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The Most Popular Mysteries of the Second Half of the Year

Posted by Cybil on December 13, 2019
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Want to read the latest and greatest in the mystery and thriller genre? We dug into our data to find readers' top 20 mysteries published in the U.S. within the past six months. You'll find some familiar names in the mix, with new books from Louise Penny, Lee Child, and Ruth Ware, as well as authors you may need to check out for the first time, including Adrian McKinty and Jean Kwok.

This list is ranked by anticipation and buzz surrounding each new release, which we measure by the number of times Goodreads members add a novel to their Want to Read shelves. Then we factor in reader reviews as well.

Browse the books below and add what looks good to your Want to Read shelf.


#1

The Turn of the Key

#2

Lock Every Door

#3

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I'll Never Tell

#4

The Whisper Man

#5

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What You Did

#6

The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

#7

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Never Have I Ever

#8

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Thin Air (Jessica Shaw, #1)

#9

Whisper Network

#10

The Last House Guest

#11

The Chain

#12

Searching for Sylvie Lee

#13

Here To Stay

#14

Someone We Know

#15

Magic for Liars

#16

A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

#17

The Last Widow (Will Trent, #9)

#18

The First Mistake

#19

Blue Moon (Jack Reacher, #24)

#20

Dear Wife

Which of these mysteries pique your interest? Tell us in the comments!

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message 1: by TMR (new)
Dec 14, 2019 12:19AM

TMR These all look so good, I can’t wait to read em!


message 2: by Larissa ❀ (new)
Dec 14, 2019 08:57AM

Larissa ❀ Ahhh! Thank you! Just downloaded 3 out of these!


message 3: by Denise (new)
Dec 14, 2019 11:36PM

Denise Never Have I Ever & Someone We Know sound like 2 really good stories!


message 4: by Vanessa (new)
Dec 15, 2019 10:52PM

Vanessa I've never read a mystery before, but its hard to tell what to start on as most of them have such varied reviews..


message 5: by TMR (new)
Dec 23, 2019 06:00AM

TMR So so good they all look!


message 6: by James (new)
Dec 23, 2019 08:30AM

James Thornton 👆🏻Yeah, alright JK....Don’t feed the trolls....


message 7: by Cindy (new)
Dec 23, 2019 10:41AM

Cindy Bokma Several of these books were excellent! 2019 brought some really great novels and 2020 promises to deliver even more!


message 8: by Alix (new)
Dec 23, 2019 09:14PM

Alix | The Bookish Alix I keep forgetting about Magic for Liars! Just added it


message 9: by Marley (new)
Dec 23, 2019 10:14PM

Marley I like fern Michael Jordan


message 10: by Charlene (new)
Dec 26, 2019 06:17PM

Charlene I really enjoy both Ruth Ware and Louise Penny books.


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