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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

Transfer of Power Summary
Transfer of Power
by Vince Flynn 1999 549 pages
4.34
58k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Primal Fear Summary
Primal Fear
by William Diehl 1992 399 pages
4.24
9k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Smilla's Sense of Snow Summary
Smilla's Sense of Snow
by Peter Høeg 1992 480 pages
3.74
50k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Watchman Summary
The Watchman
by Robert Crais 2007 304 pages
4.14
27k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Summary
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
by Tom Clancy 1988 547 pages
4.09
58k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Military Fiction
The Big Bad Wolf Summary
The Big Bad Wolf
by James Patterson 2003 400 pages
4.03
60k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
State of the Union Summary
State of the Union
by Brad Thor 2004 560 pages
4.22
29k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Mystery
Consent to Kill Summary
Consent to Kill
by Vince Flynn 2005 675 pages
4.40
51k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
The Border Summary
The Border
by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages
4.47
17k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Hangman Summary
Hangman
by Daniel Cole 2018 386 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists
by Sara Shepard 2014 336 pages
3.78
14k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Contemporary
Think of a Number Summary
Think of a Number
by John Verdon 2010 432 pages
3.88
37k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Cockroaches Summary
Cockroaches
by Jo Nesbø 1998 368 pages
3.73
61k+ ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Split Second Summary
Split Second
by David Baldacci 1979 512 pages
4.05
78k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
61 Hours Summary
61 Hours
by Lee Child 2010 383 pages
4.13
95k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Echo Park Summary
Echo Park
by Michael Connelly 2006 405 pages
4.18
64k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Bloodhound Summary
Bloodhound
by Tamora Pierce 2009 554 pages
4.28
39k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Point Blank Summary
Point Blank
by Anthony Horowitz 2001 274 pages
4.11
62k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
The Bourne Sanction Summary
The Bourne Sanction
by Eric Van Lustbader 2008 484 pages
3.90
8k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
Step on a Crack Summary
Step on a Crack
by James Patterson 2007 383 pages
4.07
57k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Body in the Library Summary
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie 2018 96 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Classics
The Haven Summary
The Haven
by Carol Lynch Williams 2014 224 pages
3.31
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Red Winter Summary
Red Winter
by Marc Cameron 2022 430 pages
4.30
9k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Echo Wife Summary
The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey 2021 256 pages
3.61
35k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Kraken Summary
Kraken
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
27k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Broken Country Summary
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025 320 pages
4.50
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
The Cabin Summary
The Cabin
by Natasha Preston 2016 327 pages
3.63
39k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary
The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages
3.87
75k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Mist Summary
The Mist
by Stephen King 1980 176 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
The Witness Summary
The Witness
by Nora Roberts 2012 757 pages
4.25
90k+ ratings
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Mystery
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