All the Books | Mysteries & Thrillers

I love looking at the different genres I read and how I tend to stick to my preferred genres or branch out of them little by little. I thought it would be fun to take a wide view of all of the books I’ve been reading in a specific genre and share some of my favorites while gathering up some more recommendations!

ALL THE MYSTERY/THRILLERS

I’ve always loved mysteries and I’ve moved around in the combination of the two genres, from cozy mystery to psychological thriller. Here are all of the mysteries and thrillers I’ve read from 2018 – present day! (January 2020)

COZY MYSTERY

• The Job (Fox and O’Hare, #3)  by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg | 4 stars
• The Scam (Fox and O’Hare, #4) by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg | 4 stars
• The Pursuit (Fox and O’Hare, #5) by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg | 4 stars
• Pros and Cons (Fox and O’Hare, #0.5) by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg | 4 stars
• Judgment in Death (In Death, #11) by J.D. Robb | 3.5 stars
• Look Alive Twenty-Five(Stephanie Plum, #25) by Janet Evanovich | 4 stars
• Betrayal in Death (In Death, #12) by J.D. Robb | 4 stars
• The Big Kahuna (Fox and O’Hare #6) by Janet Evanovich & Peter Evanovich | 3 stars
• Twisted Twenty-Six(Stephanie Plum, #26) by Janet Evanovich | 4 stars

FANTASY MYSTERY

• Taken (Alex Verus, #3) by Benedict Jacka | 4 stars
• Chosen (Alex Verus, #4) by Benedict Jacka | 4 stars
• Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) by Seanan McGuire | 4 stars
• A Local Habitation (October Daye, #2) by Seanan McGure | 4 stars

SCI-FI THRILLER

• Foe by Iain Reid | 3.5 stars
• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch | 4 stars
• Providence by Caroline Kepnes | 3.5 stars
• The Warehouse by Rob Hart | 3.5 stars

ADULT MYSTERY/THRILLER (no specific hook)

• An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena | 4 stars
• Time of Death (A Stillwater General Mystery #1) by Lucy Kerr | 4 stars
• The Swallows by Lisa Lutz | 2 stars
• If She Knew (Kate Wise Mystery #1) by Blake Pierce | 3 stars
• If She Saw (Kate Wise Mystery #2) by Blake Pierce | 3 stars
• If She Ran (Kate Wise Mystery #3) by Blake Pierce | 3 stars
• The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars, #1) by Rob Thomas | 4 stars
• Mr. Kiss and Tell (Veronica Mars, #2) by Rob Thomas | 3.5 stars

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

• Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica | 3.5 stars
• My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing | 4 stars
• Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline | 3.5 stars
• When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica | 2.5 stars
• Final Girls by Riley Sager | 4 stars
• The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney | 3.5 stars
• The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine | 3.5 stars
• The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager | 3.5 stars
• Lock Every Door by Riley Sager | 3.75 stars
• The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen | 4 stars
• The Perfect Son by Lauren North | 3.5 stars
• The Wolf Wants In by Laura McHugh | 3.5 stars
• In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware | 4 stars
• The Grownup by Gillian Flynn | 4 stars
• Dark Places by Gillian Flynn | 3.5 stars
• The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn | 4 stars
• An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen | 4 stars
• The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware | 4 stars

POLITICAL THRILLER

• I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes | 4.5 stars

HISTORICAL MYSTERY/THRILLER (or containing historical vibes)

• The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White | 3.5 stars
• The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy | 2.5 stars
• A Curious Beginning(Veronica Speedwell, #1) by Deanna Raybourne
• Becoming the Dark Prince(Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5) by Kerri Maniscalco | 3 stars
• The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton | 4.25 stars
• Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #4) by Kerri Maniscalco | 3.5 stars

YOUNG ADULT MYSTERY/THRILLER

• Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1) by Maureen Johnson | 3 stars
• A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1)  by Brittany Cavallaro | 3.5 stars
• In Her Skin by Kim Savage | 4 stars
• Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman | 3.5 stars
• Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson | 3 stars
• Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl | 3 stars
• Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender | 3 stars
• The Naturals (The Naturals, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes | 4 stars
• Trouble Is a Friend of Mine (Trouble, #1) by Stephanie Tromly | 3.5 stars
• The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas | 4 stars
• Sadie by Courtney Summers | 5 stars
• The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston | 4 stars
• Broken Things by Lauren Oliver | 4 stars
• One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1) by Karen McManus | 3.5 stars
• Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus | 3.5 stars
• Killing November (Killing November, #1) by Adriana Mather | 4 stars
• What We Buried by Kate A. Boorman | 3.5 stars
• Trust Me, I’m Lying (Trust Me, #1) by Mary Elizabeth Summer | 4 stars
• The Deceivers (Vale Hall, #1) by Kristen Simmons | 3.5 stars
• The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring | 3.5 stars
  

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I’m definitely always looking for new thrillers to read and I’m heading more towards the adult thrillers, especially psychological thrillers! I’m really open to any suggestions for excellent mysteries or thrillers in any sort of sub-genre so let me know if you have any favorite books, authors, or series that I must try!