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Mystery & thriller

The best books on mystery & thriller, ranked by quality.

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  1. 25
    Odd Thomas Dean Koontz · 2003
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (32 ratings)
    EN Mystery & thriller Supernatural horror
  2. 26
    The Valley of Fear Arthur Conan Doyle · 1914
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (29 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Mystery & thriller Crime & detective Classics
  3. 27
    A Study in Scarlet Arthur Conan Doyle · 1887
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (126 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Crime & detective Classics
  4. 28
    The Woman in White Wilkie Collins, John McLenan, Summit Press Staff · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (22 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Crime & detective Classics Gothic
  5. 29
    The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (63 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Mystery & thriller Crime & detective Classics
  6. 30
    Recursion Blake Crouch · 2019
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (83 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Psychological thriller
  7. 31
    The Mystery of the Blue Train Agatha Christie · 1928
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (34 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Mystery & thriller Crime & detective Classics
  8. 32
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle · 1988
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (12 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Crime & detective Classics Short stories
  9. 33
    Scorpia Anthony Horowitz · 2004
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (27 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller Young adult
  10. 34
    Skeleton key Anthony Horowitz · 1999
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (26 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller Young adult
  11. 35
    The Inmate Freida McFadden · 2022
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (5 ratings)
    EN Psychological thriller
  12. 36
    Eagle Strike Anthony Horowitz · 2003
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (27 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller Young adult
  13. 37
    The Man in the Brown Suit Agatha Christie · 1924
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (21 ratings)
    EN Mystery & thriller Crime & detective
  14. 38
    The recruit Robert Muchamore · 1993
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (8 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller Young adult
  15. 39
    The Wisdom of Father Brown Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1913
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Crime & detective Classics Short stories
  16. 40
    The Shore Road Mystery Leslie McFarlane · 1928
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Crime & detective Middle grade
  17. 41
    The kingdom of earth Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1909
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller
  18. 42
    The Big Bow Mystery Israel Zangwill · 1892
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Mystery & thriller Crime & detective Classics
  19. 43
    Perfume Patrick Süskind · 1985
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (93 ratings)
    EN Psychological thriller Classics Historical fiction
  20. 44
    The Haunted Bookshop Christopher Morley · 1919
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (8 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Mystery & thriller Crime & detective Classics
  21. 45
    The House on the Cliff Leslie McFarlane · 1927
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (6 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Crime & detective Middle grade
  22. 46
    Hunting for Hidden Gold Leslie McFarlane · 1920
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Crime & detective Middle grade
  23. 47
    Monsieur Lecoq Émile Gaboriau · 1880
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Mystery & thriller Crime & detective Classics
  24. 48
    The Mystery of Orcival Émile Gaboriau, William Ainsworth, Rostand, Ivan Cuervo, Eva Maria Gonzalez Pardo · 1867
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Mystery & thriller Crime & detective Classics
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