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Goodreads Readers' 48 Favorite Whodunits of the Past 3 Years

Goodreads recently got curious about which relatively new mystery novels have proved most popular among Goodreads members. So we crunched the numbers. The list below ranks, in order, the most popular mystery books of the past three years, as determined by average star ratings, reader reviews, and members' Want to Read shelves.
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The Housemaid (Freida McFadden)
The Housemaid
1
Freida McFadden
The Last Thing He Told Me (Laura Dave)
The Last Thing He Told Me
2
Laura Dave
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
3
Nita Prose
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
The Paris Apartment
4
Lucy Foley
None of This Is True (Lisa Jewell)
None of This Is True
5
Lisa Jewell
The Housemaid's Secret (Freida McFadden)
The Housemaid's Secret
6
Freida McFadden
Never Lie (Freida McFadden)
Never Lie
7
Freida McFadden
Rock Paper Scissors (Alice Feeney)
Rock Paper Scissors
8
Alice Feeney
A Flicker in the Dark (Stacy Willingham)
A Flicker in the Dark
9
Stacy Willingham
Local Woman Missing (Mary Kubica)
Local Woman Missing
10
Mary Kubica
Wrong Place Wrong Time (Gillian McAllister)
Wrong Place Wrong Time
11
Gillian McAllister
The Push (Ashley Audrain)
The Push
12
Ashley Audrain
The Maidens (Alex Michaelides)
The Maidens
13
Alex Michaelides
Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty)
Apples Never Fall
14
Liane Moriarty
The House Across the Lake (Riley Sager)
The House Across the Lake
15
Riley Sager
The Only One Left (Riley Sager)
The Only One Left
16
Riley Sager
The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)
The Wife Upstairs
17
Rachel Hawkins
The It Girl (Ruth Ware)
The It Girl
18
Ruth Ware
First Lie Wins (Ashley Elston)
First Lie Wins
19
Ashley Elston
All the Dangerous Things (Stacy Willingham)
All the Dangerous Things
20
Stacy Willingham
All Good People Here (Ashley Flowers)
All Good People Here
21
Ashley Flowers
The Night She Disappeared (Lisa Jewell)
The Night She Disappeared
22
Lisa Jewell
What Lies in the Woods (Kate Alice Marshall)
What Lies in the Woods
23
Kate Alice Marshall
The Inmate (Freida McFadden)
The Inmate
24
Freida McFadden
The Golden Couple (Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen)
The Golden Couple
25
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Daisy Darker (Alice Feeney)
Daisy Darker
26
Alice Feeney
The Man Who Died Twice (Richard Osman)
The Man Who Died Twice
27
Richard Osman
Billy Summers (Stephen King)
Billy Summers
28
Stephen King
Don't Let Her Stay (Nicola Sanders)
Don't Let Her Stay
29
Nicola Sanders
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Elle Cosimano)
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
30
Elle Cosimano
Bright Young Women (Jessica Knoll)
Bright Young Women
31
Jessica Knoll
Not a Happy Family (Shari Lapena)
Not a Happy Family
32
Shari Lapena
The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
The Book of Cold Cases
33
Simone St. James
The Bullet That Missed (Richard Osman)
The Bullet That Missed
34
Richard Osman
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Benajmin Stevenson)
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
35
Benajmin Stevenson
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (Ashley Winstead)
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
36
Ashley Winstead
I Have Some Questions for You (Rebecca Makkai)
I Have Some Questions for You
37
Rebecca Makkai
The Good Lie (A. R. Torre)
The Good Lie
38
A. R. Torre
The Soulmate (Sally Hepworth)
The Soulmate
39
Sally Hepworth
The Family Remains (Lisa Jewell)
The Family Remains
40
Lisa Jewell
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