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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

The Ghosts of Belfast Summary
The Ghosts of Belfast
by Stuart Neville 2009 336 pages
3.92
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Hell House Summary
Hell House
by Richard Matheson 1971 301 pages
3.71
58.6K ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Classics
Alex Cross's Trial Summary
Alex Cross's Trial
by James Patterson 2009 380 pages
4.00
30.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Please Tell Me Summary
Please Tell Me
by Mike Omer 2023 379 pages
4.14
30.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Last Patriot Summary
The Last Patriot
by Brad Thor 2008 352 pages
4.20
22.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Sworn to Silence Summary
Sworn to Silence
by Linda Castillo 2009 321 pages
4.04
49.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Behind Her Eyes Summary
Behind Her Eyes
by Sarah Pinborough 2017 307 pages
3.79
195.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages
4.18
1.6K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
The Overlook Summary
The Overlook
by Michael Connelly 2007 225 pages
4.01
53.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
All the Birds, Singing Summary
All the Birds, Singing
by Evie Wyld 2013 240 pages
3.61
14.4K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Australia
The Other Mrs. Summary
The Other Mrs.
by Mary Kubica 2020 416 pages
3.75
145.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Broker Summary
The Broker
by John Grisham 2005 422 pages
3.84
100.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Hotel Portofino Summary
Hotel Portofino
by J.P. O'Connell 2021 330 pages
3.32
4.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Romance
I Killed Zoe Spanos Summary
I Killed Zoe Spanos
by Kit Frick 2020 384 pages
3.76
12.1K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Nevermore Summary
Nevermore
by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007 315 pages
3.84
7.5K ratings
Supernatural
Fantasy
Horror
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders Summary
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders
by Alexandra Benedict 2023
3.44
8.3K ratings
Christmas
Mystery
Crime
Savages Summary
Savages
by Don Winslow 2010 302 pages
3.86
20.1K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
One Long Weekend Summary
One Long Weekend
by Shari Low 2024 322 pages
4.44
13.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Black Order Summary
Black Order
by James Rollins 2006 448 pages
4.16
36.7K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Physicians of Vilnoc Summary
The Physicians of Vilnoc
by Lois McMaster Bujold 2020 126 pages
4.30
4.3K ratings
Fantasy
Novella
Magic
Cross My Heart Summary
Cross My Heart
by Megan Collins 2025 309 pages
3.60
12.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Map of Bones Summary
Map of Bones
by James Rollins 2005 523 pages
4.08
62.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Minotaur Summary
The Minotaur
by Barbara Vine 2005 341 pages
3.65
3.0K ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Crime
Our Little Secret Summary
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson 2024 380 pages
3.88
11.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Skeleton Key Summary
Skeleton Key
by Anthony Horowitz 2002 327 pages
4.07
57.9K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
Catfishing on CatNet Summary
Catfishing on CatNet
by Naomi Kritzer 2019 299 pages
4.05
2.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Thriller
I Hear the Sirens in the Street Summary
I Hear the Sirens in the Street
by Adrian McKinty 2013 334 pages
4.07
9.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power 2019 357 pages
3.45
96.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
Judge & Jury Summary
Judge & Jury
by James Patterson 2006 419 pages
4.01
51.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
We Are All the Same in the Dark Summary
We Are All the Same in the Dark
by Julia Heaberlin 2020 352 pages
3.79
52.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
Everyone Is Lying to You Summary
Everyone Is Lying to You
by Jo Piazza 2025 336 pages
4.01
1.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly 1998 513 pages
4.12
34.2K ratings
Thriller
Action
Adventure
Sandstorm Summary
Sandstorm
by James Rollins 2004 574 pages
3.96
53.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Catch Me Summary
Catch Me
by Lisa Gardner 2012 400 pages
4.21
42.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Hunter Summary
The Hunter
by Tana French 2024 467 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Mystery Thriller
The Psychology of Time Travel Summary
The Psychology of Time Travel
by Kate Mascarenhas 2018 336 pages
3.70
15.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Mystery
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
The Detective Up Late Summary
The Detective Up Late
by Adrian McKinty 2018 299 pages
4.37
3.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Black River Summary
Black River
by Nilanjana Roy 2022 368 pages
3.98
1.1K ratings
Mystery
India
Thriller
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry 2016 260 pages
3.91
54.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Voodoo River Summary
Voodoo River
by Robert Crais 1995 320 pages
4.18
15.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
One for Sorrow Summary
One for Sorrow
by Zoe Sugg 2020 329 pages
3.70
10.7K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Haven Summary
The Haven
by Carol Lynch Williams 2014 224 pages
3.31
1.4K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Gone Tonight Summary
Gone Tonight
by Sarah Pekkanen 2023 338 pages
3.82
33.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Little Secrets Summary
Little Secrets
by Jennifer Hillier 2020 352 pages
4.22
183.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages
4.25
8.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Tourist Season Summary
Tourist Season
by Carl Hiaasen 1986 404 pages
3.91
23.8K ratings
Mystery
Humor
Crime
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 Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries Summary
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
by Colin Wilson 1984 320 pages
3.66
254 ratings
Paranormal
Mystery
History
The Secret of the Old Clock Summary
The Secret of the Old Clock
by Carolyn Keene 1930 210 pages
3.98
81.8K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Classics
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