This post is all about 23 mystery thriller books best sellers, out-of-this-world, top suspense mystery books, and psychological thriller best mystery suspense books , you need to read as soon as possible!
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Hey Y’all, thanks for stopping by Booked and bewitched! This week we are talking about all things Suspense Mystery Books related.
And given this is me, and my lists, naturally most if not all of these have some form of creep factor to them. I assume that’s why you’re here right? My love of the dark and twisty mixed with our most beloved genres.
A little information for those of you who don’t normally read this genre. Mystery Suspense fiction is a subgenre of mystery fiction that entails, murders, crimes, whodunit, detectives, paranormal, thriller, psychology, and or witches, angels, demons, werewolves, vampires, psychics, mediums, and ghosts and or amateur sleuths.
So without further ado, let’s get into these Mystery Suspense Books! Oh, and if you’re looking for more fun reads, head on over to 9 Must-Have Secret Society Books You Need To Read Today
Best Suspense Mystery Books
1. Great rainy day suspense murder mystery read!
by MCGARVEY BLACK (Author)
Quinn Roberts’ body is found spreadeagled in the ransacked bedroom of her modest rented apartment. She’s surrounded by a sea of pills, every color of the rainbow.
But this is no suicide or accidental overdose. The post-mortem reveals shocking results. Quinn was strangled to death.
Evidence is hard to come by. As weeks, then months, years pass, the case remains unsolved. The cops have other murders to investigate. Quinn’s children grow up and move on with their lives. Her friends forget her. Only Quinn’s sister Erin refuses to let go.
Convinced of Alec’s guilt, Erin vows that somehow, someday, she will bring her brother-in-law to justice. But Erin’s determination to uncover the truth may have horrifying consequences . . .
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- If you love a good family drama murder mystery novel, My Sisters Killer is your next read. Full of twists, turns, suspense, and an earth-shattering ending!
2. Serial Killer Mystery That is Unputdownable!
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Something dark is lurking in the Louisiana bayou: a methodical killer with a penchant for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting the authorities who desperately try to catch up.
But forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is the best there is. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of historical crimes, and years of experience working in the Medical Examiner’s office, she’s never encountered a case she couldn’t solve.
Until now. Case after case is piling up on Wren’s examination table, and soon she is sucked into an all-consuming cat-and-mouse chase with a brutal murderer getting more brazen by the day.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- So I read The Butcher and The Wren quite a while ago, and this is probably one of the best psychological thriller books I’ve read in quite some time. Full of twists and turns, it’s a wonderful read all around!
3. Awesome Must-Read Popular Suspense Mystery Book
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When a Halloween Party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer.
In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a Halloween Party turns deadly, and it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer.
At a Halloween party, Joyce–a hostile thirteen-year-old–boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub.
That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the `evil presence’. But first, he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer…
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- If you’ve been looking for an unputdownable suspense mystery you can’t go wrong with Halloween Party. Two faves wrapped up in one, I’ll be up all night with this popular mystery book!
4. Must-read best British mystery suspense books
by Lanie Olson (Author), Simply Defined Art (Illustrator)
Things are different when you’re a burden.
I was dumped at Carroll’s Home for Troubled Youth by parents I can’t quite remember—or maybe I came here on my own. No … I was found guilty of a crime and that’s why I’m here.
It all depends on who you ask or choose to believe, I guess.
I spend my days with my best friend who’s done way more heinous things than I have.
He wants me to remember—to tell him stories about being a stranger in a strange land, but I don’t want to talk about it because when you talk about things, that’s how they become real again.
Because it was real, no matter what Dr. Carpenter or any of the orderlies say, and Ever is the only one that believes me.
He wants me to go back, but I can’t. There’s a bounty on my head. I stole something from the Queen and she’ll stop at nothing to get it back. Nothing.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- Okay, if you’re anything like me and love all things Alice In Wonderland, The Wonderland Murders has to go on your TBR. I mean c’mon now, Alice meets murder mystery, sign me up.
5. Must-Read Murder Suspense Mystery Book
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The lead homicide investigator in a rural town, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is deeply unnerved when a high school classmate is found strangled, her body floating in a lake. And not just any classmate, but Rosalind Ryan, whose beauty and inscrutability exerted a magnetic pull on Smithson High School, first during Rosalind’s student years and then again when she returned to teach drama.
As much as Rosalind’s life was a mystery to Gemma when they were students together, her death presents even more of a puzzle. What made Rosalind quit her teaching job in Sydney and return to her hometown? Why did she live in a small, run-down apartment when her father was one of the town’s richest men? And despite her many admirers, did anyone in the town truly know her?
Rosalind’s enigmas frustrate and obsess Gemma, who has her dangerous secrets—an affair with her colleague and past tragedies that may not stay in the past.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- So I haven’t gotten to read The Dark Lake, or the rest of the murder suspense mystery book series yet, but I can’t wait to dig into it!
6. Epic Best-Selling Murder Suspense Mystery Series
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Thirteen years ago, Winter Black came home early from a sleepover to find her parents brutally murdered and her little brother gone—taken by a serial killer called The Preacher.
Now a rookie FBI agent assigned to her first murder case, Winter has returned to the small Virginia town where she grew up. But when bones found by a hunter lead to the discovery of a secret burial ground containing the remains of children, the investigation suddenly hits close to home as the past and future collide with each new shocking discovery.
Will they find her brother’s bones in the makeshift graveyard next? Only The Preacher knows, and he’ll do anything to keep the past—and its secrets—buried until he’s ready to make his final move.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- Well I can’t wait to read this suspense mystery book series. Winters Mourn is the first of 21 books in this mystery series, it will be going to the top of my TBR list.
7. Breathtaking YA Suspense Mystery Read
by Kayla Cottingham (Author)
Two years ago, a small percentage of the population underwent a transformation known as the Hollowing. Those affected were only able to survive by consuming human flesh. The people who went without quickly became feral, turning on their friends and family. Luckily, scientists were able to create a synthetic version of human meat that would satisfy their hunger. As a result, humanity slowly began to return to normal.
Cut to Zoey, Celeste, Valeria, and Jasmine, four hollow girls living in Southern California. As a last hurrah before graduation, they decide to attend a musical festival in the heart of the desert. They have a cooler filled with seltzer, vodka, and Synflesh… and are ready to party.
But on the first night of the festival, Val goes feral and ends up killing and eating a boy in one of the bands. As other festival guests start disappearing around them the girls soon discover someone is targeting people like them. And if they can’t figure out how to stop it, soon, no one at the festival is getting out alive.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- Okay, I’m not a huge zombie gal, but this one looks like fun. This Delicious Death cover art caught my eye first when researching this post. The description sealed the deal and landed this Teen & Young Adult Suspense Mystery on my TBR.
8. Incredible Supernatural Suspense Mystery
by Kayla Cottingham (Author)
Finch Chamberlin is the newest transfer student to the ultra-competitive Ulalume Academy… but she’s also not what she seems. Months before school started, Finch and her parents got into an accident that should have left her dead at the bottom of the river. But something monstrous, ancient, and terrifying, wouldn’t let her drown. Finch doesn’t know why she woke up after her heart stopped, but since dying she’s felt a constant pull from the school and the surrounding town of Rainwater like something on the island is calling to her.
Selena St. Clair sees right through Finch, and she knows something is seriously wrong with her. But despite Selena’s suspicion, she feels drawn to Finch and has a sinking feeling that from now on the two will be inexplicably linked to one another.
One night Finch, Selena, and her friends accidentally summon a carnivorous creature of immense power in the depths of the school. It promises to grant every desire the girls have kept locked away in their insecure hearts—beauty, power, adoration—in exchange for a price: human body parts. But as the cost of their wanting becomes more deadly, Finch and Selena must learn to work together to stop the horror they unleashed, before it consumes the entire island.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- Did you grow up loving and or just love The Craft? If so, My Dearest Darkest needs to land on your reading list. Like right now. I mean come on, who doesn’t love a good supernatural suspense mystery?
9. Best mystery suspense romance books
by Hester Fox (Author)
With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Ivy has never heard of Blackwood Abbey, or of the ancient bloodline from which she’s descended. With nothing to keep her in London since losing her brother in the Great War, she warily makes her way to her new home.
The abbey is foreboding, the servants reserved and suspicious. But there is a treasure waiting behind locked doors: a magnificent library. Despite cryptic warnings from the staff, Ivy feels irresistibly drawn to its dusty shelves, where familiar works mingle with strange, esoteric texts. And she senses something else in the library too, a presence that seems to have a will of its own.
Rumors swirl in the village about the abbey’s previous owners, ghosts and curses, and an enigmatic manuscript at the center of it all. And as events grow more sinister, it will be up to Ivy to uncover the library’s mysteries to reclaim her own story—before it vanishes forever.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles- Well if you’ve been on the hunt for a mystery suspense romance book look no further. The Last Heir To Blackwood Library brings all the feels, with a dash of occult horror and so much more.
10. Best mystery suspense books 2022
by Chad Stewart (Author)
Jeremy Jackson’s disappearance prompts his parents to hire Hazely Silverston. Hazely, for her reasons, reluctantly takes the job and follows the clues to a remote area. She has no way of knowing that this investigation will change everything she thought she knew about the world. The appalling truth will lead her straight into an ancient curse, an evil being, and a fight for her life.
The more Hazely learns, the more she begins to realize she’s in over her head.
Some secrets are better left buried. Some secrets are worth killing for. And sometimes, the answers only bring more questions. Hazely must face the very real possibility that she won’t survive. One thing’s for sure: she should have trusted her gut and stayed far, far away from this case.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- If you love mystery, suspense, supernatural, and or werewolves, The Pact is a good one, you probably missed. I found this one buried pretty deep in the mystery suspense books 2022 but boy am I glad I found it. This is not your average werewolf story so hold on to your hats and enjoy the ride!
11. Outstanding historical mystery, thriller & suspense novel
by Hester Fox (Author)
New Oldbury, 1821
The house holds its breath, trying to outlast me…
Something has awakened in Willow Hall. Eighteen-year-old Lydia Montrose can feel it. But she has no idea what it is.
Rocked by rumor and scandal, Lydia, her parents, and her sisters, Catherine and Emeline, fled their sparkling life in Boston for the sleepy country estate. But bone-chilling noises in the night have Lydia convinced their idyllic new home wasn’t exactly vacant when they arrived.
The Salem witch trials cast a long shadow over the Montrose family as the cloying heat of summer in Massachusetts mingles with something sinister in the air. The sprawling history of Willow Hall is no stranger to secrets, and its dark past soon calls to Lydia, igniting ancient magic she never knew she possessed. But with menacing forces unwilling to rest, threatening to tear her family apart, Lydia must learn to harness her newly discovered power or risk losing everyone she holds dear.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Okay, if it involves suspense mystery, and the Witch Trials, move over to TBR we have a must-read right now. The Witch of Willow Hall won’t let you down and is an incredible historical mystery, thriller & suspense read!
12. Top mystery suspense books
by Linda Watkins (Author)
A body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the tower room of the old manor house on Storm Island.
For nineteen years, Kate Pomeroy has suppressed that memory. A second-year resident in surgery, she thinks she has her life under control. But a curious conversation overheard while taking a catnap launches her on a descent into a world filled with nightmarish visions that cause her to doubt her sanity.
Sent to Storm Island to rest and recuperate from an apparent breakdown, Kate is forced to come to grips with memories of the summer her mother died as well as new terrors that plague her mind. Even the blossoming of an unexpected romance with islander, Jeremy Bradshaw, cannot keep her fears at bay for long.
The discovery of a strange little silo, hidden deep in the woods, spurs Kate to action as she tries to unravel its mysteries. But is the silo real or just another illusion created by her tortured mind?
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Ok, if you’ve been looking for a gothic suspense mystery with a romance subplot, Storm Island is for you. Full of twists, turns, heart-racing romance and so much more!
13. Unputdownable mystery and suspense novel
by Jennifer Chase (Author)
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Well if you need to read a suspense mystery book that brings a mother’s nightmares to light, Three Small Bones is your next read. This one will keep you up all night, the pages turning until you finally reach the end.
14. Best mystery suspense books of all time
by CE Rose (Author)
When Serena Green accepted the role of housekeeper for wealthy widower Hayden Ramsay, she never imagined her new home would be Ramsay Hall, an ancient, sprawling mansion in Northern England.
Serena quickly becomes an integral part of the household, making friends with Hayden’s younger son Hugh, despite Jack, his older brother’s, coldness towards her and Lana.
But the hall’s beautiful exterior hides many ugly secrets. Though Serena and Jack begin to grow closer, she’s confused by his behavior around Lana. What is he guilty of? And is there more to their mother’s death than the Ramsay men will admit, even to themselves?
As the harrowing past of Ramsay Hall unravels, Serena’s fresh start becomes a fresh horror. She fears for her and Lana’s safety, but what are the bleak secrets of Serena’s past?
This house is built on a lifetime of lies… and the truth might just bring the walls crashing down.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Well if you need a good excuse to get nothing done this weekend, The House Of Hidden Secrets is by one of the best mystery thriller authors and an awesome read. I couldn’t put this one down until I knew exactly what happened, sleep and chores be damned.
15. Pulse-pounding best-selling books suspense mystery
by Leslie Wolfe (Author)
Before my world came crashing down, I had it all. The successful career I dreamed of. The beautiful red-brick home where I could relax in front of the fire. The handsome, devoted husband whose blue eyes and charming smile always made me feel safe.
As I call the time of death, my voice is steady. My colleagues stand hushed around me, their eyes on me, confused, and concerned.
I have never lost a patient until today.
My hands tremble inside their gloves. I slide down the cold tiled walls, my heart racing in my chest.
I have never hated a patient until today.
But what choice did I have, once I recognized him?
And what will I do to protect myself, if someone learns the truth?
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Oh girl, if you love a revenge story, The Surgeon is your next read. This may be one of the best suspense mystery books I’ve ever had the fun of reading.
16. Nail-biting mystery suspense books for adults
by Marnie Riches (Author)
Seventeen-year-old Chloe Smedley walks out of the school gates and waves to the person waiting for her across the road. She smiles and hurries towards them… and is never seen alive again.
Detective Jackie Cooke is first on the scene when Chloe’s body is found, posed upright at a garden table. In her gut, Jackie knows she’s searching for a monster and it’s only a matter of time before they strike again, but no one will listen.
Chloe’s distraught mother describes her as a happy, loving girl, and Jackie vows to find her killer, whatever the cost.
Then another body is found, posed in the same strange way. Sickened by the scene, Jackie returns home to find a multi-colored friendship bracelet on her kitchen counter. Her blood runs cold. It’s the same one her brother was wearing before he disappeared, nearly thirty years ago.
Jackie realizes that only digging into her past will let her catch the killer. But he is already watching her every move… can she stop him before he strikes again?
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- This amazing mystery suspense books for adults, is a must-add to your TBR if you love serial killer novels. All the pretty ones will keep you glued to your reading chair until you finally reach the end and have all the answers!
17. Amazing Best-Selling Mystery Suspense Novel
by Stacy Green (Author)
When Special Agent Nikki Hunt is called to the Boundary Waters near Stillwater, Minnesota, it’s not just the cold that shocks her to her core: the body of a young woman has been found frozen beside a remote lake. Nikki is devastated to see the victim is her childhood friend Annmarie, and she recognizes the velvet ribbon tied in her hair as the hallmark of a serial killer whom she has been hunting for years.
Desperate for justice, Nikki throws herself into the case. But she is shaken by what she finds at Annmarie’s home: a deadbolt on her front door and a map in the spare room, with the locations of murdered women circled in thick, red marker. Did Annmarie know she was next? Then Nikki finds out that the killer has left a clue in Annmarie’s bedroom: a photo of Nikki’s mother that no one has ever seen. Has the murderer at large been in Nikki’s life since she was a child?
Nikki soon realizes that the key to unlocking this case is in her own family, but digging up the past could put her daughter in danger. She has spent her whole life protecting the ones she loves, but to find this killer Nikki might have to risk everything…
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Well for all the Lisa Gardner lovers out there like myself, Lost Angels is your next favorite read. This is an amazing mystery suspense book choice if you’ve been looking for something new.
18. Killer mystery detective suspense books
by Eva Sparks (Author)
Darcy Hunt is no stranger to pain. Eighteen years ago, she and her little sister were kidnapped while on a family camping trip and imprisoned in an abandoned castle. Only Darcy walked away.
Now a Special Agent with the FBI, she spends her days chasing the worst that humanity has to offer. Her nights are spent beating back the growing shadows of her past.
Her newest case confronts her with the gruesome hanging of a man outside of town. When another victim is found murdered in the same fashion, Darcy must call on every shred of instinct and training to track him down. And as the killer shows no signs of slowing his murderous spree, Darcy will have to fight to even keep the case on her desk.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Well, kiddos if you’ve been looking for a read that gives Clairce-style backstory, Her Final Wish is on point. I love a good FBI serial killer story, and this one brings mystery detective suspense books to a new level.
19. Unputdownable psychological thriller best mystery suspense books
by D.D. Black (Author)
Thomas Austin was once a prominent NYPD detective, known for locking up a psychopathic serial killer dubbed “The Holiday Baby Butcher.” Now retired in a small beach town in the Pacific Northwest, Austin runs a little café, trying to overcome the loss of his wife, a DA who was gunned down only one year ago.
When a mysterious bag of bones appears on a nearby beach, Austin is dragged back into a world he thought he’d left behind. The Holiday Baby Butcher is behind bars, so it has to be a copycat.
But with each new clue, the killer seems closer and closer to the real thing. And when Austin finally learns the truth, it’s a twist so shocking it shakes him to his core.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Y’all, what makes for a better read than a killer whos already behind bars? The Bones at Point No Point hits all the psychological thriller best mystery suspense books points and then some.
20. Best mystery thriller suspense books
by Duncan Ralston (Author)
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Okay if you love mystery, thrillers, suspense, and horror books all wrapped up in one story centered in an amusement park filled with killer ghosts, Ghostland is a must-read.
21. Gripping mystery vs suspense books
by James Caine (Author)
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- Okay, if this isn’t an OMG WTF style story I don’t know what is. The Family Cabin had me scratching my head and questioning. This mystery or suspense book was the entire way and it was worth it!
22. Best-selling mystery suspense books
by Duncan Ralston (Author)
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- If you love Deep House, you need to read Salvage. Full of twists, surprises, amazing storytelling, mystery, suspense, and wonderful characters. You can’t go wrong with this one.
23. Upallnighter mystery thriller books best sellers
by Jack Townsend (Author)
Booked and Bewitched Babbles- I haven’t got to read this one yet, but it screams Clue to me. Bedside Manor is a must-read for anyone who loves the good old-fashioned Agatha Christie-style country house murder mystery mixed with dark humor and twisty plots.
This post was all about 23 out-of-this-world suspense mystery books you need to add to your TBR right now. Seriously, what doing? Go! Read something!
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