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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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Still Life Summary
Still Life
by Louise Penny 2005 293 pages
3.90
271.4K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Crime
The River We Remember Summary
The River We Remember
by William Kent Krueger 2023 432 pages
4.26
90.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Savage Son Summary
Savage Son
by Jack Carr 2020 416 pages
4.50
31.8K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Action
The One Summary
The One
by John Marrs 2016 418 pages
4.10
261.6K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery Thriller
That Night Summary
That Night
by Nidhi Upadhyay 2021 288 pages
3.72
2.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Belladonna Summary
Belladonna
by Adalyn Grace 2022 409 pages
3.97
151.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Kind Worth Killing Summary
The Kind Worth Killing
by Peter Swanson 2015 320 pages
3.98
225.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Power of the Dog Summary
The Power of the Dog
by Don Winslow 2005 542 pages
4.37
45.9K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
The Missing Sister Summary
The Missing Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2021 805 pages
4.20
77.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Roman
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind
How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
by Maria Konnikova 2013 273 pages
3.54
8.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
None of This Is True Summary
None of This Is True
by Lisa Jewell 2023 390 pages
4.09
905.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41.7K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.94
282.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Mexican Gothic Summary
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020 320 pages
3.67
408.8K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Lincoln Lawyer Summary
The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly 2005 404 pages
4.22
248.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Tell No One Summary
Tell No One
by Harlan Coben 2001 370 pages
4.06
180.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Family Upstairs Summary
The Family Upstairs
by Lisa Jewell 2019 352 pages
3.96
512.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The A.B.C. Murders Summary
The A.B.C. Murders
by Agatha Christie 1936 232 pages
4.03
186.9K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
Firekeeper’s Daughter Summary
Firekeeper’s Daughter
by Angeline Boulley 2021 496 pages
4.32
184.7K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Book Club
The Midnight Feast Summary
The Midnight Feast
by Lucy Foley 2024 354 pages
3.58
190.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau Summary
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
by Kristin Harmel 2025 384 pages
4.50
1.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Emperor Summary
The Emperor
by RuNyx 2021 443 pages
4.20
65.1K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Mafia Romance
With a Vengeance Summary
With a Vengeance
by Riley Sager 2025 383 pages
3.54
2.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Fourth Monkey Summary
The Fourth Monkey
by J.D. Barker 2017 404 pages
4.26
66.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Primal Fear Summary
Primal Fear
by William Diehl 1992 399 pages
4.24
9.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Sicilian Inheritance Summary
The Sicilian Inheritance
by Jo Piazza 2024 384 pages
4.00
40.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Murder on the Orient Express Summary
Immersive
Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie 1934 274 pages
4.20
690.1K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
The Ghostwriter Summary
The Ghostwriter
by Julie Clark 2025 328 pages
4.15
6.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Syndicater Summary
The Syndicater
by RuNyx 2024 400 pages
3.63
21.8K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
The Maid's Secret Summary
The Maid's Secret
by Nita Prose 2025 336 pages
3.95
10.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Cozy Mystery
The Body in the Library Summary
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie 2018 96 pages
3.76
1.2K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Mystery Thriller
The Running Grave Summary
The Running Grave
by Robert Galbraith 2023 960 pages
4.60
98.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Pelican Brief Summary
The Pelican Brief
by John Grisham 1992 400 pages
4.06
440.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Lovely Bones Summary
The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold 2002 372 pages
3.86
2.4M ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Couple Next Door Summary
The Couple Next Door
by Shari Lapena 2016 308 pages
3.80
669.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Razorblade Tears Summary
Razorblade Tears
by S.A. Cosby 2021 336 pages
4.11
119.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Innocent Man Summary
The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham 2006 360 pages
3.86
82.1K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Shutter Island Summary
Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane 2003 369 pages
4.13
210.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Horror
The Hound of the Baskervilles Summary
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1902 256 pages
4.13
371.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Witness Summary
The Witness
by Nora Roberts 2012 757 pages
4.25
91.3K ratings
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Mystery
Love, Mom Summary
Love, Mom
by Iliana Xander 2024 348 pages
4.25
80.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Two Can Keep a Secret Summary
Two Can Keep a Secret
by Karen M. McManus 2019 329 pages
3.92
163.9K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Murder in the Family Summary
Murder in the Family
by Cara Hunter 2023 466 pages
3.72
46.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Killers of the Flower Moon Summary
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann 2017 359 pages
4.14
416.9K ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
Journal 64 Summary
Journal 64
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2010 461 pages
4.06
26.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Dare Summary
The Dare
by Natasha Preston 2024 368 pages
3.80
13.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
The Hunt for Red October Summary
The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy 1984 432 pages
4.12
383.7K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Mystery
The Secret Adversary Summary
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie 1922 266 pages
3.85
68.0K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
Unplugged Summary
Unplugged
by Gordon Korman 2021 324 pages
3.99
6.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Mystery
Kill for Me, Kill for You Summary
Kill for Me, Kill for You
by Steve Cavanagh 2023 340 pages
4.16
115.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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