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25 of the Best Murder Mystery Books

"The best murder mystery books are such a joy to read because they let us readers play detective from the comfort of our homes. Plus, there is such a wide variety of murder mysteries that you can read thousands of these books and find no formulaic answer for who the killer is. Sure, the genre has some key elements such as a murder, a suspect, and a detective figure. But, along with the different types of plots in murder mysteries, the combinations are endless! And there's something so satisfying about uncovering who the killer is. It's just plain fun."
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
1
Umberto Eco
In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods
2
Tana French
Journey Under the Midnight Sun (Keigo Higashino)
Journey Under the Midnight Sun
3
Keigo Higashino
Night Film (Marisha Pessl)
Night Film
4
Marisha Pessl
Murder in G Major (Alexia Gordon)
Murder in G Major
5
Alexia Gordon
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
6
Agatha Christie
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
7
Anthony Horowitz
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
8
Attica Locke
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders
9
Yukito Ayatsuji
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders
10
Seishi Yokomizo
Lay Your Sleeping Head (Michael Nava)
Lay Your Sleeping Head
11
Michael Nava
Death by Dumpling (Vivien Chien)
Death by Dumpling
12
Vivien Chien
They All Fall Down (Rachel Howzell Hall)
They All Fall Down
13
Rachel Howzell Hall
Dead Dead Girls (Nekesa AFIa)
Dead Dead Girls
14
Nekesa AFIa
The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
The Thursday Murder Club
15
Richard Osman
Lightseekers (Femi Kayode)
Lightseekers
16
Femi Kayode
Mango, Mambo and Murder (Raquel V Reyes)
Mango, Mambo and Murder
17
Raquel V Reyes
All That Is Secret (Patricia Raybon)
All That Is Secret
18
Patricia Raybon
Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
Arsenic and Adobo
19
Mia P. Manansala
Far From the Light of Heaven (Tade Thompson)
Far From the Light of Heaven
20
Tade Thompson
The Conductors (Nicole Glover)
The Conductors
21
Nicole Glover
The Red Palace (June Hur)
The Red Palace
22
June Hur
Grown (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Grown
23
Tiffany D. Jackson
Opium and Absinthe (Lydia Kang)
Opium and Absinthe
24
Lydia Kang
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
25
Nita Prose
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