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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.

Mystery Book Summaries

Ordinary Grace Summary
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger 2013 307 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Joyland Summary
Joyland
by Stephen King 2013 285 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The Secret Keeper Summary
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton 2012 484 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
State of Wonder Summary
State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett 2011 353 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer Summary
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
by Michelle Hodkin 2011 456 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Paranormal
Dead in the Family Summary
Dead in the Family
by Charlaine Harris 2010 320 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
The Dinner Summary
The Dinner
by Herman Koch 2009 292 pages
3.21
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Contemporary
The Lincoln Lawyer Summary
The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly 2005 404 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Club Dead Summary
Club Dead
by Charlaine Harris 2003 274 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
Shutter Island Summary
Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane 2003 369 pages
4.13
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Horror
Fool Moon Summary
Fool Moon
by Jim Butcher 2001 424 pages
3.98
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Tell No One Summary
Tell No One
by Harlan Coben 2001 370 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Ersatz Elevator Summary
The Ersatz Elevator
by Lemony Snicket 2001 259 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
The Miserable Mill Summary
The Miserable Mill
by Lemony Snicket 2000 194 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
Burn Down, Rise Up Summary
Burn Down, Rise Up
by Vincent Tirado 2022 352 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
Keep It in the Family Summary
Keep It in the Family
by John Marrs 2022 380 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The God of the Woods Summary
The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore 2024 490 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Water Moon Summary
Water Moon
by Samantha Sotto Yambao 2025 374 pages
3.94
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Magical Realism
Murder on Lake Garda Summary
Murder on Lake Garda
by Tom Hindle 2024 464 pages
3.49
6k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Shards Summary
The Shards
by Bret Easton Ellis 2023 595 pages
4.00
34k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
What the Wife Knew Summary
What the Wife Knew
by Darby Kane 2024 368 pages
3.57
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Locked In Summary
Locked In
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2023 512 pages
4.17
4k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Don Winslow 2015 616 pages
4.36
36k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Society of Lies Summary
Society of Lies
by Lauren Ling Brown 2024 384 pages
3.55
37k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Blue Hour Summary
The Blue Hour
by Paula Hawkins 2024 320 pages
3.26
31k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Creation Lake Summary
Creation Lake
by Rachel Kushner 2024 416 pages
3.43
19k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Literary Fiction
Stay Awake Summary
Stay Awake
by Megan Goldin 2022 340 pages
3.82
37k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
This Book Kills Summary
This Book Kills
by Ravena Guron 2023 357 pages
3.94
8k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Young Adult
Diary Of A Murderer Summary
Diary Of A Murderer
And Other Stories
by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages
3.73
10k+ ratings
Short Stories
Thriller
Mystery
There Is No Ethan Summary
There Is No Ethan
How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish
by Anna Akbari 2024 304 pages
3.60
6k+ ratings
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
Icon and Inferno Summary
Icon and Inferno
by Marie Lu 2024 320 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Mystery
Remember Me Summary
Remember Me
by Christopher Pike 2010 789 pages
4.13
9k+ ratings
Young Adult
Paranormal
Fantasy
Mind Games Summary
Mind Games
by Nora Roberts 2024 422 pages
4.34
31k+ ratings
Romance
Suspense
Romantic Suspense
College Girl, Missing Summary
College Girl, Missing
The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight
by Shawn Cohen 2024 272 pages
3.60
11k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
A Great Deliverance Summary
A Great Deliverance
by Elizabeth George 1988 413 pages
4.04
50k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages
3.88
37k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Shadow Murders Summary
The Shadow Murders
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2021 464 pages
4.04
11k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Keeper of Lost Causes Summary
The Keeper of Lost Causes
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2007 400 pages
4.00
84k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Absent One Summary
The Absent One
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2008 406 pages
3.88
42k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Flaskepost fra P Summary
Flaskepost fra P
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages
4.04
37k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Journal 64 Summary
Journal 64
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2010 461 pages
4.06
26k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Marco Effekten Summary
Marco Effekten
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2012 505 pages
3.88
20k+ ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Hanging Girl Summary
The Hanging Girl
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2015 512 pages
3.90
18k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Scarred Woman Summary
The Scarred Woman
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2017 472 pages
3.92
16k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Victim 2117 Summary
Victim 2117
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2019 468 pages
3.99
12k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Ministry of Fear Summary
The Ministry of Fear
by Graham Greene 1943 224 pages
3.78
7k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Thriller
Black Suits You Summary
Black Suits You
by Novoneel Chakraborty 2016 304 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
The Lion's Den Summary
The Lion's Den
by Katherine St. John 2020 368 pages
3.90
23k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Split Second Summary
Split Second
by Douglas E. Richards 2015 365 pages
3.96
27k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Thriller
The Psychopath Next Door Summary
The Psychopath Next Door
by Mark Edwards 2025 340 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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