{"id":5378,"date":"2026-09-28T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/15-of-the-best-mystery-books-of-all-time\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:01:00","slug":"15-of-the-best-mystery-books-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/ar\/15-of-the-best-mystery-books-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"15 of the Best Mystery Books of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dev95-1040833450\" class=\"dev95-- dev95-entity-placement\"><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl27862732.profitableratecpmnetwork.com\/2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"dev95-1042927020\" class=\"dev95-before-content dev95-entity-placement\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stop wasting time on dead links! \ud83d\uded1 This smart platform automatically detects your device and country to give you the exact best offer instantly. Check it out now 100% free! \ud83d\udc47<\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profitableratecpmnetwork.com\/pvhx5mbcc?key=ff7d362db3c20bc86fad685cc94f1fc4\">\ud83d\udd17 <strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">[Click here]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mystery is a fascinating genre not only for the twisty and thrilling plots but for the discussions of human nature that are often at the heart of the story. The best mystery books of all time offer plenty of both, with novels that are known for their solution but also the thought-provoking observations made along the way.<\/p><div id=\"dev95-1832573544\" class=\"dev95- dev95-entity-placement\"><center>\r\n<script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 50,\r\n    'width' : 320,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highrevenueformat.com\/4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t<\/center><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because this is a centuries-old genre, this list is not meant to serve as a definitive list of every well-written mystery novel. To claim that would be impossible \u2014 or at the very least would take a whole book in itself to compile rather than an article. Instead, this list functions as a round-up of the best mystery books of all time that have defined the genre in meaningful ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking to immerse yourself even further in the best crime fiction ever written? Visit this deep dive on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/best-mystery-authors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">top mystery authors of all time<\/a> \u2014 some of whose work, like Natsuo Kirino and Walter Mosley, are featured in this list. For hidden gems within the genre, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/the-best-mystery-books-youve-never-heard-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 best mystery novels<\/a> you\u2019ve never heard of \u2014 all of which has less than 1000 reviews on Goodreads. And if you\u2019re in the mood for mystery novels with no graphic descriptions, use this round-up of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/cozy-mystery-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best cozy mystery series<\/a> as your guide.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Get 15% off annual <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/join\/\">All Access memberships<\/a><\/strong> for a limited time in celebration of Book Riot\u2019s 15th anniversary! Savings amount to more than <strong>3 months of free unlimited access<\/strong> to our entire content archive, plus features like Collections and the New Release Index. Claim your savings and start leveling up your reading life.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/QxYNRob?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the murder of roger ackroyd cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/QxYNRob?partner=thriftbooks\">The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot #4)<\/a> by Agatha Christie<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choosing which Agatha Christie novel to pick as her all-time best is a daunting task. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/how-i-learned-to-stop-being-sexist-and-love-miss-marple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Miss Marple series<\/a> strongly influenced the cozy mystery sub-genre that would come later. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/q5WyRBk?partner=thriftbooks\">And Then There Were None<\/a> <\/em>is also notable, inspiring the <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/what-are-locked-room-murder-mysteries\/\">locked-room mystery<\/a> set in a remote location trope. <em>Murder on the Orient Express<\/em> is also popular for its twist ending (and of her novels, it\u2019s my personal favorite).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately I went with <em>The Murder of Roger Ackroyd<\/em> because of its ingenious \u2014 and somewhat controversial \u2014 solution. It was voted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2013\/nov\/06\/agatha-christie-poll-best-ever-crime-writer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Crime Novel of All Time<\/a> in 2013 by the British Crime Writers\u2019 Association, with a twist that takes an author as skilled as Agatha Christie to pull off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/b3Ax2MO?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-e1631204090987-300x0.jpeg.optimal.jpeg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover image of Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, a black cover with a blue outline of a woman in the center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/b3Ax2MO?partner=thriftbooks\">Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins #1) <\/a>by Walter Mosley<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This novel is the first in the Easy Rawlins hardboiled detective series. A World War II veteran in need of money, Easy accepts a job from an enigmatic white man to locate a missing woman. It\u2019s a thought-provoking mystery that examines racial and social issues in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/reading-pathways-walter-mosley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walter Mosley<\/a> was named Grand Master at the Mystery Writers of America\u2019s Edgar Awards to recognize his lifelong achievements within the mystery genre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/Qx8Ylyb?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/The-Hound-of-the-Baskervilles-by-Conan-Doyle-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/Qx8Ylyb?partner=thriftbooks\">The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/a> by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like Agatha Christie, a round-up of the best mystery novels of all time would be incomplete without mentioning Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s work. After all, Sherlock Holmes is one of the most recognizable fictional detectives in pop culture. This novel follows follows Holmes and his faithful chronicler Dr. John Watson as they investigate the apparition of a monstrous dog that is said to have murdered Sir Charles Baskerville. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/yO0wJBA?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cains-jawbone-cover-300x0.jpeg.optimal.jpeg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of Cain's Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/yO0wJBA?partner=thriftbooks\">Cain\u2019s Jawbone <\/a>by Torquemada (Pseudonym of Edward Powys Mathers)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Cain\u2019s Jawbone<\/em> is notable in that it\u2019s considered to be the most difficult-to-solve mystery ever written. To date, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/cains-jawbone-mystery-mathers-scannell-b1963207.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four people<\/a> have solved this nearly 100-year-old literary puzzle. If you try it for yourself, prepare yourself to attempt rearranging the out-of-order pages \u2014 which can be organized in a variety of ways, but only one is correct.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/WJbqgGq?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-decagon-house-murders-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of the decagon house murders by Yukito Ayatsuji\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/WJbqgGq?partner=thriftbooks\">The Decagon House Murders<\/a> by Yukito Ayatsuji, Translated by Ho-Ling Wong<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This cult classic published in 1987 is considered one of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/japanese-mysteries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shin-honkaku novels<\/a>, a Japanese movement that revitalized the style of Golden Age mystery novels. It begins with a college group of mystery enthusiasts visit an island where a brutal murder took place years ago. But when they are murdered one by one, the remaining students must use their knowledge of the mystery genre to catch the killer among them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/MD1YmW9?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/51K9TEy8QHL._SX332_BO1204203200_-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One for the Money cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/MD1YmW9?partner=thriftbooks\">One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1)\u00a0<\/a>by Janet Evanovich<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Stephanie Plum<\/em> is one of the most popular comedic crime series of all time, with novels that have regularly topped the <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller list. The first novel follows Stephanie shortly after she loses her job as a lingerie buyer and makes an unexpected career change: bounty hunting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/WJmbXpq?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/out-by-natsuo-kirino-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"out by natsuo kirino\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/WJmbXpq?partner=thriftbooks\">Out<\/a> by Natsuo Kirino, Translated by Stephen Snyder<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This mystery-thriller<em> <\/em>received the Best Novel award from the Mystery Writers of Japan in 1997, and it received an Edgar Award nomination after it was translated into English in 2004. After a young mother working a night shift at a Tokyo box lunch company strangles her abusive husband, her co-workers help her conceal the crime. Which, as it turns out, they have a knack for doing. When the yakuza catch wind, they employ these women to dispose the evidence of their own crimes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/OVYQRoz?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/41kBvD2XOvL-300x0.jpeg.optimal.jpeg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roseanna (Martin Beck #1) cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/OVYQRoz?partner=thriftbooks\">Roseanna (Martin Beck #1)<\/a> by Maj Sj\u00f6wall and Per Wahl\u00f6\u00f6, Translated by Lois Roth<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Roseanna<\/em>, the first novel in the Martin Beck police procedural series, established many of today\u2019s conventions in the Nordic noir genre. When the body of a woman is discovered in Lake Vattern, Swedish detective Martin Beck is called in to investigate. But not only does Beck need to uncover the killer \u2014 he must start with discovering the victim\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/20NyB3w?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13226419-300x0.jpeg.optimal.jpeg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Notting Hill Mystery cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/20NyB3w?partner=thriftbooks\">The Notting Hill Mystery<\/a> by Charles Felix (Pseudonym of Charles Warren Adams)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While short stories like the C. Auguste Dupin series by Edgar Allan Poe came before, <em>The Notting Hill Mystery<\/em> is considered to be one of the first ever detective novels (even before Wilkie Collins\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/Y3z9gj2?partner=thriftbooks\">The Moonstone<\/a><\/em>). Originally serialized and published in one volume later on, this novel follows insurance investigator Ralph Henderson as he solves the suspicious death of the Baron R__\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/DRYNqea?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bluebird-Bluebird-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke cover image\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/DRYNqea?partner=thriftbooks\">Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59 #1)<\/a> by Attica Locke<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considered one of the best mystery-thrillers of all time, <em>Bluebird, Bluebird<\/em> follows Black Texas Ranger Darren Matthews who returns to his hometown Lark while on suspension and separated from his wife. Here he investigates the recent murders of a man and a woman that, despite what the local authorities say, he knows were racially motivated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/jWVab3z?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/westing_game-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Westing Game book cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/jWVab3z?partner=thriftbooks\">The Westing Game<\/a> by Ellen Raskin<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newbery Award\u2013winning novel <em>The Westing Game<\/em> is notable for engaging many children in the mystery genre from its publication in 1978 to the present day. After the eccentric millionaire Sam Westing dies, his will reveals that the 16 tenants of the Sunset Towers are named as his potential heirs. 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It\u2019s up to Brother William, with his philosophical knowledge and logical mindset, to catch the killer himself in this award-winning historical mystery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb\">\n<div class=\"bookblurb__content\"><a class=\"bookblurb__coverlink\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/jWYVNnz?partner=thriftbooks\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;\">\n\n<tr>\n\n<td><![endif]--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bookblurb__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookriot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shutter-island-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"shutter island cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bookblurb__booktitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/p\/l\/jWYVNnz?partner=thriftbooks\">Shutter Island<\/a> by Dennis Lehane<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bookblurb__description\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This chilling mystery-thriller is a novel where nobody can be easily trusted. U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels is called to investigate a disappearance of a patient at the Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, located on the remote Shutter Island, who is convicted for murder. When a hurricane strikes, Teddy is forced to confront not only the trail Rachel Soldano left behind but a dark, disturbing tragedy from his past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for more mystery novels that will keep you up at night? 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