Top-Rated Mystery & Thriller Books
The highest-rated mystery & thriller books on Open Library that we have summarized, each with at least 25 reader ratings.
6 books · Mystery & Thriller
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1to kill a mockingbird
harper lee
4.1(270)~6 h 40 min book1960Explore Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel on racial injustice and moral growth in the Deep South through Scout Finch's eyes.
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2In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
4.1(99)~6 h 20 min book1965Explore Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood', a chilling true crime novel about the Clutter family murder and the dark motivations behind it.
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3The secret history
Donna tartt
4.0(89)~11 h book1992Explore the dark allure of elite academia in 'The Secret History' as Richard Papen navigates beauty, intellect, and moral ambiguity.
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4The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America.
Erik Larson
3.9(63)~9 h 10 min book2003Explore the chilling tale of H.H. Holmes and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, where innovation met horror in Erik Larson's gripping narrative.
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5De voorlezer
Bernard Schlink
3.9(29)~3 h 20 min book1995Explore love and betrayal in post-war Germany with Bernard Schlink's 'De Voorlezer'. A gripping tale of passion, literature, and dark secrets.
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6the lovely bones
alice sebold
3.4(78)~5 h 40 min book2000Explore Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones', a gripping story of grief, family, and the afterlife through the eyes of Susie Salmon.
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