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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

Run for Your Life Summary
Run for Your Life
by James Patterson 2009 373 pages
4.07
36k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Dolores Claiborne Summary
Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King 1992 388 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Sahara Summary
Sahara
by Clive Cussler 1992 649 pages
3.99
59k+ ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
Without Fail Summary
Without Fail
by Lee Child 2002 14 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Mastiff Summary
Mastiff
by Tamora Pierce 2011 596 pages
4.27
29k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Separation of Power Summary
Separation of Power
by Vince Flynn 2001 448 pages
4.33
50k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Savages Summary
Savages
by Don Winslow 2010 302 pages
3.86
20k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Cursed Summary
Cursed
by Benedict Jacka 2012 293 pages
4.08
20k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Magic
The Oligarch's Daughter Summary
The Oligarch's Daughter
by Joseph Finder 2025 447 pages
4.19
3k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Mary, Mary Summary
Mary, Mary
by James Patterson 2005 413 pages
4.01
58k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Bone Collector Summary
The Bone Collector
by Jeffery Deaver 1997 528 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Blood Test Summary
Blood Test
by Jonathan Kellerman 1986 308 pages
3.86
14k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Cross Country Summary
Cross Country
by James Patterson 2008 480 pages
3.89
43k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Blowback Summary
Blowback
by Brad Thor 2005 608 pages
4.19
21k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Mystery
The Edge Summary
The Edge
by David Baldacci 2023 417 pages
4.35
49k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Gone Tomorrow Summary
Gone Tomorrow
by Lee Child 2009 441 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Kisscut Summary
Kisscut
by Karin Slaughter 2002 436 pages
4.08
62k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Savage Son Summary
Savage Son
by Jack Carr 2020 416 pages
4.50
31k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Action
The Mountains Wild Summary
The Mountains Wild
by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2020 416 pages
3.85
4k+ ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Thriller
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin 2023 538 pages
3.92
37k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Bloodline Summary
Bloodline
by Sidney Sheldon 1977 409 pages
3.86
34k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Shadow of A Doubt Summary
Shadow of A Doubt
by William J. Coughlin 1991 418 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Legal Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Her Honor Summary
Her Honor
by William J. Coughlin 1987 355 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Legal Thriller
Mystery
The Twelve Apostles Summary
The Twelve Apostles
by William J. Coughlin 1984 400 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Mystery
The Story Teller Summary
The Story Teller
by Margaret Coel 1999 241 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Native American
Westerns
Seven Deadly Wonders Summary
Seven Deadly Wonders
by Matthew Reilly 2005 547 pages
4.09
29k+ ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Action
The Second Lady Summary
The Second Lady
by Irving Wallace 1980 341 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Temple Summary
Temple
by Matthew Reilly 1999 523 pages
4.06
22k+ ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Action
172 Hours on the Moon Summary
172 Hours on the Moon
by Johan Harstad 2008 368 pages
3.53
14k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Land Rites Summary
Land Rites
by Andy Maslen 2021 347 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
In the Best Families Summary
In the Best Families
by Rex Stout 1950 272 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
Magpie Murders Summary
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz 2016 477 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Dragon Tears Summary
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz 1993 432 pages
3.78
23k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Mrs. March Summary
Mrs. March
by Virginia Feito 2021 304 pages
3.25
24k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Quaker Café Summary
The Quaker Café
by Brenda Bevan Remmes 2015 321 pages
3.68
4k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Mystery
Southern
Fake News & Office Blues Summary
Fake News & Office Blues
by Amanda M. Lee 2022 327 pages
4.74
1k+ ratings
Cozy Mystery
Mystery
Cozy
The Lies We Steal Summary
The Lies We Steal
by Monty Jay 2021 398 pages
3.63
33k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Enemies To Lovers
The Ghosts of Belfast Summary
The Ghosts of Belfast
by Stuart Neville 2009 336 pages
3.92
8k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Cold Cold Ground Summary
The Cold Cold Ground
by Adrian McKinty 2012 11 pages
3.91
14k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
I Hear the Sirens in the Street Summary
I Hear the Sirens in the Street
by Adrian McKinty 2013 334 pages
4.07
9k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages
4.24
8k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Gun Street Girl Summary
Gun Street Girl
by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
The Detective Up Late Summary
The Detective Up Late
by Adrian McKinty 2018 299 pages
4.37
3k+ ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Crime
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty 2003 384 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Black Hand Summary
The Black Hand
The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
by Chris Blatchford 2008 352 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Biography
Scorpia Rising Summary
Scorpia Rising
by Anthony Horowitz 2011 416 pages
4.29
34k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Espionage
Camino Island Summary
Camino Island
by John Grisham 2017 290 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Takedown Summary
Takedown
by Brad Thor 2006 416 pages
4.29
24k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
Rules of Prey Summary
Rules of Prey
by John Sandford 1989 479 pages
4.11
91k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Act of Treason Summary
Act of Treason
by Vince Flynn 2006 415 pages
4.32
52k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
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