Best Suspense/Thrillers/Mysteries of 2012

1.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,369 ratings
2.
Learn To Love Me
Learn To Love Me 4.20 avg rating — 91 ratings
3.
Catch Me (Detective D.D. Warren, #6)
Catch Me (Detective D.D. Warren, #6) 4.21 avg rating — 42,956 ratings
4.
Taken (Elvis Cole, #15; Joe Pike, #4)
Taken (Elvis Cole, #15; Joe Pike, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 20,705 ratings
5.
The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25)
The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25) 4.16 avg rating — 66,074 ratings
6.
Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 308,589 ratings
7.
Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp, #2)
Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 58,609 ratings
8.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,008 ratings
9.
Everyone Burns (Time, Blood and Karma, #1)
Everyone Burns (Time, Blood and Karma, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 763 ratings
10.
Blind Veil
Blind Veil really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 63 ratings
11.
Victims (Alex Delaware, #27)
Victims (Alex Delaware, #27) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,977 ratings
12.
City of Champions
City of Champions 3.71 avg rating — 85 ratings
13.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,904 ratings
14.
What Doesn't Kill You (Catherine Ling, #2)
What Doesn't Kill You (Catherine Ling, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 6,322 ratings
15.
Creole Belle (Dave Robicheaux, #19)
Creole Belle (Dave Robicheaux, #19) 4.19 avg rating — 8,233 ratings
16.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating — 360,190 ratings
17.
Stolen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #22)
Stolen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #22) 4.22 avg rating — 27,219 ratings
18.
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 480,547 ratings
19.
Hide (Detective D.D. Warren, #2)
Hide (Detective D.D. Warren, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 49,156 ratings
20.
Gone (FBI Profiler, #5)
Gone (FBI Profiler, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 47,786 ratings
21.
A Human Element
A Human Element 3.88 avg rating — 237 ratings
22.
Two Graves (Pendergast, #12)
Two Graves (Pendergast, #12) 4.07 avg rating — 26,481 ratings
23.
Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus, #18)
Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus, #18) 4.08 avg rating — 17,885 ratings
24.
Left for Dead (Ali Reynolds #7)
Left for Dead (Ali Reynolds #7) 4.05 avg rating — 6,087 ratings
25.
The Lost Years
The Lost Years 3.58 avg rating — 12,808 ratings
26.
The Gods of Gotham (Timothy Wilde, #1)
The Gods of Gotham (Timothy Wilde, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 16,518 ratings
27.
Mad River (Virgil Flowers, #6)
Mad River (Virgil Flowers, #6) 4.22 avg rating — 25,423 ratings
28.
Alone (Detective D.D. Warren, #1)
Alone (Detective D.D. Warren, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 72,674 ratings
29.
Restless in the Grave (Kate Shugak, #19; Liam Campbell, #5)
Restless in the Grave (Kate Shugak, #19; Liam Campbell, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 4,398 ratings
29.
Hellfire
Hellfire 4.06 avg rating — 99 ratings
31.
The Girl Next Door (Carter Ross, #3)
The Girl Next Door (Carter Ross, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 1,268 ratings
32.
Phantom (Harry Hole, #9)
Phantom (Harry Hole, #9)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.11 avg rating — 50,484 ratings
33.
No Mark Upon Her (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #14)
No Mark Upon Her (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #14) 4.16 avg rating — 10,241 ratings
34.
All I Did Was Shoot My Man (Leonid McGill, #4)
All I Did Was Shoot My Man (Leonid McGill, #4) 3.97 avg rating — 2,624 ratings
35.
Believing the Lie (Inspector Lynley, #17)
Believing the Lie (Inspector Lynley, #17) 3.83 avg rating — 15,766 ratings
36.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,859 ratings
37.
The Devil's Bones
The Devil's Bones 3.88 avg rating — 32 ratings
38.
The Calypso Directive
The Calypso Directive 3.81 avg rating — 308 ratings
39.
Locked On (Jack Ryan Jr, #3; Jack Ryan Universe, #14)
Locked On (Jack Ryan Jr, #3; Jack Ryan Universe, #14) 4.11 avg rating — 16,937 ratings
39.
The Rope (Anna Pigeon, #17)
The Rope (Anna Pigeon, #17) 3.88 avg rating — 8,603 ratings
39.
Broken Harbour
Broken Harbour 3.95 avg rating — 107,807 ratings
39.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 820,149 ratings
43.
Death Comes to Pemberley
Death Comes to Pemberley 3.30 avg rating — 103,140 ratings
43.
The Killing Hour (FBI Profiler, #4)
The Killing Hour (FBI Profiler, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 30,451 ratings
45.
The Third Victim (FBI Profiler, #2)
The Third Victim (FBI Profiler, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 34,198 ratings
46.
No Simple Highway
No Simple Highway 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings
46.
Sweet Dreams in the Mind of a Serial Killer
Sweet Dreams in the Mind of a Serial Killer 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings
46.
The House
The House 3.37 avg rating — 30 ratings
46.
The Laughterhouse (Theodore Tate, #3)
The Laughterhouse (Theodore Tate, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,004 ratings
46.
The Meaning Of Theft
The Meaning Of Theft 3.03 avg rating — 29 ratings
46.
Finding Claire Fletcher (Claire Fletcher, #1)
Finding Claire Fletcher (Claire Fletcher, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 17,641 ratings
46.
Down & Out (Desert Winds #1)
Down & Out (Desert Winds #1) 4.38 avg rating — 95 ratings
46.
Into the Arms of Madness
Into the Arms of Madness 3.19 avg rating — 149 ratings
54.
The Last Minute (The Sam Capra Series, 2)
The Last Minute (The Sam Capra Series, 2) 3.96 avg rating — 3,806 ratings
54.
Project Nemesis (Nemesis Saga, #1)
Project Nemesis (Nemesis Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 3,016 ratings
54.
Cold Shot to the Heart (Crissa Stone, #1)
Cold Shot to the Heart (Crissa Stone, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 679 ratings
54.
Blackout: Morgen ist es zu spät
Blackout: Morgen ist es zu spät really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,101 ratings
58.
The Romanov Conspiracy
The Romanov Conspiracy 3.94 avg rating — 2,547 ratings
59.
Robert Ludlum's(TM) The Janus Reprisal (Covert-One, #9)
Robert Ludlum's(TM) The Janus Reprisal (Covert-One, #9) 4.14 avg rating — 3,703 ratings
59.
Trail of the Spellmans (The Spellmans, #5)
Trail of the Spellmans (The Spellmans, #5)
by: Lisa Lutz
4.04 avg rating — 9,837 ratings
61.
Nothing Lasts Forever (Die Hard, #1)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Die Hard, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 3,244 ratings
61.
Garment of Shadows (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #12)
Garment of Shadows (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #12) 3.94 avg rating — 10,375 ratings
63.
Raylan (Raylan Givens, #3)
Raylan (Raylan Givens, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 12,161 ratings
64.
When She Woke
When She Woke 3.68 avg rating — 29,818 ratings
65.
The Fear Index
The Fear Index 3.54 avg rating — 16,374 ratings
66.
Sandman (The Thomas Family #1)
Sandman (The Thomas Family #1) 3.95 avg rating — 2,498 ratings
66.
No Remorse
No Remorse 3.82 avg rating — 107 ratings
66.
I've Been Better
I've Been Better 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
66.
The Folly
The Folly 3.93 avg rating — 589 ratings
66.
Effigy
Effigy 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
66.
Baby Grand (Baby Grand #1)
Baby Grand (Baby Grand #1) 4.19 avg rating — 779 ratings
66.
Lady Killer
Lady Killer 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
66.
Brigands Key (Five Star Mystery Series)
Brigands Key (Five Star Mystery Series) 3.88 avg rating — 65 ratings
66.
Shadow Dragon
Shadow Dragon 3.84 avg rating — 88 ratings
66.
Pandora's Temple
Pandora's Temple
by: Jon Land
3.95 avg rating — 240 ratings
66.
Hunter (Intrepid #2)
Hunter (Intrepid #2) 4.18 avg rating — 282 ratings
66.
Southern Wicker
Southern Wicker 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
66.
The Fear of Things to Come (Samantha Clark Mystery, #2)
The Fear of Things to Come (Samantha Clark Mystery, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 118 ratings
66.
Since September
Since September 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings
66.
Cloak and Dagger (The IMA, #1)
Cloak and Dagger (The IMA, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 1,984 ratings
66.
Oiorpata
Oiorpata 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings
66.
Murry Peterson: Deceit
Murry Peterson: Deceit 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
66.
On the Ladder of Humanity (Jolene Hartley #2)
On the Ladder of Humanity (Jolene Hartley #2) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
66.
Creating Monsters
Creating Monsters 3.60 avg rating — 188 ratings
66.
Bloodline (The Cull, #1)
Bloodline (The Cull, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 168 ratings
66.
Rebel Time of Sunset
Rebel Time of Sunset 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
66.
Key West Revenge
Key West Revenge 4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings
66.
Objective (Bloodlines, #2)
Objective (Bloodlines, #2)
by: K. Larsen
4.27 avg rating — 156 ratings
66.
Nightwatcher (Nightwatcher #1)
Nightwatcher (Nightwatcher #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,462 ratings
66.
Wicked Eddies (An RM Outdoor Adventures Mystery #2)
Wicked Eddies (An RM Outdoor Adventures Mystery #2) 3.81 avg rating — 136 ratings
66.
Double Exposure - a Kovak & Quaid Horse Mystery (Book 1)
Double Exposure - a Kovak & Quaid Horse Mystery (Book 1) 4.24 avg rating — 66 ratings
66.
Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead.
Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead. 3.60 avg rating — 2,342 ratings
66.
Reaper: Awakening
Reaper: Awakening 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings
66.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,641 ratings
95.
Defender (Intrepid #1)
Defender (Intrepid #1) 3.90 avg rating — 656 ratings
95.
Murry Peterson: Echelon
Murry Peterson: Echelon 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings
95.
Doha 12
Doha 12 3.97 avg rating — 68 ratings
95.
On the Edge of Greed (Jolene Hartley #1)
On the Edge of Greed (Jolene Hartley #1) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
95.
30 Days (30 Days, #1)
30 Days (30 Days, #1)
by: K. Larsen
3.82 avg rating — 3,607 ratings
95.
Sleepwalker (Nightwatcher #2)
Sleepwalker (Nightwatcher #2) 4.03 avg rating — 990 ratings
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