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12 Best Mystery Books

Goal: Find the best Mystery books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best mystery books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

12 Best Mystery Books

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1

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

Also recommended by:

Anderson Cooper, Patrick Rothfuss

2

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

Also recommended by:

Charles Koch, James Clear

3

Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier

Also recommended by:

Taylor Swift

4

Dead Until Dark

Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1

by Charlaine Harris

5

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

Also recommended by:

Ben Shapiro, Sam Harris, Tim Draper

6

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

7

Still Life

A Novel

by Louise Penny

8

The Alienist

Kreizler, Book 1

by Caleb Carr

9

The Devil in the White City

Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

by Erik Larson

10

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

11

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

by Alan Bradley

12

The Woman In White

by Wilkie Collins

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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