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Academic Thrillers and Mysteries

These are literary thrillers and mystery books either starring scholars or set in and around academia, schools, or places of education.
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
1
Donna Tartt
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
2
Umberto Eco
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
3
A.S. Byatt
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
4
Roberto Bolaño
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
5
Jorge Luis Borges
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
6
Roberto Bolaño
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
7
John Fowles
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
8
Hermann Hesse
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night
9
Dorothy L. Sayers
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
Wonder Boys
10
Michael Chabon
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
11
Tangerine (Christine Mangan)
Tangerine
12
Christine Mangan
Give Me Your Hand (Megan Abbott)
Give Me Your Hand
13
Megan Abbott
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
14
Umberto Eco
The Scholar (Dervla McTiernan)
The Scholar
15
Dervla McTiernan
The Horizontal Man (Helen Eustis)
The Horizontal Man
16
Helen Eustis
The Aleph (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph
17
Jorge Luis Borges
The Night Visitor (Lucy Atkins)
The Night Visitor
18
Lucy Atkins
Black Hour (Lori Rader-Day)
Black Hour
19
Lori Rader-Day
A Student of History (Nina Revoyr)
A Student of History
20
Nina Revoyr
Death in a Tenured Position (Amanda Cross)
Death in a Tenured Position
21
Amanda Cross
The Ancient Nine (Ian K. Smith)
The Ancient Nine
22
Ian K. Smith
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