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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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Spy Ski School Summary
Spy Ski School
by Stuart Gibbs 2016 368 pages
4.54
11.2K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Adventure
The Girl on the Train Summary
The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins 2015 336 pages
3.96
3.2M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages
4.17
733.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
How to Kill Your Family Summary
How to Kill Your Family
by Bella Mackie 2021 355 pages
3.53
165.2K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
The Return of Ellie Black Summary
The Return of Ellie Black
by Emiko Jean 2024 299 pages
3.99
76.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Altered Carbon Summary
Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan 2002 526 pages
4.04
111.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Mystery
The Talented Mr. Ripley Summary
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith 1955 271 pages
3.95
108.1K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Thriller
A Time to Kill Summary
Immersive
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham 1989 738 pages
4.12
817.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Only the Dead Summary
Only the Dead
by Jack Carr 2023 576 pages
4.54
20.5K ratings
Thriller
Action
Military Fiction
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages Summary
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages
Beyond Evil
by Christopher Berry-Dee 2019 288 pages
3.10
1.8K ratings
True Crime
Psychology
Crime
The Whisper Man Summary
The Whisper Man
by Alex North 2019 355 pages
4.02
183.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
What Lies Between Us Summary
What Lies Between Us
by John Marrs 2020 363 pages
4.02
172.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Mist Summary
The Mist
by Stephen King 1980 176 pages
3.94
171.4K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Shelter Summary
Shelter
by Harlan Coben 2011 288 pages
3.96
33.2K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Last Devil to Die Summary
The Last Devil to Die
by Richard Osman 2023 421 pages
4.48
191.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
A Study in Scarlet Summary
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 123 pages
4.13
477.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
All the Dangerous Things Summary
All the Dangerous Things
by Stacy Willingham 2023 326 pages
4.05
248.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Man Made of Smoke Summary
The Man Made of Smoke
by Alex North 2025 310 pages
3.88
6.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Incidents Around the House Summary
Incidents Around the House
by Josh Malerman 2024 367 pages
3.61
63.7K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Satsuma Complex Summary
The Satsuma Complex
by Bob Mortimer 2022 301 pages
3.68
55.2K ratings
Mystery
Comedy
Book Club
The Silence of the Lambs Summary
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris 1988 421 pages
4.25
574.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
This Book Kills Summary
This Book Kills
by Ravena Guron 2023 357 pages
3.92
9.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Young Adult
Killing Floor Summary
Killing Floor
by Lee Child 1997 474 pages
4.08
340.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Likeness Summary
The Likeness
by Tana French 2008 466 pages
4.06
173.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Something in the Water Summary
Something in the Water
by Catherine Steadman 2018 342 pages
3.56
218.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson 2003 496 pages
4.00
731.2K ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
The Silver Eyes Summary
The Silver Eyes
by Scott Cawthon 2016 384 pages
4.09
22.2K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
The Man in the Brown Suit Summary
The Man in the Brown Suit
by Agatha Christie 1924 381 pages
3.95
119.8K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
I Know What You Did Last Summer Summary
I Know What You Did Last Summer
by Lois Duncan 1973 199 pages
3.41
18.5K ratings
Young Adult
Horror
Mystery
Mad Honey Summary
Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult 2022 464 pages
4.08
532.6K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Contemporary
Death Row Summary
Death Row
by Freida McFadden 2025 74 pages
3.64
73.8K ratings
Thriller
Short Stories
Mystery
Fight Club Summary
Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk 1996 218 pages
4.18
624.3K ratings
Classics
Thriller
Contemporary
The Cheerleaders Summary
The Cheerleaders
by Kara Thomas 2018 384 pages
3.75
52.2K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Outsider Summary
The Outsider
by Stephen King 2018 561 pages
4.01
352.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Ask for Andrea Summary
Ask for Andrea
by Noelle W. Ihli 2022 272 pages
4.09
158.7K ratings
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Hidden Bodies Summary
Hidden Bodies
by Caroline Kepnes 2016 448 pages
3.74
86.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Ragdoll Summary
Ragdoll
by Daniel Cole 2017 384 pages
3.87
23.6K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
The Last One at the Wedding Summary
The Last One at the Wedding
by Jason Rekulak 2024 338 pages
3.63
90.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Layla Summary
Layla
by Colleen Hoover 2020 305 pages
3.63
564.7K ratings
Romance
Thriller
Paranormal
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris Summary
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris
by Evie Woods 2014 352 pages
4.14
10.9K ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Mystery
Digital Fortress Summary
Immersive
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown 1998 510 pages
3.70
654.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Magpie Murders Summary
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz 2016 477 pages
3.95
152.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Finisher Summary
The Finisher
by RuNyx 2021 314 pages
4.06
49.4K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Desert Star Summary
Desert Star
by Michael Connelly 2022 400 pages
4.48
78.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Defending Jacob Summary
Defending Jacob
by William Landay 2012 421 pages
4.00
307.3K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Thriller
It Summary
It
by Stephen King 1986 1184 pages
4.24
1.2M ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Cousins Summary
The Cousins
by Karen M. McManus 2020 337 pages
3.77
134.1K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Westing Game Summary
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin 1978 182 pages
4.00
226.5K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Tell-Tale Heart Summary
The Tell-Tale Heart
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 31 pages
4.24
114.8K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
The da Vinci Code Summary
Immersive
The da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 2003 489 pages
3.93
2.5M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
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