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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

Silent Crime Summary
Silent Crime
by W.L. Knightly 2019 218 pages
3.97
1.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Queen Summary
The Queen
by Nick Cutter 2024 374 pages
3.56
5.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Tiny Pretty Things Summary
Tiny Pretty Things
by Sona Charaipotra 2015 448 pages
3.67
15.6K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
The Story Teller Summary
The Story Teller
by Margaret Coel 1999 241 pages
4.11
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Native American
Westerns
Cards on the Table Summary
Cards on the Table
by Josh Lanyon 2007 95 pages
4.03
1.5K ratings
M M Romance
Mystery
Romance
The Dark Hours Summary
The Dark Hours
by David J. Gatward 2023 306 pages
4.49
5.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Dead Silence Summary
Dead Silence
by S.A. Barnes 2022 343 pages
3.79
35.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Body Language Summary
Body Language
by A.K. Turner 2020 384 pages
3.98
5.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Hard Landing Summary
Hard Landing
by Stephen Leather 2004 376 pages
4.05
6.1K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Action
The Paris Vendetta Summary
The Paris Vendetta
by Steve Berry 2009 14 pages
3.94
19.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Scammer Summary
The Scammer
by Tiffany D. Jackson 2025 368 pages
4.08
3.5K ratings
Young Adult
Thriller
Mystery
Down to the Woods Summary
Down to the Woods
by M.J. Arlidge 2017 471 pages
4.15
10.2K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Bad Things Happened in This Room Summary
Bad Things Happened in This Room
by Marie Still 2025 304 pages
3.77
338 ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Blonde Dies First Summary
The Blonde Dies First
by Joelle Wellington 2024 336 pages
3.56
3.0K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
When Stars Come Out Summary
When Stars Come Out
by Scarlett St. Clair 2018 389 pages
3.87
4.0K ratings
Fantasy
Paranormal
Young Adult
The Seventh Function of Language Summary
The Seventh Function of Language
by Laurent Binet 2015 359 pages
3.76
6.7K ratings
France
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Blackout Summary
Blackout
A Techno-Thriller
by Marc Elsberg 2017 316 pages
4
17.6K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Dystopia
All That We See or Seem Summary
All That We See or Seem
by Ken Liu 2025 416 pages
3.62
563 ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Hamptons Lawyer Summary
The Hamptons Lawyer
by James Patterson 2025 393 pages
4.26
6.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
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
The Grim Sleeper Summary
The Grim Sleeper
The Lost Women of South Central
by Christine Pelisek 2016 325 pages
3.92
1.1K ratings
True Crime
Crime
History
No Mercy Summary
No Mercy
by Blake Pierce 2022 233 pages
4.03
3.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Doll Parts Summary
Doll Parts
by Penny Zang 2025 400 pages
3.73
1.1K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill 2019 336 pages
3.74
10.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Adult
The Angel's Game Summary
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2009 531 pages
4.02
180.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
Fifty-Fifty Summary
Fifty-Fifty
by Steve Cavanagh 2020 349 pages
4.28
47.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Games People Play Summary
Games People Play
by Owen Mullen 2017 334 pages
4.10
1.3K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Devil's Hand Summary
The Devil's Hand
by Jack Carr 2021 524 pages
4.45
29.0K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Action
Whiskey Rebellion Summary
Whiskey Rebellion
by Liliana Hart 2011 267 pages
3.94
11.9K ratings
Mystery
Romance
Humor
A Local Habitation Summary
A Local Habitation
by Seanan McGuire 2010 377 pages
3.90
20.6K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Fae
The Imposter Bride Summary
The Imposter Bride
by Nancy Richler 2012 352 pages
3.34
7.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Canada
The Charlemagne Pursuit Summary
The Charlemagne Pursuit
by Steve Berry 2008 509 pages
3.93
22.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Catch Summary
The Catch
by Yrsa Daley-Ward 2025 352 pages
3.31
1.1K ratings
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Novels
The Machiavelli Covenant Summary
The Machiavelli Covenant
by Allan Folsom 2006 554 pages
3.61
1.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Inheritance Summary
Inheritance
by Nora Roberts 2023 419 pages
4.28
68.3K ratings
Romance
Paranormal
Mystery
Skywave Summary
Skywave
by K. Patrick Donoghue 2018 504 pages
4.34
1.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Aliens
Thriller
The Venetian Betrayal Summary
The Venetian Betrayal
by Steve Berry 2007 497 pages
3.97
28.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
The Sentinel Summary
The Sentinel
by Jeffrey Konvitz 1974 278 pages
3.84
7.6K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Paranormal
Thief of Souls Summary
Thief of Souls
by Brian Klingborg 2021 304 pages
3.78
1.4K ratings
Mystery
China
Mystery Thriller
Game of Cones Summary
Game of Cones
by Cynthia Baxter 2020 256 pages
3.74
175 ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Cozy
Nocturnes & Nightmares Summary
Nocturnes & Nightmares
by Keri Lake 2019
3.92
2.2K ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Romance
The Girl in the Green Dress Summary
The Girl in the Green Dress
by Mariah Fredericks 2025 336 pages
3.8
351 ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
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
Midwinterblood Summary
Midwinterblood
by Marcus Sedgwick 2011 264 pages
3.71
11.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Land Rites Summary
Land Rites
by Andy Maslen 2021 347 pages
4.40
4.8K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
South of the Buttonwood Tree Summary
South of the Buttonwood Tree
by Heather Webber 2020 336 pages
4.29
13.6K ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Romance
Foucault’s Pendulum Summary
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco 2007 623 pages
3.91
74.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literature
One by One Summary
One by One
by Freida McFadden 2020 295 pages
3.85
417.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Little Stranger Summary
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters 2010 512 pages
3.57
58.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Horror
Gothic
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