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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

Mastiff Summary
Mastiff
by Tamora Pierce 2011 596 pages
4.27
29.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Skeleton Key Summary
Skeleton Key
by Anthony Horowitz 2002 327 pages
4.07
57.9K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
The Hunter Summary
The Hunter
by Tana French 2024 467 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Mystery Thriller
The Alien Agendas Summary
The Alien Agendas
A Speculative Analysis of Those Visiting Earth
by Richard M. Dolan 2020 257 pages
4.18
398 ratings
Paranormal
Mystery
Aliens
Amazonia Summary
Amazonia
by James Rollins 2002 510 pages
4.15
34.7K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Stay Close Summary
Stay Close
by Harlan Coben 2012 387 pages
3.91
59.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Imaginary Friend Summary
Imaginary Friend
by Stephen Chbosky 2019 705 pages
3.55
58.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Dexter in the Dark Summary
Dexter in the Dark
by Jeff Lindsay 2006 307 pages
3.57
38.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Hypnotist Summary
The Hypnotist
by Lars Kepler 2009 503 pages
3.75
70.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Breach Summary
The Breach
by Patrick Lee 2009 372 pages
4.01
10.0K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
The Mysterious Mr. Quin Summary
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
by Agatha Christie 1930 396 pages
3.74
16.7K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Crime
The Last Policeman Summary
The Last Policeman
by Ben H. Winters 2012 316 pages
3.77
34.6K ratings
Mystery
Science Fiction
Crime
Unexplained Summary
Unexplained
Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast'
by Richard MacLean Smith 2018 352 pages
3.59
1.6K ratings
Paranormal
Horror
Mystery
Seconds Away Summary
Seconds Away
by Harlan Coben 2012 338 pages
4.06
18.7K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Lullaby Town Summary
Lullaby Town
by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages
4.16
14.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Hercule Poirot's Christmas Summary
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
by Agatha Christie 1938 335 pages
3.98
97.6K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Christmas
Death of an Earl Summary
Death of an Earl
by G.G. Vandagriff 2021 257 pages
4.28
1.1K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Quaker Café Summary
The Quaker Café
by Brenda Bevan Remmes 2015 321 pages
3.68
4.6K ratings
Book Club
Chick Lit
Mystery
What Wild Women Do Summary
What Wild Women Do
by Karma Brown 2023 320 pages
3.74
5.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Hotel Portofino Summary
Hotel Portofino
by J.P. O'Connell 2021 330 pages
3.32
4.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Romance
No One Saw It Coming Summary
No One Saw It Coming
by Susan Lewis 2023 376 pages
4.12
3.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Last Thing He Told Me Summary
The Last Thing He Told Me
by Laura Dave 2021 307 pages
3.83
1.1M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
Rogue Lawyer Summary
Rogue Lawyer
by John Grisham 2015 344 pages
3.80
85.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Legal Thriller
The Secret Supper Summary
The Secret Supper
by Javier Sierra 2004 329 pages
3.45
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Dark Hours Summary
The Dark Hours
by David J. Gatward 2023 306 pages
4.49
5.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly 1998 513 pages
4.12
34.2K ratings
Thriller
Action
Adventure
The Confession Summary
The Confession
by John Grisham 2010 418 pages
3.92
77.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Legal Thriller
The Story Teller Summary
The Story Teller
by Margaret Coel 1999 241 pages
4.11
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Native American
Westerns
The New York Trilogy Summary
The New York Trilogy
by Paul Auster 1987 308 pages
3.87
83.2K ratings
Mystery
American
Novels
Death of a Red Heroine Summary
Death of a Red Heroine
by Qiu Xiaolong 2000 482 pages
3.82
6.1K ratings
Mystery
China
Crime
The Deserter Summary
The Deserter
by Nelson DeMille 2019 544 pages
4.08
18.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Military Fiction
Oath of Loyalty Summary
Oath of Loyalty
by Kyle Mills 2022 384 pages
4.48
23.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Absolute Friends Summary
Absolute Friends
by John Le Carré 2003 456 pages
3.68
8.7K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
A Deadly Influence Summary
A Deadly Influence
by Mike Omer 2021 443 pages
4.23
25.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Memento Mori Summary
Memento Mori
by Muriel Spark 1959 224 pages
3.61
7.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Novels
Open Season Summary
Open Season
by Jonathan Kellerman 2025 288 pages
4.22
7.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Tourist Season Summary
Tourist Season
by Carl Hiaasen 1986 404 pages
3.91
23.8K ratings
Mystery
Humor
Crime
Love Letters to a Serial Killer Summary
Love Letters to a Serial Killer
by Tasha Coryell 2024 320 pages
3.29
24.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Volume II
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1914 709 pages
4.48
81.1K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Short Stories
Memories of Midnight Summary
Memories of Midnight
by Sidney Sheldon 1990 404 pages
3.75
20.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Last Patriot Summary
The Last Patriot
by Brad Thor 2008 352 pages
4.20
22.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
An Artificial Night Summary
An Artificial Night
by Seanan McGuire 2010 354 pages
4.18
20.8K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Fae
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries Summary
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
by Colin Wilson 1984 320 pages
3.66
254 ratings
Paranormal
Mystery
History
The Grownup Summary
The Grownup
by Gillian Flynn 2014 64 pages
3.55
146.9K ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Thriller
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages
3.81
41.0K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Horror
Under the Trestle Summary
Under the Trestle
The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.
by Ron Peterson Jr. 2018 334 pages
4.30
1.9K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
The Devil's Star Summary
The Devil's Star
by Jo Nesbø 2003 528 pages
4.06
74.1K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Sandstorm Summary
Sandstorm
by James Rollins 2004 574 pages
3.96
53.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Body Language Summary
Body Language
by A.K. Turner 2020 384 pages
3.98
5.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Girl Who Knew Too Much Summary
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
by Amanda Quick 2017 368 pages
3.83
11.5K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Historical Fiction
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