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921 past books matching Mystery
A quiet life shatters when a man’s pregnant wife is abducted in broad daylight.
You’ll Never Know
Mystery · Thriller · Suspense
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A quiet life shatters when a man’s pregnant wife is abducted in broad daylight. Grant Wilson receives chilling instructions: solve a relentless chain of riddles or lose his family forever. As each clue grows more dangerous and personal, this thriller delivers escalating tension, moral desperation, and a race against time where every wrong move carries deadly consequences.
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"A must-read for any thriller lover." ―A.R. Torre, New York Times-bestselling author of The Good Lie
When his wife and unborn child are abducted, Grant Wilson races against the clock in this pulse-pounding thriller packed with riddles, danger, and the desperate fight to save his family, perfect for fans of Adrian McKinty’s The Chain.
They took his wife. They took his child. He only has hours to find them … or they’re dead.
Grant Wilson has never been happier. He has a wife he loves, a home in the country, and a brand-new baby on the way. But all of that shatters when two masked men abduct his wife, Avery, in broad daylight.
The instructions Grant receives are bizarre: If he wants Avery back, he must solve a series of riddles that arrive one after another—and the clock is ticking.
With every piece of the puzzle more outrageous and complex than the last, Grant knows he’s playing a dangerous game. But he’s determined to do whatever it takes to save Avery’s life … even if it kills him.
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This will appeal to readers who want psychological thrillers built around buried secrets, unsettling memory, murder investigations, and twist-driven suspense.
A Secondhand Life
Thriller · Mystery · Detective Fiction · Psychological Thriller
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“You are not prepared for the twists...Pamela Crane has in store for you” by POPSUGAR. Mia Germaine receives a heart transplant after a childhood car crash, but experiences organ memory nightmares of her donor's murder, forcing her to hunt for the killer, with a 4.1-star rating from more than 900 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who want psychological thrillers built around buried secrets, unsettling memory, murder investigations, and twist-driven suspense.
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A fast-paced psychological thriller with a shocking twist, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden.
During a freak car crash when she was twelve years old, Mia Germaine died alongside her father. A heart transplant from a young murder victim brought her back to life, but not without a price.
Twenty years later, chilling nightmares about that unresolved homicide begin to haunt Mia's dreams. Against her will, she forms a complicated connection to the victim—the girl murdered the night of Mia's accident—due to a scientific phenomenon called "organ memory."
The only way to stop the nightmares is to avenge a dead girl by catching the infamous serial killer dubbed the "Triangle Terror." Only one person is willing to help her, the one person Mia would die for ... and if she's not careful, she just might.
But there's something Mia doesn't know about the girl who was murdered. And even more she doesn't know about her fateful car accident. As she tries to piece together the clues in her nightmares, a killer is just getting started.
From USA TODAY bestselling author Pamela Crane comes a twisty thriller about the monsters that hide in plain sight.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
"A tense psychological thriller that will shock you." - reader review
"Beware: Don't read this book before bed unless you plan on losing sleep!" - reader review
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A war reporter returns home for her mother’s funeral and begins to question everything she sees.
My Sister’s Bones
Mystery · Thriller · Psychological Thriller · Suspense
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A war reporter returns home for her mother’s funeral and begins to question everything she sees. Haunted by trauma from Syria, Kate becomes convinced a child next door is in danger, even as those around her deny it. As past and present blur, this psychological thriller explores memory, guilt, and the fragile boundary between truth and perception.
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In the vein of Fiona Barton's The Widow and Renée Knight's Disclaimer, a psychological thriller about a war reporter who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death but becomes convinced that all is not well in the house next door—but is what she's seeing real or a symptom of the trauma she suffered in Syria?
The One Person You Should Trust Is Lying to You…
Kate has spent fifteen years bringing global injustice home: as a decorated war reporter, she's always in a place of conflict, writing about ordinary people in unimaginable situations. When her mother dies, Kate returns home from Syria for the funeral. But an incident with a young Syrian boy haunts her dreams, and when Kate sees a boy in the garden of the house next door—a house inhabited by an Iraqi refugee who claims her husband is away and she has no children—Kate becomes convinced that something is very wrong.
As she struggles to separate her memories of Syria from the quiet town in which she grew up—and also to reconcile her memories of a traumatic childhood with her sister's insistence that all was not as Kate remembers—she begins to wonder what is actually true…and what is just in her mind.
In this gripping, timely debut, Nuala Ellwood brings us an unforgettable damaged character, a haunting , humanizing look at the Syrian conflict, and a deeply harrowing psychological thriller that readers won't be able to put down.
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A body discovered in a quiet Lancashire village forces a detective to confront a past he never escaped.
The Icehouse
Mystery · Thriller · Police Procedural · Suspense
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A body discovered in a quiet Lancashire village forces a detective to confront a past he never escaped. DCI Jonathan Walker returns from leave to lead the investigation, only to find echoes of his sister’s decades-old murder in the case. As victims multiply and pressure mounts, this police procedural blends personal reckoning, serial crime, and a race against time.
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An Amazon NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER!
Previously hit #1 in Overall Amazon US Kindle Store (For Free E-Books)
"A moody, enveloping crime thriller." (SPR Editorial Review)
A Murderer on the Loose.
A Detective Haunted by the Past.
A Race Against Time.
DCI Jonathan Walker is a senior detective for the Lancashire Constabulary in North West England. He’s haunted by events of the past and hell bent on redemption, if he can stay healthy for long enough that is.
After a body turns up in the sleepy village of Rufford, Walker returns from his leave of absence early, his experience deemed crucial for the case. But when it transpires the crime may be linked to a decades old cold case involving the murder of his sister, the crime becomes personal: he needs this—for his wife and kids, to make amends for past mistakes, and for the current victim—but he must toe the line if he isn’t to be thrown off the case.
When more people start to go missing and bodies turn up with the same bizarre signature, Walker and his team realise they have a serial killer on their hands. But time is running out if they want to save more people from dying, and one in particular, and Walker has to consider breaking the law himself to make things right, once and for all.
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A whirlwind romance unravels into violence, leaving a young woman permanently scarred.
What Lies Beneath
Mystery · Thriller · Police Procedural · Psychological Thriller
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A whirlwind romance unravels into violence, leaving a young woman permanently scarred. After discovering her fiancé’s dark side, Cassie McGraw rebuilds her life with a psychology degree and a mission to help other women escape abuse. When a client’s daughter is kidnapped, Cassie must confront her past and step into danger once more in this suspense-driven thriller of survival and reckoning.
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IT ISN'T WHAT'S ON THE OUTSIDE THAT COUNTS...BUT WHAT LIES BENEATH...
Fresh out of high school and off to college, Cassie thought she had the world by its tail, and then she met Mike. Tall, handsome and a police detective to boot, he swept her off her feet and into a whirlwind relationship that led to an engagement ring.
But things aren't always as they seem, and Cassie comes to discover that Mike has a dark side. When she learns just how dark it can be, she comes face-to-face with the greatest forward she could imagine, and it leaves her burned and scarred for the rest of her life.
Cassie isn't one to wallow in misery. She takes her experiences and a degree in psychology and sets out to help other women avoid the kind of thing that happened to her, but then one of her clients comes to her in desperation. Her abusive husband has kidnapped her daughter, and it's up to Cassie to find the girl before it's too late.
Of course, then the only trick is how to survive.
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A dying confession draws one woman back to the tunnels beneath her childhood home.
Buried Secrets
Mystery · Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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A dying confession draws one woman back to the tunnels beneath her childhood home. When Cassie Hunt returns to Sand House to say goodbye to her aunt, she inherits a secret tied to the catacombs below and a promise that must be kept at any cost. This psychological thriller layers family loyalty, buried truths, and mounting danger in an atmosphere thick with dread.
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'Captivating and chilling, with an ending I didn’t see coming!' Alex Stone
Should some secrets stay buried forever?
When Cassie Hunt learns that her beloved Aunt Aggie is dying, she rushes back home to be with her during her final days. For as long as Cassie can remember Aggie has spoken about the forgotten world that exists just below their feet, in the tunnels and catacombs of the mysterious Sand House.
But on her deathbed, Aggie reveals a terrible secret that she’s buried as deep as the tunnels beneath the old house, and when excavation work begins on the site, Cassie is the only one who can help keep the truth hidden.
With the return of an old university friend, Noah Flanagan, Cassie puts into action a plan to honour Aggie’s dying wish.
But it seems the deeper Noah and Cassie dig, the more shocking the secrets uncovered – and danger is never far away, both above and below the ground…
A chilling thriller from bestselling author L.H. Stacey, perfect for fans of Valerie Keogh, Sue Watson and Jackie Kabler
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Terror in the Trees opens with a warning dismissed as a prank, then follows a family into the wilderness where something watches from the shadows.
Terror in the Trees
Horror · Mystery · Sci-Fi
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Terror in the Trees opens with a warning dismissed as a prank, then follows a family into the wilderness where something watches from the shadows. What begins as an ordinary camping trip unravels into a mounting threat that reaches beyond the forest and into a nearby college town. This suspense-driven horror novel builds tension through isolation, rumor, and the fear of the unknown.
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“College students claim they were chased by a giant animal up Cherryton Canyon, near Chapel Fork. Campers warned to watch for anything unusual.” This is the headline a young boy named Steve sees when they stop at a gas station. His mom tells him there is nothing to worry about. It was probably college kids pulling pranks on each other. Once at the campsite unusual things begin to happen. Unbeknownst to them they are being dragged into a frightening drama that will rock the nearby college town and rural community for years.
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As rebellion ignites across medieval Germany, a noblewoman begins to question the world she was born to inherit.
The Castle of Kings
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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As rebellion ignites across medieval Germany, a noblewoman begins to question the world she was born to inherit. Agnes, restless and unwilling to follow her prescribed path, flees Trifels Castle with her forbidden love after a mysterious ring and unsettling dreams hint at deeper forces at work. This historical epic blends the brutality of the Peasants' War with mystery, romance, and emerging destiny.
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An epic standalone novel of historical fiction tinged with mystery, set against the backdrop of medieval Germany's Peasant War from the best-selling author of the Hangman's Daughter series.
In 1524, in what is now Germany, hundreds of thousands of peasants revolted against the harsh treatment of their aristocratic overlords. Agnes is the daughter of one of these overlords, but she is not a typical sixteenth-century girl, refusing to wear dresses and spending more time with her pet falcon than potential suitors. There is only one suitor she is interested in: Mathis, a childhood friend whom she can never marry due to his low birth status.
In the midst of war, Agnes's falcon finds a mysterious ring, and Agnes begins having strange but seemingly meaningful dreams. Dreams that lead her and Mathis to run away from their home in Trifels Castle and into the midst of the tumultuous Peasants' War, cast into an adventure that will lead them to shocking revelations about themselves and the future of the emerging German states.
"Pötzsch paints picturesque landscapes, whether it's damp, dark castles, the stink of a medieval tannery, or whirlpool-plagued Rhine River rapids . . . Combine Princess Bride with Germanic history circa 1500, add a dash of Lord of the Rings, and there's a week of good fun." — Kirkus Reviews
"The war scenes are grimly realistic, and the narration gripping . . . The author makes the fantastical elements work by harnessing them to the grim reality of the Peasants' War, setting his far-fetched romance in an utterly convincing world of economic hardship, social strife and religious and political uncertainty." — Wall Street Journal
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A country house weekend in 1926 Yorkshire turns deadly when party guests begin to die one by one.
A Dangerous Train of Thought
Mystery
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A country house weekend in 1926 Yorkshire turns deadly when party guests begin to die one by one. Gentleman ghost hunter Arbie Swift and his sharp witted friend Val arrive expecting spectacle and superstition, only to find themselves untangling a very human crime. A Dangerous Train of Thought delivers Golden Age charm, layered clues, and a classic manor house mystery with a playful edge.
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'Hugely entertaining with an ingenious solution! I loved it!' Clare Chase
'A wonderful book with which to cosy up’ The Belfast Telegraph
'A masterfully constructed pageturner of a murder mystery. Clever, compelling, and intriguing. An excellent read' T.A. Williams
Yorkshire, 1926. Gentleman ghost-hunter Arbuthnot 'Arbie' Swift and his old friend Val arrive at Cleeves Lea Manor, looking forward to the promise of a lavish weekend party.
The lady of the house, an avid reader of Arbie’s books, is eager to show him off to her distinguished guests. Amidst the festivities, Arbie is also tasked with investigating rumours of a ‘ghost train spitting fire’ for the third instalment of the increasingly popular (to Arbie’s great surprise) Gentleman’s Guide to Ghost-hunting.
But when the guests start dying, Arbie instead finds himself thrust into the middle of a murder investigation. With time running out, will he and Val be able to uncover the truth?
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Beauty conceals its own reflections, and some of them are lethal.
Black Water Lilies
Mystery · Thriller
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Beauty conceals its own reflections, and some of them are lethal. In Black Water Lilies, a man is found murdered in Monet’s garden in Giverny, setting off thirteen days of suspicion among three women bound by a shared secret. This atmospheric mystery layers art, obsession, and deception into a tightly constructed psychological puzzle.
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From the author of the "wonderfully ingenious" (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review) novel After the Crash, a thrilling tale of a murder that takes place in Claude Monet's garden and the mystery that surrounds it.
Giverny, France. During the day, the town is the home of the famous artist Claude Monet and the gardens where he painted his Water Lilies. But once the tourists have gone, there is a darker side to the peaceful French village.
This is the story of thirteen days that begin with one murder and end with another. Jéme Morval, a man whose passion for art was matched only by his passion for women, has been found dead in the stream that runs through the gardens. In his pocket is a postcard of
Monet's Water Lilies with the words: Eleven years old. Happy Birthday.
Entangled in the mystery are three women: a young painting prodigy, the seductive village schoolteacher, and an old widow who watches over the village from a mill by the stream. All three of them share a secret. But what do they know about the discovery of Jéme Morval's corpse? And what is the connection to the mysterious, rumored painting of Black Water Lilies?
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Justice becomes personal when the system meant to protect you fails your own family.
Winter Counts
Thriller · Mystery · Indigenous Fiction
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Justice becomes personal when the system meant to protect you fails your own family. In Winter Counts, Virgil Wounded Horse serves as an enforcer on the Rosebud Reservation, delivering punishment where courts fall short. When heroin reaches his nephew, he follows the trail beyond the reservation, confronting cartels, corruption, and his own fractured sense of identity in a crime novel that binds vigilante action to cultural reckoning.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR FIRST NOVEL
“Winter Counts is a marvel. It’s a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth.” —Tommy Orange, author of There There
A Best Book of 2020: NPR * Publishers Weekly * Library Journal * CrimeReads * Goodreads * Sun Sentinel * SheReads * MysteryPeople
A 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.
Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment, the kind that’s hard to forget. But when heroin makes its way into the reservation and finds Virgil’s nephew, his vigilantism suddenly becomes personal. He enlists the help of his ex-girlfriend and sets out to learn where the drugs are coming from, and how to make them stop.
They follow a lead to Denver and find that drug cartels are rapidly expanding and forming new and terrifying alliances. And back on the reservation, a new tribal council initiative raises uncomfortable questions about money and power. As Virgil starts to link the pieces together, he must face his own demons and reclaim his Native identity. He realizes that being a Native American in the twenty-first century comes at an incredible cost.
Winter Counts is a tour-de-force of crime fiction, a bracingly honest look at a long-ignored part of American life, and a twisting, turning story that’s as deeply rendered as it is thrilling.
Winner, Spur Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and Best First Novel * Winner, Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel * Shortlisted, Best First Novel, Bouchercon Anthony Awards * Shortlisted, Best First Novel, International Thriller Writers * Shortlisted, Dashiell Hammett Prize for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing, International Association of Crime Writers * Longlisted, VCU Cabell First Novel Award * Shortlisted, Barry Award for Best First Novel * Shortlisted, Reading the West Award * Shortlisted, Colorado Book Award (Thriller)
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Violence exposes what power works hardest to hide.
Vanished
Mystery · Police Procedural
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Violence exposes what power works hardest to hide. When a brutal murder shatters the calm of Cheyenne, Detective Kyle Dixon is forced into a partnership that tests his faith in justice itself. As the investigation widens into disappearances and political corruption, Vanished delivers a psychological thriller driven by moral conflict, institutional rot, and the cost of pursuing truth when the system resists it.
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The Cheyenne Police Department doesn't handle many murders. So when a woman is found mutilated and crucified, Detective Kyle Dixon catches a case where all the evidence has long since been destroyed. Any detective would find it a difficult investigation, but to make matters worse, Dixon is paired with Ethan Baudin: a new detective in the unit who doesn't believe the law should apply to those that chase monsters.
They find that the murder is connected to a rash of fraternity rapes and the case becomes highly publicized and politically charged. As Dixon and Baudin unravel the victim's life and follow it to Cheyenne's underbelly, it leads them to a rash of unexplained disappearances of young women, and to the dark tastes of the most powerful men in the city.
The case quickly begins to threaten their careers, and even their lives. Dixon and Baudin will have to decide if the backlash is worth finding out the truth, or if some deaths are better left unexplained.
Bestselling author Victor Methos has created the beginning of a new series that explores the darkness in men's souls. This isn't the typical mystery with procedures and red tape. This is about the shadows that touch all of us...
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