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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

One for Sorrow Summary
One for Sorrow
by Zoe Sugg 2020 329 pages
3.70
10.7K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Summary
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages
3.86
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
The Snowman Summary
The Snowman
by Jo Nesbø 2007 383 pages
4.02
146.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Catfishing on CatNet Summary
Catfishing on CatNet
by Naomi Kritzer 2019 299 pages
4.05
2.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Thriller
The Minotaur Summary
The Minotaur
by Barbara Vine 2005 341 pages
3.65
3.0K ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Crime
The Broker Summary
The Broker
by John Grisham 2005 422 pages
3.84
100.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty 2003 384 pages
3.95
4.5K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
All the Birds, Singing Summary
All the Birds, Singing
by Evie Wyld 2013 240 pages
3.61
14.4K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Australia
Tell Me Your Dreams Summary
Tell Me Your Dreams
by Sidney Sheldon 1998 384 pages
3.99
54.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Round House Summary
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich 2012 323 pages
3.98
121.4K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Family Chao Summary
The Family Chao
by Lan Samantha Chang 2022 303 pages
3.35
9.9K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
Ballistic Summary
Ballistic
by Mark Greaney 2011 467 pages
4.31
23.9K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
A Death at the Party Summary
A Death at the Party
by Amy Stuart 2023 304 pages
3.57
8.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Summary
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
by Allison Hoover Bartlett 2009 274 pages
3.44
13.6K ratings
Books About Books
True Crime
Biography
The Night She Disappeared Summary
The Night She Disappeared
by Lisa Jewell 2021 416 pages
4.10
293.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Haven Summary
The Haven
by Carol Lynch Williams 2014 224 pages
3.31
1.4K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Negotiator Summary
The Negotiator
by Frederick Forsyth 1989 512 pages
4.02
13.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Nevermore Summary
Nevermore
by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007 315 pages
3.84
7.5K ratings
Supernatural
Fantasy
Horror
Seven Deadly Wonders Summary
Seven Deadly Wonders
by Matthew Reilly 2005 547 pages
4.09
29.9K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Action
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby Summary
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby
by Ellery Lloyd 2024 336 pages
4.14
6.0K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Catch Me Summary
Catch Me
by Lisa Gardner 2012 400 pages
4.21
42.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Shibumi Summary
Shibumi
by Trevanian 1979 472 pages
4.18
19.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Last Flight Summary
The Last Flight
by Julie Clark 2020 320 pages
4.10
252.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Those Across the River Summary
Those Across the River
by Christopher Buehlman 2011 357 pages
3.71
14.8K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Saint X Summary
Saint X
by Alexis Schaitkin 2020 343 pages
3.39
29.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Cursed Summary
Cursed
by Benedict Jacka 2012 293 pages
4.08
20.3K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Magic
Kisscut Summary
Kisscut
by Karin Slaughter 2002 436 pages
4.08
63.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Twelve Apostles Summary
The Twelve Apostles
by William J. Coughlin 1984 400 pages
4.26
1.0K ratings
Mystery
The Turn of the Screw Summary
The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James 1898 121 pages
3.38
170.4K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Bluebird, Bluebird Summary
Bluebird, Bluebird
by Attica Locke 2017 320 pages
3.84
28.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Ghosts of Belfast Summary
The Ghosts of Belfast
by Stuart Neville 2009 336 pages
3.92
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Eisenhorn Summary
Eisenhorn
by Dan Abnett 2004 768 pages
4.43
9.5K ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
The Screaming Staircase Summary
The Screaming Staircase
by Jonathan Stroud 2013 440 pages
4.25
71.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
Alone Summary
Alone
by Cyn Balog 2017 277 pages
3.59
1.9K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Her Honor Summary
Her Honor
by William J. Coughlin 1987 355 pages
4.24
1.3K ratings
Legal Thriller
Mystery
The Nurse's Secret Summary
The Nurse's Secret
by Amanda Skenandore 2022 362 pages
4.15
32.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Glory in Death Summary
Glory in Death
by J.D. Robb 1995 296 pages
4.27
70.1K ratings
Mystery
Romance
Crime
The Female of the Species Summary
The Female of the Species
by Mindy McGinnis 2016 368 pages
4.15
38.2K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 409 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Crime
The Altar Girl Summary
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach 2015 256 pages
3.59
4.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty Summary
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
by Vendela Vida 2015 224 pages
3.45
7.5K ratings
Mystery
Travel
Book Club
Ranger Summary
Ranger
by Rebecca Sharp 2023 389 pages
4.27
16.7K ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Forced Proximity
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
The Day After the Party Summary
The Day After the Party
by Nicole Trope 2023 246 pages
3.67
4.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Three Blind Mice and Other Stories Summary
Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
by Agatha Christie 1950 288 pages
3.80
19.4K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Crime
City of Glass Summary
City of Glass
by Paul Auster 1985 203 pages
3.76
22.7K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Literature
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
Dear Killer Summary
Dear Killer
by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages
3.47
4.8K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
Please Tell Me Summary
Please Tell Me
by Mike Omer 2023 379 pages
4.14
30.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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