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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.

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Dead Money Summary
Dead Money
by Jakob Kerr 2025 407 pages
4.01
6.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The First Patient Summary
The First Patient
by Michael Palmer 2008 371 pages
3.79
5.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Medical
The Summer House Summary
The Summer House
by James Patterson 2020 448 pages
4.24
57.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
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
Flight 171 Summary
Flight 171
by Amy Christine Parker 2022 304 pages
3.60
1.4K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Where the Forest Meets the Stars Summary
Where the Forest Meets the Stars
by Glendy Vanderah 2019 332 pages
4.13
226.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties Summary
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2024 278 pages
3.52
9.4K ratings
Mystery
Romance
Contemporary
The Current Summary
The Current
by Tim Johnston 2019 352 pages
3.64
8.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The New Girl Summary
The New Girl
by R.L. Stine 1989 168 pages
3.59
9.3K ratings
Horror
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
Passions in Death Summary
Passions in Death
by J.D. Robb 2024 359 pages
4.28
20.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Romance
One Was Lost Summary
One Was Lost
by Natalie D. Richards 2016 308 pages
3.78
9.0K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour 1987 426 pages
3.82
7.2K ratings
Westerns
Mystery
Fantasy
My Heart Is a Chainsaw Summary
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
by Stephen Graham Jones 2021 405 pages
3.52
49.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Mountains Wild Summary
The Mountains Wild
by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2020 416 pages
3.85
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Thriller
The Plane That Wasn't There Summary
The Plane That Wasn't There
Why We Haven't Found Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
by Jeff Wise 2015 95 pages
3.56
1.6K ratings
History
True Crime
Aviation
Midnight Sun Summary
Midnight Sun
by Jo Nesbø 2015 224 pages
3.61
18.9K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Summary
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
by Shehan Karunatilaka 2022 386 pages
3.9
57.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Everything We Didn't Say Summary
Everything We Didn't Say
by Nicole Baart 2021 368 pages
3.75
31.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Detective Up Late Summary
The Detective Up Late
by Adrian McKinty 2018 299 pages
4.37
3.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Dear Killer Summary
Dear Killer
by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages
3.47
4.8K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
The Fall of the House of Usher Summary
The Fall of the House of Usher
by Edgar Allan Poe 2004 36 pages
3.85
85.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
When a Killer Calls Summary
When a Killer Calls
by John E. Douglas 2022 336 pages
4.03
5.8K ratings
True Crime
Crime
History
Lullaby Town Summary
Lullaby Town
by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages
4.16
14.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Murder at Holly House Summary
Murder at Holly House
by Denzil Meyrick 2023 363 pages
3.43
3.7K ratings
Christmas
Mystery
Crime
The Book of Guilt Summary
The Book of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey 2025 400 pages
4.35
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Dystopia
Mystery
The Survivor Summary
The Survivor
by Vince Flynn 2015 464 pages
4.28
26.9K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Suspense
The Last Guest House Summary
The Last Guest House
by Caroline Mitchell 2024 237 pages
3.81
3.4K ratings
Thriller
Novels
Mystery
The Shadows of London Summary
The Shadows of London
by Nick Jones 2021 350 pages
4.07
4.3K ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Delicious Monsters Summary
Delicious Monsters
by Liselle Sambury 2023 512 pages
4.04
7.4K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
The English Assassin Summary
The English Assassin
by Daniel Silva 2002 437 pages
4.17
43.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Hunting for Hidden Gold Summary
Hunting for Hidden Gold
by Franklin W. Dixon 1928 177 pages
3.93
6.8K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Childrens
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
Volume 3
by Natsu Hyuuga 2015 313 pages
4.52
6.4K ratings
Light Novel
Mystery
Romance
Every Heart a Doorway Summary
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire 2016 176 pages
3.81
121.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
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 Mysterious Mr. Quin Summary
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
by Agatha Christie 1930 396 pages
3.74
16.7K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Crime
Suicidas Summary
Suicidas
by Raphael Montes 2012 488 pages
4.06
8.5K ratings
Thriller
Suspense
Horror
Storm Watch Summary
Storm Watch
by C.J. Box 2023 368 pages
4.20
25.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Westerns
Fox Summary
Fox
by Joyce Carol Oates 2025 672 pages
3.84
4.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Literary Fiction
Shadow of A Doubt Summary
Shadow of A Doubt
by William J. Coughlin 1991 418 pages
4.23
2.9K ratings
Legal Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Temple Summary
Temple
by Matthew Reilly 1999 523 pages
4.06
22.1K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Action
The Science of Murder Summary
The Science of Murder
The Forensics of Agatha Christie
by Carla Valentine 2021 432 pages
3.83
2.3K ratings
True Crime
Science
History
Abandoned in Death Summary
Abandoned in Death
by J.D. Robb 2022 356 pages
4.40
26.4K ratings
Mystery
Romance
Crime
The Bog Wife Summary
The Bog Wife
by Kay Chronister 2024 336 pages
3.59
8.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Fantasy
Bloodhound Summary
Bloodhound
by Tamora Pierce 2009 554 pages
4.28
39.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Liar's Daughter Summary
The Liar's Daughter
by Megan Cooley Peterson 2019 284 pages
3.89
6.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
Cloudburst Summary
Cloudburst
by Wilbur Smith 2020 320 pages
3.67
1.1K ratings
Adventure
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 688 pages
4.36
69.8K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
The Secret of Heaven Summary
The Secret of Heaven
by Felix Alexander 2016 394 pages
3.82
376 ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Religion
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