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 Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)
The Book of Love
End of Story
The Bad Ones
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder
Island Witch
The Fortune Seller
The Rumor Game
A Step Past Darkness
The Boy Who Cried Bear (Haven's Rock, #2)
The Split
Tender Beasts
The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)
Village in the Dark (Cara Kennedy, #2)
Leave No Trace (National Parks Thriller, #1)
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    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
    The Guest List
    Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
    The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
    Storms and Secrets
    The Paris Apartment
    Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story
    A Flicker in the Dark
    The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)
    Apples Never Fall
    The Berry Pickers
    All Good People Here
    The Girl in Seat 2A
    The Maidens
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    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
    Gone Girl
    The Girl on the Train
    The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
    The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
    The Silent Patient
    One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1)
    The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
    The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
    The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
    Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)

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