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Best Mystery Books

Most-published mystery and detective fiction, from Agatha Christie to modern thrillers.

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Oliver TwistCharles Dickens1,822Bildungsromans, Boys, Brigands and robbers, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)2,209jpn, por, dan
The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett1,911Fiction, general, Friendship, fiction, People with disabilities, fiction, Great britain, fiction1,594spa, und, cat
A Study in ScarletArthur Conan Doyle1,887Action & Adventure Fiction, aortic aneurysm, Battle of Maiwand, Blessing and cursing1,447eng, por, fre
The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle1,900crime novel, English Civil War, mires, tors1,308jpn, por, kor
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,892Classic Literature, Murder, Mystery, Conclusions1,132pol, spa, may
The Man Who Was ThursdayGilbert Keith Chesterton1,908Anarchists, Novela de misterio, Police, Libros en letra grande1,105pol, heb, spa
The Mysterious Affair at StylesAgatha Christie1,920Fiction, Mystery, Crime Fiction, Mystery Thriller1,091eng, lav, heb
The Sign of FourArthur Conan Doyle1,889Crime & Mystery, classic fiction, Andamanese, arrow poisons961spa, mul, ger
The MoonstoneWilkie Collins1,800Fiction, Jewelry theft, East Indians, Police958heb, spa, rus
The Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan1,915Hannay, richard (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, espionage, English language881spa, ita, ger
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown Mystery)Gilbert Keith Chesterton1,583Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies, England, fiction, Brown, father (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional851eng, por, fre
The Secret AdversaryAgatha Christie1,922Classic Literature, English language, Fiction, Married people800eng, ita, ger
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMark Twain1,889Time travel, Fiction, Arthurian romances, Kings and rulers788eng, heb, spa
The Valley of FearArthur Conan Doyle1,914English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Private investigators, Private investigators in fiction758cat, spa, ita
The Lost WorldArthur Conan Doyle1,900Adventure stories, Atlantis, Dinosaurs, Discovery and exploration747spa, rus, cze
The Man Who Knew Too MuchGilbert Keith Chesterton1,922Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Aristocracy (Social class), Fiction, mystery & detective, general644chi, eng, spa
The Woman in WhiteWilkie Collins, Yordi Abreu1,859Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Apparitions630heb, spa, rus
The mystery of Edwin DroodCharles Dickens, Samuel Luke Fildes1,870Missing persons, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Fiction, Choral conductors598rus, und, dut
His Last Bow [8 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,917short stories, Detective and mystery fiction, Fiction, Mystery fiction583pol, spa, jpn
The Castle of OtrantoHorace Walpole1,764Castles, Gothic revival (Literature), Translations into Russian, Vampires581spa, ita, fre
The Story of the AmuletEdith Nesbit1,905Roman pour la jeunesse, Litterature fantastique, Classic Literature, Fiction578eng, heb, ger
CarmillaSheridan Le Fanu1,871English Fantasy fiction, Fantasy fiction, English, Fiction, Lesbians571spa, ger, por
The Invisible ManH. G. Wells0Ciencia-ficción, Classic Literature, Fiction, Mentally ill563spa, rus, ger
Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad1,899Fiction, Romance, Degeneration, Literature552spa, mul, ger
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle1,903air guns, Americans, anise, anonymity545eng, fre, chi
The Murders in the Rue MorgueEdgar Allan Poe1,841Murder, Fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, C. Auguste Dupin (Fictitious character)532epo, heb, spa
The Riddle of the SandsErskine Childers1,903Great britain, fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction, alternative history531eng, chi, ger
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,893Crime & Mystery, catalepsy, amyl nitrate, suicide by hanging530spa, fre, jpn
The Club of Queer TradesGilbert Keith Chesterton1,900English Detective and mystery stories, Classic Literature, Fiction, Mystery fiction521spa, und, tur
GreenmantleJohn Buchan1,915Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Hannay, richard (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, World war, 1914-1918, fiction520fre, spa, eng
At the Back of the North WindGeorge MacDonald1,871Fairy tales, Children's fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Death, fiction496rus, und, tur
The Wisdom of Father BrownGilbert Keith Chesterton1,913Fiction, Father Brown (Fictitious character), English Detective and mystery stories, Clergy465ita, fre, heb
Glinda of OzL. Frank Baum1,920Fiction, Fantasy, Children's stories, Classic Literature454eng, ger
Преступление и наказаниеФёдор Михайлович Достоевский1,866English Translations, Russian literature, Novela psicológica, Fiction412jpn, por, dan
The Mysterious RiderZane Grey1,921Large type books, Ranchers, Fiction, Gunfights411eng
Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle, Althos Low1,902England, fiction, Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Private investigators, fiction399eng
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneJ. K. Rowling1,997series:Harry_Potter, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires396jpn, alb, por
Love InsuranceEarl Derr Biggers1,914Fiction, humorous, American literature, Fiction, Man-woman relationships390eng
The Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuSax Rohmer1,913Fiction, Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Criminals, English Detective and mystery stories383eng, fre
BasilWilkie Collins1,852Fiction, Fathers and sons, Young men, Revenge377eng, spa, fre
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson1,875Fiction, Physicians, Physicians in fiction, Multiple personality in fiction373epo, spa, rus
Raspberry JamCarolyn Wells1,920Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Crime, fiction, Married people, fiction363eng
Trent's Last CaseE. C. Bentley1,900Fiction, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Philip Trent (Fictitious character)356ger, fre, eng
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens, Eileen Warren Norris1,840Fiction, Gordon Riots, 1780, History, Apprentices352pol, spa, und
KidnappedRobert Louis Stevenson1,886Juvenile fiction, Fiction, History, Adventure and adventurers352epo, spa, chi
The Law and the LadyWilkie Collins, Camille de Cendrey1,875Classic Literature, Fiction, Mystery, Women detectives346eng, spa, fre
The Poison BeltArthur Conan Doyle1,913Professor Challenger (Fictitious character), Fiction, Classic Literature, Science Fiction345eng, fin
Prester JohnJohn Buchan1,900Fiction, Scots, Clergy, Zulu (African people)339spa, chi, fre
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad1,907Anarchists, fiction, Conspiracies, fiction, Bombings, fiction, Terrorism, fiction335spa, ger, fre
Tom Sawyer AbroadMark Twain1,894Balloon ascensions, Travel, Tom Sawyer (Fictitious character), Americans333eng, fin
MiddlemarchGeorge Eliot, Jessica Hische1,800Young women, Married people, City and town life, Fiction327pol, spa, rus
Whose Body?Dorothy L. Sayers1,923Mystery, Detectives, Lord Wimsey, Peter (Fictitious character), Translations into Russian319ger, eng, rus
The Clue of the Twisted CandleEdgar Wallace1,900Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, thrillers316eng
Dead Men's MoneyJoseph Smith Fletcher1,920Fiction, mystery & detective, general, History312eng
A strange disappearanceAnna Katharine Green, Anna Katharine Green1,879Fiction, Police, Missing persons, Women household employees306ger, eng
Seven keys to BaldpateEarl Derr Biggers1,913Fiction, mystery & detective, general, American literature306eng
The Black RobeWilkie Collins1,881Classic Literature, Fiction, Mystery, Priesthood302eng, spa, fre
The Evil ShepherdEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,922Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, mystery & detective, general289eng, ita
The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle1,927Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Children's stories, English286eng, rus, ger
Curious, if trueElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell1,995Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, general280eng
Tom Sawyer, DetectiveMark Twain1,897Fiction, Tom Sawyer (Fictitious character), American Authors, Biography276spa, por, fin
The Lone WolfLouis Joseph Vance1,914Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Criminals, fiction, Paris (france), fiction274eng
Murder on the LinksAgatha Christie1,923Fiction, Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Murder272eng, ita, ger
ManaliveGilbert Keith Chesterton1,912Classic Literature, Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), London (england), fiction271ger, eng, fre
King Henry VI. Part 3William Shakespeare1,600Drama, Fiction, History, Henry vi, king of england, 1421-1471, drama268eng, jpn, pol
The Middle of ThingsJoseph Smith Fletcher1,922Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Women's literature261eng
Fifty CandlesEarl Derr Biggers1,926Mystery, Suspense, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general258eng
The Haunted HotelWilkie Collins1,878Fiction, English fiction, Hotels, Horror fiction257eng, spa, fre
ArmadaleWilkie Collins1,866Classic Literature, Fate and fatalism, Fathers and sons, Fiction256spa, ger, fre
The great impersonationEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,920English Spy stories, Spy stories, English, Classic Literature, Fiction254eng
The Angel of TerrorEdgar Wallace1,923Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Fiction, mystery & detective, general253eng, ger
The Lost StradivariusJohn Meade Falkner1,895Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Violin, Violins248eng, spa
Murder on the Orient ExpressAgatha Christie1,933Agatha Christie, Private investigator, P.I., Hercule Poirot247eng, heb, ita
A bid for fortune, or, Dr. Nikola's vendettaGuy Boothby1,895Occultism, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, Fiction, mystery & detective, general246eng
The Vanished MessengerEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,914Fiction, mystery & detective, general236eng
Uncle BernacArthur Conan Doyle1,897Fiction, History, France, fiction, Fiction, historical, general236nor, eng, spa
The Moon PoolA. Merritt1,919Fiction, Botanists, Geographical myths, Paranormal fiction230fre, eng
The Man in Lower TenMary Roberts Rinehart1,909Fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Murder, Railroad trains228yid, eng
The Amateur CracksmanE. W. Hornung1,899Classic Literature, Criminals, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction223eng, ger, fre
The Murder of Roger AckroydAgatha Christie1,926detective fiction, mystery, murder, investigation220epo, pol, spa
Poirot investigatesAgatha Christie1,924Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Chief Inspector Japp (Fictitious character), Belgians216eng, fre, chi
The Old Man in the CornerEmma Orczy1,908Detective and mystery stories, Classic Literature, Detective and mystery stories, English, English Detective and mystery stories215eng
The Mystery of CloomberArthur Conan Doyle1,895Fiction, Revenge, Officers, East India Company215eng, fre
Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleurMaurice Leblanc1,907French Detective and mystery stories, Parodies, imitations, Romance Frances, Fiction214eng, ita, ger
Uncle SilasSheridan Le Fanu1,864Uncles, Orphans, Fiction, Governesses214eng, fre
No nameWilkie Collins1,862Fiction, Orphans, Disinheritance, Illegitimacy212eng, spa
The Double TraitorEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,915Fiction, mystery & detective, general211eng
The Gold-BugEdgar Allan Poe1,845Roman policier, Motion Pictures, Television, Buried treasure210eng, ita, rus
The Mysteries of UdolphoAnn Radcliffe1,794Castles, Classic Literature, Fiction, Gothic novels210eng, fre, spa
An American TragedyTheodore Dreiser1,900Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Trials (Murder), fiction210pol, heb, spa
And Then There Were NoneAgatha Christie1,939Roman policier, French language materials, Français (langue), Lectures et morceaux choisis210pol, heb, spa
Le crime d'OrcivalÉmile Gaboriau, William Ainsworth1,867Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Monsieur Lecoq (Fictitious character), French fiction209fre, eng, ger
The Middle Temple MurderJoseph Smith Fletcher1,919London (england), fiction, Journalists, fiction, Crime, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general204fre, eng
The After HouseMary Roberts Rinehart1,914Classic Literature, Fiction, mystery and suspense, Yachting203eng
The Man in the Brown SuitAgatha Christie1,924Fiction, Mystery, English literature, Fiction, mystery & detective, general201eng, heb, ita
The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown2,003Suspense & Thriller, Spiritual Fiction, hieros gamos, Priory of Sion197jpn, por, kor
The Hand of Fu-ManchuSax Rohmer1,917Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Fiction, Englisch, Kriminalroman196eng
The BatMary Roberts Rinehart1,926Classic Literature, American Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Large type books195eng, fre
The legacy of CainWilkie Collins1,859Fiction, Fathers and daughters, Clergy in fiction, Fathers and daughters in fiction187eng, spa
Death on the NileAgatha Christie1,937Belgians, Fiction, Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators187pol, heb, spa
The Technique of the Mystery StoryCarolyn Wells1,913Detective and mystery stories, Nonfiction, Technique, Creative writing182eng, ita
The Circular StaircaseMary Roberts Rinehart1,908Classic Literature, Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Innes, rachel (fictitious character), fiction182chi, eng, spa
The house without a keyEarl Derr Biggers1,925Fiction, Charlie Chan (Fictitious character), Police, Fiction, mystery & detective, general181eng, fre
Ghost Stories of an AntiquaryMontague Rhodes James1,904English Ghost stories, Fiction, science fiction, general, English Short stories, Ghost Stories179ger, eng
The Black BoxEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,915Fiction, mystery & detective, general178eng
The Four Just MenEdgar Wallace1,905Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, mystery & detective, general177spa, eng, ger
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ. K. Rowling2,005orphans, foster homes, romans, magie176jpn, por, gre
The power-houseJohn Buchan1,916Edward Leithen (Fictitious character), Fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, thrillers, general175eng
The Paradise MysteryJoseph Smith Fletcher1,920Classic Literature, Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, thrillers, suspense174hin, eng
Mr. Justice RafflesE. W. Hornung1,909Classic Literature, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Raffles (Fictitious character)171eng
Room 13Edgar Wallace1,920Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Detective and mystery stories, English, Adventure, Fiction171und, eng, ger
Tales of Terror and MysteryArthur Conan Doyle1,963Classic Literature, English Detective and mystery stories, English Horror tales, English Short stories168eng
Angels & DemonsDan Brown2,000heparin, ambigrams, antimatter, Freemasons168jpn, por, dan
The Golden ScorpionSax Rohmer1,919Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Fiction, Criminals, Fiction, action & adventure165eng
The Red Thumb MarkR. Austin Freeman1,907Doctor Thorndyke (Fictitious character), Fiction, Physicians, Fiction, general162eng, chi, und
The LodgerMarie Belloc Lowndes1,913Classic Literature, Fiction, Serial murders, Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies162eng, chi
Le Mystère de la Chambre JauneGaston Leroux1,908Policier, Rouletabille, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general160spa, und, fre
R. Holmes & Co.John Kendrick Bangs1,906Criminals, Fiction, Private investigators, Mystery156eng
The four feathersA. E. W. Mason1,901Cowardice, Male friendship, Open Library Staff Picks, British156ger, eng, spa
The Borough TreasurerJoseph Smith Fletcher1,919Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Crime, fiction, England, fiction154eng
The house of the four windsJohn Buchan1,935Dickson McCunn (Fictitious character), Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general152eng
After dark, and other storiesWilkie Collins1,856Social life and customs, Fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction, general152eng
Il nome della rosaUmberto Eco1,980Novela de misterio, History, Monasticismo y vida religiosa, Novela didáctica151pol, spa, rus
Maiwa's Revenge; or, The War of the Little HandH. Rider Haggard1,880Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, action & adventure149spa, eng, urd
The dead secretWilkie Collins1,857Fiction, Social life and customs, Inheritance and succession, Inheritance and succession in fiction149eng, spa, fre
L'affaire LerougeÉmile Gaboriau1,800Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Detective and mystery stories148eng, fre, ger
John Thorndyke's CasesR. Austin Freeman1,909Fiction, Physicians, English Detective and mystery stories, Doctor Thorndyke (Fictitious character)146eng
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ. K. Rowling2,007the Elder Wand, children's books, dementors, good and evil144jpn, por, dan
The Spy Who Came in from the ColdJohn le Carré1,602Fiction, Cold War, Intelligence officers, Intelligence service144spa, ita, ger
The A.B.C. MurdersAgatha Christie1,936Fiction, Mystery, Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character)142spa, ita, ger
Hide and seek, or, The mystery of Mary GriceWilkie Collins, Amara Saldaña1,854Fiction, Father figures, Painters, Deaf women141eng
The Queen of HeartsWilkie Collins, Amara Saldaña1,859Fiction, Mystery, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general141eng, fre
4:50 from PaddingtonAgatha Christie1,957Fiction, Mystery, Jane Marple (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, general140eng, heb, ita
Dangerous DaysMary Roberts Rinehart1,919United states, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, romance, general, World War, 1914-1918139eng
The DefendantGilbert Keith Chesterton1,901Essays, History, Nonfiction, English essays138ger, eng, spa
The daffodil murderEdgar Wallace1,921Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, England, fiction137eng, fre, ger
The Eye of OsirisR. Austin Freeman1,911London (england), fiction, Physicians, fiction, Thorndyke, doctor (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general136chi, und, eng
The scandal of Father BrownGilbert Keith Chesterton1,935Catholics, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Father Brown (Fictitious character)130cpf, eng, spa
The Mysterious Key And What It OpenedLouisa May Alcott2,004Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, general129eng
Castles in the AirEmma Orczy1,922Fiction in English, Blakeney, percy, sir (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies129eng
The Daughter of TimeJosephine Tey1,951Alan Grant (Fictitious character), Fiction, Police, Kings and rulers129ger, fre, jpn
The incredulity of Father BrownGilbert Keith Chesterton1,920Fiction, Father Brown (Fictitious character), Catholics, English Detective and mystery stories129spa, eng, rus
Le dossier no. 113Émile Gaboriau1,868Family secrets, Detectives, Deception, Bank robberies128eng, fre
Dead Men Tell No TalesE. W. Hornung1,899Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, general128eng, por
The Murder at the VicarageAgatha Christie1,930Women detectives, Fiction, Classic, Literature127eng, ita, rus
The Body in the LibraryAgatha Christie1,942Fiction, Mystery, Women detectives, Detective and mystery stories127eng, chi, fre
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to SideAgatha Christie1,960Fiction, Mystery, Jane Marple (Fictitious character), Women detectives in fiction126eng, heb, ita
The Case of Jennie BriceMary Roberts Rinehart1,915American Detective and mystery stories, Classic Literature, Detective and mystery stories, American, Fiction126eng
Blind loveWilkie Collins, Walter Besant1,889Fiction, Secret societies, Married women, Conspiracies126ger, eng, fre
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