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#Mystery/Thriller

Police procedurals, cozy mysteries, psychological thrillers, true crime: whatever your mystery flavor, we’ve got recommendations on the best mystery books out there, from diverse authors writing in every mystery sub-genre. Get your whodunit (orwhatdunit, if you like a supernatural mystery) fix with posts from our mystery/thriller-reading contributors. Now go crack those cases!

8 Sci-Noir Books that Blend Genres

Sci-noir stories blend science fiction and noir to show us the darker side of futuristic worlds and technologies.

What Is Your Damage, Heather?: 9 Thrillers About Friendships Gone South

Frog and Toad, but make it murder: Enjoy these 9 thrillers about best friend breakups and secrets that turned deadly!

We All Sleuth: 11 New Mystery Thriller Books For April 2024

A roundup of April's best new mystery thriller releases, from a domestic thriller to a historical mystery featuring a Holmes-inspired duo.

Sapphic Sleuths: 10 Mystery and Crime Novels Starring Queer Ladies

These mystery novels span genres, including sci-fi and historical fiction mash-ups! But all of them have a queer lady solving the crime.

Bookish Goods for Mystery Readers

Whether you like your mysteries cute and cozy or dark and thrilling, I've rounded up some bookish goods for mystery readers of all stripes.

Get To Sleuthing: 12 New Mystery Thriller Books For March 2024

March's new mystery and thriller books include a magician turned amateur sleuth, a meddling family comedy of errors, a threatening title, and more.

Whodunits Abroad: 8 Historical Mysteries Set Outside the U.S.

These historical mysteries will transport you to 1920s India, 15th century Korea, 1970s Mexico City, and more.

An Affair, a Secret Child, and a Houseguest Who Makes it Weird: Read an Excerpt of THE GUEST by B.A. Paris

In B.A. Paris's THE GUEST, a woman who leaves her husband after he confesses to an affair and a secret child becomes an unwelcome houseguest.

9 of the Most Thought-Provoking Mysteries Ever Written

From classics in the genre to contemporary favorites, these thought-provoking mysteries will stay with you long after the last page.

A High-Stakes, Anxiety-Inducing Mystery to Read in February

This is My America by Kim Johnson is a high-stakes, absorbing read that finds one Black teen at the crossroads of so much.