Digging for Clues: Mysteries

Dig deep for secrets, clues, and crimes galore! Try one of these mysteries and see if you can solve it yourself. The titles on this list range from cute and cozy to very violent - choose with care. Plant a seed, read!

Updated May 11, 2026
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Digging for Clues: Mysteries

Dig deep for secrets, clues, and crimes galore! Try one of these mysteries and see if you can solve it yourself. The titles on this list range from cute and cozy to very violent - choose with care. Plant a seed, read!

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The expectant detectives
Ailes, Kat
Paper Book
Motherland meets Midsomer Murders in this fresh and funny mystery about a group of soon-to-be mums who turn detective when there's a murder at their antenatal class.
The quiet mother
Arnaldur Indriðason
Paper Book
'Arnaldur Indridason is a literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why' HARLAN COBEN 'Indridason writes crime novels that are as chilling as the landscape where they're set' ANN CLEEVES 'The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller' Guardian ...
Endangered
Box, C. J.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling writer C. J. Box returns with a thrilling new novel, featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. She was gone. Joe Pickett had good reason to dislike Dallas Cates, even if he was a rodeo champion, and now he has even more--Joes eighteen-year-old ward, April, has run off...
Mystery royale
Cavalancia, Kaitlyn
Paper Book
"Mystery Royale dazzles with high-stakes mystery, glittering magic, and wonderfully morbid curiosities. The sharp pacing and clever reveals hooked me from the first page, while the witty, endearing characters made it impossible to put down." - Emily J. Taylor, New York Times...
A Caribbean mystery
Christie, Agatha
Paper Book
In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the delightful Miss Marple is ensnared in A Caribbean Mystery when a retired military man sparks her curiosity with a photograph and a strange story of a murderer. As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine, she felt...
The guest list : a novel
Foley, Lucy
Paper Book
Don't miss Lucy Foley's latest book, The Midnight Feast! A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR "I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of...
A is for alibi
Grafton, Sue
Paper Book
READ THE SENSATIONAL BLOCKBUSTER THAT STARTED IT ALL! Take it from the top in #1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton's knockout thriller that introduced detective Kinsey Millhone--and a hot new attitude--to crime fiction... A IS FOR...
Murder on the Ballarat train
Greenwood, Kerry
Paper Book
In Phryne's third adventure, Phryne is off to Ballarat for a week of fabulousness, but the sedate journey by train turns out to be far from the restful trip she was planning.
Guilt
Higashino, Keigo.
Paper Book
A tour de force crime novel from one of the international masters of the form, where a simple murder case questions the simple notions of good and evil, guilt and redemption. 'Masterfully explores the fine line between innocence and guilt in a compelling tale that will...
The Paris mystery
Manning, Kirsty
Paper Book
In a city that flouts all the rules, journalist Charlie James has come to Paris to break news and, even more importantly, to break with her past.
Mexican gothic
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
'You don't read this book so much as surrender to it. A dark and heady swoon' THE GUARDIAN 'As rich is suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to...
The whisper man [large print]
North, Alex
Paper Book
After the death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning in a new town. Featherbank. But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he...
Emergent properties
Ogden, Aimee
Paper Book
"If you're missing your Murderbot fix, Emergent Properties is a worthy successor."--Sarah Pinsker "A short, laser-focused packet of fun."--Wall Street Journal Emergent Properties is the touching adventure of an intrepid...
Still life
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' ANN CLEEVES 'One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' THE TIMES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues....
Those opulent days : a mystery
Pham, Jacquie
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT CRIME FICTION One will lose his mind. One will pay. One will agonise. And one will die. Duy, Phong, Minh, and Edmond have been best friends since childhood. Now, as young men running their families' formidable...
The maid : a novel
Prose, Nita
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * "A heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its center" (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart.   FINALIST FOR...
Lavender House
Rosen, Lev AC
Paper Book
A "Best Of" Book From: Amazon * Buzzfeed * Rainbow Reading * Library Journal * CrimeReads * BookPage * Book Riot * Autostraddle A delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist.<...
Unnatural death
Sayers, Dorothy L.
Paper Book
Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
Murder by memory
Waite, Olivia
Paper Book
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective A mind is a terrible thing to erase... Welcome to the HMS Fairweather, Her Majesty's most luxurious...
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