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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 26,233)

The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by Dan Brown (shelved 960 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.57 — 306,623 ratings — published 2000
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 762 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.07 — 17,788 ratings — published 1939
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 634 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.00 — 12,417 ratings — published 1934
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by Dan Brown (shelved 601 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.70 — 139,005 ratings — published 2000
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One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 594 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.00 — 23,163 ratings — published 1994
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by Alexander McCall Smith (shelved 478 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.64 — 23,243 ratings — published 1998
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Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2) Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 444 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.06 — 16,448 ratings — published 1996
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Three To Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) Three To Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 394 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.08 — 17,070 ratings — published 1997
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The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles (Mass Market Paperback)
by Arthur Conan Doyle (shelved 389 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.81 — 9,362 ratings — published 1902
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by Stieg Larsson (shelved 385 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.93 — 23,037 ratings — published 2005
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Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4) Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 371 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 16,231 ratings — published 1998
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Death on the Nile Death on the Nile (Paperback)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 364 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.85 — 5,961 ratings — published 1937
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1) The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)
by Laurie R. King (Goodreads author) (shelved 352 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,430 ratings — published 1994
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 351 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.96 — 5,610 ratings — published 1926
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Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6) Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 348 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.13 — 15,560 ratings — published 2000
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High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5) High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 342 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.13 — 13,608 ratings — published 1999
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The ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery The ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 341 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.78 — 4,898 ratings — published 1936
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Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7) Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 337 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.11 — 15,146 ratings — published 2001
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A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone Mystery) A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton (shelved 328 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.63 — 6,322 ratings — published 1982
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Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8) Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 326 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 14,577 ratings — published 2002
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
by Charlaine Harris (shelved 317 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.87 — 31,960 ratings — published 2001
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The Westing Game The Westing Game (Paperback)
by Ellen Raskin (shelved 313 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.08 — 13,032 ratings — published 1978
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To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, #9) To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, #9)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 309 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.13 — 13,408 ratings — published 2001
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Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13) Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 307 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.04 — 13,815 ratings — published 2007
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Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11) Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 298 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,626 ratings — published 2005
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Paperback)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 298 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,578 ratings — published 1920
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Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12) Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 294 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 13,172 ratings — published 2006
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Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
by Elizabeth Peters (shelved 288 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,757 ratings — published 1975
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Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10) Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 286 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,707 ratings — published 2004
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14) Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14)
by Janet Evanovich (shelved 283 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.87 — 12,310 ratings — published 2008
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Paperback)
by Mark Haddon (shelved 279 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.74 — 116,011 ratings — published 2003
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The Thirteenth Tale The Thirteenth Tale (Hardcover)
by Diane Setterfield (shelved 276 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.92 — 32,259 ratings — published 2006
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Oxford World's Classics) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Oxford World's Classics)
by Arthur Conan Doyle (shelved 259 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.13 — 7,591 ratings — published 1892
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In the Woods In the Woods (Hardcover)
by Tana French (shelved 256 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.54 — 10,016 ratings — published 2007
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Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
by Patricia Cornwell (shelved 250 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.93 — 8,788 ratings — published 1985
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The Body in the Library: A Miss Marple Mystery The Body in the Library: A Miss Marple Mystery (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 243 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,698 ratings — published 1942
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Murder at the Vicarage Murder at the Vicarage (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 241 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,396 ratings — published 1930
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B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone Mystery) B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton (shelved 236 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.69 — 4,982 ratings — published 1985
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by Caleb Carr (shelved 236 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,729 ratings — published 1994
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The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript (Paperback)
by Umberto Eco (shelved 230 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.05 — 14,571 ratings — published 1980
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Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2) Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
by Alexander McCall Smith (shelved 227 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.88 — 8,112 ratings — published 2002
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The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5)
by Patricia Cornwell (shelved 226 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.89 — 8,631 ratings — published 1994
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Evil Under the Sun Evil Under the Sun (Hardcover)
by Agatha Christie (shelved 224 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,385 ratings — published 1940
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Body Of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2) Body Of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2)
by Patricia Cornwell (shelved 224 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.88 — 8,416 ratings — published 1991
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by Jasper Fforde (shelved 224 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.90 — 16,176 ratings — published 2001
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Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2) Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)
by Charlaine Harris (shelved 218 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.92 — 23,275 ratings — published 2002
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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
by Dorothy L. Sayers (shelved 213 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,441 ratings — published 1935
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C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone Mystery) C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton (shelved 212 times as mystery)
avg rating 3.73 — 4,548 ratings — published 1986
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A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell, #2) A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell, #2)
by Laurie R. King (Goodreads author) (shelved 206 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,117 ratings — published 1995
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Rebecca Rebecca (Paperback)
by Daphne du Maurier (shelved 206 times as mystery)
avg rating 4.08 — 23,739 ratings — published 1938
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