Most Popular Mystery Books of 2026
Discover popular Mystery books published in 2026, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Dresden Files #18
Twelve Months
Fantasy · Occult Detective · Urban Fantasy · Mystery
January 20, 2026
Stephanie Plum #32
Split Second
Mystery · Romance
November 10, 2026
City Spies #7
Europa
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
February 10, 2026
Truly Devious #6
The Velvet Knife
Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller
September 29, 2026
Spy School #14
Spy School Goes East
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
October 6, 2026
Pendergast #23
Pendergast: The Beginning
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
January 27, 2026
Dr. Wren Muller #3
The Butcher Legacy
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
August 11, 2026
Veronica Speedwell Mysteries #10
A Ghastly Catastrophe
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Romance
March 3, 2026
Riley Thorn #5
The Heist Before Christmas
Mystery · Romance
November 10, 2026
Chief Inspector Gamache #21
Miss Wolcott's Ghost
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
October 20, 2026
6:20 Man #4
All In
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
November 10, 2026
Mike Bowditch #16
Storm Tide
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
June 30, 2026
Holmes, Margaret & Poe #3
The Girl in the Lake
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
October 6, 2026
Joe Pickett #26
The Crossroads
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
February 24, 2026
Shadow of the Leviathan #3
A Trade of Blood
Fantasy · Adult · Mystery
August 4, 2026
Miss Fortune Mysteries #30
Marsh Mystics
Cozy Mystery · Mystery
April 19, 2026
Detective Inspector Nick Dixon #16
Seeing Red
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
August 11, 2026
The Lady Sherlock #9
The Vanished Sister
Historical Fiction · Mystery
September 29, 2026
Gabriel Allon #26
Ransom
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
July 16, 2026
Lincoln Rhyme #17
The Collateral Heart
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
November 17, 2026
Walter Nash #2
Hope Rises
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 14, 2026
Spy School Graphic Novels #5
Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Adventure · Mystery · Comics
April 28, 2026
The Grandest Game #3
The Gilded Blade
Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller
July 14, 2026
Zig and Nola #3
The Viper
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 6, 2026
InvestiGators #10
Weather or Not
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics
June 2, 2026
Women's Murder Club #26
26 Beauties
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
May 4, 2026
Detective Karen Hart #12
Lie To Me
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 8, 2026
Agents of S.U.I.T. #4
Sew Much Trouble
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics
February 17, 2026
Dirk Pitt #28
Clive Cussler Obsidian Sky
War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 10, 2026
Cork O'Connor Mystery #22
God's Country
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
August 18, 2026
Bomb Light #2
D: Heavy Water
War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
October 13, 2026
Edison Bixby #1
Murder by Design
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 1, 2026
Cotton Malone #20
The Devil's Bible
Mystery · Thriller
February 17, 2026
Lucas Davenport #36
Revenge Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 7, 2026
Not a Word
Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
August 25, 2026
DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller #19
Cross Cut
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 27, 2026