989 168 pages
3.57
9k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
The Shadows of London
by Nick Jones • 2021
4.07
4k+
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Shadows of London Summary
The Shadows of London
by Nick Jones 2021 350 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Catfishing on CatNet
by Naomi Kritzer • 2019
4.05
2k+
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Thriller
Catfishing on CatNet Summary
Catfishing on CatNet
by Naomi Kritzer 2019 299 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Thriller
The Liar's Daughter
by Megan Cooley Peterson • 2019
3.89
6k+
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
The Liar's Daughter Summary
The Liar's Daughter
by Megan Cooley Peterson 2019 284 pages
3.89
6k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
The Invited
by Jennifer McMahon • 2019
3.80
45k+
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The Invited Summary
The Invited
by Jennifer McMahon 2019 353 pages
3.80
45k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
When She Was Me
by Marlee Bush • 2024
3.32
16k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
When She Was Me Summary
When She Was Me
by Marlee Bush 2024 400 pages
3.32
16k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
by Kelli Estes • 2015
4.10
33k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Summary
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
by Kelli Estes 2015 391 pages
4.10
33k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters • 2009
3.57
60k+
Historical Fiction
Horror
Gothic
The Little Stranger Summary
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters 2009 512 pages
3.57
60k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Horror
Gothic
A Deadly Influence
by Mike Omer • 2021
4.22
26k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
A Deadly Influence Summary
A Deadly Influence
by Mike Omer 2021 443 pages
4.22
26k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye
by Len Bailey • 2013
The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
3.59
253
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye Summary
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye
The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
by Len Bailey 2013 336 pages
3.59
253 ratings
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1843
4.36
70k+
Classics
Poetry
Horror
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 688 pages
4.36
70k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue • 2016
3.65
91k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Wonder Summary
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue 2016 291 pages
3.65
91k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Puzzle Master
by Danielle Trussoni • 2023
3.31
9k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Puzzle Master Summary
The Puzzle Master
by Danielle Trussoni 2023 362 pages
3.31
9k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Behind the Door
by Amy Price • 2023
The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel – A Memoir of Life, Death, and America's Most Enigmatic Address
3.48
1k+
True Crime
Memoir
History
Behind the Door Summary
Behind the Door
The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel – A Memoir of Life, Death, and America's Most Enigmatic Address
by Amy Price 2023 240 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Memoir
History
The Haven
by Carol Lynch Williams • 2014
3.32
1k+
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Haven Summary
The Haven
by Carol Lynch Williams 2014 224 pages
3.32
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
by Allison Hoover Bartlett • 2009
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
3.45
14k+
Books About Books
True Crime
Biography
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Summary
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
by Allison Hoover Bartlett 2009 274 pages
3.45
14k+ ratings
Books About Books
True Crime
Biography
Forensics for Dummies
by D.P. Lyle • 2004
4.07
500+
True Crime
Reference
Crime
Forensics for Dummies Summary
Forensics for Dummies
by D.P. Lyle 2004 400 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
True Crime
Reference
Crime
Cloudburst
by Wilbur Smith • 2020
3.67
1k+
Adventure
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Cloudburst Summary
Cloudburst
by Wilbur Smith 2020 320 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Adventure
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Fox Wife
by Yangsze Choo • 2024
3.98
31k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Fox Wife Summary
The Fox Wife
by Yangsze Choo 2024 390 pages
3.98
31k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Portrait of a Shadow
by Meriam Metoui • 2024
3.27
297
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Portrait of a Shadow Summary
Portrait of a Shadow
by Meriam Metoui 2024 251 pages
3.27
297 ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
One Long Weekend
by Shari Low • 2024
4.44
15k+
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
One Long Weekend Summary
One Long Weekend
by Shari Low 2024 322 pages
4.44
15k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Nobody’s Fool
by Harlan Coben • 2025
4.19
44k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Nobody’s Fool Summary
Nobody’s Fool
by Harlan Coben 2025 341 pages
4.19
44k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Hollow Veins
by J. Rose • 2023
4.27
3k+
Dark Romance
Why Choose
Dark
Hollow Veins Summary
Hollow Veins
by J. Rose 2023 462 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Why Choose
Dark
Edge of Honor
by Brad Thor • 2025
4.44
10k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Edge of Honor Summary
Edge of Honor
by Brad Thor 2025 336 pages
4.44
10k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Terrier
by Tamora Pierce • 2006
4.16
70k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Terrier Summary
Terrier
by Tamora Pierce 2006 581 pages
4.16
70k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
When You Disappeared
by John Marrs • 2013
3.91
80k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
When You Disappeared Summary
When You Disappeared
by John Marrs 2013 349 pages
3.91
80k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
All-Night Party
by R.L. Stine • 1997
3.76
1k+
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
All-Night Party Summary
All-Night Party
by R.L. Stine 1997 160 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
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