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Murder mysteries are having a moment. Here are the popular titles and ones you may not have heard of. Give them a try!

Updated June 22, 2026
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The brothers Hawthorne
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to the world of her #1 bestselling, TikTok sensation Inheritance Games trilogy, and the stakes have never been higher....
The final gambit
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Avery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few...
The Hawthorne legacy
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the beloved bestselling The Inheritance Games The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell...
The inheritance games
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES Don't miss this New York Times bestselling "impossible to put down" (Buzzfeed) novel with deadly stakes, thrilling twists, and juicy secrets--perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying<...
Little white lies
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
Eighteen-year-old auto mechanic Sawyer Taft did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door and offer her a six-figure contract to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But when she realises that immersing herself in her...
The Agathas
Glasgow, Kathleen; Lawson, Liz
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Who killed Brooke Donovan? It's the biggest mystery of the summer, and everyone in Castle Cove thinks they know what happened. But they're wrong. Two unlikely friends come together to solve the case in this fast-paced, fun, modern Agatha Christie inspired...
As good as dead
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES--A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER NOW ON NETFLIX! * The final book in the series that reads like your favorite true crime podcast or show. By the end, you'll never think of good girls the same way again... Pip is about to...
Five survive
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series comes a new blockbuster thriller about a road trip that turns deadly. Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. Red Kenny is...
A good girl's guide to murder
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES--NOW ON NETFLIX! This is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school...
Good girl, bad blood
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES--A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER NOW ON NETFLIX! * More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled sequel when Pip finds herself in another deadly case. Pip is not a detective anymore.
Good girl, bad blood
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES--A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER NOW ON NETFLIX! * More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled sequel when Pip finds herself in another deadly case. Pip is not a detective anymore.
Kill Joy
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
THE PREQUEL TO THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES--NOW ON NETFLIX! You're invited to the murder mystery party of the year! Fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder will love Pip's final detective case in this mystery novella from #1 New York Times...
The reappearance of Rachel Price
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
NOW IN PAPERBACK - THE STUNNING NO.1 BESTSELLING YA THRILLER FROM HOLLY JACKSON, AUTHOR OF NETFLIX'S A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER 'The queen of YA crime Holly Jackson returns with a blisteringly good standalone thriller' - Observer 'An instantly gripping, corkscrew-twisty thriller'...
Truly Devious
Johnson, Maureen
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers,...
One of Us is Back
Karen M. McManus
Paper Book
The global phenomenon returns with the third book in the One of Us Is Lying series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen M. McManus. When someone from the Bayview Four's past resurfaces, history begins to repeat itself--and the consequences are deadly. The...
The Cousins
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. You'll never feel the same about family again. Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met<...
One of us is lying
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * BUZZFEED * POPCRUSH "Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club" (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers...
One of us is next
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * There's a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there's a whole new set of rules. The highly anticipated sequel to One of Us Is Lying! Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this. A ton of copycat...
Two can keep a secret
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
The "must-read YA thriller" (Bustle) from #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying about a small town with deadly secrets. "When it comes to YA suspense, Karen M. McManus is in a league of her own..." --Entertainment Weekly
You'll be the death of me
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of One of Us Is Lying comes a brand-new pulse-pounding thriller. It's Ferris Bueller's Day Off with murder when three old friends relive an epic ditch day, and it goes horribly--and fatally--wrong. Ivy, Mateo,...
They both die at the end
Silvera, Adam
Paper Book
Adam Silvera reminds us that there's no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. #1 New York Times bestseller * four starred reviews * A School...

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