Most Popular Mystery Books
Explore the most popular Mystery books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.
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City Spies #3
Forbidden City
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
February 1, 2022City Spies #6
London Calling
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
February 4, 2025City Spies #4
City of the Dead
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
February 7, 2023Spy School #13
Spy School Blackout
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
October 7, 2025Spy School #12
Spy School Goes Wild
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
September 24, 2024Dr. Wren Muller #1
The Butcher and the Wren
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 13, 2022City Spies #7
Europa
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
February 10, 2026Stephanie Plum #31
Now or Never
Mystery · Romance
November 19, 2024The Olaiya Series #1
Awake in Olaiya
Science Fiction · Mystery
August 29, 2023InvestiGators #1
InvestiGators
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics
February 25, 2023Spy School #10
Spy School Project X
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
September 6, 2022Ali Cross #3
The Secret Detective
Middle Grade · Mystery
June 27, 2022Spy School #8
Spy School Revolution
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
October 6, 2020Thomas Vale #1
Blood Game
Mystery · Thriller
June 20, 2025Alpha Blood - The Battle for Sanguis #1
Facing Recognition
Horror · Science Fiction · Alternate History · Mystery · Thriller
February 14, 2024Miss Fortune Mysteries #28
Marsh Madness
Cozy Mystery · Mystery
September 2, 2024InvestiGators #6
Heist and Seek
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics
September 27, 2022InvestiGators #3
Off the Hook
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics
February 23, 2021Joseph Bridgeman #2
The Shadows of London
Science Fiction · Mystery
June 1, 2021Joseph Bridgeman #1
And Then She Vanished
Science Fiction · Mystery
February 2, 2021InvestiGators #2
Take the Plunge
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics
September 29, 2020Sherlock Holmes (James Lovegrove)
Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons
Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes
October 13, 2020Spy School #7
Spy School British Invasion
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
April 30, 2019Spy School #6
Spy School Goes South
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
October 1, 2018Spy School #5
Spy School Secret Service
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
October 10, 2017Spy School #3
Evil Spy School
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
April 21, 2015The Birds and Other Stories
Horror · Short Stories · Mystery
1952Miss Fortune Mysteries #30
Marsh Mystics
Cozy Mystery · Mystery
April 19, 2026Thomas Vale #2
Crying Call
Mystery · Thriller
February 3, 2026Detective Inspector Bob Willis #2
Blast from the Past
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 6, 2026The Grandest Game #3
The Gilded Blade
Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller
July 14, 2026Detective Inspector Bob Willis #1
Deceived By The Light
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 14, 2025Beatrice Steele #2
A Terribly Nasty Business
Historical Fiction · Mystery
June 24, 2025Detective Katie Scott #13
Find My Daughter
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
February 17, 2025Agents of S.U.I.T. #3
Wild Ghost Chase
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics
February 18, 2025Detective Kim Stone #21
36 Hours
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
December 10, 2024