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Best Mystery & Thriller Books That Will Keep You Guessing👀
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items Get ready for heart-racing suspense, jaw-dropping twists, and dark secrets in this collection of must-read mystery and thriller books. These books will keep you turning the pages late into the night!
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🔍 YA Thrillers & Dark Academia Mysteries
🧠 Psychological Thrillers That Will Mess With Your Mind
🕵🏻♂️ Domestic & Crime Thrillers
🚨 Fast-Paced Thrillers & Action-Packed Mysteries
🩸 Chris Carter’s Best Gripping Crime Thrillers
🧐 Twisty & Unputdownable Mysteries by Harlan Coben
🔍 YA Thrillers & Dark Academia Mysteries
A high school student investigates a closed murder case, uncovering shocking secrets. The whole series is just mind blowing!
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Complete Series
Another one by Holly Jackson! A road trip turns deadly when six friends get stranded and realize they’re being hunted…
Five Survive
Five students walk into detention, but only four walk out alive in this thrilling high school mystery. Also you can watch the TV show is really good!
One of Us Is Lying
This series follows a group of teens recruited by the FBI for their natural abilities to solve crimes, blending mystery, psychology, and suspense. If you like A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and One of Us Is Lying you will LOVE this series.
The Naturals Paperback Boxed Set
A girl inherits a billionaire’s fortune, but she must solve a puzzle to uncover why. The nonstop twists will keep you guessing until the very last page!
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, 1)
Another great mystery! A dark academia thriller about two students targeted by an anonymous texter.
Ace of Spades
🧠 Psychological Thrillers That Will Mess With Your Mind
A maid takes a job at a wealthy family’s house, but something sinister lurks behind closed doors. I absolutely loved this one and I liked the second one which is The Housemaid's Secret, but I didn't like the last one The Housemaid Is Watching.
The Housemaid
A woman shoots her husband and never speaks another word…until a therapist unravels her past.
The Silent Patient
A writer discovers disturbing secrets in a famous author’s unfinished manuscript.
Verity
A mother’s search for her missing daughter leads her to a family with unsettling connections.
Then She Was Gone: A Novel
🕵🏻♂️ Domestic & Crime Thrillers
Another one by Lisa Jewell! A gripping thriller about a neighborhood filled with secrets, lies, and unexpected twists.
Watching You: A Novel
I think we already established that Lisa Jewell has great books. And this one is no different! A woman inherits a mansion with a dark past and uncovers a disturbing family mystery.
The Family Upstairs: A Novel
A mother and her daughter disappear, but years later, the truth is finally uncovered.
Local Woman Missing: A Novel of Domestic Suspense
A dinner party takes a dark turn when a baby goes missing in this chilling domestic thriller.
The Couple Next Door: A Novel
🚨 Fast-Paced Thrillers & Action-Packed Mysteries
A woman’s best friend was murdered in college, but ten years later, she starts questioning if the right person was convicted.
The It Girl
A journalist and hacker team up to solve a decades-old missing person case while uncovering deep conspiracies.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series
A psychological thriller with unexpected twists about love, betrayal, and obsession.
The Wife Between Us: A Novel
🩸 Chris Carter’s Best Gripping Crime Thrillers
Chris Carter is just a whole other story! This is the first book in the Robert Hunter series introduces a sadistic serial killer leaving mysterious carvings on his victims.
The Crucifix Killer
A high-profile individual is found dead with no visible injuries… only a terrifying detail that sends chills through the LAPD.
The Night Stalker
A psychological thriller where a ruthless killer plays terrifying phone games with his victims before striking. This is book 8 of Robert Hunter series!
The Caller
Book 10! A race against time as a serial killer Hunter once put behind bars escapes, leaving a trail of terror in his wake.
Hunting Evil: Carter, Chris
Last but not least! Book 12! The latest in the series, following a shocking murder that leads to one of Hunter’s most challenging and disturbing cases yet.
Genesis
🧐 Twisty & Unputdownable Mysteries by Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben is a great writer and has several of his books turned into TV shows and movies like this one! This one is about a man’s life that unravels after a stranger reveals a shocking secret about his wife—leading to a dangerous web of lies.
The Stranger
A mysterious man with a secret past is pulled into a gripping search for a missing teenager.
The Boy from the Woods
A grieving widower receives a cryptic message that suggests his wife may still be alive, but uncovering the truth puts him in grave danger.
Tell No One: A Novel
I didn't read this one, but I watched the show on Netflix and it was good!
Missing You
After being shot and left for dead, a man wakes up to find his wife murdered and his baby daughter missing—then receives a ransom note.
No Second Chance
Also watched the series! This is a tale guaranteed to fool even the craftiest a lot more than once.
Fool Me Once: A Novel