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The 40 Most Popular Mysteries of the Past Five Years
Has it been a while since you've explored the mystery and thriller genre? Well, you're in luck because you are about to discover a lot of great new books and emerging stars of the whodunit!
To help you find a recent page-turner, we examined our data to find the 40 most-reviewed mysteries and thrillers that have been published since 2015.
From runaway debut smashes, including The Woman in the Window, The Silent Patient, and My Sister the Serial Killer, to books from beloved authors, you're sure to find a new favorite read among these mysteries!
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Which new mystery would you recommend? Tell us in the comments!
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Apr 09, 2020 07:31AM
I would add GOOD GIRLS LIE by J.T. Ellison to the list and also THE UNDERTAKER’S DAUGHTER series by Debra Webb.
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"The Highway Quartet" by C J Box," The Chain" by Adrian McKinty, "So say the fallen" Stuart Neville. All are great reads
Jim wrote: "April wrote: "The Dry was my favorite from the list...waiting for the next book in the series."it's already out, x2
Force of Nature
The Lost Man"
The Lost Man is not in the series, but a great book.
How can you pick just one? Lol I've read most of these books and can honestly say I enjoyed all of them ❤
My favorite is The Silent Patient! This book had the most unexpected twist in the end!!! Excellent suspence writing. Can't wait for his next book.
Brittany wrote: "The woman in the window was definitely the best of the ones I’ve read!"I agree 100%!!
Denise wrote: "My fav of what I read from that list was The Silent Patient. I'm reading Lisa Jewell's The Third Wife right now and loved her book The Family Upstairs. I have Then She Was Gone in my reading "pile.""I've just discovered Lisa Jewell. I really like her. Great new author for me.
Haven't read Steven King for many, many years. Was a fanatic but I must have been killed off. 😢 might try again.
Rebekah wrote: "7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is the BEST"This is on my ' to read' list of books, which is numerous. However, I think that will be my next read.
If you have never read Karin Slaughter, I would recommend from this list The Good Daughter. Then you will get hooked on this author, and then lucky you, because you will have so many books to read of hers!
The Turn of The Key 😭🙌🏼 My favorite thriller forever.
I have read none of these but I do own three of them, and I'll probably read Origin by Dan Brown in the next 2-3 months.
I read 24 of these and I barely remember what most of them were about /facepalm/I see a pattern here, too many books with the title "girl" or the exact same description "in the tradition of xxxx girl and xxx wife"
Mystic River, and Shutter Island really should be on this list.
Verity is the most amazing of the lot imo! The Silent Patient is good too. I’ve read a few others on this list but nothing else tops Verity for me. Gonna keep reading on!
If we’re going to talk Riley Sager, then I think his latest, Lock Every Door, was much better than Final Girls. Also, there are authors on this list that you listed two or more of their books - Ruth Ware, B.A. Paris, Greer Hendricks - while leaving off some other great authors entirely - Peter Swanson, Linwood Barclay, and Lisa Gardner, just to name a few. Also, The Girl On the Train is the far superior novel by Paula Hawkins.
Tesalonica wrote: "I read 24 of these and I barely remember what most of them were about /facepalm/I see a pattern here, too many books with the title "girl" or the exact same description "in the tradition of xxxx g..."
I agree! I haven't read 24 of these but can tell you that the titles all sound the same to me.
Tesalonica wrote: "I read 24 of these and I barely remember what most of them were about /facepalm/I see a pattern here, too many books with the title "girl" or the exact same description "in the tradition of xxxx g..."
I only see 4 with “girl” in the title and it’s very notable that one of them, Final Girls, is named after horror film terminology. I don’t know about the others but I guess they were trying to come up with a good title and thought that’s the best one.
Beto wrote: "MY ALS STORYTo live is more important than to die. Even with less hope or fortune. For a living dog is better than a dead lion.
My name is Beto Rose and I am from Canada, by the grace of God alm..."
Please just stop with the spamming.
April wrote: "The Dry was my favorite from the list...waiting for the next book in the series."Susan wrote: "Read everything by Ruth Ware Fabulous"
Me too!!
I would add to this list..The Holdout by Graham Moore. It was one of the best I have read this year. More than a courtroom thriller it’s a commentary on our justice system and it’s fatal flaws. A heart stopping read from the first page. He won the academy award fir scriptwriting and this one is sure to be a movie.
The Silent Patient was one of the best books I've read in years...it had me in it's grip for two days...couldn't put it down...it's a story that stays with you for awhile.
I really enjoyed The Last Mile. Baldacci's Amos Decker series is excellent.
Rebekah wrote: "7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is the BEST"I agree with you 100%. That was one of my favorite books of 2019.
I love Fiona Barton!! I read everything by her!!
I've read 16 of these. My favorite was Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney. There are a lot here I already have on my to-be-read list, but I've added a few more!
Anything by Jane Harper. Anything by Tana French.
Loved The Silent Patient and The Woman in the Window !
After The Dry, don't miss Force of Nature and The Lost Man. Look forward to anything Jane Harper writes.
Lethal White, is my favourite and I would recommend you read the first two as well, ready for the next one later this year ❤
I've read 22. Silent Patient was my favorite. I now have a list of 3 that I can't wait to read.
Elizabeth wrote: "Bonnie G. wrote: "My Sister the Serial Killer is not a mystery No mystery The killer, its HER SISTER."Good point! Not much of a mystery, but it is thrilling! And a great read!"
More of a Columbo type story - you know the killer - just waiting for everyone else to discover?
I would add Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier to this list
I really liked In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. I read it right after The Woman in Cabin 10, and it was almost as good. A British bridesmaid party, which they call a "hen," is set in a very unusual house in the middle of the woods. Strange & scary things start to happen, but who is causing them? I was a nervous wreck!
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley is one of the best books I've ever read. It is a mystery but so much else is also going on that I think many people would also class it as fiction. It won the Edgar and deservedly so. The writer is the director/producer of TV's Fargo and Legion.
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson The Better Liar by Tanen Jones
Laurie wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Bonnie G. wrote: "My Sister the Serial Killer is not a mystery No mystery The killer, its HER SISTER."Good point! Not much of a mystery, but it is thrilling! And a great read!"
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That's definitely an element; wondering whether anyone will discover it's her!
All the Missing Girls sucked. It was overly dramatic and had a weak plot. I figured it out immediately. Karin Slaughter is absolutely fabulous and I love Harlan Coben too. But there are some great mystery writers missing here. Anything by Saul Black is better than All the Missing Girls. Karen Cleveland's Need To Know should be on here. But her second book is horrible.
