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
2070 The Round House Louise Erdrich 2012 American English
2190 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
3226 Millennium Trilogy Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
3271 The Luminaries Eleanor Catton 2013 New Zealand English
3388 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
4151 The Devotion Of Suspect X Keigo Higashino 2005 Japanese Japanese
4538 Special Topics In Calamity Physics Marisha Pessl 2006 American English
4709 Six Of Crows Leigh Bardugo 2015 American English
4755 Angels And Demons Dan Brown 2000 American English
4768 The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon 2007 American English
5031 The City & the City China Miéville 2009 British English
5041 Storm Front Jim Butcher 2000 American English
5153 Midnight In Peking Paul French 2012 British English
5156 Where The Crawdads Sing Delia Owens 2018 American English
5422 What The Dead Know Laura Lippman 2007 American English
5466 Child 44 Tom Rob Smith 2008 Russian English
5486 Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty 2014 Australian English
5603 Jar City Arnaldur Indriðason 2000 Icelandic Icelandic
5662 Bluebird, Bluebird Attica Locke 2017 American English
5740 Anil's Ghost Michael Ondaatje 2000 Canadian English
5950 Inherent Vice Thomas Pynchon 2009 American English
6084 Dissolution C. J. Sansom 2003 British English
6085 My Sister, The Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite 2018 Nigerian English
6147 The Historian Elizabeth Kostova 2005 American English
6157 The God Of The Woods Liz Moore 2024 Unknown English
6255 Six Four Hideo Yokoyama 2012 Japanese Japanese
6297 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 2011 American English
6308 The Lost Symbol Dan Brown 2009 American English
6440 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
7022 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
7204 The Surgeon Tess Gerritsen 2001 American English
7581 The Midnight Hour Brenda Jackson 2004 American English
7582 Feed Seanan McGuire 2010 American English
7585 Verity Colleen Hoover 2018 American English
7672 14 Peter Clines 2012 American English
7672 The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater 2012 American English
7685 A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark 2021 American English
7690 Birnam Wood Eleanor Catton 2023 New Zealand English
7698 The Ruins Scott Smith 2006 American English
7741 The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg 2003 Swedish Swedish
7779 The Cold Moon Jeffrey Deaver 2006 American English
7799 Network Effect Martha Wells 2020 American English
7859 Phantom Evil Heather Graham Pozzessere 2011 American English
7881 13 Hours Deon Meyer 2008 South African Afrikaans
7883 Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020 Mexican English
7909 The Lincoln Lawyer Michael Connelly 2005 American English
7920 Mr. Mercedes Stephen King 2014 American English
7922 Small Mercies Dennis Lehane 2023 American English
7962 Tenderwire Claire Kilroy 2006 Irish English
7998 Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz 2016 British English
8091 Paris Nocturne Patrick Modiano 2003 French French
8163 The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson 2006 Swedish Swedish
8185 Blacklands Belinda Bauer 2010 British English
8210 The Thirteenth Tale Diane Setterfield 2006 British English
8306 The Ghost Riders Of Ordebec Fred Vargas 2011 French French
8316 The Bottoms Joe R. Lansdale 2000 American English
8316 Last Seen In Massilia Steven Saylor 2000 American English
8320 The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart 2007 American English
8327 Lush Life Richard Price 2008 American English
8412 Her Royal Spyness Rhys Bowen 2007 British English
8431 Those Across The River Christopher Buehlman 2011 American English
8434 The Gentleman In Black James Dalton 2009 Unknown Unknown
8443 Faithful Place Tana French 2010 Irish English
8491 The Dry Jane Harper 2016 Australian English
8506 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson 2007 Swedish Swedish
8511 The Broken Shore Peter Temple 2005 Australian English
8530 Sanctum Denise Mina 2002 Scottish English
8579 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
8589 The Postcard Anne Berest 2021 French French
8703 Silence Of The Grave Arnaldur Indriðason 2003 Icelandic Icelandic
8703 Blacklist Sara Paretsky 2003 American English
8726 King Of Ashes S. A. Cosby 2025 Unknown English
8748 All The Sinners Bleed S. A. Cosby 2023 American English
8775 Inland Téa Obreht 2019 American English
8839 Ordinary Grace William Kent Krueger 2013 American English
8910 Unravelling Oliver Liz Nugent 2014 Irish English
9003 The Emperor Of Ocean Park Stephen L. Carter 2002 American English
9009 August Heat Andrea Camilleri 2006 Italian Italian
9009 Little Face Sophie Hannah 2006 British English
9029 The Other Americans Laila Lalami 2019 Moroccan English
9032 The Hunter Tana French 2024 Irish English
9044 All The Colours Of The Dark Chris Whitaker 2024 Unknown English
9074 The Town That Forgot How To Breathe Kenneth J. Harvey 2003 Canadian English
9088 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9100 Eifel Liebe Jacques Berndorf 2003 German German
9105 Tilt Emma Pattee 2025 Unknown English
9109 Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy 2025 Unknown English
9128 Lumberjanes Noelle Stevenson 2014 American English
9143 Bangkok 8 John Burdett 2003 British English
9153 Mercy Jussi Adler-Olsen 2007 Danish Danish
9166 The Betrayer Michael Hennessey 2003 Canadian English
9247 The Red Tree Caitlín R. Kiernan 2009 American English
9304 The Bellini Card Jason Goodwin 2008 British English
9304 Bleeding Heart Square Andrew Taylor 2008 British English
9306 The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida Shehan Karunatilaka 2022 Sri Lankan English
9318 The Dark Side Of Love Rafik Schami 2004 German German