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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 Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner • 1936
3.86
1k+
Mystery
Crime
Detective
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Summary
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2024
3.57
13k+
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Absolution Summary
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024 464 pages
3.57
13k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Wicked Ways
by Lisa Jackson • 2014
3.93
3k+
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Wicked Ways Summary
Wicked Ways
by Lisa Jackson 2014 496 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Shadow of Doubt
by Brad Thor • 2024
4.45
14k+
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Shadow of Doubt Summary
Shadow of Doubt
by Brad Thor 2024 365 pages
4.45
14k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Payback
by Fern Michaels • 2005
4.25
12k+
Mystery
Romance
Chick Lit
Payback Summary
Payback
by Fern Michaels 2005 317 pages
4.25
12k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Chick Lit
Mastiff
by Tamora Pierce • 2011
4.27
30k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Mastiff Summary
Mastiff
by Tamora Pierce 2011 596 pages
4.27
30k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
South of the Buttonwood Tree
by Heather Webber • 2020
4.28
14k+
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Romance
South of the Buttonwood Tree Summary
South of the Buttonwood Tree
by Heather Webber 2020 336 pages
4.28
14k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Romance
Not So Perfect Strangers
by L.S. Stratton • 2023
3.60
10k+
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Not So Perfect Strangers Summary
Not So Perfect Strangers
by L.S. Stratton 2023 320 pages
3.60
10k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Itch!
by Gemma Amor • 2025
3.74
2k+
Horror
Mystery
Queer
Itch! Summary
Itch!
by Gemma Amor 2025 352 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Queer
Death in the Spires
by K.J. Charles • 2024
4.17
5k+
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
Death in the Spires Summary
Death in the Spires
by K.J. Charles 2024 273 pages
4.17
5k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
Twelve
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2017
3.79
85k+
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Twelve Summary
Twelve
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2017 144 pages
3.79
85k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Night Watcher
by Daphne Woolsoncroft • 2025
3.70
13k+
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Night Watcher Summary
Night Watcher
by Daphne Woolsoncroft 2025 336 pages
3.70
13k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Foul Lady Fortune
by Chloe Gong • 2022
4.20
31k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Foul Lady Fortune Summary
Foul Lady Fortune
by Chloe Gong 2022 528 pages
4.20
31k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Twelve Days of Murder
by Andreina Cordani • 2023
3.62
7k+
Mystery
Christmas
Thriller
The Twelve Days of Murder Summary
The Twelve Days of Murder
by Andreina Cordani 2023 384 pages
3.62
7k+ ratings
Mystery
Christmas
Thriller
Tilt
by Emma Pattee • 2025
3.55
39k+
Contemporary
Thriller
Book Club
Tilt Summary
Tilt
by Emma Pattee 2025 229 pages
3.55
39k+ ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Book Club
Razor Sharp
by Fern Michaels • 2009
4.25
5k+
Mystery
Romance
Sisterhood
Razor Sharp Summary
Razor Sharp
by Fern Michaels 2009 307 pages
4.25
5k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Sisterhood
Hard Landing
by Stephen Leather • 2004
4.06
6k+
Thriller
Crime
Action
Hard Landing Summary
Hard Landing
by Stephen Leather 2004 376 pages
4.06
6k+ ratings
Thriller
Crime
Action
White Ivy
by Susie Yang • 2020
3.55
34k+
Thriller
Contemporary
Mystery
White Ivy Summary
White Ivy
by Susie Yang 2020 354 pages
3.55
34k+ ratings
Thriller
Contemporary
Mystery
Midwinterblood
by Marcus Sedgwick • 2011
3.71
11k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Midwinterblood Summary
Midwinterblood
by Marcus Sedgwick 2011 264 pages
3.71
11k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Changeling
by Victor LaValle • 2017
3.76
28k+
Horror
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Changeling Summary
The Changeling
by Victor LaValle 2017 431 pages
3.76
28k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Magical Realism
One of the Good Guys
by Araminta Hall • 2024
3.46
11k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
One of the Good Guys Summary
One of the Good Guys
by Araminta Hall 2024 289 pages
3.46
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Days You Were Mine
by Clare Leslie Hall • 2019
3.97
8k+
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Days You Were Mine Summary
Days You Were Mine
by Clare Leslie Hall 2019 352 pages
3.97
8k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Last Days of Night
by Graham Moore • 2016
4.16
44k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Last Days of Night Summary
The Last Days of Night
by Graham Moore 2016 371 pages
4.16
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
by Sarah McCoy • 2025
3.94
2k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? Summary
Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
by Sarah McCoy 2025 336 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
by Fiona Davis • 2020
3.90
84k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Lions of Fifth Avenue Summary
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
by Fiona Davis 2020 354 pages
3.90
84k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Apartment Across the Hall
by Jack Dane • 2025
3.54
11k+
Thriller
Mystery
Psychological Thriller
The Apartment Across the Hall Summary
The Apartment Across the Hall
by Jack Dane 2025 230 pages
3.54
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Psychological Thriller
My Murder
by Katie Williams • 2023
3.62
35k+
Mystery
Thriller
Science Fiction
My Murder Summary
My Murder
by Katie Williams 2023 304 pages
3.62
35k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Science Fiction
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace • 2025
3.56
2k+
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace 2025 384 pages
3.56
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
Hidden Order
by Brad Thor • 2013
4.17
18k+
Thriller
Mystery
Action
Hidden Order Summary
Hidden Order
by Brad Thor 2013 377 pages
4.17
18k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
by Christina Henry • 2025
3.86
3k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart Summary
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
by Christina Henry 2025 305 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Silent Wife
by Karin Slaughter • 2020
4.23
82k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Silent Wife Summary
The Silent Wife
by Karin Slaughter 2020 496 pages
4.23
82k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Todo muere (Todo arde, #3)
by Juan Gómez-Jurado • 2024
3.85
7k+
Thriller
Crime
Spanish Literature
Todo muere (Todo arde, #3) Summary
Todo muere (Todo arde, #3)
by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2024 648 pages
3.85
7k+ ratings
Thriller
Crime
Spanish Literature
We Begin at the End
by Chris Whitaker • 2020
4.18
100k+
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
We Begin at the End Summary
We Begin at the End
by Chris Whitaker 2020 384 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
Foreign Agent
by Brad Thor • 2016
4.25
16k+
Thriller
Spy Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Foreign Agent Summary
Foreign Agent
by Brad Thor 2016 352 pages
4.25
16k+ ratings
Thriller
Spy Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Sleep Tight
by J.H. Markert • 2024
3.64
26k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Sleep Tight Summary
Sleep Tight
by J.H. Markert 2024 336 pages
3.64
26k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach • 2015
3.59
4k+
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Altar Girl Summary
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach 2015 256 pages
3.59
4k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Stung
by Joss Stirling • 2015
3.97
1k+
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Stung Summary
Stung
by Joss Stirling 2015 288 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Whistling
by Rebecca Netley • 2021
3.65
9k+
Horror
Gothic
Historical Fiction
The Whistling Summary
The Whistling
by Rebecca Netley 2021 378 pages
3.65
9k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Historical Fiction
The Makeover
by Matt McGregor • 2024
3.69
1k+
Thriller
Mystery
Psychological Thriller
The Makeover Summary
The Makeover
by Matt McGregor 2024 304 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Psychological Thriller
Where He Can't Find You
by Darcy Coates • 2023
3.87
18k+
Horror
Thriller
Young Adult
Where He Can't Find You Summary
Where He Can't Find You
by Darcy Coates 2023 402 pages
3.87
18k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Young Adult
The Jury
by Fern Michaels • 2011
4.28
10k+
Mystery
Romance
Sisterhood
The Jury Summary
The Jury
by Fern Michaels 2011 274 pages
4.28
10k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Sisterhood
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler • 1988
3.94
100k+
Mystery
Classics
Crime
The Big Sleep Summary
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler 1988 231 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
Pay the Piper
by George A. Romero • 2024
3.58
1k+
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Pay the Piper Summary
Pay the Piper
by George A. Romero 2024 328 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Foul Heart Huntsman
by Chloe Gong • 2023
4.31
14k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Foul Heart Huntsman Summary
Foul Heart Huntsman
by Chloe Gong 2023 560 pages
4.31
14k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell • 2017
3.87
46k+
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Silent Companions Summary
The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell 2017 305 pages
3.87
46k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Murder on Sex Island
by Jo Firestone • 2025
3.53
5k+
Mystery
Humor
Mystery Thriller
Murder on Sex Island Summary
Murder on Sex Island
by Jo Firestone 2025 240 pages
3.53
5k+ ratings
Mystery
Humor
Mystery Thriller
Nocturnes & Nightmares
by Keri Lake • 2019
3.89
2k+
Dark Romance
Dark
Romance
Nocturnes & Nightmares Summary
Nocturnes & Nightmares
by Keri Lake 2019
3.89
2k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Romance
Unintended Consequences
by Stuart Woods • 2013
3.95
6k+
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Unintended Consequences Summary
Unintended Consequences
by Stuart Woods 2013 320 pages
3.95
6k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Last Thing to Burn
by Will Dean • 2021
3.96
29k+
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Last Thing to Burn Summary
The Last Thing to Burn
by Will Dean 2021 241 pages
3.96
29k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
by Andrew Lycett • 2007
The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3.91
299
Biography
History
Mystery
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
by Andrew Lycett 2007 825 pages
3.91
299 ratings
Biography
History
Mystery
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