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Best Mystery Books

Mystery and detective fiction

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  1. Code of Honor

    Alan Gratz

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When his decorated older brother is suddenly branded a terrorist, a high school football star must race against time to decipher cryptic clues and expose a dangerous truth that could clear his brother's name or shatter their family forever.

  2. The Door to Time

    Pierdomenico Baccalario

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a sprawling mansion by the English sea, eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia find a hidden door to an ancient mystery, launching them into a world of forgotten secrets and adventure.

  3. The Fourth Stall

    Chris Rylander

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In the chaotic world of middle school, a resourceful kid named Mac runs an illicit problem-solving business out of the boys' bathroom, only to find himself entangled in a web of rival crime bosses, gambling rings, and a legendary bully that threatens to unravel his entire operation.

  4. Shattering Glass

    Gail Giles

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A charismatic new student transforms a bullied outcast into a prom king, only to unleash a devious side that shatters their social experiment and leads to a chilling, brutal end.

  5. Hurricane Gold

    Charlie Higson

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Before he was 007, a young James Bond plunges into a treacherous Mexican jungle, battling ruthless thieves and uncovering a web of greed and betrayal to protect a family's secret.

  6. Night Life

    Caitlin Kittredge

    ★ 3.5 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In Nocturne City, a solo werewolf cop hunts a ritualistic killer tied to an ancient demon, leading her into an uneasy alliance and romance with a dangerous rival pack leader.

  7. Shadow Country

    Peter Matthiessen

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the Florida Everglades, a sugar planter's violent death at the hands of his neighbors uncovers ambition, racism, and the American frontier's lasting impact, as his son tries to understand what happened.

  8. Framed

    Frank Cottrell Boyce

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In a town with no other boys, a pie-making, chicken-loving nine-year-old named Dylan, whose family is barely ahead of the taxman, finds a national art heist that could save his struggling gas station or land them all in deeper trouble.

  9. One Foot in Eden

    Ron Rash

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In isolated, drought-stricken Appalachia in 1954, a sheriff deals with a missing body and a town's secrets, as multiple voices tell a story of murder, desire, and hidden truths.

  10. Runaway Twin

    Peg Kehret

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Armed with only a faded photograph, a foster child embarks on a cross-country quest to find her identical twin, only to discover that some reunions demand letting go of one dream to embrace a truer path.

  11. The Secret Seven Adventure

    Enid Blyton

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Seven friends, the Secret Seven, must find a stolen pearl necklace after witnessing the thief's escape.

  12. Three Days

    J.S. Cooper

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An attorney's new job at an exclusive private club, run by the enigmatic Greyson Twining, quickly unravels into a web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets, especially after a mysterious warning about her past emerges.

  13. Death Is a Lonely Business

    Ray Bradbury

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In 1950s Venice, California, a writer's imagination blurs with reality as accidents plague his friends, forcing him to solve a series of events tied to his own creative power.

  14. The Doorbell Rang

    Rex Stout

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on Goodreads

    When society widow Rachel Bruner enlists Nero Wolfe to outwit the FBI, the reclusive detective and his assistant Archie Goodwin find themselves in a high-stakes game against federal agents skilled in surveillance, shadow operations, and intimidation.

  15. Strong Medicine

    Arthur Hailey

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman at the top of a pharmaceutical company finds a frightening conspiracy when a new drug's promise of healing conflicts with corporate greed, forcing her to choose between her job and exposing a deadly secret.

  16. Last Christmas

    Kate Brian

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Trapped by a blizzard at a deserted elite academy, a perfect student's secret romance with a rebellious bad boy ignites a dangerous game, threatening to expose a secret that will unravel her carefully constructed world.

  17. The Pale Blue Eye

    Louis Bayard

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In 1830, a jaded detective partners with a young, eccentric Edgar Allan Poe to unravel a series of gruesome murders and stolen hearts at West Point, plunging them into a world of dark secrets and shattered trust.

  18. Drowning Instinct

    Ilsa J. Bick

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A troubled teen navigates survival and attraction with abusive parents and a potentially predatory teacher, blurring the lines between victim and monster.

  19. Acceleration

    Graham McNamee

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Trapped in the sweltering Lost and Found, a 17-year-old uncovers a serial killer's diary, plunging him into a desperate race against time to unmask the murderer stalking Toronto's subway before another victim falls.

  20. The 12th Planet

    Zecharia Sitchin

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Sitchin reinterprets ancient myths and biblical stories as historical accounts. He says humanity was made by advanced extraterrestrials from the planet Nibiru, who visited Earth long ago.

  21. Ransom

    Julie Garwood

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An innocent woman, caught in medieval upheaval, seeks justice and a lost jeweled box. She finds love and dangerous allies in two powerful Scottish chieftains, Ramsey Sinclair and Brodick Buchanan, as she reclaims her legacy from a ruthless baron.

  22. Heart of Stone

    C.E. Murphy

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A lawyer's late-night jog through Central Park shatters her reality, pulling her into a hidden world of ancient gargoyles, deadly magic, and a murder mystery where her only hope for survival and justice lies with a stone-skinned suspect.

  23. The Aspern Papers

    Henry James

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on Goodreads

    A literary scholar goes to Venice, trying to get a dead poet's private letters. He gets into a psychological fight with two reclusive women, learning the high cost of his obsession.

  24. Dear Killer

    Katherine Ewell

    ★ 3.5 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A teenage assassin, guided by moral nihilism, faces a crisis when a mysterious letter makes her question the rules that define her deadly life.

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