Mystery

The mystery genre is a genre of fiction that follows a crime (like a murder or a disappearance) from the moment it is committed to the moment it is solved. Mystery novels are often called “whodunnits” because they turn the reader into a detective trying to figure out the who, what, when, and how of a particular crime. Most mysteries feature a detective or private eye solving a case as the central character.

The Ending Writes Itself
The Escape Game
How to Cheat Your Own Death (Castle Knoll Files, #3)
The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton
Honor & Heresy
The Insomniacs
Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block
This Weekend Doesn't End Well for Anyone (The Vacation Mysteries, #3)
Boring Asian Female
Flirting with Murder
Harmless Women
Murder at the Hotel Orient
A Murder Most Camp
A Violent Masterpiece
Trouble's Turn to Lose (Carolina Tales, #3)
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    Rock Paper Scissors
    The Perfect Divorce (Perfect, #2)
    Her First Lie (Hannah Bauer, #.5)
    You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone (Deadly Ambition, #3)
    The Missing Ones
    The Caretaker
    Go Gentle
    A Flicker in the Dark
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    As Far as She Knew
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    Best Historical Mystery
    2,274 books — 4,761 voters
    And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
    Best Detective/Mystery Series
    2,293 books — 2,526 voters

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    Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
    1,299 books — 4,686 voters
    Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
    Best Cozy Mystery Series
    2,739 books — 2,882 voters

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
    Must Read Books- Different Genres
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    Best Gothic Books of All Time
    635 books — 3,571 voters

    And Then There Were None
    Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
    Gone Girl
    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
    The Girl on the Train
    The Silent Patient
    The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
    The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
    The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
    The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
    One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1)
    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
    The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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