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Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term that is often used as a synonym of detective fiction — in other words a novel or short story in which a detective (either professional or amateur) solves a crime. The term "mystery fiction" may sometimes be limited to the subset of detective stor...more
popular mystery books (showing 1-50 of 26,070)
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by Dan Brown (shelved 943 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.57 — 300,404 ratings — published 2000
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And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 751 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.07 — 17,523 ratings — published 1939
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 626 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.00 — 12,210 ratings — published 1934
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by Dan Brown (shelved 589 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.69 — 137,046 ratings — published 2000
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One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 587 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.00 — 22,807 ratings — published 1994
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Oxford World's Classics)
by Arthur Conan Doyle (shelved 543 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,444 ratings — published 1892
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by Alexander McCall Smith (shelved 468 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.64 — 22,934 ratings — published 1998
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Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 441 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.06 — 16,191 ratings — published 1996
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Three To Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 392 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.08 — 16,807 ratings — published 1997
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Mass Market Paperback)
by Arthur Conan Doyle (shelved 385 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.81 — 9,145 ratings — published 1902
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by Stieg Larsson (shelved 372 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.93 — 21,902 ratings — published 2005
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Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 369 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 15,973 ratings — published 1998
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Death on the Nile (Paperback)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 355 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.85 — 5,840 ratings — published 1937
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)
by Laurie R. King (Goodreads author) (shelved 350 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,359 ratings — published 1994
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Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 344 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.13 — 15,307 ratings — published 2000
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 344 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,513 ratings — published 1926
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High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 339 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.13 — 13,385 ratings — published 1999
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Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 335 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.11 — 14,912 ratings — published 2001
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The ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 334 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.78 — 4,818 ratings — published 1936
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Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 324 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 14,350 ratings — published 2002
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A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton (shelved 321 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.63 — 6,214 ratings — published 1982
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
by Charlaine Harris (shelved 307 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.87 — 31,076 ratings — published 2001
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To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, #9)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 306 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.13 — 13,193 ratings — published 2001
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The Westing Game (Paperback)
by Ellen Raskin (shelved 304 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.08 — 12,774 ratings — published 1978
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Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 304 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,621 ratings — published 2007
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Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 295 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,413 ratings — published 2005
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Paperback)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 292 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,498 ratings — published 1920
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Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 289 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,968 ratings — published 2006
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Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
by Elizabeth Peters (shelved 287 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,695 ratings — published 1975
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Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 283 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,507 ratings — published 2004
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 278 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.87 — 12,111 ratings — published 2008
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Paperback)
by Mark Haddon (shelved 274 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.74 — 114,736 ratings — published 2003
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The Thirteenth Tale (Hardcover)
by Diane Setterfield (shelved 271 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.92 — 31,700 ratings — published 2006
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In the Woods (Hardcover)
by Tana French (shelved 253 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.54 — 9,825 ratings — published 2007
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The Body in the Library: A Miss Marple Mystery (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 247 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,623 ratings — published 1942
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Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
by Patricia Cornwell (shelved 246 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.93 — 8,654 ratings — published 1985
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Murder at the Vicarage (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 237 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,329 ratings — published 1930
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B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton (shelved 234 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.69 — 4,909 ratings — published 1985
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by Caleb Carr (shelved 230 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,527 ratings — published 1994
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Le Nom de la rose (Cassettes Audio)
by Umberto Eco (shelved 228 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1980
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Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
by Alexander McCall Smith (shelved 223 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.88 — 8,017 ratings — published 2002
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The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5)
by Patricia Cornwell (shelved 223 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.89 — 8,499 ratings — published 1994
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by Jasper Fforde (shelved 222 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.90 — 15,957 ratings — published 2001
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Evil Under the Sun (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 219 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,334 ratings — published 1940
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Body Of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2)
by Patricia Cornwell (shelved 219 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.88 — 8,286 ratings — published 1991
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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
by Dorothy L. Sayers (shelved 211 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,409 ratings — published 1935
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Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)
by Charlaine Harris (shelved 211 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.92 — 22,531 ratings — published 2002
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C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton (shelved 207 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.73 — 4,476 ratings — published 1986
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D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton (shelved 202 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.71 — 4,288 ratings — published 1987
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1st to Die (Women's Murder Club #1)
by James Patterson (shelved 202 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.89 — 14,010 ratings — published 2001
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