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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

The Butterfly Garden Summary
The Butterfly Garden
by Dot Hutchison 2016 288 pages
4.09
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
My Killer Vacation Summary
My Killer Vacation
by Tessa Bailey 2022 295 pages
3.60
100k+ ratings
Romance
Mystery
Contemporary
The Vacation Rental Summary
The Vacation Rental
by Katie Sise 2024 284 pages
4.01
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Snow Falling on Cedars Summary
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson 1994 460 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz 2015 400 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Atlas Complex Summary
The Atlas Complex
by Olivie Blake 2024 496 pages
2.86
23k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adult
LGBT
The Last Murder at the End of the World Summary
The Last Murder at the End of the World
by Stuart Turton 2024 368 pages
3.67
36k+ ratings
Mystery
Science Fiction
Thriller
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley 2009 374 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Sweet Tooth Summary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages
3.44
51k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literary Fiction
A Lesson in Vengeance Summary
A Lesson in Vengeance
by Victoria Lee 2021 369 pages
3.54
22k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
LGBT
The Bourne Supremacy Summary
The Bourne Supremacy
by Robert Ludlum 1986 688 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Bourne Ultimatum Summary
The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum 1990 725 pages
4.07
66k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Bourne Legacy Summary
The Bourne Legacy
by Eric Van Lustbader 1995 597 pages
3.90
31k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
The Only Survivors Summary
The Only Survivors
by Megan Miranda 2023 339 pages
3.54
78k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Summary
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton 2018 432 pages
3.80
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Fantasy
Death on the Nile Summary
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie 1937 352 pages
4.12
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Death of Mrs. Westaway Summary
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware 2018 368 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Complete Stories and Poems Summary
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 821 pages
4.40
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Yellowface Summary
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang 2023 323 pages
3.75
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
A Conspiracy of Paper Summary
A Conspiracy of Paper
by David Liss 2000 506 pages
3.87
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Housemaid Summary
The Housemaid
by Freida McFadden 2022 329 pages
4.31
2M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Perfect Marriage Summary
The Perfect Marriage
by Jeneva Rose 2020 337 pages
3.97
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Recursion Summary
Recursion
by Blake Crouch 2019 326 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Time Travel
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages
4.17
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Humor
Defending Jacob Summary
Defending Jacob
by William Landay 2012 421 pages
4.00
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 710 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
Rock Paper Scissors Summary
Rock Paper Scissors
by Alice Feeney 2021 294 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Truly, Devious Summary
Truly, Devious
by Maureen Johnson 2018 416 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Mystery Thriller
Bright Young Women Summary
Bright Young Women
by Jessica Knoll 2023 384 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Here One Moment Summary
Here One Moment
by Liane Moriarty 2024 512 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Thriller
The Lost Symbol Summary
The Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown 2009 509 pages
3.76
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Deception Point Summary
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 2001 556 pages
3.76
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Inferno Summary
Inferno
by Dan Brown 2013 463 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Origin Summary
Origin
by Dan Brown 2017 482 pages
3.90
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Never Never Summary
Never Never
by Colleen Hoover
3.81
100k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Everything I Never Told You Summary
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng 2014 297 pages
3.84
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Historical Fiction
A Time to Kill Summary
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham 1989 738 pages
4.12
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Triptych Summary
Triptych
by Karin Slaughter 2006 393 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
A Twisted Love Story Summary
A Twisted Love Story
by Samantha Downing 2023 390 pages
3.21
12k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Woman in the Window Summary
The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn 2018 455 pages
3.95
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Look Closer Summary
Look Closer
by David Ellis 2022 448 pages
4.19
95k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Pelican Brief Summary
The Pelican Brief
by John Grisham 1992 400 pages
4.06
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Big Little Lies Summary
Big Little Lies
by Liane Moriarty
4.31
1M+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Thriller
The Inmate Summary
The Inmate
by Freida McFadden 2022 388 pages
4.03
700k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
If You Tell Summary
If You Tell
A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
by Gregg Olsen 2019 431 pages
3.98
300k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Thriller
In Cold Blood Summary
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages
4.09
600k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Ace of Spades Summary
Ace of Spades
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2021 470 pages
4.15
93k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
The Hound of the Baskervilles Summary
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1902 256 pages
4.13
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn 2021 624 pages
4.45
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Summary
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
by Holly Jackson 2024 448 pages
4.10
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Young Adult
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