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921 past books matching Mystery
Called “Riveting” by Robert Ludlum, this suspense thriller is a strong match for readers who enjoy action, espionage, and mysteries involving unreliable memories.
The Fifth Profession
Mystery · Thriller · Action Thriller · Spy Thriller
Our take
From the bestselling author of First Blood comes a spectacular thriller, in which a former Navy SEAL and a Japanese samurai master are bound together in a terrifying past that never happened. Called “Riveting” by Robert Ludlum, this suspense thriller is a strong match for readers who enjoy action, espionage, and mysteries involving unreliable memories.
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From the bestselling author of First Blood comes a spectacular thriller, in which a former Navy SEAL and a Japanese samurai master are bound together in a terrifying past that never happened.
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A strong match for readers who enjoy psychological thrillers involving sibling rivalry, deception, and missing-person mysteries.
One Small Mistake
Mystery · Thriller · Amateur Sleuths · Psychological Thriller
Our take
Called “a massively entertaining ride” by Christina McDonald, One Small Mistake by Dandy Smith follows aspiring author Elodie Fray, whose drunken mistake leads everyone to believe she has a book deal. When Elodie disappears, her seemingly perfect sister, Ada, begins investigating and questions whether the man accused of abducting her is responsible. A strong match for readers who enjoy psychological thrillers involving sibling rivalry, deception, and missing-person mysteries.
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WRONG DAUGHTER
One small mistake. One deadly consequence.
Elodie Fray wants to be more like her perfect sister, Ada, the one her parents are actually proud of. When she decided to quit her job and pursue her dream of becoming an author, she thought it would be her time to shine, but a year on nothing has happened. And she's getting desperate.
When Elodie makes one small mistake on a drunken night with a friend, things quickly spiral and suddenly everyone believes she has a book deal. Unable to find a way back from her little lie, her perfect dream becomes a perfect nightmare - and desperate times call for desperate measures.
Meanwhile, everything is not as it seems in Ada Archer's perfect life. When her sister suddenly disappears, she questions everything - from her marriage, to the man who's been charged with Elodie's abduction. The papers say it's him, but the more she digs into her sister's life the less convinced she is. Ada will do anything to discover the truth, even if it kills her.
No one knows what happened to Elodie Fray, and now her only chance of survival is her sister.
Perfect for fans of B A Paris, Louise Candlish and Erin Kelly.
Praise for One Small Mistake:
'A massively entertaining ride.' Christina McDonald
'A one sitting read ' Amazon Reviewer
'One Small Mistake is a very impressive debut' Amazon Reviewer
'The twists and turns just kept coming and the rivalry between the sisters was superb. ' Amazon Reviewer
'A fabulous thrill ride of a read and an outstanding debut' Ruth Giles, NetGalley Reviewer
'A fast paced thriller that will keep you guessing to the last page.' Lynn Beck, NetGalley Reviewer
'It's like a Netflix movie with lots of suspense and full of entertainment.' Manju Bhatia, NetGalley Reviewer
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A strong match for readers who enjoy atmospheric historical mysteries, early forensic investigations, and unconventional detective partnerships.
The Gravedigger’s Almanac
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Hangman's Daughter comes a historical mystery set in 1893 Vienna, where young inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt teams up with eccentric gravedigger Augustin Rothmayer to investigate a series of ritualistic murders. With help from telephone operator Julia Wolf, they follow the killer into the city's underworld as modern criminology begins to take shape. A strong match for readers who enjoy atmospheric historical mysteries, early forensic investigations, and unconventional detective partnerships.
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Hangman's Daughter returns with the first volume in a brand-new historical mystery series which introduces a gravedigger and young inspector who must stop a serial killer in fin de siecle Vienna—the period during which modern criminology was born.
Vienna, 1893. A gravedigger at the city’s famous Central Cemetery, Augustin Rothmayer is an unorthodox yet highly educated oddball who finds solace amongst the dead as well as in the writing the pages of the first almanac of his profession. But his fragile peace is abruptly disturbed when young inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt, an ambitious young transfer from Graz, arrives in need of help from someone expert in death. No one knows the subject better than Augustin Rothmeyer.
A superstitious killer is on the loose in this gripping historical thriller. His victims include several maids, each brutally staked. Recognizing the killer is using an ancient ritual for keeping the undead buried, the gravedigger joins the inspector on a journey that will take them deep into the underworld of their glamorous cosmopolitan city. In their search for a depraved monster, they receive unexpected help from telephone operator Julia Wolf, who impresses them with her unusual insight even as she fights her own personal demons.
Oliver Pötzsch’s inventive historical crime series delivers the thrills and historical detail modern international mystery fans crave: a grippingly plotted mystery rooted in early forensic investigation, a rich and painstakingly researched setting, a fascinating look into the beginnings of modern criminology, and an unlikely and unforgettable trio of characters.
- A great read for spooky-season nights
- A perfect addition to any Halloween reading list
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A strong match for readers who enjoy psychological suspense, unreliable perceptions, and marriages built on secrets.
Since We Fell
Mystery · Thriller · Psychological Thriller · Suspense
Our take
A New York Times bestseller praised by Gillian Flynn, who says, “Lehane is the master of complex human characters thrust into suspenseful, page-turning situations.” Former journalist Rachel Childs lives as a virtual shut-in after an on-air mental breakdown, but a chance encounter threatens her seemingly perfect marriage and draws her into a conspiracy involving deception, violence, and possibly madness. A strong match for readers who enjoy psychological suspense, unreliable perceptions, and marriages built on secrets.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Barnes and Noble Best Book of the Year
Bookpage Best of 2017
Booklist Best Crime Novel
PopSugar Best Book of 2017
The new novel from New York Times bestseller Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island
“Lehane is the master of complex human characters thrust into suspenseful, page-turning situations.” —Gillian Flynn
Since We Fell follows Rachel Childs, a former journalist who, after an on-air mental breakdown, now lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel’s marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer unimaginable fears and mind-altering truths. By turns heart- breaking, suspenseful, romantic, and sophisticated, Since We Fell is a novel of profound psychological insight and tension. It is Dennis Lehane at his very best.
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A strong match for readers who enjoy international espionage, high-stakes investigations, and action-packed thrillers.
Once a Thief
Mystery · Thriller · Action Thriller · Spy Thriller
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Once a Thief by Christopher Reich follows private spy Simon Riske as a dispute over a rare Ferrari leads him into an international conspiracy involving a mysterious buyer, a murdered banker, and billions of dollars. Teaming up with the banker's daughter, Anna, Riske pursues the truth across Europe while facing powerful enemies. A strong match for readers who enjoy international espionage, high-stakes investigations, and action-packed thrillers.
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Facing enemies at every turn, private spy Simon Riske dashes across Europe to find the truth behind a mysterious investor in this high-stakes international espionage series: "comparison to the Bond novels is apt in many ways." (Booklist)
Simon Riske sits in sun-dappled Napa Valley, toasting the record hundred-million-dollar sale of a rare 1963 Ferrari which he restored himself. The buyer, a sophisticated French woman, Sylvie Bettencourt, has purchased the car for an unnamed client whose anonymity she will guard at all costs. Riske enjoys her company and the flowing champagne until Sylvie’s formidable Russian bodyguard storms in, claiming the vehicle is a fake. Riske is given an ultimatum. Prove the car is the real thing…or else.
Meanwhile, in Lugano, Switzerland, Carl Bildt, banker to the rich and nefarious, is killed by a powerful car bomb, moments before he can deliver evidence to the authorities and disappear into witness protection. His beautiful and headstrong daughter, Anna, rushes to Switzerland to investigate her father’s violent death.
As Simon Riske strives to prove the Ferraris’ authenticity and look deeper into Sylvie’s past–and the identity of her client—he crosses paths with Anna Bildt and discovers they have an enemy in common. From the bustling streets of London to a secret outpost high in the French Alps, from the freeports of Corsica to the glittering beaches of the Costa Smeralda, the Emerald Coast, of Sardinia, Riske and Anna find themselves players in a deadly game, where billions of dollars change hands and knowledge is paid for with your life.
Told with Reich’s signature stylish prose, clever plotting, and pulse-pounding action sequences, Once a Thief, is sure to appeal to longtime fans of the series and newcomers alike. Riske may be a bit older, showing a little wear and tear, but his desire to get the job done at any cost is stronger than ever.
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This will appeal to readers who want near-future horror about artificial intelligence with dark humor.
Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep
Horror · Mystery
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Former professional gamer Julia Flang accepts a well-paid assignment from her estranged mother: escort a man in a vegetative state from California to the East Coast. He has an AI mind implanted in his head, while a man without memories awakens inside a shifting, monstrous reality. This will appeal to readers who want near-future horror about artificial intelligence with dark humor.
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"Paul Tremblay is on fire. . . . As entertaining and pop-culture savvy as this novel can be, it's emotionally wrenching and truly scary."
—Ed Park, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Same Bed, Different Dreams and An Oral History of Atlantis
Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable from the New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie.
Meet Julia Flang, a twenty-something former semi-professional gamer, living with her retired uncle, and working two jobs she doesn’t like. Out of the blue, her estranged mother, a CFO for one of the world’s largest tech companies, offers her a temp job with a payday Julia can’t refuse. One sham interview later, she’s offered the job: to chaperone a man in a vegetative state—one with proprietary AI implanted in his head—from California to the East Coast.
To sum up in Julia’s own words: “You want me to remote control this dead dude across the country.” In a word, yes. But he’s not dead dead.
Meet a middle-aged man who wakes within a disorienting hellscape filled with monstrous grotesqueries. Worse than the fluid, morphing reality in which he’s trapped, he has no memory of who he is. He certainly doesn’t remember getting the rabbit tattoo on his arm. He only knows that he must find a certain person. Who? He can’t remember.
Using a cell phone modeled after a video game controller, Julia fumblingly navigates the man she calls “Bernie” from the company campus and onto planes and through one of the largest airports in America. All the while, the man endures an ever-changing and worsening nightmare that offers clues as to who he was—and who he must track down. And as their two lives intertwine, Julia and Bernie become unlikely allies and fugitives on a collision course with reality.
Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep is a heady, horrific genre-bender from one of the most groundbreaking voices in fiction today.
"Creepy and unexpectedly humorous. . . . A master storyteller, Tremblay's b(l)ending of genres here truly is a perfect beach read."
—NPR
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Best for readers who enjoy classic espionage, Cold War intrigue, high-speed action, and Bond adventures rooted in Fleming's original era.
Trigger Mortis
Mystery · Thriller · Spy Thriller
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James Bond enters the dangerous world of Grand Prix racing when the Russians attempt to sabotage a race at Nürburgring, only for the mission to lead him toward a much larger threat. Featuring original material by Ian Fleming, the novel has a 3.80-star average from more than 10,000 Goodreads ratings. Best for readers who enjoy classic espionage, Cold War intrigue, high-speed action, and Bond adventures rooted in Fleming's original era.
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"Horowitz delivers an entertainment sure to please James Bond fans.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The heart of any good thriller is the plot, and…Horowitz doesn’t disappoint.”
— New York Times Book Review
Blockbuster author Anthony Horowitz delivers a riveting and stylish take on literary legend James Bond (authorized by the Ian Fleming Estate) with a story that unfolds in the 1950s—and is the first new Bond novel to feature recently discovered original material by Ian Fleming.
It’s 1957 and James Bond (agent 007) has only just survived his showdown with Auric Goldfinger at Fort Knox. By his side is Pussy Galore, who was with him at the end. Unknown to either of them, the USSR and the West are in a deadly struggle for technological superiority. And SMERSH is back.
The Soviet counter-intelligence agency plans to sabotage a Grand Prix race at the most dangerous track in Europe. But it’s Bond who finds himself in the driving seat and events take an unexpected turn when he observes a suspicious meeting between SMERSH’s driver and a sinister Korean millionaire, Jai Seong Sin.
Soon Bond is pitched into an entirely different race uncovering a plan that could bring the West to its knees.
Welcoming back familiar faces, including M and Miss Moneypenny, international bestselling author Anthony Horowitz ticks all the boxes: speed, danger, strong women and fiendish villains, to reinvent the golden age of Bond in this brilliantly gripping adventure. Trigger Mortis is also the first James Bond novel to feature previously unseen Ian Fleming material.
This is James Bond as Fleming imagined him.
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A sharp fit for readers drawn to crime fiction that mixes assassins, mob trouble, Caribbean settings, and dark comedy.
Gone Bamboo
Mystery · Thriller · Spy Thriller
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Retired CIA-trained assassin Henry Denard and his wife Frances are enjoying life in the Caribbean until a botched hit comes back to haunt them. When the intended target enters witness protection on their island, Henry gets pulled into a mob conflict that threatens his quiet retirement, with a 3.59-star average from more than 2,500 Goodreads ratings. A sharp fit for readers drawn to crime fiction that mixes assassins, mob trouble, Caribbean settings, and dark comedy.
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A hilarious crime thriller by Anthony Bourdain, the New York Times bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential and host of Parts Unknown on CNN.
CIA-trained assassin Henry Denard is looking for the good life when he retires with his wife, Frances, to the Caribbean. He may have botched his last job a little--allowed Donnie Wicks, the guy Jimmy Pazz hired him to kill, to escape with his life--but Henry and Frances are determined to take it easy.
That is until Donnie agrees to testify against Jimmy Pazz, and gets relocated by the Federal Witness Protection Program to Saint Martin as well. Now Jimmy Pazz is after both men--the mobster, and the man who was supposed to kill him--and things in Henry's paradise are about to get a lot more complicated.
Written in Anthony Bourdain's signature style-raucous, funny, a bit vicious, and always fun-Gone Bamboo is a feast of murder, hitmen, and the hitwomen they love.
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This will appeal to readers who like psychological thrillers about revenge, vigilante justice, morally complicated choices, and characters pushed toward dangerous lines.
Hunter or Hunted
Mystery · Thriller · Noir
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When Gwen Kane's friend Delilah dies after trying to escape an abusive boyfriend, Gwen refuses to believe it was suicide and turns to Sebastian Everett for help planning a crime that could deliver the justice she wants. This will appeal to readers who like psychological thrillers about revenge, vigilante justice, morally complicated choices, and characters pushed toward dangerous lines.
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The last time Gwen Kane killed a man, it was to stay alive. This time, she's going looking.
For the first time in years, Gwen has something worth protecting. A job at the only café in Black Pines. A best friend stitching her life back together. A man who loves her enough to bury her secrets beside his own.
Then her friend Delilah turns up dead, and Gwen knows exactly who did it.
Sebastian doesn't want to help. He killed once for his own sister, and he'll carry that weight forever, but he keeps insisting what Gwen wants is different. That rage isn't justice. That loving her means pulling her back from the edge, not stepping over it beside her.
Gwen has spent her whole life being told to swallow her fury. She's done swallowing.
A funeral she wasn't invited to. A predator hiding behind a grieving boyfriend's face. A fifteen-year-old sister already looking at him the way Delilah once did. And a partner who can't decide whether he's saving Gwen or losing her to something neither of them will survive.
Because Evan isn't the first name on Gwen's list. He's only the first she's willing to say out loud.
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A good pick for readers who like British police procedurals, rural murder mysteries, family secrets, and investigations where everyone has something to hide.
Keep No Secrets
Mystery · Police Procedural
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From multi-million-copy bestselling author J M Dalgliesh, DI Tom Janssen investigates the murder of a stable hand at a Norfolk racing estate, uncovering bitter rivalries and secrets before a second body turns up. A good pick for readers who like British police procedurals, rural murder mysteries, family secrets, and investigations where everyone has something to hide.
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A family estate with a deadly secret…
When a young man’s body is discovered on a remote stretch of farmland in Norfolk, DI Tom Janssen’s quiet morning is shattered.
He is surprised to learn that the victim was a stable hand at Vale Racing – a yard steeped in tradition, where reputation and credibility are everything.
It isn’t long before Tom finds bitter rivalries hidden beneath the surface of the Vale family estate. Whispers spread that the yard’s future is at risk. And the victim’s private life – which he kept secret, even from those closest to him – begins to emerge.
When another dead body turns up, Tom realises that everyone on the estate is lying to him. No one wants the truth to come to light. But which of them is capable of murder?
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Ideal for readers looking for psychological suspense, an isolated school setting, hidden secrets, and an investigation where trust is difficult.
The Night It Ended
Mystery
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Criminal psychiatrist Dr. Madeline Pine travels to a secluded boarding school for troubled girls to investigate the mysterious death of a student, where the remaining students and staff may be hiding pieces of what really happened, with a 3.37-star average from more than 3,600 Goodreads ratings. Ideal for readers looking for psychological suspense, an isolated school setting, hidden secrets, and an investigation where trust is difficult.
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Finding the truth seems impossible when her own dark past has her seeing lies everywhere she looks...
From the outside, criminal psychiatristDr. Madeline Pine's life appears picture-perfect—she has a beautiful family, a successful mental health practice, and a growing reputation as an expert in female violence. But when she's called to help investigate a mysterious death at a boarding school for troubled teenage girls, Madeline hesitates. She's been through tragic cases before, and the one she was entangled in last year nearly destroyed her...
Yet she can't turn away when she hears about Charley Ridley. After Charley was found barefoot and in pajamas at the bottom of an icy ravine on campus, the police ruled her death a tragic accident. But the private investigator hired by her mother has his doubts. If it were Madeline's daughter who died, she'd want to know why.
Arriving at the secluded campus in upstate New York, Madeline's met by an unhelpful skeleton staff and the four other students staying on campus during winter break. Each seems to hold a piece of the puzzle. And everyone has secrets—Madeline included. But who would kill to protect them?
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This will appeal to readers who want YA mystery built around multiple suspects, community ties, secrets, and shifting trust.
Looking for Smoke
Mystery · Teen + Young Adult · Indigenous Fiction
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Four Blackfeet teens become persons of interest after a girl they were last seen with is murdered, forcing them to work together to clear their names despite their mistrust and complicated histories with the victim, with a 3.9-star average from more than 8,100 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to readers who want YA mystery built around multiple suspects, community ties, secrets, and shifting trust.
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A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
In her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word. A must-pick for readers who enjoy books by Angeline Boulley and Karen McManus!
When local girl Loren includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway to honor Loren’s missing sister, Mara thinks she’ll finally make some friends on the Blackfeet reservation.
Instead, a girl from the Giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered.
Because the four members of the Giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation. And all of them—Mara, Loren, Brody, and Eli—have a complicated history with Samantha.
Despite deep mistrust, the four must now take matters into their own hands and clear their names. Even though one of them may be the murderer.
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