Most Popular Mystery Books of 2026

Sisterhood #38

Blood Money

Fern Michaels

Mystery · Thriller

December 15, 2026

Nikki Hunt #11

Save Her Family

Stacy Green

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 19, 2026

A Sheriff Elven Hallie Mystery #9

Betrayal on the Backroads

Drew Strickland

Mystery

December 22, 2026

Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery #14

Head Over Heels

Gina LaManna

Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2026

Crow Investigations #10

The Crow Moon

Sarah Painter

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Mystery

February 5, 2026

Nora Breen Investigates #2

Murder at the Spirit Lounge

Jess Kidd

Cozy Mystery · Historical Fiction · Mystery

June 16, 2026

The Misty Isle #7

The Missing Dead

J M Dalgliesh

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 2, 2026

Vanished #7

King of the Crows

B. B. Griffith

Fantasy · Mystery · Thriller

March 17, 2026

A Chet & Bernie Mystery #16

Cat on a Hot Tin Woof

Spencer Quinn

Mystery

April 14, 2026

Ellie McEwan Mysteries #3

The House of Mystery

Joy Ellis

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 19, 2026

Boston Crime Thriller #7

The Sinner Saint

Brian Shea

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 1, 2026

Royal Blood #3

Royal Vengeance

Aimee Carter

Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2026

Scot Harvath #25

Choke Point

Brad Thor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2026

Sanchez & Heron #3

Face Last Seen

Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

December 15, 2026

Mitch Rapp #25

Double Tap

Don Bentley, Vince Flynn

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 22, 2026

Alex Cross #35

Cross and Sampson

James Patterson, Brian Sitts

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 9, 2026

Dear Debbie

Freida McFadden

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 27, 2026

Jesse Stone #23

Robert B. Parker's Big Shot

Christopher Farnsworth

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 10, 2026

Grant Valor #7

Maximum Impact

Jack Mars

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 31, 2026

Roy Grace #22

Dead in Three Two One

Peter James

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 20, 2026

The Specialists #3

Chaos Man

Andrew Mayne

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 24, 2026

Arliss Cutter #8

Backtrack

Marc Cameron

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 28, 2026

Caspian Anderson #3

The Elias Conspiracy

Simon Gervais

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 7, 2026

The Double Agent #3

City of Traitors

Alex Gerlis

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 11, 2026

The Martini Club #3

The Shadow Friends

Tess Gerritsen

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 25, 2026

Alex Delaware #41

Jigsaw

Jonathan Kellerman

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 3, 2026

Jack Reacher #31

Chain Reaction

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 20, 2026

Two Rivers #4

The Dying Light

Ann Cleeves

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 8, 2026

Dave Robicheaux #25

The Hadacol Boogie

James Lee Burke

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 10, 2026

Thomas Vale #2

Crying Call

Jeffe Boats

Mystery · Thriller

February 3, 2026

Cold Zero

Brad Thor, Ward Larsen

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 10, 2026

Mike Bowditch #15

Blaze Orange

Paul Doiron

Mystery

April 28, 2026

Colter Shaw #5

The Bookkeeper

Jeffery Deaver

Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

August 4, 2026

Lincoln Rhyme #16

The Deadliest Sense

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

August 4, 2026

A Violent Masterpiece

Jordan Harper

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

April 28, 2026

Harry Bosch #21

The Hollow

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 27, 2026