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30 Best Murder Mystery Books for Sleuths

Are you ready to be whisked away to a thrilling, suspenseful world of murder mysteries? If so, you're in luck! From classic tales to modern whodunnits, this list has some of the best murder mystery books that will have you turning pages late into the night.
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Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
1
Delia Owens
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
2
Agatha Christie
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
3
Holly Jackson
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
4
Alex Michaelides
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Elle Cosimano)
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
5
Elle Cosimano
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
6
Gillian Flynn
Sadie (Courtney Summers)
Sadie
7
Courtney Summers
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
8
Agatha Christie
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
9
Nita Prose
One of Us Is Lying (Karen M. McManus)
One of Us Is Lying
10
Karen M. McManus
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
11
Stieg Larsson
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
12
Lucy Foley
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
13
Stuart Turton
The Maid's Diary (Loreth Anne White)
The Maid's Diary
14
Loreth Anne White
The Maidens (Alex Michaelides)
The Maidens
15
Alex Michaelides
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
16
Liane Moriarty
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Jesse Q. Sutanto)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
17
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
18
Anthony Horowitz
Fallen (Linda Castillo)
Fallen
19
Linda Castillo
Wrong Place Wrong Time (Gillian McAllister)
Wrong Place Wrong Time
20
Gillian McAllister
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
21
Agatha Christie
Her Deadly Game (Robert Dugoni)
Her Deadly Game
22
Robert Dugoni
Truly Devious (Maureen Johnson)
Truly Devious
23
Maureen Johnson
The Bullet That Missed (Richard Osman)
The Bullet That Missed
24
Richard Osman
The Woman in the Window (A. J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
25
A. J. Finn
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
The Paris Apartment
26
Lucy Foley
In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods
27
Tana French
One by One (Ruth Ware)
One by One
28
Ruth Ware
If We Were Villains (M.L. Rio)
If We Were Villains
29
M.L. Rio
Daisy Darker (Alice Feeney)
Daisy Darker
30
Alice Feeney
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