Books about Investigation

  1. The Silence of the Lambs

    by Thomas Harris
    Brilliant FBI agent works with a notorious serial killer to catch an even more terrifying madman.

    Hannibal Lecter. The ultimate villain of modern fiction. Read the five-million-copy bestseller that scared the world silent. The Silence of the Lambs. A young FBI trainee. An evil genius locked away ... (Goodreads)

  2. Deadline

    by John Sandford
    A detective races against time to solve a murder mystery and save an innocent life.

    It's Virgil Flowers! And one of the thrilling novels in the #1 "New York Times" bestselling series. In Southeast Minnesota, down on the Mississippi, a school board meeting is coming to an end. The ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Keeper of Lost Causes

    by Jussi Adler-Olsen
    A police detective investigates a mysterious disappearance, uncovering a sinister conspiracy.

    Carl Mørck is demoted to Department Q, the cold case unit, after a raid goes wrong. One case, a suspected suicide, piques his interest. His investigations suggest that the woman, a rising politician, ... (Wikipedia)

  4. The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A collection of stories following the adventures of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes.

    Eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious, Sherlock Holmes remains the world's most popular and influential fictional detective. In four novels and fifty-six short stories, Holmes with his trusted friend ... (Goodreads)

  5. Curtain

    by Agatha Christie
    An amateur detective investigates a murder at a country estate, uncovering a mysterious plot.

    A specific person is unsuspected of involvement in five murders by both the police and family of the victims. In all cases, there was a clear suspect. Four of these suspects have since died (one of ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Glass Houses

    by Louise Penny
    A suspenseful murder mystery set in a remote Quebec village.

    An instant, New York Times Bestseller, and August 2017 LibraryReads pick!, “Penny’s absorbing, intricately plotted 13th Gamache novel proves she only gets better at pursuing dark truths with ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. The Partner

    by John Grisham
    A lawyer's daring escape from a powerful law firm and the pursuit of a hidden fortune.

    It's been four years since Patrick Lanigan, a junior partner in a law firm in Biloxi, Mississippi , learned of the scheme, masterminded by his firm's client, shipbuilding magnate Benny Aricia, to ... (Wikipedia)

  8. One Shot

    by Lee Child
    A former military investigator must solve a murder case in a short period of time.

    In a small Indiana city, a lone gunman in a parking garage calmly fires into a rush-hour crowd in a public plaza, committing a massacre of five apparently random victims with six shots. The shooter ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Complete Sherlock Holmes

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    Collection of mysteries solved by the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes.

    A study in scarlet – The sign of four -- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes : A scandal in Bohemia ; The red-headed league ; A case of identity ; The Boscombe Valley mystery ; The five orange pips ; The ... (Goodreads)

  10. Moon Over Soho

    by Ben Aaronovitch
    A supernatural detective story set in London, exploring the mysterious powers of music.

    Following the events of, Rivers of London, Police Constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant is called in to help investigate the brutal murder of a journalist in the downstairs toilet of the ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Murder on the Links

    by Agatha Christie
    Detective Hercule Poirot solves a mysterious murder on a golf course in France.

    Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings travel to Merlinville-sur-Mer, France, to meet Paul Renauld, who has requested their help. Upon arriving at his home, the Villa Genevieve, local police greet them ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Murder at the Vicarage

    by Agatha Christie
    A seemingly peaceful English village is shaken when its vicar is murdered.

    The novel is narrated by Rev. Leonard Clement, the vicar of St. Mary Mead, who lives with his much younger wife Griselda and their nephew Dennis. Colonel Lucius Protheroe, Clement's churchwarden , is ... (Wikipedia)

  13. The Burning Room

    by Michael Connelly
    Detective Harry Bosch works to solve a cold case with a mysterious link to a dangerous killer.

    Harry Bosch and his rookie partner Lucia Soto are assigned the case of Orlando Merced, a mariachi performer who was shot in a crowded Los Angeles square and was paralyzed from the waist down. The ... (Wikipedia)

  14. The Mysterious Affair at Styles

    by Agatha Christie
    A classic murder mystery, uncovering the truth behind a suspicious death.

    On the morning of 18 July, the household at Styles Court wakes to the discovery that Emily Inglethorp, the elderly owner, has died. She had been poisoned with strychnine . Arthur Hastings, a soldier ... (Wikipedia)

  15. A Study in Scarlet

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A masterful detective unravels a mysterious crime and its hidden motives.

    In 1881, Doctor John Watson has returned to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War . He visits the Criterion Restaurant and runs into an old friend named Stamford, who had been a dresser ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Cause of Death

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A medical examiner and her team investigate a series of murders connected to a mysterious virus.

    It is New Year's Eve, the last day of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War. Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted ... (Goodreads)

  17. The House of Silk

    by Anthony Horowitz
    A thrilling detective story set in Victorian England, unravelling a devious criminal plot.

    The House of Silk begins with a brief, personal recounting of events by Watson, much like that in, A Study in Scarlet, by the original author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The reader is informed of the ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Cruel and Unusual

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A detective delves into the depths of a serial killer's dark mind to uncover the truth.

    Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta is called in to autopsy the body of convicted murderer Ronnie Waddell after his execution. Several days after the execution, a young boy is discovered ... (Wikipedia)

  19. The Andromeda Strain

    by Michael Crichton
    Scientists race against time to contain a deadly virus of extraterrestrial origin.

    A team from an Air Force base is deployed to recover a military satellite that has returned to Earth, but contact is lost abruptly. Aerial surveillance reveals that everyone in Piedmont, Arizona , ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Enemy

    by Lee Child
    A retired military cop is tasked with finding a missing American soldier in Iraq.

    In the last hours of 1989, Major Gen. Kenneth Kramer dies of a heart attack in a seedy North Carolina motel, apparently while in the company of a prostitute. MP Maj. Jack Reacher investigates and ... (Wikipedia)

  21. The Girl in the Ice

    by Robert Bryndza
    Detective Erika Foster investigates a series of grisly murders, uncovering secrets and dark conspiracies.

    Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the ice…She is not the only one. When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South ... (Goodreads)

  22. Memory Man

    by David Baldacci
    A detective investigates a suspicious death, unraveling a complex web of secrets and lies.

    This "impossible to put down" #1, New York Times, bestseller introduces Amos Decker, a gifted police detective with a perfect memory who must solve a mystery he wishes he could forget: his family's ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Gorky Park

    by Martin Cruz Smith
    A thrilling murder mystery, set in the Soviet Union, uncovering secrets and conspiracies.

    The story follows Arkady Renko , a chief investigator for the Moscow militsiya , who is assigned to a case involving three corpses found in Gorky Park , an amusement park in Moscow. The victims - two ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The 9th Judgment

    by James Patterson
    A trail of secrets leads a detective and her partner to a mysterious serial killer.

    The most personal A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Widow

    by Fiona Barton
    A woman's pursuit of justice for her missing husband reveals a sinister truth.

    When the police started asking questions, Jean Taylor turned into a different woman. One who enabled her and her husband to carry on, when more bad things began to happen... But that woman’s husband ... (Goodreads)

  26. In Cold Blood

    by Truman Capote
    A gripping story of a family's murder, told through a journalist's meticulous investigation.

    On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no ... (Goodreads)

  27. Poirot Investigates

    by Agatha Christie
    Detective Hercule Poirot solves mysteries using his "little grey cells" of logic and reasoning.

    First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond... then came the “suicide” that was murder... the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat...a suspicious death in a locked gun room... a ... (Goodreads)

  28. Bury Your Dead

    by Louise Penny
    Detective Armand Gamache unravels a complex murder mystery in the town of Three Pines.

    It is Winter Carnival in Quebec City, bitterly cold and surpassingly beautiful. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache has come not to join the revels but to recover from an investigation gone hauntingly ... (Goodreads)

  29. The Narrows

    by Michael Connelly
    A detective's pursuit of justice, exploring the dark underworld of L.A.

    FBI agent Rachel Walling finally gets the call she's dreaded for years, the one that tells her the Poet has surfaced. She has never forgotten the serial killer who wove lines of poetry in his hideous ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Last Mile

    by David Baldacci
    A wrongly convicted man is granted a temporary reprieve on death row to help solve a crime.

    Convicted murderer Melvin Mars is counting down the last hours before his execution–for the violent killing of his parents twenty years earlier--when he's granted an unexpected reprieve. Another man ... (Goodreads)

  31. A Rule Against Murder

    by Louise Penny
    A murder mystery centered around a small Quebec town, unraveling its secrets along the way.

    "What happened here last night isn't allowed," said Madame Dubois. It was such an extraordinary thing to say it stopped the ravenous Inspector Beauvoir from taking another bite of his roast beef on ... (Goodreads)

  32. The Cuckoo's Calling

    by Robert Galbraith
    Detective story of a mysterious death and a search for the truth.

    Disabled Afghan War veteran and struggling private investigator Cormoran Strike is approached by John Bristow, the adoptive brother of Strike's childhood schoolmate Charlie. Bristow believes his ... (Wikipedia)

  33. The Big Bad Wolf

    by James Patterson
    Detective investigates a series of grisly murders in a small town.

    Cross is in the middle of his training at the FBI when he is assigned to work on a kidnapping case. A federal judge's wife has been kidnapped, and Cross discovers that her kidnapping fits the pattern ... (Wikipedia)

  34. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A detective's collection of cases, full of intrigue and suspense.

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and ... (Goodreads)

  35. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A collection of adventures of the world's most famous detective, solving mysterious cases.

    'If I were assured of your eventual destruction I would, in the interests of the public, cheerfully accept my own.' In The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes , the consulting detective's notoriety as the ... (Goodreads)

  36. The Valley of Fear

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    Detective Sherlock Holmes unravels a complex mystery involving a secret criminal organization.

    Sherlock Holmes receives a cipher message from Fred Porlock, a pseudonymous agent of Professor Moriarty . After Porlock sends the message, however, he changes his mind for fear of Moriarty's ... (Wikipedia)

  37. The Sign of Four

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A thrilling mystery adventure, unraveling a dark secret from the past.

    Set in 1888, , The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India , the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , a stolen treasure , and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) ... (Wikipedia)

  38. Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    Solving mysterious cases with his trusted partner, the great detective Sherlock Holmes.

    Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two paperback ... (Goodreads)

  39. The Alienist

    by Caleb Carr
    A gripping murder-mystery set in 19th century New York, exposing the dark underbelly of the city.

    Narrated from the first-person perspective of John Moore, a crime reporter for, The New York Times, , the novel begins on January 8, 1919, the day that Theodore Roosevelt is buried. Moore has dinner ... (Wikipedia)

  40. The Racketeer

    by John Grisham
    An imprisoned lawyer discovers a sinister plot, using his knowledge of the law to uncover the truth.

    Malcolm Bannister is an African American attorney in a small-town Virginia law firm. A real estate transaction which he undertook in good faith turns out to have involved the purchase of a secluded ... (Wikipedia)

  41. Rules of Prey

    by John Sandford
    A detective hunts for a serial killer, uncovering secrets of a tangled criminal underworld.

    Welcome. You are about to meet Lucas Davenport, the police detective in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who does it his way. The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and ... (Goodreads)

  42. The Bat

    by Jo Nesbø
    Detective Harry Hole uses his sharp wit and investigative skills to hunt down a serial killer.

    Norwegian police officer Harry Hole is sent to Sydney , Australia to serve as an attaché for the Australian police's investigation into the murder of a young female Norwegian girl residing in ... (Wikipedia)

  43. The Big Sleep

    by Raymond Chandler
    Private eye investigates a complex case involving a wealthy family and blackmail.

    Private investigator Philip Marlowe is called to the home of the wealthy and elderly General Sternwood, in the month of October. He wants Marlowe to deal with an attempt by a bookseller named Arthur ... (Wikipedia)

  44. The Body in the Library

    by Agatha Christie
    A mysterious body found in a tranquil country library, investigated by a detective couple.

    The maid at Gossington Hall wakes Mrs Bantry by saying, “There is a body in the library!” Dolly Bantry then wakes her husband, Colonel Arthur Bantry to go downstairs. He finds the dead body of a ... (Wikipedia)

  45. Hercule Poirot's Christmas

    by Agatha Christie
    A murder mystery set during the holiday season, as the renowned detective solves a perplexing case.

    Multi-millionaire Simeon Lee, frail in his old age, unexpectedly invites his family to gather at his home for Christmas . The gesture is met with suspicion by the guests. Simeon is not given to warm ... (Wikipedia)

  46. Along Came a Spider

    by James Patterson
    A detective races against time to solve a kidnapper's twisted game.

    What have we got? A missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school ... (Goodreads)

  47. Red Dragon

    by Thomas Harris
    A serial killer stalks the night, and a former FBI agent is the only one who can stop him.

    In 1975, Will Graham , a brilliant profiler of the FBI , captured the serial killer Hannibal Lecter . However, Graham suffered serious injuries from the encounter and retired afterwards. Four years ... (Wikipedia)

  48. The Lincoln Lawyer

    by Michael Connelly
    A defense attorney navigates the legal system and unravels a conspiracy that could destroy him.

    Moderately successful criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller operates around Los Angeles County out of a Lincoln Town Car (hence the title) driven by a former client working off his legal fees. ... (Wikipedia)

  49. The Dry

    by Jane Harper
    A small town in rural Australia is rocked by a murder, leading a local detective to uncover secrets and lies.

    A small town hides big secrets in this atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is ... (Goodreads)

  50. Déjà Dead

    by Kathy Reichs
    An action-packed mystery featuring a female forensic anthropologist as she investigates a series of mysterious murders.

    When the meticulously dismembered body of a woman is discovered in the ground of an abandoned monastery in Montreal , Canada , which is too "decomposed for standard autopsy ", an anthropologist is ... (Wikipedia)

  51. Mr. Mercedes

    by Stephen King
    Detective investigates a series of murders by a maniacal driver in a stolen Mercedes.

    Many jobless people are standing in line for a job fair , but then a Mercedes plows into the crowd, killing sixteen and severely injuring many. Bill Hodges, a recently retired detective from the ... (Wikipedia)

  52. A Great Reckoning

    by Louise Penny
    A murder mystery set in a sleepy Quebec village, uncovering dark secrets and hidden dangers.

    Instant, New York Times, bestseller:,#1 in Hardcover Fiction,#1 in E-book Fiction,#1 in Combined Print and E-book Fiction,"Deep and grand and altogether extraordinary....Miraculous.",—,The Washington ... (Barnes & Noble)

  53. The Guilty

    by David Baldacci
    A former Secret Service agent must solve the murder of a prominent politician before the killer strikes again.

    Will Robie is the government's most professional, disciplined, and lethal assassin. He infiltrates the most hostile countries in the world, defeats our enemies' advanced security measures, and ... (Goodreads)

  54. A Trick of the Light

    by Louise Penny
    A murder mystery set in a small Quebec village, as a young detective uncovers secrets of the past.

    "Hearts are broken," Lillian Dyson carefully underlined in a book. "Sweet relationships are dead." But now Lillian herself is dead. Found among the bleeding hearts and lilacs of Clara Morrow's garden ... (Goodreads)

  55. The Midnight Line

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop's race against time to solve a mysterious case involving a stolen bracelet.

    After spending the night with a woman named Michelle Chang (from, Make Me, ), Jack Reacher is traveling through Wisconsin when he happens to stop at a pawnshop selling an unusual item: a 2005 West ... (Wikipedia)

  56. The Bone Collector

    by Jeffery Deaver
    A detective and a forensic specialist race against time to stop a serial killer.

    Lincoln Rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius in the field of forensics – until an accident left him physically and emotionally shattered. But now a diabolical killer is challenging ... (Goodreads)

  57. The Sixth Man

    by David Baldacci
    A murder mystery set in the world of college basketball, as two brothers work to uncover the truth.

    Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called to help Edgar Roy, an alleged serial killer awaiting trial. Roy faces almost certain conviction. Roy’s attorney, Sean’s friend and mentor Ted Bergin, is set ... (Wikipedia)

  58. The Snowman

    by Jo Nesbø
    Detective Harry Hole investigates a series of grisly murders, with the help of a mysterious snowman.

    In 1980, a married woman has illicit sex with a lover while her adolescent son waits in a car outside; their lovemaking is disturbed when they think somebody is looking at them from outside the ... (Wikipedia)

  59. Judgment in Death

    by J.D. Robb
    Detective Eve Dallas investigates a series of mysterious murders in New York City.

    'She stood in Purgatory and studied death. The blood and the gore of it, the ferocity of its glee. It had come to this place with the wilful temper of a child, full of heat and passion and careless ... (Goodreads)

  60. Festive in Death

    by J.D. Robb
    Detective Eve Dallas investigates a murder in a time of celebration.

    Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn’t count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest. Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who were loved and ... (Goodreads)

  61. Memory in Death

    by J.D. Robb
    A detective story of murder and mystery, uncovering a killer's identity.

    Following the events in Origin in Death , Lt. Eve Dallas only wants a break as Christmas nears, but her past is coming back to haunt her. A television news special about her and her husband Roarke 's ... (Wikipedia)

  62. 1st to Die

    by James Patterson
    Four female friends team up to catch a killer preying on newlyweds.

    Four crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women's Murder Club novel that started James Patterson's thrilling series. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay ... (Goodreads)

  63. The Black Echo

    by Michael Connelly
    A former LAPD detective is drawn into a web of mystery and crime as he investigates the death of a Vietnam vet.

    The novel centers on Harry Bosch , a Vietnam veteran who served as a " tunnel rat " (nicknamed Hari Kari Bosch), with the 1st Infantry Division — a specialized soldier whose job it was to go into the ... (Wikipedia)

  64. The Last Coyote

    by Michael Connelly
    A detective investigating the murder of his mother, trekking through a criminal underworld.

    Bosch is involved in an incident at work and has been put on involuntary stress leave. He must go through therapy sessions to be able to return to work. This involves talking about the incident and ... (Wikipedia)

  65. The Concrete Blonde

    by Michael Connelly
    A detective's investigation of a serial killer, uncovering a complex web of deception.

    Detective Harry Bosch is pursuing "The Dollmaker", a serial killer who uses makeup to paint his victims. He gets a tip from a prostitute that a recent customer of hers, Norman Church, had a large ... (Wikipedia)

  66. Hallowe'en Party

    by Agatha Christie
    Detective attempts to solve the mysterious death of a child at a Hallowe'en party.

    At a Hallowe'en party held at Rowena Drake's home in Woodleigh Common, thirteen-year-old Joyce Reynolds tells everyone attending she had once seen a murder, but had not realised it was one until ... (Wikipedia)

  67. Murder on the Orient Express

    by Agatha Christie
    Detective Hercule Poirot solves a murder mystery on the luxurious Orient Express.

    After taking the Taurus Express from Aleppo to Istanbul , private detective Hercule Poirot arrives at the Tokatlian Hotel , where he receives a telegram prompting him to return to London . He ... (Wikipedia)

  68. 61 Hours

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop races against the clock to uncover a sinister plot and protect a witness in small-town South Dakota.

    Jack Reacher is hitching a ride on a senior citizen's tour through South Dakota in the middle of winter when the bus skids out on the interstate, disabling it. Together with the bus driver and the ... (Wikipedia)

  69. The Black Box

    by Michael Connelly
    A police detective's pursuit of justice in the face of a relentless killer.

    Bosch tackles a 20-year-old cold case which took place during the 1992 Los Angeles riots . A white photojournalist is found killed near a burned-out store. Harry Bosch and Jerry Edgar were the ... (Wikipedia)

  70. A Darkness More Than Night

    by Michael Connelly
    Detective Harry Bosch investigates a series of murders, uncovering secrets and lies in the process.

    Terry McCaleb, the retired FBI agent who starred in the bestseller "Blood Work," is asked by the LAPD to help them investigate aseries of murders that have them baffled. They are the kind of ... (Goodreads)

  71. The Cabinet of Curiosities

    by Douglas Preston
    Adventure through a mysterious mansion, uncovering secrets and solving puzzles.

    Dr. Nora Kelly's life as an archaeologist at New York City 's American Museum of Natural History becomes complicated when Aloysius X. L. Pendergast , a secretive and highly resourceful FBI Special ... (Wikipedia)

  72. Four Blind Mice

    by James Patterson
    A fast-paced thriller involving the mysterious death of four Supreme Court justices.

    In this #1, New York Times, bestseller, Alex Cross is ready to resign-but when his partner shows up with a case he can't refuse, he goes up against the most bone-chilling killers of his entire ... (Barnes & Noble)

  73. The Pelican Brief

    by John Grisham
    A law student's investigation into a political assassination, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.

    The story begins with the assassinations of two ideologically divergent Supreme Court Justices. Both murders are committed by Khamel, the most wanted hitman in the world. Justice Rosenberg, a ... (Wikipedia)

  74. Speaking from Among the Bones

    by Alan Bradley
    A young detective investigates the mystery of a decades-old murder in a small English village.

    From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent ... (Goodreads)

  75. The Closers

    by Michael Connelly
    A homicide detective's pursuit of justice, determined to solve a decades-old case.

    Detective Harry Bosch is back with the LAPD with the sole mission of closing unsolved cases. The murder of a 16 year old girl in 1988 is his first file. A DNA match makes the case very much alive ... (Goodreads)

  76. The Crossing

    by Michael Connelly
    Thriller involving a homicide detective's search for a serial killer in Los Angeles.

    In this "tense" thriller and #1, New York Times, bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch teams up with Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller to track down a killer who just might find them first (,Wall Street ... (Barnes & Noble)

  77. The Black Ice

    by Michael Connelly
    A murder investigation leads to a complex web of intrigue, threatening a detective's life and career.

    In the book, narcotics officer Calexico (named after the place Calexico ) Moore's body is discovered on Christmas night in a seedy Hollywood motel, from an apparent suicide. It was rumored that he ... (Wikipedia)

  78. The 8th Confession

    by James Patterson
    An NYPD Detective and her partner investigate a series of gruesome murders.

    Stacey Glenn, a dropout girl from the high society is convicted of multiple counts of murder by Yuki Castellano - the lawyer of the Murder Club. Glenn is killed and beheaded once she arrives in ... (Wikipedia)

  79. Alone

    by Lisa Gardner
    A detective races against time to uncover the truth behind a missing woman's disappearance.

    Alone . . . Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man ... (Goodreads)

  80. Evil Under the Sun

    by Agatha Christie
    Detective Hercule Poirot investigates a murder on a resort island, uncovering secrets and lies.

    Hercule Poirot takes a quiet holiday at a secluded hotel in Devon. He finds that the other hotel guests include: Arlena Marshall, her husband Kenneth, and her step-daughter Linda; Horace Blatt; Major ... (Wikipedia)

  81. Criminal

    by Karin Slaughter
    A gripping crime thriller that follows a police detective's search for the truth behind a mysterious murder.

    Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is ... (Goodreads)

  82. Fractured

    by Karin Slaughter
    A thrilling story of a small town gripped in fear, as a detective attempts to unravel a series of murders.

    Six months ago, Atlanta homicide detective Faith Mitchell's police captain mother was the focus of an investigation that resulted in her retirement and the firing of six narcotics officers. It was a ... (Wikipedia)

  83. The Body Farm

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A thrilling crime mystery, uncovering the truth behind a series of gruesome murders.

    Kay Scarpetta is called in to assist in the investigation of the brutal murder of 11-year-old Emily Steiner in rural North Carolina , whose murder resembles the handiwork of a serial killer who has ... (Wikipedia)

  84. Body of Evidence

    by Patricia Cornwell
    Crime thriller featuring a female medical examiner investigating a series of murders.

    Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of Virginia, gets involved in the case of a brutal stabbing death in Richmond of romance writer Beryl Madison. Then, Madison's greedy lawyer accuses Scarpetta of ... (Wikipedia)

  85. The Apprentice

    by Tess Gerritsen
    A medical student is drawn into a world of mystery and murder, and must unravel the truth.

    When Rizzoli investigates a murder where cutting techniques similar to those of imprisoned Warren Hoyt but involving necrophilia (as determined by medical examiner Maura Isles), she is called by FBI ... (Wikipedia)

  86. My Sister's Grave

    by Robert Dugoni
    Detective's investigation into the disappearance of his sister, uncovering a dark mystery.

    The first book in the series that has garnered millions of readers across the globe, from, New York Times, bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Tracy Crosswhite has spent twenty years questioning the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  87. Nothing to Lose

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop's mission to uncover the truth behind a missing person's case.

    As described by Sherryl Connelly of the, New York Daily News, , , Nothing to Lose features several similarities to David Morrell 's 1972 novel,, First Blood, , including the fact that the lead ... (Wikipedia)

  88. The Drop

    by Michael Connelly
    A Los Angeles Police detective investigates a case of lost money and a missing girl.

    The book was mentioned in a February 2011 interview, where Connelly explained that Bosch would be "handling two cases at once, a cold case that turns hot and the politically charged investigation ... (Wikipedia)

  89. Ashes to Ashes

    by Tami Hoag
    Serial killer investigation unearths a decades-old unsolved murder case.

    He performs his profane ceremony in a wooded Minneapolis park, anointing his victims, then setting the bodies ablaze. He has already claimed three lives, and he won’t stop there. Only this time there ... (Goodreads)

  90. The Overlook

    by Michael Connelly
    A detective's pursuit of a serial killer, uncovering a shocking conspiracy.

    In his first case with the Homicide Special Squad, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch must follow his instincts to stop a killer who could destroy the entire city — even as the FBI works against him. In his ... (Barnes & Noble)

  91. The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    by Richard Lancelyn Green
    A collection of classic detective stories featuring the iconic sleuth Sherlock Holmes.

    This anthology of stories featuring the character of Sherlock Holmes follows on from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories which ended with Holmes at Reichenbach Falls. ... (Goodreads)

  92. Brimstone

    by Douglas Preston
    A thrilling mystery that takes the reader on a journey of suspense and suspenseful action.

    FBI Special Agent Aloysius X.L. Pendergast and Sergeant Vincent D'Agosta , now working for the Southampton Police Department, investigate a series of unusual deaths—deaths that appear to be the work ... (Wikipedia)

  93. M is for Malice

    by Sue Grafton
    Kinsey Millhone is on the hunt for a killer as she investigates the mysterious disappearance of a woman.

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    A detective investigates a series of murders to uncover a web of secrets and lies.

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    Amateur detective Kinsey Millhone investigates a murder with a tangled web of suspects.

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