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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!

19 of the Best Award-Winning Mystery Novels + 1 True Crime

Read your way into the best award-winning mystery novels for whatever your favorite kind of mystery is.

11 September Mystery & Thriller Books To Read

With a new month comes new mystery and thriller books to read! Here are 11 of the best ones September has to offer.

8 of the Best Mysteries and Thrillers About Vengeful Mothers

These mothers will stop at nothing to protect or seek revenge for their children. Nothing.

10 of the Best Sleuths in Cozy Mysteries

Get to know 10 of the best sleuths in cozy mysteries.

8 Audiobooks for Agatha Christie Lovers

Agatha Christie is the bestselling novelist of all time for a reason. If you just can't get enough, these mystery audiobooks can help.

Quiz: Build A Survival Plan and Get Your Next Survival Thriller Read

Pack your bags and get your map ready: it's time to make a survival plan to get matched with a survival thriller recommendation.

The Best Kindle Unlimited Mysteries To Read

Since I've been devouring mysteries lately, I've collected some of the top-rated and best Kindle Unlimited mysteries available.

A Taste for Murder: 8 Mystery Novels Revolving Around Food

Have the snacks at the ready before you curl up with these culinary cozy mysteries - you're going to need them!

Thrillers About Cults Sure to Draw You In

These thrillers about cults paint a compelling and all-too-real picture of the attraction and dangers of cults.

9 Thrillers That Will Take You to the Beach

These incredible beach thrillers deliver all the compelling twists you want from a summer read with the added bonus of being beach-adjacent.