Most Popular Mystery Books of the 2020s

Discover popular Mystery books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Pendergast #23

Pendergast: The Beginning

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

January 27, 2026

7.5/10 2 ratings

Jack Reacher #30

Exit Strategy

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 11, 2025

8.3/10 3 ratings

Mitch Rapp #24

Denied Access

Don Bentley, Vince Flynn

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 30, 2025

8.3/10 3 ratings

Lincoln Lawyer #8

The Proving Ground

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 21, 2025

8.3/10 3 ratings

A Calamity of Souls

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 16, 2024

8.3/10 3 ratings

Renée Ballard #6

The Waiting

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 15, 2024

8.3/10 3 ratings

Myron Bolitar #12

Think Twice

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 14, 2024

8.3/10 3 ratings

Mitch Rapp #23

Capture or Kill

Don Bentley, Vince Flynn

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 3, 2024

8.3/10 3 ratings

6:20 Man #3

To Die For

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 12, 2024

8.3/10 3 ratings

Jack Reacher #29

In Too Deep

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 22, 2024

8.3/10 3 ratings

I Will Find You

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 14, 2023

8.3/10 3 ratings

Simply Lies

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 18, 2023

8.3/10 3 ratings

Lincoln Lawyer #7

Resurrection Walk

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 7, 2023

8.3/10 3 ratings

Mitch Rapp #22

Code Red

Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 12, 2023

8.3/10 3 ratings

Thursday Murder Club #4

The Last Devil to Die

Richard Osman

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 19, 2023

8.3/10 3 ratings

Jack Reacher #28

The Secret

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 24, 2023

8.3/10 3 ratings

Aloysius Archer #3

Dream Town

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 19, 2022

8.3/10 3 ratings

Wilde #2

The Match

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 15, 2022

8.3/10 3 ratings

Renée Ballard #5

Desert Star

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 4, 2022

8.3/10 3 ratings

Amos Decker #7

Long Shadows

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 11, 2022

8.3/10 3 ratings

Colter Shaw #4

Hunting Time

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 22, 2022

8.3/10 3 ratings

Mitch Rapp #21

Oath of Loyalty

Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 13, 2022

8.3/10 3 ratings

Windsor Horne Lockwood III #1

WIN

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 16, 2021

8.3/10 3 ratings

Colter Shaw #3

The Final Twist

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 11, 2021

8.3/10 3 ratings

Jack Reacher #26

Better Off Dead

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 26, 2021

8.3/10 3 ratings

Atlee Pine #4

Mercy

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 16, 2021

8.3/10 3 ratings

Mitch Rapp #20

Enemy at the Gates

Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 14, 2021

8.3/10 3 ratings

Lincoln Rhyme #15

The Midnight Lock

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 30, 2021

8.3/10 3 ratings

Thursday Murder Club #2

The Man Who Died Twice

Richard Osman

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2021

7.5/10 2 ratings

Colter Shaw #2

The Goodbye Man

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 12, 2020

8.3/10 3 ratings

Jack Reacher #25

The Sentinel

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 27, 2020

7.5/10 2 ratings

Atlee Pine #3

Daylight

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 17, 2020

8.3/10 3 ratings

Mitch Rapp #19

Total Power

Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 15, 2020

8.3/10 3 ratings

Wilde #1

The Boy from the Woods

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 17, 2020

8.3/10 3 ratings

Cormoran Strike #8

The Hallmarked Man

Robert Galbraith

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 2, 2025

5/10 1 ratings

Thursday Murder Club #1

The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 3, 2020

6.5/10 2 ratings