World Magazine-Reviewed Novels & Mysteries

1.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,926 ratings
2.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,365 ratings
3.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,927 ratings
4.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,597 ratings
5.
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3)
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3) 4.05 avg rating — 46,247 ratings
6.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 58,088 ratings
7.
So Brave, Young, and Handsome
So Brave, Young, and Handsome 3.80 avg rating — 9,808 ratings
8.
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker 3.50 avg rating — 31,330 ratings
9.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,348 ratings
9.
My Hollywood
My Hollywood 3.10 avg rating — 1,502 ratings
11.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,312 ratings
12.
A Lonely Death (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #13)
A Lonely Death (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #13) 4.12 avg rating — 6,837 ratings
13.
The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1)
The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 9,314 ratings
14.
The Postmistress
The Postmistress 3.36 avg rating — 45,251 ratings
15.
The Second Death Of Goodluck Tinubu (Detective Kubu, #2)
The Second Death Of Goodluck Tinubu (Detective Kubu, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 1,170 ratings
16.
Mitzvah Man
Mitzvah Man 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
17.
The Flight of Gemma Hardy
The Flight of Gemma Hardy 3.62 avg rating — 16,072 ratings
18.
The Queen (Patrick Bowers Files, #5)
The Queen (Patrick Bowers Files, #5) 4.32 avg rating — 3,800 ratings
19.
The Hunter (Wyatt Hunt, #3)
The Hunter (Wyatt Hunt, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 3,465 ratings
20.
All Cry Chaos (Henri Poincaré Mystery, #1)
All Cry Chaos (Henri Poincaré Mystery, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,146 ratings
21.
The Blind Spy (Anna Resnikov, #3)
The Blind Spy (Anna Resnikov, #3) 3.65 avg rating — 369 ratings
22.
The Complaints (Malcolm Fox, #1)
The Complaints (Malcolm Fox, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 15,142 ratings
23.
Come and Find Me
Come and Find Me 3.17 avg rating — 802 ratings
24.
The Body in the Gazebo (Faith Fairchild, #19)
The Body in the Gazebo (Faith Fairchild, #19) 3.74 avg rating — 787 ratings
25.
The Bone Yard (Body Farm, #6)
The Bone Yard (Body Farm, #6) 4.15 avg rating — 5,296 ratings
26.
Left Neglected
Left Neglected 3.98 avg rating — 80,129 ratings
27.
Looking for the King (Inklings, #1)
Looking for the King (Inklings, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 475 ratings
28.
Her Daughter's Dream (Marta's Legacy, #2)
Her Daughter's Dream (Marta's Legacy, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 22,813 ratings
29.
A Cup of Friendship
A Cup of Friendship 3.67 avg rating — 30,378 ratings
30.
The Spider's Web (Wind River Reservation, #15)
The Spider's Web (Wind River Reservation, #15) 4.02 avg rating — 1,178 ratings
31.
Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6) 4.36 avg rating — 94,527 ratings
32.
A Question of Belief (Commissario Brunetti, #19)
A Question of Belief (Commissario Brunetti, #19) 3.93 avg rating — 8,298 ratings
33.
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English 3.61 avg rating — 5,705 ratings
34.
The Blind Contessa's New Machine
The Blind Contessa's New Machine 3.48 avg rating — 2,091 ratings
35.
Romancing Miss Brontë
Romancing Miss Brontë 3.85 avg rating — 2,053 ratings
36.
The Convent
The Convent 3.35 avg rating — 478 ratings
37.
Murder on Lexington Avenue (Gaslight Mystery, #12)
Murder on Lexington Avenue (Gaslight Mystery, #12) 4.02 avg rating — 5,506 ratings
38.
A Corpse at St. Andrew's Chapel (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #2)
A Corpse at St. Andrew's Chapel (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #2) 3.97 avg rating — 2,234 ratings
39.
City of Veils (Nayir Sharqi & Katya Hijazi #2)
City of Veils (Nayir Sharqi & Katya Hijazi #2) 3.94 avg rating — 4,145 ratings
40.
A Fierce Radiance
A Fierce Radiance 3.69 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
41.
The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (Ballad, #8)
The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (Ballad, #8) 3.61 avg rating — 1,806 ratings
42.
The Cookbook Collector
The Cookbook Collector 3.33 avg rating — 13,187 ratings
43.
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,440 ratings
44.
Good for the Jews
Good for the Jews 3.18 avg rating — 127 ratings
45.
The Scent of Rain and Lightning
The Scent of Rain and Lightning 3.82 avg rating — 19,503 ratings
46.
Sand Sharks (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #15)
Sand Sharks (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #15) 3.90 avg rating — 2,627 ratings
47.
Back on Murder (A Roland March Mystery, #1)
Back on Murder (A Roland March Mystery, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,499 ratings
48.
The Samaritan's Secret (Omar Yussef Mystery #3)
The Samaritan's Secret (Omar Yussef Mystery #3)
by: Matt Rees
3.83 avg rating — 361 ratings
49.
The Lord Is My Shepherd (The Psalm 23 Mysteries, #1)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (The Psalm 23 Mysteries, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 1,358 ratings
50.
The Mercy Oak (Bay Tanner, #8)
The Mercy Oak (Bay Tanner, #8) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 323 ratings
51.
A Night Too Dark (Kate Shugak, #17)
A Night Too Dark (Kate Shugak, #17) 4.07 avg rating — 5,250 ratings
52.
Noah's Compass
Noah's Compass 3.39 avg rating — 14,271 ratings
53.
A Gate at the Stairs
A Gate at the Stairs 3.18 avg rating — 18,669 ratings
54.
Beguiled
Beguiled 3.86 avg rating — 3,701 ratings
55.
Arctic Blue Death (Meg Harris #4)
Arctic Blue Death (Meg Harris #4) 3.69 avg rating — 75 ratings
56.
This Thing of Darkness (Inspector Green Mystery, #7)
This Thing of Darkness (Inspector Green Mystery, #7) 3.89 avg rating — 159 ratings
57.
Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21)
Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21) 4.06 avg rating — 55,307 ratings
58.
A Happy Marriage
A Happy Marriage 3.80 avg rating — 2,476 ratings
59.
Baking Cakes in Kigali
Baking Cakes in Kigali 3.69 avg rating — 6,850 ratings
60.
True Blue
True Blue 3.95 avg rating — 34,167 ratings
61.
The Calligrapher's Daughter
The Calligrapher's Daughter 3.81 avg rating — 6,938 ratings
62.
The Last Ember
The Last Ember 3.68 avg rating — 1,409 ratings
63.
That Old Cape Magic
That Old Cape Magic 3.36 avg rating — 18,464 ratings
64.
Best Friends Forever
Best Friends Forever 3.51 avg rating — 65,998 ratings
65.
Crossing the Lines
Crossing the Lines 3.97 avg rating — 72 ratings
66.
Higher Hope (Tides of Truth, #2)
Higher Hope (Tides of Truth, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 1,605 ratings
67.
Jillian Dare: A Novel
Jillian Dare: A Novel 3.54 avg rating — 186 ratings
68.
Heart for a Hero
Heart for a Hero
by: Ed Ditto
3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings
69.
The Night Watchman (Ray Quinn #1)
The Night Watchman (Ray Quinn #1) 4.05 avg rating — 456 ratings
70.
Saints in Limbo
Saints in Limbo 3.80 avg rating — 171 ratings
71.
Sometimes a Light Surprises
Sometimes a Light Surprises 3.98 avg rating — 339 ratings
72.
Words Unspoken
Words Unspoken 4.16 avg rating — 820 ratings
73.
Life Sentences
Life Sentences 3.14 avg rating — 5,060 ratings
74.
Face of Betrayal (Triple Threat, #1)
Face of Betrayal (Triple Threat, #1)
by: Lis Wiehl
3.72 avg rating — 3,451 ratings
75.
The Stones
The Stones 4.31 avg rating — 42 ratings
76.
The Apothecary's Daughter
The Apothecary's Daughter 3.81 avg rating — 26,922 ratings
77.
The Returning
The Returning 3.15 avg rating — 904 ratings
78.
Agincourt
Agincourt 3.71 avg rating — 300 ratings
79.
Jerk, California
Jerk, California 3.82 avg rating — 3,215 ratings
80.
Black and White and Dead All Over
Black and White and Dead All Over 3.27 avg rating — 597 ratings
81.
The Paris Enigma
The Paris Enigma 3.33 avg rating — 1,491 ratings
82.
The Price of Butcher's Meat (Dalziel & Pascoe, #23)
The Price of Butcher's Meat (Dalziel & Pascoe, #23) 3.98 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
83.
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Mr Malik #1)
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Mr Malik #1) 3.81 avg rating — 4,151 ratings
84.
Red Knife (Cork O'Connor, #8)
Red Knife (Cork O'Connor, #8) 4.12 avg rating — 15,075 ratings
85.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating — 355,930 ratings
86.
Extreme Measures (Mitch Rapp, #11)
Extreme Measures (Mitch Rapp, #11) 4.33 avg rating — 55,742 ratings
87.
The Brass Verdict (The Lincoln Lawyer, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #19)
The Brass Verdict (The Lincoln Lawyer, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #19) 4.23 avg rating — 91,991 ratings
88.
The Turnaround
The Turnaround 3.68 avg rating — 3,578 ratings
89.
Deeper Water (Tides of Truth, #1)
Deeper Water (Tides of Truth, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 3,328 ratings
90.
Rain Song (Heart of Carolina, #1)
Rain Song (Heart of Carolina, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 2,780 ratings
91.
A Constant Heart
A Constant Heart 3.46 avg rating — 2,237 ratings
92.
Wind River
Wind River 3.79 avg rating — 172 ratings
93.
Missing Witness
Missing Witness 3.64 avg rating — 399 ratings
94.
Winter Study (Anna Pigeon, #14)
Winter Study (Anna Pigeon, #14) 3.87 avg rating — 9,309 ratings
95.
Momzillas
Momzillas 3.42 avg rating — 3,482 ratings
96.
Betrayed
Betrayed 3.96 avg rating — 519 ratings
97.
Song Yet Sung
Song Yet Sung 4.05 avg rating — 5,999 ratings
98.
Beginner's Greek
Beginner's Greek 3.19 avg rating — 2,863 ratings
99.
Safe at Home
Safe at Home 3.93 avg rating — 216 ratings