Most Popular Mystery Books

The most-read mystery books ranked by total number of reader reviews — a measure of how widely each title has been discovered and discussed.

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Unlike our top-rated list, which ranks by star rating, this page ranks by sheer readership. These are the mystery books that the most people have actually read and reviewed — the titles you're most likely to find recommended in forums, book clubs, and "what should I read next?" threads.

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    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder cover

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Book 1

    by Holly Jackson

    ★ 4.60 BLT Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (1.8M)
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    And Then There Were None cover

    And Then There Were None

    by Agatha Christie

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.6M)
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    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time cover

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    by Mark Haddon

    ★ 4.21 BLT Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (1.6M)
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    One of Us Is Lying cover

    One of Us Is Lying

    One of Us Is Lying • Book 1

    by Karen M. McManus

    ★ 4.30 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.1M)
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    The God of the Woods cover

    The God of the Woods

    by Liz Moore

    ★ 4.29 BLT Score (856.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (856.0K)
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    The Thursday Murder Club cover

    The Thursday Murder Club

    Thursday Murder Club • Book 1

    by Richard Osman

    ★ 4.18 BLT Score (802.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (802.1K)
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    Good Girl, Bad Blood cover

    Good Girl, Bad Blood

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Book 2

    by Holly Jackson

    ★ 4.52 BLT Score (796.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (796.0K)
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    Murder on the Orient Express cover

    Murder on the Orient Express

    A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 10

    by Agatha Christie

    ★ 4.67 BLT Score (741.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (741.3K)
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    In Cold Blood cover

    In Cold Blood

    by Truman Capote

    ★ 4.37 BLT Score (735.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (735.8K)
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    Rebecca

    by Daphne du Maurier

    ★ 4.57 BLT Score (730.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (730.8K)
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    The Paris Apartment cover

    The Paris Apartment

    by Lucy Foley

    ★ 3.97 BLT Score (728.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.64 Goodreads (728.0K)
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    The Lost Symbol cover

    The Lost Symbol

    Robert Langdon • Book 3

    by Dan Brown

    ★ 3.97 BLT Score (661.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.77 Goodreads (661.2K)
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    The Only One Left cover

    The Only One Left

    by Riley Sager

    ★ 4.45 BLT Score (635.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (635.0K)
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    The Cuckoo's Calling cover

    The Cuckoo's Calling

    Cormoran Strike • Book 1

    by Robert Galbraith

    ★ 4.33 BLT Score (630.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (630.7K)
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    One for the Money cover

    One for the Money

    Stephanie Plum (abridged) • Book 1

    by Janet Evanovich

    ★ 3.87 BLT Score (580.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (580.5K)
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    The Mysterious Affair at Styles cover

    The Mysterious Affair at Styles

    A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 1

    by Agatha Christie

    ★ 4.29 BLT Score (514.2K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (514.2K)
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    A Study in Scarlet cover

    A Study in Scarlet

    Sherlock Holmes • Book 1

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    ★ 4.17 BLT Score (499.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (499.1K)
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    A Study in Scarlet cover

    A Study in Scarlet

    Sherlock Holmes • Book 1

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    ★ 4.19 BLT Score (498.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (498.5K)
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    The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle cover

    The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

    by Stuart Turton

    ★ 3.84 BLT Score (488.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.78 Goodreads (488.7K)
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    In the Woods cover

    In the Woods

    Dublin Murder Squad • Book 1

    by Tana French

    ★ 3.88 BLT Score (442.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.78 Goodreads (442.3K)
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    The Hound of the Baskervilles cover

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Sherlock Holmes • Book 5

    by Arthur Conan Doyle, Akash Chauhan

    ★ 4.17 BLT Score (392.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (392.2K)
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    The Prince cover

    The Prince

    by Niccolò Machiavelli

    ★ 4.03 BLT Score (386.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (386.8K)
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    The Man Who Died Twice cover

    The Man Who Died Twice

    Thursday Murder Club • Book 2

    by Richard Osman

    ★ 4.83 BLT Score (361.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (361.0K)
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    O homem que morreu duas vezes cover

    O homem que morreu duas vezes

    Thursday Murder Club • Book 2

    by Richard Osman, Jaime Biaggio

    ★ 4.05 BLT Score (360.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (360.6K)
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    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd cover

    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    Hercule Poirot • Book 4

    by Agatha Christie

    ★ 4.64 BLT Score (354.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (354.0K)
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