Mystery & Thriller Books

Solve the mystery and discover whodunit with these gripping mystery and thriller books that will send chills down your spine.

Who doesn’t love a good mystery?

There’s something fun about trying to work out the solution to an impossible problem. You get to play detective, searching for clues throughout the story.

The best mystery & thriller books keep you glued to your seat. What a delicious feeling it is to be full of suspense at the turn of a page.

Instead of forcing you to search Booklist Queen for the best mystery & thriller books, I’ve gathered all my gripping book lists together in one place just for you.

Best Mysteries & Thrillers

The Best New Thriller Books

Caution: The best new thriller books are so addicting you’ll find yourself glued to the page. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

The Best Thriller Books of 2025

Beware: these best thriller books of 2025 will keep you up all night with edge-of-your-seat action and gripping mysteries. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Bone-Chilling Psychological Thriller Books

If you love a suspenseful story, these page-turning psychological thriller books will keep you up all night long.

Twisted Domestic Thriller Books

If you crave suspenseful family tales that will mess with your mind, these twisted domestic thriller books will make you second-guess everything.

Sharp Legal Thriller Books

If you love a good courtroom scene, these sharp legal thriller books will keep you turning pages to find out who’s innocent and who’s guilty.

Scary Books to Frighten You

What are the scariest books of all time? Dive into these scary books if you like spooky reads, thrilling mysteries, and chilling horror novels.

Thrilling Book Lists

Books You Can’t Put Down Once You Begin

Just make sure you don’t have anything important going on the next day because these gripping books that will keep you up all night long.

Page Turners That Will Hook You From the Start

Page turners are some of the most fun books to read, keeping you glued to the pages waiting to find out what’s next. Find all the best page turners for you to read.

Books With a Twist You Won’t See Coming

If you love books with a twist you won’t see coming, these are the books with plot twists that will leave you saying, I can’t believe what I just read.

Riveting Books with Unreliable Narrators

If you love books with unreliable narrators, these are the unreliable narrator books with plot twists that will leave you questioning everything you are told.