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The Top 12 Mysteries & Thrillers of 2019 (So Far)
We're four months into 2019 and we can now reveal the biggest mysteries and thrillers of the year...so far!
We've crunched our data to uncover the most popular books in the genre published in the U.S. from January through March, looking at readers' average ratings, number of ratings, and general buzz around a book (which we measure by looking at how many times a book has been added to readers' Want to Read shelves).
If you're in the mood for a locked room mystery, there are plenty of whodunits where the suspect has to be one of us—from strangers stuck in a blizzard to college friends stranded at a hunting lodge to an isolated community in the Australian Outback. Meanwhile, the two biggest hits in the genre—The Silent Patient and An Anonymous Girl—are both psychological thrillers featuring, well, psychologists.
Which of these books pique your interest?
We've crunched our data to uncover the most popular books in the genre published in the U.S. from January through March, looking at readers' average ratings, number of ratings, and general buzz around a book (which we measure by looking at how many times a book has been added to readers' Want to Read shelves).
If you're in the mood for a locked room mystery, there are plenty of whodunits where the suspect has to be one of us—from strangers stuck in a blizzard to college friends stranded at a hunting lodge to an isolated community in the Australian Outback. Meanwhile, the two biggest hits in the genre—The Silent Patient and An Anonymous Girl—are both psychological thrillers featuring, well, psychologists.
Which of these books pique your interest?
In this debut, a woman shoots her husband dead and refuses to utter another word after the crime—turning the murder into a notorious mystery, one that captures the attention of a relentless criminal psychotherapist.
Average reader rating: 4.10
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 132,000
Average reader rating: 4.10
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 132,000
A young woman struggling to make ends meet signs up for a study on ethics and morality, and ends up with much more than she'd bargained for, from the authors of The Wife Between Us.
Average reader rating: 3.94
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 97,000
Average reader rating: 3.94
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 97,000
A college student caught in a Colorado blizzard is forced to wait out the storm at a remote highway rest stop. Inside are four complete strangers. And outside, a little girl is locked in an animal crate in the vehicle next to hers.
Average reader rating: 4.13
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 68,000
Average reader rating: 4.13
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 68,000
In this new standalone book from The Dry author, two men meet at the remote fence line separating their cattle farms in the Australian Outback. In front of them, the stockman's grave landmark rises; at their feet, their brother lies dead.
Average reader rating: 4.29
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 54,000
Read our interview with Harper here.
Average reader rating: 4.29
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 54,000
Read our interview with Harper here.
A wealthy Manhattanite's daughter disappears into a world of drugs and addiction. His search for her will take him into the darkest corners of modern life. Along the way, he discovers that there are secrets about his family he never suspected.
Average reader rating: 4.22 stars
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 39,000
Read our interview with Coben here.
Average reader rating: 4.22 stars
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 39,000
Read our interview with Coben here.
When an investigation of a child pornography ring gets too close to certain powerful people, Detective Livia Lone becomes the target of a hit that barely goes awry—a hit that had been offered to retired “natural causes” specialist John Rain.
Average reader rating: 4.13 stars
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 36,000
Average reader rating: 4.13 stars
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 36,000
A young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability has fears about her new neighbor—and those fears could lead them both to murder.
Average reader rating: 3.90
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 36,000
Average reader rating: 3.90
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 36,000
A woman hopes to find out what happened the night her teenage daughter fell off a bridge, leaving her brain dead. Was Olivia’s fall an accident? Or something far more sinister?
Average reader rating: 3.98
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 35,000
Average reader rating: 3.98
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 35,000
On the night of Seraphine's birth, her mother throws herself off a cliff and the family's au pair disappears. Years later, Seraphine uncovers a family photograph that will begin a dangerous investigation.
Average reader rating: 3.70
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 35,000
Average reader rating: 3.70
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 35,000
Joe Thorne is a teacher with a hidden agenda. He returns to settle scores at the high school he once attended, only to uncover a darker secret than he could have imagined in this thrilling tale from the author of The Chalk Man.
Average reader rating: 3.74
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 30,000
Average reader rating: 3.74
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 30,000
In this debut, a couple move to the suburbs, have kids, and find a way to keep their marriage alive—by getting away with murder.
Average reader rating: 4.06
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 30,000
Average reader rating: 4.06
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 30,000
A group of old college friends on Christmas break is snowed in at a Scottish Highlands hunting lodge when one of them is murdered.
Average reader rating: 3.71
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 28,000
Average reader rating: 3.71
Additions to Want to Read shelves: 28,000
Which of these books will you be adding to your Want to Read shelf? Tell us in the comments!
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Oooooweee Chile! The Silent Patient's intro just blew me away! I am so anxious to put 👀👀's into the pages of this book!
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The Silent patient and The night Olivia fell, look interesting to me.
"The Silent Patient" is excellent. Rare, fresh, inventive plot/structure. It stands out from the usual.
So thrilled to see My Lovely Wife on here!I am a huge fan of so many writers on this amazing list, it's an honor to be included.
I really enjoyed The Silent Patient. Kept me on the edge of my seat and then the twist at the end, well it was definitely a surprise!
The Lost Man by Jane Harper. In my opinion, this is her best novel yet. She writes a good story with strong characters. It is like an onion that peels away its layers. I read it through just taking the time to sleep before finishing it. *****
Thomas Perry every year! This year "The Burglar. "
I Like Anonymous girl and am almost finished reading that. The Silent Patient was good as well. If you enjoy short story mystery thrillers and are a fan of the Twilight Zone, please check out my book,Restless nights; 13 tales of the macabre
Thanks, Michael Albert
The Lost Man by Jane Harper, and The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley.
Read The Dry of Jane Harper so can't wait to read The Lost Man !
5 already on my kindle ...waiting their turn ...Yikes I just can't read fast enough !!
The Hiding Place and Before She Knew Him. Love Peter Swanson. Really liked Silent Patient!
My Lovely Wife sounds like my cup of tea
The Silent Patient has received excellent reviews. Look forward to reading it. As well as all the others I checked off.
All of them, reading is my passion, love to delve into these types of books and forget everything.
I have read Anonymous Girl, and now currently reading The Silent Patient..
I really liked The Silent Patient. It's got a great twist at the end, which I didn't see coming.
i want to read all of them as soon as possible
Kim wrote: "Currently reading Jane Harper's Force of Nature, so will get to The Lost Man at some stage later on. For some reason I had never read The Dry until earlier this year. I loved The Silent Patient, an..."i have a question. can i ask u pls
All... But No Exit sounds a little too creepy if I’m being honest lol.
The Hunting Party jumped out at me right away. As did No Exit. Heading to my local library this weekend with these 2 on my list of requests.
I read The Silent Patient and was totally underwhelmed. The premise of the story was okay, but the way Theo behaved would have gotten him fired within the first few days he started working there. No boss would have ever put up with his crap. I won't be reading any more of Alex Michaelides's works in the future.I do, however, want to try Run Away by Harlan Coben and The Killer Collective by Barry Eisler. I've never heard of Barry Eisler but the story sounds interesting. And I enjoy Harlan Coben's books, so I can't imagine this one would be any different.
Wait until you read "My Lovely Wife!"" ending even stumped my detective friend'!!!
and oh, The Silent Patient coz Derek suggested it
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I don't think your book has anything to do with Mysteries & Thrillers so I am not really sure why you posted here.
And here we go again. Another pile of chick books. Yawn! This site is deteriorating fast.
put The Truth About Keeping Secrets on here, you cowards
Thanks for sharing this list. Till now I have read:-1. My Lovely Wife
2. The Silent Patient
3. The Night Olivia Fell
I absolutely loved all three of the above. All three of them have been really hard to put down once started. My absolute favorite is The Silent Patient.
I am now starting No Exit.
my lovely wife is AMAZING! everyone should read. anonymous girl was great, i felt like it took awhile to get super interesting in my opinion
I already read The Killer Collective by Barry Eisler. Great book, as usual, Barry. I've been following his career since I picked up the first John Rain book. I'm sure Barry sells a buttload of books, but am I correct that that he's underrated. Shame, if so. The dude is consistent in ways very difficult in a project using the SAME handful of characters, give or take a dash of fresh blood and faces now and again. My only regret is that the John Rain cable series meant to film with Keanu frickin Reeves after John Wick completed (such was my understanding at the time).
The Rain show was to be produced and directed by the John Wick team. Those guy together with Eisler's work. Gah! It's so perfect it's painful that it didn't happen!
Last I heard was that the series went away or maybe the film rights lapsed due to the Wick series becoming the monster it has become.
But c'mon! Keanu as Rain is beyond perfect. And Eisler couldn't have been happier to have the JW creative team being involved.
Can't wait for the next book, Barry.
