The Greatest Mystery Books Since 2000

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
791 Gone Girl Gillian Flynn 2012 American English
1010 Fingersmith Sarah Waters 2002 British English
1074 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown 2003 American English
1194 Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Olga Tokarczuk 2009 Polish Polish
1261 The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood 2000 Canadian English
1755 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling 2005 British English
1809 The Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafon 2001 Spanish Spanish
1812 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Mark Haddon 2003 British English
2069 The Round House Louise Erdrich 2012 American English
2189 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
3227 Millennium Trilogy Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
3272 The Luminaries Eleanor Catton 2013 New Zealand English
3389 Death Of A Red Heroine Qiu Xiaolong 2000 Chinese English
3615 11 22 63 Stephen King 2011 American English
3926 In The Woods Tana French 2007 Irish English
4149 The Devotion Of Suspect X Keigo Higashino 2005 Japanese Japanese
4536 Special Topics In Calamity Physics Marisha Pessl 2006 American English
4707 Six Of Crows Leigh Bardugo 2015 American English
4753 Angels And Demons Dan Brown 2000 American English
4766 The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon 2007 American English
5028 The City & the City China Miéville 2009 British English
5038 Storm Front Jim Butcher 2000 American English
5151 Midnight In Peking Paul French 2012 British English
5154 Where The Crawdads Sing Delia Owens 2018 American English
5421 What The Dead Know Laura Lippman 2007 American English
5465 Child 44 Tom Rob Smith 2008 Russian English
5485 Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty 2014 Australian English
5602 Jar City Arnaldur Indriðason 2000 Icelandic Icelandic
5661 Bluebird, Bluebird Attica Locke 2017 American English
5739 Anil's Ghost Michael Ondaatje 2000 Canadian English
5949 Inherent Vice Thomas Pynchon 2009 American English
6083 Dissolution C. J. Sansom 2003 British English
6084 My Sister, The Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite 2018 Nigerian English
6146 The Historian Elizabeth Kostova 2005 American English
6156 The God Of The Woods Liz Moore 2024 Unknown English
6254 Six Four Hideo Yokoyama 2012 Japanese Japanese
6296 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 2011 American English
6307 The Lost Symbol Dan Brown 2009 American English
6439 The Snowman Jo Nesbø 2007 Norwegian Norwegian
6477 Case Histories Kate Atkinson 2004 British English
6583 Hardball Sara Paretsky 2009 American English
6607 Still Life Louise Penny 2005 Canadian English
6617 Revelation Space Alastair Reynolds 2000 British English
6801 Bird Box Josh Malerman 2014 American English
6890 Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer 2001 Irish English
6907 Spies Michael Frayn 2002 British English
6981 Hawthorn & Child Keith Ridgway 2012 Irish English
7021 The Girl On The Train Paula Hawkins 2015 British English
7050 The Changeling Victor LaValle 2017 American English
7048 The King Of Torts John Grisham 2003 American English
7127 Blanche Passes Go Barbara Neely 2000 American English
7127 The Redbreast Jo Nesbø 2000 Norwegian Norwegian
7137 Bury Your Dead Louise Penny 2010 Canadian English
7137 The Plotters Un-su Kim 2010 Korean Korean
7203 The Surgeon Tess Gerritsen 2001 American English
7580 The Midnight Hour Brenda Jackson 2004 American English
7581 Feed Seanan McGuire 2010 American English
7584 Verity Colleen Hoover 2018 American English
7670 14 Peter Clines 2012 American English
7670 The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater 2012 American English
7684 A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark 2021 American English
7689 Birnam Wood Eleanor Catton 2023 New Zealand English
7697 The Ruins Scott Smith 2006 American English
7740 The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg 2003 Swedish Swedish
7778 The Cold Moon Jeffrey Deaver 2006 American English
7798 Network Effect Martha Wells 2020 American English
7858 Phantom Evil Heather Graham Pozzessere 2011 American English
7880 13 Hours Deon Meyer 2008 South African Afrikaans
7882 Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020 Mexican English
7908 The Lincoln Lawyer Michael Connelly 2005 American English
7919 Mr. Mercedes Stephen King 2014 American English
7921 Small Mercies Dennis Lehane 2023 American English
7961 Tenderwire Claire Kilroy 2006 Irish English
7997 Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz 2016 British English
8090 Paris Nocturne Patrick Modiano 2003 French French
8162 The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson 2006 Swedish Swedish
8184 Blacklands Belinda Bauer 2010 British English
8209 The Thirteenth Tale Diane Setterfield 2006 British English
8304 The Ghost Riders Of Ordebec Fred Vargas 2011 French French
8314 The Bottoms Joe R. Lansdale 2000 American English
8314 Last Seen In Massilia Steven Saylor 2000 American English
8318 The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart 2007 American English
8325 Lush Life Richard Price 2008 American English
8410 Her Royal Spyness Rhys Bowen 2007 British English
8429 Those Across The River Christopher Buehlman 2011 American English
8432 The Gentleman In Black James Dalton 2009 Unknown Unknown
8441 Faithful Place Tana French 2010 Irish English
8489 The Dry Jane Harper 2016 Australian English
8504 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson 2007 Swedish Swedish
8509 The Broken Shore Peter Temple 2005 Australian English
8528 Sanctum Denise Mina 2002 Scottish English
8576 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
8586 The Postcard Anne Berest 2021 French French
8700 Silence Of The Grave Arnaldur Indriðason 2003 Icelandic Icelandic
8700 Blacklist Sara Paretsky 2003 American English
8723 King Of Ashes S. A. Cosby 2025 Unknown English
8744 All The Sinners Bleed S. A. Cosby 2023 American English
8771 Inland Téa Obreht 2019 American English
8836 Ordinary Grace William Kent Krueger 2013 American English
8907 Unravelling Oliver Liz Nugent 2014 Irish English
9000 The Emperor Of Ocean Park Stephen L. Carter 2002 American English
9006 August Heat Andrea Camilleri 2006 Italian Italian
9006 Little Face Sophie Hannah 2006 British English
9026 The Other Americans Laila Lalami 2019 Moroccan English
9029 The Hunter Tana French 2024 Irish English
9041 All The Colours Of The Dark Chris Whitaker 2024 Unknown English
9071 The Town That Forgot How To Breathe Kenneth J. Harvey 2003 Canadian English
9085 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9097 Eifel Liebe Jacques Berndorf 2003 German German
9102 Tilt Emma Pattee 2025 Unknown English
9106 Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy 2025 Unknown English
9125 Lumberjanes Noelle Stevenson 2014 American English
9140 Bangkok 8 John Burdett 2003 British English
9150 Mercy Jussi Adler-Olsen 2007 Danish Danish
9163 The Betrayer Michael Hennessey 2003 Canadian English
9244 The Red Tree Caitlín R. Kiernan 2009 American English
9301 The Bellini Card Jason Goodwin 2008 British English
9301 Bleeding Heart Square Andrew Taylor 2008 British English
9303 The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida Shehan Karunatilaka 2022 Sri Lankan English
9315 The Dark Side Of Love Rafik Schami 2004 German German