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Goodreads Readers' 48 Favorite Whodunits of the Past 3 Years

Goodreads recently got curious about which relatively new mystery novels have proved most popular among Goodreads members. So we crunched the numbers. The list below ranks, in order, the most popular mystery books of the past three years, as determined by average star ratings, reader reviews, and members' Want to Read shelves.
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The Housemaid (Freida McFadden)
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden
2
The Last Thing He Told Me (Laura Dave)
The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave
3
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
Nita Prose
4
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley
5
None of This Is True (Lisa Jewell)
None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell
6
The Housemaid's Secret (Freida McFadden)
The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden
7
Never Lie (Freida McFadden)
Never Lie
Freida McFadden
8
Rock Paper Scissors (Alice Feeney)
Rock Paper Scissors
Alice Feeney
9
A Flicker in the Dark (Stacy Willingham)
A Flicker in the Dark
Stacy Willingham
10
Local Woman Missing (Mary Kubica)
Local Woman Missing
Mary Kubica
11
Wrong Place Wrong Time (Gillian McAllister)
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Gillian McAllister
12
The Push (Ashley Audrain)
The Push
Ashley Audrain
13
The Maidens (Alex Michaelides)
The Maidens
Alex Michaelides
14
Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty)
Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty
15
The House Across the Lake (Riley Sager)
The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager
16
The Only One Left (Riley Sager)
The Only One Left
Riley Sager
17
The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)
The Wife Upstairs
Rachel Hawkins
18
The It Girl (Ruth Ware)
The It Girl
Ruth Ware
19
First Lie Wins (Ashley Elston)
First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston
20
All the Dangerous Things (Stacy Willingham)
All the Dangerous Things
Stacy Willingham
21
All Good People Here (Ashley Flowers)
All Good People Here
Ashley Flowers
22
The Night She Disappeared (Lisa Jewell)
The Night She Disappeared
Lisa Jewell
23
What Lies in the Woods (Kate Alice Marshall)
What Lies in the Woods
Kate Alice Marshall
24
The Inmate (Freida McFadden)
The Inmate
Freida McFadden
25
The Golden Couple (Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen)
The Golden Couple
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
26
Daisy Darker (Alice Feeney)
Daisy Darker
Alice Feeney
27
The Man Who Died Twice (Richard Osman)
The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman
28
Billy Summers (Stephen King)
Billy Summers
Stephen King
29
Don't Let Her Stay (Nicola Sanders)
Don't Let Her Stay
Nicola Sanders
30
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Elle Cosimano)
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
Elle Cosimano
31
Bright Young Women (Jessica Knoll)
Bright Young Women
Jessica Knoll
32
Not a Happy Family (Shari Lapena)
Not a Happy Family
Shari Lapena
33
The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
The Book of Cold Cases
Simone St. James
34
The Bullet That Missed (Richard Osman)
The Bullet That Missed
Richard Osman
35
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Benajmin Stevenson)
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benajmin Stevenson
36
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (Ashley Winstead)
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
Ashley Winstead
37
I Have Some Questions for You (Rebecca Makkai)
I Have Some Questions for You
Rebecca Makkai
38
The Good Lie (A. R. Torre)
The Good Lie
A. R. Torre
39
The Soulmate (Sally Hepworth)
The Soulmate
Sally Hepworth
40
The Family Remains (Lisa Jewell)
The Family Remains
Lisa Jewell
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