The Greatest Books of All Time on Secrets

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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
17117 Beyond The Grave Jude Watson 2009 American English
17117 The Sword Thief Peter Lerangis 2009 American English
17117 Teresa Degli Oracoli Cecconi 2020 Unknown Italian
17117 Siilo Hugh Howey 2011 American English
17117 The Unspeakables Laverne Gay Unknown Unknown
17117 Ordeal By Silence Prudence Andrew Unknown Unknown
17117 The Silent Tarn Hannah Closs 1963 Unknown English
17117 Feversham Diane Davidson 1969 Unknown Unknown
17117 Fancher Train Amelia Bean Unknown Unknown
17117 Spies In The Family Eva Dillon 2017 Unknown English
17117 The Heaven And Earth Grocery Store James McBride 2023 American English
17117 Beware The Woman Megan Abbott 2023 American English
17117 Lies And Sorcery Elsa Morante 2023 Italian Unknown
17117 A Haunting On The Hill Elizabeth Hand 2023 American English
17117 The House Of Doors Tan Twan Eng 2023 Malaysian English
17117 The Mysteries Bill Watterson 2023 Unknown Unknown
17117 Pet Catherine Chidgey 2023 New Zealand English
17117 The Caretaker Ron Rash 2023 American English
17117 My Husband Maud Ventura 2023 French French
17117 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride 2023 American English
17117 The Centre Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi 2023 Unknown English
17117 After The Funeral And Other Stories Tessa Hadley 2023 British English
17117 The Covenant Of Water Abraham Verghese 2023 American English
17117 Hungry Ghosts Kevin Jared Hosein 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Postcard Anne Berest 2023 French French
17117 Ghosts Of The Orphanage Christine Kenneally 2023 Unknown English
17117 Big Swiss Jen Beagin 2023 American English
17117 The Three Of Us Ore Agbaje‑Williams 2023 Unknown English
17117 Good Girls Hadley Freeman 2023 British English
17117 The Lost Wife Susanna Moore 2023 American English
17117 The Kind Worth Saving Peter Swanson 2023 American English
17117 The Murder Of Mr. Wickham Claudia Gray 2022 Unknown English
17117 Prom Mom Laura Lippman 2023 American English
17117 A Haunting On The Hill Elizabeth Hand 2023 American English
17117 The Sunset Crowd Karin Tanabe 2023 Unknown English
17117 Mefisto Kulübü Tess Gerritsen 2006 American English
17117 Günahkar Tess Gerritsen 2003 American English
17117 Siliniş Tess Gerritsen 2005 American English
17117 The Islanders Meg Mitchell Moore 2019 Unknown English
17117 Savannah Blues Mary Kay Andrews 2002 American English
17117 The Maze Of Bones Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17117 Still Life / A Fatal Grace / The Cruelest Month Louise Penny 2005 Canadian English
17117 The Book Of Doors Gareth Brown Unknown Unknown
17117 The City Of Mist Carlos Ruiz Zafon 2021 Spanish Spanish
17117 Twisted Family Values V.C. Chickering 2018 Unknown English
17117 Salty Kate Myers Unknown Unknown
17117 Other People's Houses Abbi Waxman 2018 American English
17117 Last House Jessica Shattuck 2003 Unknown English
17117 Broken Fortune Aly Mennuti Unknown Unknown
17117 Black Sheep Rachel Harrison 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Heirs Susan Rieger 2017 American English
17117 Cobble Hill Cecily von Ziegesar 2020 American English
17117 The Imperfects Amy Meyerson 2020 American English
17117 The Island Elin Hilderbrand 2010 American English
17117 Carnegie Hill Jonathan Vatner 2019 American English
17117 Good Riddance Elinor Lipman 2019 American English
17117 Five Star Stranger Kat Tang Unknown Unknown
17117 It's A Date Jeneva Rose Unknown Unknown
17117 Gilt Jamie Brenner 2022 American English
17117 Seating Arrangements Maggie Shipstead 2012 American English
17117 Bad Summer People Robert Rosenblum Unknown Unknown
17117 Abandon Blake Crouch 2009 American English
17117 The Arrangement Kiersten Modglin 2021 Unknown English
17117 Find You First Linwood Barclay 2021 Canadian English
17117 The Lesser Dead Christopher Buehlman 2014 American English
17117 A Nobleman’s Guide To Seducing A Scoundrel KJ Charles 2023 British English
17117 The Melancholy Of Untold History Minsoo Kang Unknown Unknown
17117 My Notorious Life Kate Manning 2013 American English
17117 Quiet As A Nun Antonia Fraser 1977 British English
17117 Amy And Isabelle Elizabeth Strout 1998 American English
17117 Concealed Christina Diaz Gonzalez 2021 Unknown English
17117 The Blood Gospel James Rollins 2013 American English
17117 Deep Freeze Lisa Jackson 2005 American English
17117 Big Sky Kate Atkinson 2019 British English
17117 The Wife, The Maid, And The Mistress Ariel Lawhon 2014 American English
17117 A Drop Of Corruption Robert Jackson Bennett Unknown Unknown
17117 The Book Of Lies Brad Meltzer 2008 American English
17117 The Lake Of Lost Girls Katherine Greene Unknown Unknown
17117 Close Your Eyes And Count To 10 Lisa Unger American Unknown
17117 Blood Ties Kay Hooper 2007 American English
17117 The 9th Girl Tami Hoag 2013 American English
17117 The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 2011 American English
17117 All Things Cease To Appear Elizabeth Brundage 2016 American English
17117 Elegy For April John Banville 1993 Irish English
17117 The Last Equation Of Isaac Severy Nova Jacobs 2018 American English
17117 A Talent For Murder Peter Swanson 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Wool Trilogy Hugh Howey 2011 American English
17117 O Caso Alaska Sanders Joël Dicker 2022 Swiss French
17117 Black River Orchard Chuck Wendig 2023 American English
17117 Those We Thought We Knew David Joy 2023 American English
17117 La Felicità Nei Giorni Di Pioggia Imogen Clark 2022 Unknown Italian
17117 Véspera Carla Madeira 2021 Brazilian Portuguese
17117 A Natureza Da Mordida Carla Madeira 2021 Brazilian Portuguese
17117 O Homem De Giz C. J. Tudor 2018 British Portuguese
17117 I Kissed Shara Wheeler Casey McQuiston 2022 American English
17117 What Napoleon Could Not Do DK Nnuro 2023 British English
17117 When Will There Be Good News? Kate Atkinson 2008 British English
17117 Dingley Falls Michael Malone American English
17117 The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart Holly Ringland 2018 Australian English
17117 The Bookbinder Of Jericho Pip Williams 2023 Australian English
17102 Hercule Poirot's Christmas Agatha Christie 1938 British English
17117 Shield Of Sparrows Devney Perry American English
17117 The World Played Chess Robert Dugoni American English
17117 A Good Marriage Stephen King 2010 American English
17117 The Antique Hunter's Guide To Murder C.L. Miller 2024 Unknown English
17117 How To Solve Your Own Murder Kristen Perrin 2024 Unknown English
17117 Bleeding Heart Yard Elly Griffiths 2022 British English
17117 The Postscript Murders Elly Griffiths 2020 British English
17117 The Lost Love Songs Of Boysie Singh Ingrid Persaud 2024 Trinidadian English
17117 The Rising Tide Ann Cleeves British English
17117 A Empregada Freida McFadden 2022 American English
17117 The Memory Painter Womack, Gwendolyn 2015 American English
17117 Island Of Whispers Frances Hardinge 2023 British English
17117 Perlmann's Silence Pascal Mercier Swiss German
17117 Cold Harbor Matthew FitzSimmons 2017 American English
17117 Call Me Irresistible Susan Elizabeth Phillips American English
17117 The Dawn Of Love Barbara Cartland 1980 British English
17117 Flowers For The God Of Love Barbara Cartland British English
17117 Identical Ellen Hopkins 2008 American English
17117 Daring And The Duke Sarah MacLean 2020 American English