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50 Favorite Mystery & Suspense Books

These are some of the Myster/Thriller books I have enjoyed. Some of them may cross over into other literary genres, but they all possess an element of myster or suspense.
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Aftermath (Peter Robinson)
Aftermath
1
Peter Robinson
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
2
Agatha Christie
Arcadia Falls (Carol Goodman)
Arcadia Falls
3
Carol Goodman
Blood Harvest (S. J. Bolton)
Blood Harvest
4
S. J. Bolton
The Body Farm (Patricia Cornwell)
The Body Farm
5
Patricia Cornwell
Broken Harbor
Broken Harbor
6
The Brutal Telling (Louise Penny)
The Brutal Telling
7
Louise Penny
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
8
Kate Atkinson
The Catherine Wheel (Patricia Wentworth)
The Catherine Wheel
9
Patricia Wentworth
Celebrity (Thomas Thompson)
Celebrity
10
Thomas Thompson
Chiefs (Stuart Woods)
Chiefs
11
Stuart Woods
City of Bones (Michael Connelly)
City of Bones
12
Michael Connelly
Connelly, Michael: The Poet
Connelly, Michael: The Poet
13
Copycat (Erica Spindler)
Copycat
14
Erica Spindler
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
15
William Landay
Defense (D. W. Buffa)
Defense
16
D. W. Buffa
Die Again (Tess Gerritsen)
Die Again
17
Tess Gerritsen
Dreaming of the Bones
Dreaming of the Bones
18
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
19
Dan Brown
Echo Park (Michael Connelly)
Echo Park
20
Michael Connelly
Eye Contact (Cammie McGovern)
Eye Contact
21
Cammie McGovern
A Finer End (Deborah Crombie)
A Finer End
22
Deborah Crombie
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
23
Paula Hawkins
In a Dry Season (Peter Robinson)
In a Dry Season
24
Peter Robinson
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
25
Tara French
King of Lies (John Hart)
King of Lies
26
John Hart
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer
27
Michael Connelly
Mansions of the Dead (Sarah Stewart Taylor)
Mansions of the Dead
28
Sarah Stewart Taylor
The Mephisto Club (Tess Gerritsen)
The Mephisto Club
29
Tess Gerritsen
Mortal Fear (Greg Iles)
Mortal Fear
30
Greg Iles
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
31
Agatha Christie
The One I Left Behind (Jennifer McMahon)
The One I Left Behind
32
Jennifer McMahon
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
33
Scott Turow
Promise Not to Tell
Promise Not to Tell
34
Quieter Than Sleep (Joanne Dibson)
Quieter Than Sleep
35
Joanne Dibson
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
36
Daphne Du Maurier
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
37
Thomas Harris
Say You're Sorry (Michael Robotham)
Say You're Sorry
38
Michael Robotham
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
39
Gillian Flynn
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
40
Thomas Harris
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