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Mystery
What was always missing was the question.
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Death of the Black Widow
James Patterson
Death of the Black Widow
James Patterson
3.7·2022·400p
Green for Danger
Christianna Brand
Green for Danger
Christianna Brand
3.8·1944·263p
An Eye for an Eye
Jeffrey Archer
An Eye for an Eye
Jeffrey Archer
4.2·2024·366p
The Skull Beneath the Skin
P.D. James
The Skull Beneath the Skin
P.D. James
3.8·1982·480p
Rumpole of the Bailey
John Mortimer
Rumpole of the Bailey
John Mortimer
4.0·1978·208p
The Ice Monster
David Walliams
The Ice Monster
David Walliams
4.2·2018·478p
The Burglar in the Closet
Lawrence Block
The Burglar in the Closet
Lawrence Block
3.9·1978·192p
The Wench is Dead
Colin Dexter
The Wench is Dead
Colin Dexter
3.9·1989·237p
The Burning
Jonathan Kellerman
The Burning
Jonathan Kellerman
3.9·2025·305p
The Beast Must Die
Nicholas Blake
The Beast Must Die
Nicholas Blake
3.8·1938·256p
A Demon in My View
Ruth Rendell
A Demon in My View
Ruth Rendell
3.8·1976·182p
The Roman Hat Mystery
Ellery Queen
The Roman Hat Mystery
Ellery Queen
3.5·1929·265p
Clive Cussler's Condor's Fury
Graham Brown
Clive Cussler's Condor's Fury
Graham Brown
4.4·2024·416p
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
3.9·1930·969p
Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby
Ace Atkins
Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby
Ace Atkins
4.1·2022·320p
Buried
Kendra Elliot
Buried
Kendra Elliot
4.4·2013·362p
The Far Side of the Dollar
Ross Macdonald
The Far Side of the Dollar
Ross Macdonald
4.1·1965·247p
More Work for the Undertaker
Margery Allingham
More Work for the Undertaker
Margery Allingham
4.0·1949·281p
No Way Out
Fern Michaels
No Way Out
Fern Michaels
3.8·2025·242p
The Egyptian Cross Mystery
Ellery Queen
The Egyptian Cross Mystery
Ellery Queen
3.7·1932·318p
The Snowman
Jo Nesbø
The Snowman
Jo Nesbø
4.0·2007·550p
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden
4.3·2022·1088p
Chinaman's Chance
Ross Thomas
Chinaman's Chance
Ross Thomas
4.2·1978·320p
The Chessmen
Peter May
The Chessmen
Peter May
4.2·2013·331p
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
Stieg Larsson
4.0·2007·272p
Sadie When She Died
Ed McBain
Sadie When She Died
Ed McBain
3.8·1972·208p
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Defiance
Brian Freeman
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Defiance
Brian Freeman
4.3·2023·401p
The Devotion of Suspect X
Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X
Keigo Higashino
4.2·2005·298p
The Postman Always Rings Twice
James M. Cain
The Postman Always Rings Twice
James M. Cain
3.8·1934·633p
The Face of Trespass
Ruth Rendell
The Face of Trespass
Ruth Rendell
3.8·1974·192p
Calamity Town
Ellery Queen
Calamity Town
Ellery Queen
2.0·1942·278p
The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden
The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden
4.2·2023·322p
The Black House
Peter May
The Black House
Peter May
4.1·2011·501p
The Hog's Back Mystery
Freeman Wills Crofts
The Hog's Back Mystery
Freeman Wills Crofts
3.6·1933·319p
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
3.9·2003·992p
The Beast in View
Margaret Millar
The Beast in View
Margaret Millar
4.2·1955·767p
The Last Good Kiss
James Crumley
The Last Good Kiss
James Crumley
4.0·1978·256p
Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
4.0·2000·1026p
N or M?
Agatha Christie
N or M?
Agatha Christie
4.3·1941·698p
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
3.6·2015·566p
