Best Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Reads of 2013

1.
Closure
Closure 4.07 avg rating — 147 ratings
2.
Good As Gone (Simon Fisk, #1)
Good As Gone (Simon Fisk, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 638 ratings
3.
The Saladin Strategy (The Jack McDuff series, #2)
The Saladin Strategy (The Jack McDuff series, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 119 ratings
4.
Among the Shrouded
Among the Shrouded 3.96 avg rating — 512 ratings
5.
The Cana Mystery
The Cana Mystery 3.71 avg rating — 870 ratings
6.
The Book of Occult
The Book of Occult 3.65 avg rating — 3,466 ratings
7.
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 613,897 ratings
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Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
by: Dan Brown
3.90 avg rating — 580,841 ratings
9.
Ghostman (Jack White, #1)
Ghostman (Jack White, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 8,007 ratings
10.
Bombshell (FBI Thriller, #17)
Bombshell (FBI Thriller, #17) 4.11 avg rating — 10,410 ratings
11.
Let There Be Blood
Let There Be Blood 4.12 avg rating — 51 ratings
12.
Unforgettable Kiss
Unforgettable Kiss 4.25 avg rating — 72 ratings
13.
The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)
The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)
by: C.J. Box
3.94 avg rating — 20,593 ratings
14.
Death Angel (Alexandra Cooper, #15)
Death Angel (Alexandra Cooper, #15) 3.91 avg rating — 4,432 ratings
15.
Candleburn
Candleburn 4.22 avg rating — 76 ratings
16.
Marsh Island (Hirebomber Crime Series, #1)
Marsh Island (Hirebomber Crime Series, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
17.
Always Watching
Always Watching 3.74 avg rating — 14,363 ratings
18.
Joyland
Joyland 3.93 avg rating — 173,504 ratings
19.
Rasputin's Shadow (Templar, #4)
Rasputin's Shadow (Templar, #4) 3.69 avg rating — 2,716 ratings
19.
Saints of the Shadow Bible (Inspector Rebus, #19)
Saints of the Shadow Bible (Inspector Rebus, #19) 4.14 avg rating — 14,165 ratings
21.
Opening Moves (Patrick Bowers Files, #0)
Opening Moves (Patrick Bowers Files, #0) 4.39 avg rating — 2,384 ratings
22.
The English Girl (Gabriel Allon, #13)
The English Girl (Gabriel Allon, #13) 4.18 avg rating — 36,215 ratings
23.
My Familiar Stranger (Knights of Black Swan, #1)
My Familiar Stranger (Knights of Black Swan, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 10,040 ratings
24.
The Blake Mistake
The Blake Mistake 4.31 avg rating — 75 ratings
25.
Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, #18)
Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, #18)
by: Lee Child
4.09 avg rating — 83,302 ratings
26.
The Golden Egg (Commissario Brunetti, #22)
The Golden Egg (Commissario Brunetti, #22) 3.96 avg rating — 10,255 ratings
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Six Years
Six Years 3.85 avg rating — 94,874 ratings
28.
The Guilty (Will Robie, #4)
The Guilty (Will Robie, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 62,057 ratings
29.
The Luminaries
The Luminaries 3.75 avg rating — 84,460 ratings
30.
The Other Typist
The Other Typist 3.55 avg rating — 19,303 ratings
31.
Guilt (Alex Delaware, #28)
Guilt (Alex Delaware, #28) 3.94 avg rating — 15,558 ratings
32.
High Heat (Jack Reacher, #17.5)
High Heat (Jack Reacher, #17.5)
by: Lee Child
3.96 avg rating — 23,168 ratings
33.
The Navigator
The Navigator 2.81 avg rating — 93 ratings
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The Rose Red Reaper
The Rose Red Reaper 3.89 avg rating — 111 ratings
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Chaysing Dreams (Chaysing Trilogy #1)
Chaysing Dreams (Chaysing Trilogy #1) 4.30 avg rating — 201 ratings
36.
Amazon Heat (Demon Heat #1)
Amazon Heat (Demon Heat #1) 4.12 avg rating — 50 ratings
36.
Gone (Michael Bennett #6)
Gone (Michael Bennett #6) 4.13 avg rating — 25,454 ratings
38.
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 39,421 ratings
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House of the Rising Sun (Hackberry Holland, #4)
House of the Rising Sun (Hackberry Holland, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 4,423 ratings
40.
Alert (Michael Bennett, #8)
Alert (Michael Bennett, #8) 4.03 avg rating — 22,444 ratings
41.
The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Harry Bosch Universe, #28)
The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Harry Bosch Universe, #28) 4.28 avg rating — 69,091 ratings
42.
Run to Me
Run to Me 3.96 avg rating — 185 ratings
42.
The Theory of Death (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #23)
The Theory of Death (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #23) 3.96 avg rating — 5,767 ratings
44.
Silken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #23)
Silken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #23) 4.23 avg rating — 23,854 ratings
45.
12th of Never (Women's Murder Club, #12)
12th of Never (Women's Murder Club, #12) 4.09 avg rating — 49,396 ratings
46.
Touch & Go
Touch & Go 4.08 avg rating — 39,679 ratings
47.
Places I Never Meant To Go
Places I Never Meant To Go 3.74 avg rating — 38 ratings
47.
The Magdalena Gambit: From The Secret File Of Patrick Coonan
The Magdalena Gambit: From The Secret File Of Patrick Coonan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
49.
Leave Her Hanging
Leave Her Hanging 3.67 avg rating — 46 ratings
50.
Placebo (The Jevin Banks Experience, #1)
Placebo (The Jevin Banks Experience, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 1,617 ratings
50.
Dream Reunion (Dream #6)
Dream Reunion (Dream #6) 4.30 avg rating — 47 ratings
52.
Kali's Heel
Kali's Heel liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
52.
Crueltown: A Drew Steele Los Angeles-Las Vegas Mystery
Crueltown: A Drew Steele Los Angeles-Las Vegas Mystery 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
52.
The Misconception
The Misconception 4.70 avg rating — 30 ratings
52.
A Box of Dreams (Dream #1-5)
A Box of Dreams (Dream #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 46 ratings
52.
Dream Doctor (Dream #2)
Dream Doctor (Dream #2) 4.10 avg rating — 200 ratings
52.
Bleeker Hill
Bleeker Hill 3.42 avg rating — 57 ratings
58.
Secrets in the Shallows (The Monastery Murders, #1)
Secrets in the Shallows (The Monastery Murders, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 78 ratings
58.
The Identity Thief
The Identity Thief really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings
58.
Waking Dream (Dream #5)
Waking Dream (Dream #5) 4.48 avg rating — 54 ratings
58.
Black Swan Collected Tales, Books 1-6
Black Swan Collected Tales, Books 1-6 4.65 avg rating — 251 ratings
62.
Tiger Lily of Bangkok
Tiger Lily of Bangkok 4.04 avg rating — 48 ratings
63.
Forewarning
Forewarning 3.88 avg rating — 76 ratings
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The Surgeon's Blade
The Surgeon's Blade 3.76 avg rating — 146 ratings
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A Summoner's Tale: The Vampire's Confessor (Order of the Black Swan, #3)
A Summoner's Tale: The Vampire's Confessor (Order of the Black Swan, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 2,826 ratings
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Children of the Plantation
Children of the Plantation 3.91 avg rating — 114 ratings
66.
The Keeper (Vega Jane, #2)
The Keeper (Vega Jane, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 9,346 ratings
68.
The Abomination (The Carnivia Trilogy, #1)
The Abomination (The Carnivia Trilogy, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 2,479 ratings
68.
The Witch's Dream (Knights of Black Swan, #2)
The Witch's Dream (Knights of Black Swan, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 3,869 ratings
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One Night in Winter
One Night in Winter 3.97 avg rating — 5,372 ratings
71.
The Heretics (John Shakespeare, #5)
The Heretics (John Shakespeare, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 1,645 ratings
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Midnight Surrender
Midnight Surrender 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings
73.
Symphony of Light and Winter (Symphony of Light, #1)
Symphony of Light and Winter (Symphony of Light, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 449 ratings
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Demon Slayer
Demon Slayer 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Professor of Truth
The Professor of Truth 3.70 avg rating — 565 ratings
76.
Code of Conduct (Scot Harvath, #14)
Code of Conduct (Scot Harvath, #14)
by: Brad Thor
4.22 avg rating — 16,431 ratings
77.
Eternal Flame (Guardians, #1)
Eternal Flame (Guardians, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 866 ratings
77.
A Commonplace Killing
A Commonplace Killing 3.36 avg rating — 1,135 ratings
79.
Thankless in Death (In Death, #37)
Thankless in Death (In Death, #37)
by: J.D. Robb
4.35 avg rating — 26,783 ratings
79.
Found (A Mickey Bolitar Novel)
Found (A Mickey Bolitar Novel) 4.15 avg rating — 15,150 ratings
81.
The Corrupted
The Corrupted 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
82.
A Cold and Lonely Place (Troy Chance, #2)
A Cold and Lonely Place (Troy Chance, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 4,362 ratings
83.
Blood Money (Jack Swyteck, #10)
Blood Money (Jack Swyteck, #10) 3.96 avg rating — 2,771 ratings
84.
A Tap on the Window
A Tap on the Window 3.96 avg rating — 15,389 ratings
85.
Private Berlin (Private, #5)
Private Berlin (Private, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 19,252 ratings
86.
The Never List
The Never List 3.63 avg rating — 14,619 ratings
87.
Calculated in Death (In Death #36)
Calculated in Death (In Death #36)
by: J.D. Robb
4.30 avg rating — 27,881 ratings
88.
Unseen (Will Trent, #7)
Unseen (Will Trent, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 57,922 ratings
89.
Second Honeymoon
Second Honeymoon 3.97 avg rating — 23,300 ratings
90.
Devil's Brae
Devil's Brae 4.07 avg rating — 67 ratings
90.
The XIth Hour
The XIth Hour 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
90.
Acheri Demon Haunting: The True Story of Paranormal Case 263
Acheri Demon Haunting: The True Story of Paranormal Case 263 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings
90.
Dream Child (Dream #3)
Dream Child (Dream #3) 4.26 avg rating — 101 ratings
90.
Kill on Command (Sean Garrison #1)
Kill on Command (Sean Garrison #1) 4.15 avg rating — 87 ratings
90.
Finding Jayda (A Romantic Suspense Novel)
Finding Jayda (A Romantic Suspense Novel) 4.45 avg rating — 38 ratings
90.
B.B.U.S.A.
B.B.U.S.A. 3.64 avg rating — 55 ratings
90.
Fatal Whispers (Megan Scott/Michael Elliott, #2)
Fatal Whispers (Megan Scott/Michael Elliott, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 141 ratings
90.
Savage Tide (Marika Hartmann, #2)
Savage Tide (Marika Hartmann, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 153 ratings
90.
The Good Sister (Social Media #1)
The Good Sister (Social Media #1) 3.82 avg rating — 1,761 ratings
90.
Agenda
Agenda 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
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