Every mystery novel offers a puzzle for the reader to solve: a murder, a missing person, a stolen treasure, or a complicated conspiracy. The main characters try to solve that puzzle along with the reader and they reach the solution together.
Our favorite Mystery authors
The solution of a mystery is the bringing of order to the world of chaos.
- Erik Hoel
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
By Deepa AnapparaIn a sprawling Indian city, a boy ventures into its most dangerous corners to find his missing classmate through market lanes crammed with too many people, dogs, and rickshaws, past stalls that smell of cardamom and sizzling oil, below a smoggy sky.
And Then There Were None
By Agatha ChristieTen people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on an island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets. And one by one, they die . . .
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
By Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe legendary adventures of Sherlock Holmes are considered milestones in the field of crime fiction, inspiring generations of adaptations.
The Decagon House Murders
By Yukito AyatsujiA hugely enjoyable, page-turning murder mystery with one of the best and most-satisfying conclusions you'll ever read: clever enough that you're unlikely to guess it, but simple enough that you'll kick yourself when it's revealed.
Charcoal Joe
By Walter MosleyEzekiel “Easy” Rawlins finds his life in transition. He’s ready—finally—to propose to his girlfriend, Bonnie Shay, and start a life together. Together with two partners, he has started a new detective agency.
A Spy in the Struggle
By Aya De LeónA thrilling and timely story of feminism, climate, and corporate justice—as one successful lawyer must decide whether to put everything on the line to right the deep inequities faced in one under-served Bay Area, California community.
The Unquiet Dead
By Ausma Zehanat KhanDespite their many differences, Detective Rachel Getty trusts her boss, Esa Khattak, implicitly. But she's still uneasy at Khattak's tight-lipped secrecy when he asks her to look into Christopher Drayton's death.
Winter Counts
By David Heska Wanbli WeidenA groundbreaking thriller about a vigilante on a Native American reservation who embarks on a dangerous mission to track down the source of a heroin influx.
Blacktop Wasteland
By S. A. CosbyLike Ocean’s Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime.
The Forest of Stolen Girls
By June HurA haunting historical mystery sure to keep readers guessing until the last page.
The Shadow of the Wind
By Carlos Ruiz ZafonBarcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
By Stieg LarssonMurder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue combine into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel, the first in Stieg Larsson's thrilling Millenium series featuring Lisbeth Salander.