Most Popular Mystery Books of 2024

Discover popular Mystery books published in 2024, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Stranger in the House

John Marrs

Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 13, 2024

Jane Smith Thrillers #2

Hard to Kill

James Patterson, Mike Lupica

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 29, 2024

Miss Fortune Mysteries #27

Baskets and Beignets

Jana DeLeon

Cozy Mystery · Mystery

May 19, 2024

The Blackbird Files #1

Death Behind Every Door

Heather Graham

Mystery · Thriller

May 21, 2024

Doc Ford #27

One Deadly Eye

Randy Wayne White

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 4, 2024

Luke Daniels #2

Red Star Falling

Steve Berry, Grant Blackwood

Mystery · Thriller

June 11, 2024

Arliss Cutter #6

Bad River

Marc Cameron

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 23, 2024

Middle of the Night

Riley Sager

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 18, 2024

Will Trent #12

This Is Why We Lied

Karin Slaughter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 20, 2024

Temperance Brennan #23

Fire and Bones

Kathy Reichs

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 6, 2024

Kay Scarpetta #28

Identity Unknown

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 8, 2024

Stranger Times #4

Relight My Fire

C. K. McDonnell

Paranormal Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Mystery

January 25, 2024

Cotton Malone #18

The Atlas Maneuver

Steve Berry

Mystery · Thriller

February 20, 2024

Joshua Duffy #2

Sentinel

Mark Greaney

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 25, 2024

Gabriel Allon #24

A Death in Cornwall

Daniel Silva

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 9, 2024

Scot Harvath #23

Shadow of Doubt

Brad Thor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 6, 2024

Joe Pickett #24

Three-Inch Teeth

C. J. Box

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 27, 2024

Pendergast #22

Angel of Vengeance

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

August 13, 2024

Chief Inspector Gamache #19

The Grey Wolf

Louise Penny

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 29, 2024

Inspector Rebus Novels #25

Midnight and Blue

Ian Rankin

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 10, 2024

George Smiley #10

Karla's Choice

Nick Harkaway

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 24, 2024

The Truth about the Devlins

Lisa Scottoline

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 26, 2024

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 2, 2024

Mike Bowditch #15

Pitch Dark

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 25, 2024

The Exile

Patrick Worrall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 25, 2024

Music and Murder Mystery #3

Back in Black

Heather Graham, Andrew Child, Ward Larsen, David Bruns, Tori Eldridge, Reed Farrel Coleman, Don Bruns, Rick Bleiweiss, Charles Todd, Sandra Blazon

Crime Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

July 16, 2024

The Last Murder at the End of the World

Stuart Turton

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic · Mystery

March 28, 2024

Damascus Station #3

The Seventh Floor

David McCloskey

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 1, 2024

Earl Swagger

Front Sight

Stephen Hunter

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 23, 2024

The Danny Ryan Trilogy #3

City in Ruins

Don Winslow

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 2, 2024

The Guest

B. A. Paris

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 20, 2024

The Empusium

Olga Tokarczuk

Horror · Demon · Shapeshifters · Historical Fiction · Mainstream

September 24, 2024

I Will Ruin You

Linwood Barclay

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 7, 2024

Jack Reacher

New Kid in Town

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

April 30, 2024

Dave Robicheaux #24

Clete

James Lee Burke

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 11, 2024

Lara King #3

Asset Three

Jack Mars

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

December 17, 2024