Most Popular Mystery Books
Explore the most popular Mystery books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.
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Luke Stone #6
Our Sacred Honor
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
September 19, 2017
Sweet Dreams
Science Fiction · Mystery
September 2017
Lawless #2
Lawless and the Flowers of Sin
Mystery · Thriller
July 12, 2016
Angels of Music
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery
October 4, 2016
The Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #2
The Dead Assassin
Fantasy · Mystery
June 2015
Langdon St. Ives #6
Beneath London
Fantasy · Science Fiction · 19th century · Occult Detective · Steampunk
June 2, 2015
Cellar #1
The Cellar
Psychological Thriller · Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller
2014
The Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #1
The Revenant of Thraxton Hall
Fantasy · Mystery
March 2014
Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets
Fantasy · Anthology · Mystery · Thriller
October 2014
Stone Barrington #24
Severe Clear
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
September 18, 2012
The Angel of Highgate
Fantasy · Mystery
2012
Elemental World #1
Building from Ashes
Fantasy · Mystery · Romance
November 1, 2012
Elemental Mysteries #4
A Fall of Water
Fantasy · Mystery
June 2, 2012
Elemental Mysteries #3
The Force of Wind
Fantasy · Mystery
April 15, 2012
Elemental Mysteries #2
This Same Earth
Fantasy · Mystery
April 15, 2012
Krewe of Hunters #1
Phantom Evil
Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Mystery · Romance
March 29, 2011
Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural
The Casefiles of Mr. J.G. Reeder
19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Weird Fiction · Collection
June 15, 2010
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Scroll of the Dead
Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery
November 17, 2009
The Sisters Grimm #6
Tales from the Hood (The Sisters Grimm #6)
Fantasy · Fairies · Fairy Tale · Fairy Tale Retellings · Middle Grade
January 1, 2008
Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural
Night Shivers: The Ghost Stories of Mrs J.H. Ridell
Horror · 19th century · Banshee · Ghosts · Gothic Horror
2008
The Sisters Grimm #1
The Fairy-Tale Detectives
Fantasy · Fairies · Fairy Tale · Fairy Tale Retellings · Middle Grade
August 1, 2005
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes
Fantasy · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Occult Detective · Sherlock Holmes
1999
Inspector Lynley #9
Deception on His Mind
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1997
Stephanie Plum #1
One for the Money
Mystery · Romance
August 26, 1994
Inspector Lynley #1
A Great Deliverance
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
The Man from the Bomb
Science Fiction · Mystery
1959
Father Brown Collection #3
The Incredulity of Father Brown
Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery
1926
The Phantom of the Opera
Horror · Crime Fiction · Gothic Horror · Mainstream · Mystery
1910
John Silence: Psychical Investigator
A Psychical Invasion
Fantasy · Horror · Occult Detective · Psychological Horror · Mystery
1908
Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #6
Return of Sherlock Holmes
Cozy Mystery · Collection · Sherlock Holmes · Short Stories · Historical Fiction
1905
Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #1
A Study in Scarlet
19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction
1887
InvestiGators #7
All Tide Up
Middle Grade · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Comics
September 26, 2023
City Spies #2
Golden Gate
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
March 16, 2021
City Spies #5
Mission Manhattan
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
February 6, 2024
Spy School #1
Spy School
Middle Grade · Adventure · Mystery
March 6, 2012
Moonfell Witches #2
Amber Moon
Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Witches · Mystery
August 21, 2025