19 Best Murder Mystery Books
Goal: Find the best Murder Mystery books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best murder mystery books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
19 Best Murder Mystery Books
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The Alienist
Kreizler, Book 1
by Caleb Carr
The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins
Also recommended by:
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And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
My Sister, the Serial Killer
A Novel
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
Big Little Lies
by Liane Moriarty
Mystic River
by Dennis Lehane
Night Film
A Novel
by Marisha Pessl
Postmortem
Kay Scarpetta, Book 1
by Patricia Cornwell
The Dry
A Novel
by Jane Harper
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris
Sources
- 1
The 10 best murder mystery books updated 2021
cbr.com
- 2
The 19 Best Mystery Books to Keep You Guessing Until the Last Page - PureWow
purewow.com
- 3
The 30 Best Mystery Books of All Time | Reedsy Discovery
reedsy.com
- 4
30 Murder Mystery Books - Best Mystery Thrillers
countryliving.com
- 5
14 Murder Mystery Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down
murder-mayhem.com
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