The 10 Best Books on Mystery
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Here’s my curated list of the 10 best books in mystery, in no particular order.
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Millennium Series by Stieg Larsson — A gripping modern mystery featuring a journalist and a hacker who unravel a decades-old family disappearance.
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn — A psychological thriller that explores the complexities of marriage and deception, with a shocking twist.
- The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown — A fast-paced thriller that weaves art, history, and religion into a compelling mystery revolving around a murder in the Louvre.
- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty — A sharp exploration of friendship and domestic life that culminates in a murder mystery with unexpected revelations.
- The Cuckoo's Calling: A Cormoran Strike Novel by Robert Galbraith — The first book in the Cormoran Strike series, featuring a private investigator solving the case of a supermodel's mysterious death.
- In the Woods by Tana French — A darkly atmospheric psychological mystery that delves into a detective's past while he investigates a child's murder.
- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins — One of the earliest mystery novels, featuring a mysterious woman in white and a story filled with intrigue and suspense.
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith — A charming and delightful introduction to Botswana's first female detective, filled with wit and heart.
- Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson — A psychological thriller about an amnesiac woman who must piece together her life and the mystery of her past each day.
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt — A compelling mystery revolving around a group of classics students whose ambitions lead to a murder in their insular world.
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