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The Greatest Mystery Books of All Time

No one can resist a good mystery. Whether it's murder most foul, a seemingly impossible theft, or a disappearance under highly suspicious circumstances, we're drawn back again and again to these highly-acclaimed, highly-addictive novels.
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The ABC Murders (Agatha Christie)
The ABC Murders
1
Agatha Christie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
2
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
3
Caleb Carr
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
4
James Patterson
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
6
Dan Brown
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
7
Laurie R. King
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
8
Liane Moriarty
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
9
Raymond Chandler
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
10
Agatha Christie
Career of Evil (Robert Galbraith)
Career of Evil
11
Robert Galbraith
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
12
Kate Atkinson
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
13
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
14
Robert Galbraith
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
15
Mark Haddon
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
16
Gillian Flynn
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
17
Josephine Tey
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
18
Agatha Christie
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
19
Erik Larson
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
20
Dan Brown
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
21
Ken Follett
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
22
Jasper Fforde
Gaudy Night
Gaudy Night
23
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
24
Paula Hawkins
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
25
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
26
Stieg Larsson
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
27
Stieg Larsson
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
28
Gillian Flynn
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling - 1998)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
29
J.K. Rowling - 1998
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
30
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling - 2000)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
31
J.K. Rowling - 2000
Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince
32
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
33
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
34
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
35
J. K. Rowling
His Last Bow (Arthur Conan Doyle)
His Last Bow
36
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
37
Elizabeth Kostova
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
38
Arthur Conan Doyle
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
39
Truman Capote
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
40
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