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Books about Mysteries
Harry Potter Boxed Set, Books 1-5
by J.K. Rowling
A magical journey of a young wizard, discovering his true destiny and forming powerful bonds of friendship.
Box Set containing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire, and Harry Potter and ... (Goodreads)
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
A thrilling mystery involving secret societies, hidden clues, and an ancient conspiracy.
Louvre curator and Priory of Sion grand master Jacques Saunière is fatally shot one night at the museum by an albino Catholic monk named Silas, who is working on behalf of someone he knows only as ... (Wikipedia)
Nancy Drew: #1-64
by Carolyn Keene
Girl detective solves mysteries, faces danger and adventure.
Nancy Drew has been solving mysteries, and delighting fans, for over 75 years. Now, for the first time, you can purchase all sixty-four classic Nancy Drew titles in one complete set! #1: The Secret ... (Goodreads)
Ninth Key
by Jenny Carroll
A young girl's investigation into a mysterious crime, uncovering secrets of her past.
At Kelly Prescott's pool party, Suze unknowingly contracts a poison oak rash after falling into some bushes while spying on her stepbrother Dopey. She also shares a slow dance with Tad, a student at ... (Wikipedia)
Fever Dream
by Douglas Preston
Thriller of a doctor's investigation into a mysterious murder, revealing a larger conspiracy.
While visiting his family plantation in New Orleans , Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast inadvertently uncovers evidence that his wife Helen's death whilst on safari in Africa was no accident. He ... (Wikipedia)
The Book of the Dead
by Douglas Preston
An archaeological excavation leads to a dark discovery in the Egyptian desert.
Az egyiptomi piramisok mélyén megbúvó ősi sírkamrák, a kincsek és a múmiák mellett, sok talányt is őriznek – olykor még a fáraók átkát is. Ez még akkor is igaznak tűnhet, ha a hajdani sírboltot ... (Goodreads)
Cross Fire
by James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross investigates a series of murders targeting Washington's elite. The killer's motive remains a mystery until the final twist.
Psychotic former FBI agent and serial killer Kyle Craig , who escaped from ADX Florence Supermax Prison in, Double Cross, , awaits FBI agent Max Siegel. After questioning him, he reveals he plans to ... (Wikipedia)
A Perfect Spy
by John le Carré
A British spy's complex exploration of identity, loyalty and betrayal.
John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide ... (Goodreads)
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist
by William R. Maples
A forensic anthropologist shares his experiences solving mysteries of death through the study of bones and other remains.
From a skeleton, a skull, a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ... (Goodreads)
Heartstone
by C.J. Sansom
An historical mystery set in 1540s England, exploring the power of secrets and loyalty.
Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong. Meanwhile Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. He is ... (Goodreads)
Heresy
by S.J. Parris
A historical thriller set in 16th century England, where philosopher Giordano Bruno investigates a murder and uncovers a dangerous conspiracy.
Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus. Giordano Bruno was a ... (Goodreads)
W is for Wasted
by Sue Grafton
Detective Kinsey Millhone investigates the death of a young woman whose life was ruined by drugs and alcohol.
The narrative is set in Santa Teresa, a small fictional town near the California coast where Kinsey lives and spends time with her elderly landlord. The story, however, takes place in the very real ... (Wikipedia)
The Innocence of Father Brown
by G.K. Chesterton
Father Brown solves a series of mysterious crimes using his keen insight and intuition.
Chesterton portrays Father Brown as a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest, with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil. "How in Tartarus," cried Flambeau, "did ... (Goodreads)
Dead Beat
by Jim Butcher
A wizard-detective takes on a magical mission to save the world from a powerful necromancer.
It's three days before Halloween and nearly a year after the events in, Blood Rites, . Mavra , from the previous novel, orders Dresden to locate The Word of Kemmler for her within 3 days, or Karrin ... (Wikipedia)
The Mediterranean Caper
by Clive Cussler
Dirk Pitt, a marine engineer, searches for a lost treasure and battles a criminal mastermind in the Mediterranean Sea.
Dirk Pitt, Special Projects Director for the National Underwater and Marine Agency, and his Deputy Special Projects Director, Al Giordino, are traveling to their assignment in the Aegean Sea in ... (Wikipedia)
Treasure
by Clive Cussler
A thrilling adventure to find a lost treasure, with danger and excitement at every turn.
The book starts with a historical prologue in which Julius Venator, a Roman , along with a group of Roman soldiers and slaves , sail in a fleet of ships ferrying the treasures from the Library of ... (Wikipedia)
The Soul-Breaker
by Sebastian Fitzek
(This is the original cover. Find the alternate Cover edition here: Der Seelenbrecher ) Drei Frauen - alle jung, schön und lebenslustig - verschwinden spurlos. Nur eine Woche in den Fängen des ... (Goodreads)
Whispers of the Dead
by Simon Beckett
Forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter investigates a series of murders in a small English village.
In plain black letters were the words Anthropological Research Facility,' but it was better known but another, less formal name. Most people just called it The Body Farm.The victim has been bound and ... (Goodreads)
Silver Borne
by Patricia Briggs
A werewolf and a witch join forces, combating supernatural forces in a battle of good and evil.
Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, never knows what the day - or night - may bring in a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters live beside ordinary people" ( ... (Goodreads)
The Secret of Terror Castle
by Robert Arthur
Three young detectives investigate a haunted castle and unravel a mystery involving a missing inventor and a dangerous criminal.
Three boys are investigating a known haunted house , Terror Castle, in hopes that perhaps the famous film director Alfred Hitchcock would use it in his upcoming movie. Having just launched their ... (Wikipedia)
Fatal Voyage
by Kathy Reichs
A cold case is reopened, leading to a thrilling web of secrets and murder.
A plane crash in the mountains of North Carolina and an unidentified severed foot found in the vicinity lead Brennan and would-be lover Detective Andrew Ryan to investigate a mysterious cult. The ... (Wikipedia)
The House on Tradd Street
by Karen White
Real estate agent inherits a haunted house and uncovers secrets of the past. A ghostly mystery with a touch of romance.
Practical Melanie Middleton hates to admit she can see ghosts. But she's going to have to accept it. An old man she recently met has died, leaving her his historic Tradd Street home, complete with ... (Goodreads)
Something from the Nightside
by Simon R. Green
Detective uncovers the secrets of a mysterious and dangerous world, hidden in the shadows of London.
John Taylor is not a private detective per se , but he has a knack for finding lost things. That's why he's been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London ... (Goodreads)
Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
by Graham Hancock
An exploration of ancient monuments and artifacts, uncovering evidence of a lost advanced civilization.
Could the story of mankind be far older than we have previously believed? Using tools as varied as archaeo-astronomy, geology, and computer analysis of ancient myths, Graham Hancock presents a ... (Goodreads)
The Husband
by Dean Koontz
A suspenseful tale of a man's desperate search to uncover the truth behind his wife's disappearance.
Mitch Rafferty, owner of a small landscaping business, receives a phone call from someone claiming to have kidnapped his wife Holly. The caller demands that Mitch pay two million dollars or Holly ... (Wikipedia)
Bad Luck and Trouble
by Lee Child
Jack Reacher and his team join forces to solve a dangerous mystery that threatens their lives.
A man with two broken legs is thrown out of a corporate helicopter from 3,000 feet above the California desert. Seventeen days after that, Reacher is roaming alone with no objectives, no phone, no ... (Wikipedia)
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
A group of children embark on a dangerous mission to save the world from a mysterious mastermind.
Reynard "Reynie" Muldoon is an orphaned boy who lives in the Stonetown Orphanage. One morning at breakfast, his tutor "Miss Perumal" notices an advertisement in the newspaper targeted towards gifted ... (Wikipedia)
The Kingdom
by Clive Cussler
A thrilling adventure of treasure hunting, pirates, and ancient artifacts. Follow the journey of a team of adventurers as they uncover secrets and danger.
This novel is mostly set in Nepal , but parts of it take place in Indonesia , India , Tibet , southern China , Albania , Bulgaria and at the Fargo home and research center on the California coast. ... (Wikipedia)
The Bookman’s Tale
by Charlie Lovett
A rare book dealer discovers a Victorian painting that leads him on a quest to uncover the truth about Shakespeare's identity.
"What about the most valuable relic in the history of English literature—would that be worth killing for?" Hay-on-Wye, 1995. Peter Byerly isn't sure what drew him into this particular bookshop. Nine ... (Goodreads)
The Wire in the Blood
by Val McDermid
A psychologist helps police catch a serial killer, but becomes entangled in the killer's twisted mind games.
The series is set in the fictional town of Bradfield, which is assumed to lie within West Yorkshire . It follows the Major Incident Team (MIT) of Bradfield Metropolitan Police's CID and the ... (Wikipedia)
Nowhere To Run
by C.J. Box
Game warden Joe Pickett investigates a murder and uncovers a conspiracy involving a wealthy family and a dangerous militia group.
Joe Pickett's in his last week as the temporary game warden in the town of Baggs, Wyoming, but there have been strange things going on in the mountains, and his conscience won't let him leave without ... (Goodreads)
Prophecy
by S.J. Parris
A gripping historical thriller set in Elizabethan England, where a prophecy threatens to shake the foundations of the monarchy.
S. J. Parris returns with the next Giordano Bruno mystery, set inside Queen Elizabeth’s palace and steeped in period atmospherics and the strange workings of the occult. It is the year of the Great ... (Goodreads)
Missing You
by Harlan Coben
A woman's quest to uncover the truth behind her fiancé's disappearance.
It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she’s ignored for ... (Goodreads)
10th Anniversary
by James Patterson
Reunion of a group of friends ten years after a traumatic event, exploring the past and present.
Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her ... (Goodreads)
Temple
by Matthew Reilly
A group of adventurers explore a mysterious ancient temple, fighting off deadly traps and challenges.
Professor William Race is a young linguist, working for NYU is approached by a retired Col. Frank Nash, a physicist from the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA , to translate a ... (Wikipedia)
Night Probe!
by Clive Cussler
Dirk Pitt races against time to prevent a global catastrophe caused by a secret organization's plan to shift the Earth's axis.
It is 1989 and the United States is in an economic decline because "From Franklin Roosevelt on, every chief executive has played a game of tag, pinning a multiplying financial burden on the office of ... (Wikipedia)
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