Here is a list of the best Mystery books, some I have read myself, some that I did research on, and all have great reviews!
- The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel (2017)
- The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (2013)
- Buried Secrets: A gripping thriller you won’t be able to put down (2017)
- Once Gone (a Riley Paige Mystery–Book #1) (2017)
- The Book of Mysteries (2018)
- THE COUNTRY INN MYSTERY an absolutely gripping whodunit full of twists (2019)
- Cajun Fried Felony (A Miss Fortune Mystery) (2019)
- Swamp Spook (A Miss Fortune Mystery) (2018)
- The Outlaw’s Tale (1995)
- Tahoe Deathfall (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller) (2001)
The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel (2017)
No one believes her story. The police think she’s crazy. Her therapist thinks she’s suicidal. Everyone else thinks she’s a dangerous drunk. They’re all right—but did she see the killer?
The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (2013)
No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the wilderness of Quebec, where two dozen cloistered monks live in peace and prayer. They grow vegetables, they tend chickens, they make chocolate. And they sing.
Buried Secrets: A gripping thriller you won’t be able to put down (2017)
Newlyweds have just moved into a new home deep in the countryside, and are overjoyed when Emily finds out she’s pregnant. Then they discover human bones in their garden. As the police start to investigate, three things become clear: When the police put three photographs of known criminals on the Larsons’ kitchen table, the couple realize the danger may be closer to home than they think.
Once Gone (a Riley Paige Mystery–Book #1) (2017)
“A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn’t let go.”–Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book.
The Book of Mysteries (2018)
to uncover the MYSTERIES OF GOD, the SECRETS OF THE AGES, and the HIDDEN KEYS to open the doors of a life of joy, blessing, and the fulfillment of YOUR DESTINY. As you open up The Book of Mysteries, you will be transported on a journey through a desert to encounter a man known only as “the teacher,” who will take you on an odyssey to mountaintops, caverns, encampments of tent dwellers, and oil-lit chambers of scrolls, ancient books, and mysterious vessels.
THE COUNTRY INN MYSTERY an absolutely gripping whodunit full of twists (2019)
These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. THIS IS A BRAND NEW, NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED FAITH MARTIN BOOK. is working at The Spindlewood Inn for the weekend.
Cajun Fried Felony (A Miss Fortune Mystery) (2019)
Venus Thibodeaux had a reputation for being trouble. Some said she started at birth. When she finally left Sinful shortly after turning eighteen, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. When she blew back into town four years later, no one was happy about her return.
Swamp Spook (A Miss Fortune Mystery) (2018)
When black cats roam, and spooks are seen,Come celebrate, it’s Halloween.Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And Fortune has the perfect assignment—the executioner. Her scene comes complete with a head block, a hatchet, and a fake body with removable head.
The Outlaw’s Tale (1995)
Leaving the safety of her nunnery walls behind, Dame Frevisse is drawn into an unholy web of treachery and deceit. Waylaid on the King’s Highway by a band of outlaws, Frevisse is shocked to discover that their leader is her long-lost cousin Nicholas.
Tahoe Deathfall (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller) (2001)
Disaster struck when twin sisters Jennifer and Melissa Salazar went hiking with their grandmother on their sixth birthday. Melissa got lost, fell off a cliff on the rock slide above Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe and died. Eight years later, fourteen-year-old Jennifer wants to hire Detective Owen McKenna to look into the death, which she believes was a murder. When Owen begins to investigate, another body is discovered.
Best Mystery Books to Read
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Before the Pyramids: Cracking Archaeology’s Greatest Mystery
Author(s): Christopher Knight, Alan Butler
ID: 2307247, Publisher: Watkins Publishing, Year: 4 March 2014, Size: 984 Kb, Format: epub
Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks
Author(s): David Bushman; Mark T. Givens
ID: 3151616, Publisher: Thomas & Mercer, Year: 2022, Size: 7 Mb, Format: epub
behind THE CLOUD a theory of the private without mystery.
Author(s): PETER ZAPF LUCAS SEELE
ID: 3227453, Publisher: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AN, Year: 2022, Size: 3 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are truly chart-busters according to Washington Post, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.