The most popular mysterious books

Mysterious books are built around what you do not know. A secret, a disappearance or a strange event raises questions, and the answers arrive slowly and never quite as expected. Read them if you enjoy guessing, and being wrong.

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The Housemaid
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The Housemaid

Freida McFadden

2022 · 2025 edition

328 pages

First Lie Wins
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First Lie Wins

Ashley Elston

2024 · 2025 edition

340 pages

Crave
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Crave

Tracy Wolff

2020 · 2023 edition

592 pages

Darkfever
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Darkfever

Karen Marie Moning

2006 · 2025 edition

336 pages

Wicked Lovely
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Wicked Lovely

Melissa Marr

2007 · 2025 edition

336 pages

Homecoming
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Homecoming

Kate Morton

1973 · 2026 edition

560 pages

Hope Rises
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Hope Rises

David Baldacci

Published 2026

417 pages

Five
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Five

Ilona Bannister

Published 2026

304 pages

Heart of Glass
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Heart of Glass

Jennifer Hillier

Published 2026

368 pages

No One Knew
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No One Knew

Kendra Elliot

Published 2026

307 pages

In Her Defense
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In Her Defense

Philippa Malicka

Published 2026

352 pages

Orchid Beach
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Orchid Beach

Stuart Woods

1998 · 2007 edition

416 pages

Inside Man
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Inside Man

John McMahon

Published 2026

390 pages

Strangely Enough!
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Strangely Enough!

Carroll Burleigh Colby

1972 · 1963 edition

184 pages

After Death
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After Death

Sofia Kora

Published 2017

288 pages