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Best Mystery Books

Mystery and detective fiction

2,086 summaries

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  1. The Bone Garden

    Tess Gerritsen

    ★ 4.0 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A modern skull discovery reveals a chilling 1830s Boston tale of medical students robbing graves, a serial killer hunting nurses, and a desperate race to clear an innocent man before the past's horrors claim another victim.

  2. Treachery in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.5 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When Detective Peabody overhears two dirty cops discussing murder and corruption, she teams up with Eve Dallas and Roarke to expose them before becoming their next victim.

  3. Portrait of a Spy

    Daniel Silva

    ★ 4.3 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by past failures, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon must recruit the elusive daughter of an old enemy to infiltrate a global terror network, navigating the difficult intersection of art, espionage, and radical Islam.

  4. Imitation in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.4 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a futuristic New York City, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must outwit a serial killer who copies history's most notorious murderers, all while making her his ultimate target.

  5. Things Not Seen

    Andrew Clements

    ★ 3.9 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A 15-year-old boy becomes invisible and finds a friend in a blind girl. He must find a way to become visible again before his family faces serious trouble.

  6. Genuine Fraud

    E. Lockhart

    ★ 3.3 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A cunning chameleon reinventing herself through a trail of stolen identities and escalating lies, Jule will stop at nothing to escape her past, even if it means leaving a wake of disappearances and murder.

  7. Tick Tock

    Dean Koontz

    ★ 4.1 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Detective novelist Tommy Phan faces his most terrifying case when a rag doll unravels, unleashing a monstrous entity that systematically dismantles his reality.

  8. All Around the Town

    Mary Higgins Clark

    ★ 4.0 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman accused of murder must recover her childhood abduction memories to prove her innocence and expose her former captor's ongoing obsession.

  9. Twilight Eyes

    Dean Koontz

    ★ 3.9 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by twilight eyes that reveal the monstrous parasites lurking in human form, Slim MacKenzie's search for sanctuary in a traveling carnival leads him into a terrifying hunting ground where humanity is the unsuspecting prey.

  10. Reunion in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.3 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A detective's past violently resurfaces when a killer she incarcerated nearly a decade ago crashes a birthday party, leaving a trail of poisoned champagne and a chilling promise of a reunion Eve Dallas can't escape.

  11. Death at La Fenice

    Donna Leon

    ★ 3.9 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In Venice's intricate beauty, Vice-Commissario Guido Brunetti must solve a maestro's poisoning at La Fenice, uncovering dark secrets and revenge to find the killer among many who wished him dead.

  12. Searching for Sylvie Lee

    Jean Kwok

    ★ 3.7 (24k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    When her brilliant older sister, Sylvie, vanishes in the Netherlands, timid Amy must retrace Sylvie's final steps, uncovering hidden family secrets and the painful truths behind her immigrant family's golden girl.

  13. The Terminal Man

    Michael Crichton

    ★ 3.4 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A man's experimental brain surgery to cure violent seizures backfires when he learns to control the pleasure-inducing electrodes, turning him into an unstoppable, technologically-empowered killer on a rampage through Los Angeles.

  14. The Angel of Darkness

    Caleb Carr

    ★ 4.0 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In 1897 New York, Dr. Kreizler's team, seen through the eyes of a former street boy, searches for a kidnapped diplomat's baby. They race against war and a courtroom drama that questions what motherhood means.

  15. Jackaby

    William Ritter

    ★ 3.8 (24k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In 1892 New England, a sharp-witted young woman becomes assistant to an eccentric supernatural detective, unraveling a string of bizarre murders that baffle the mundane police and hint at a monstrous killer unseen by ordinary eyes.

  16. Night of the Living Dummy

    R.L. Stine

    ★ 3.8 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When rival twin sisters bring a discarded ventriloquist's dummy named Slappy into their home, their sibling squabbles turn sinister as the dummy's pranks escalate into a terrifying fight for control and their lives.

  17. Lair of Dreams

    Libba Bray

    ★ 4.1 (24k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As a supernatural showdown makes Evie O'Neill a celebrated seer, a mysterious sleeping sickness and a sinister figure in a stovepipe hat threaten to consume New York City through the treacherous world of dreams.

  18. The Dogs of Riga

    Henning Mankell

    ★ 3.7 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Inspector Wallander tracks a double murder from Sweden to Riga, Latvia, uncovering a dangerous world of post-Soviet crime and political betrayal.

  19. Divided in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.3 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a future New York where techno-terrorists lurk, Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband Roarke must clear a friend of a double homicide while racing to uncover a cyber-terrorist plot that threatens to bring the nation to its knees.

  20. My Sweet Audrina

    V.C. Andrews

    ★ 3.9 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by the ghost of her perfect, dead sister and tormented by a past she can't remember, Audrina must unearth her family's terrifying secrets before they consume her very identity.

  21. Call for the Dead

    John le Carré

    ★ 3.8 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a routine security check ends in an apparent suicide, George Smiley must navigate British intelligence to uncover a truth far more sinister than a broken career.

  22. A Place Called Freedom

    Ken Follett

    ★ 4.0 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In 1766 Scotland, a defiant coal miner and a highborn lady, both yearning for liberation, risk everything to escape their respective prisons and chase the elusive promise of freedom across continents, from London's bustling streets to the plantations of Virginia.

  23. Perfect Scoundrels

    Ally Carter

    ★ 4.3 (24k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A master thief, Kat Bishop, must pull off her most audacious heist yet to save her blue-blood boyfriend's inheritance from a corporate con, even if it means sacrificing their relationship in the process.

  24. Right Behind You

    Gail Giles

    ★ 4.1 (24k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A paroled Kip, haunted by setting a child on fire at age nine, must outrun his past before his dark secret ruins his fresh start.

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