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20 of the Best Mystery Books You've Never Heard Of

"There are always hidden gems in every genre, and more authors and books than any one person could possibly know. It's sad to think of how many incredible books slip under the radar every new release day. These are great titles, with less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads, some with less than a couple hundred. And from cozy mysteries to thrillers to weird mysteries, there's something here for everyone."
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Blood's Echo (Isabella Maldonado)
Blood's Echo
1
Isabella Maldonado
When You Look Like Us (Pamela N. Harris)
When You Look Like Us
2
Pamela N. Harris
Iced in Paradise (Naomi Hirahara)
Iced in Paradise
3
Naomi Hirahara
Haunt (Laura Lee Bahr)
Haunt
4
Laura Lee Bahr
Uptown Thief (Aya De Leon)
Uptown Thief
5
Aya De Leon
Mr.Bowling Buys a Newspaper (Donald Henderson)
Mr.Bowling Buys a Newspaper
6
Donald Henderson
Rinn's Crossing (Russell Heath)
Rinn's Crossing
7
Russell Heath
The Hours Before Dawn (Celia Fremlin)
The Hours Before Dawn
8
Celia Fremlin
Past Life (Dominic Nolan)
Past Life
9
Dominic Nolan
The Conjure-Man Dies (Rudolph Fisher)
The Conjure-Man Dies
10
Rudolph Fisher
A Decline in Prophets (Sulari Gentill)
A Decline in Prophets
11
Sulari Gentill
Lapse (Sarah Thornton)
Lapse
12
Sarah Thornton
Bury Me When I'm Dead (Cheryl A. Head)
Bury Me When I'm Dead
13
Cheryl A. Head
A Prayer for Travelers (Ruchika Tomar)
A Prayer for Travelers
14
Ruchika Tomar
The World's Greatest Detective (Caroline Carson)
The World's Greatest Detective
15
Caroline Carson
Three-Fifths (John Vercher)
Three-Fifths
16
John Vercher
Finding Claire Fletcher (Lisa Regan)
Finding Claire Fletcher
17
Lisa Regan
Rhode Island Red (Charlotte Carter)
Rhode Island Red
18
Charlotte Carter
Blue Night (Simone Buchholz)
Blue Night
19
Simone Buchholz
The Night in Question (Nic Joseph)
The Night in Question
20
Nic Joseph
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