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The top 50 Mystery books on Amazon — with real rankings, daily movement, and time on chart. Updated every morning. Ask the chart anything.

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Mystery — 2026-08-0250 booksAvg 4.39★1,744,309 total reviewsUpdated daily ~9am ET
1–
SanctuaryNora Roberts2 days on chart
4.5
8,195
2New
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A NovelShelby Van Pelt4 days on chart
4.6
156,018
36
The Oxford Detective SocietyFaith Martin4 days on chart
4.3
3,878
41
What She SawMary Burton4 days on chart · peak #2
4.3
43,011
5New
The Killings at Badger’s Drift: Midsomer Murders Mystery, Book 1Caroline Graham
4.4
3,998
62
Love, Mom: A fast-paced psychological thriller with several twistsIliana Xander4 days on chart
4.4
95,028
71
Ransom: A Novel (Gabriel Allon Book 27)Daniel Silva4 days on chart · peak #6
4.6
7,491
84
Ironwood: A Catalina NovelMichael Connelly4 days on chart · peak #2
4.6
21,390
92
My Husband's Wife: A NovelAlice Feeney4 days on chart · peak #6
4.2
56,606
10–
The Museum of Second ChancesJo Leevers4 days on chart
4.2
4,766
116
Out of Range (A Joe Pickett Novel Book 5)C. J. Box3 days on chart · peak #1
4.6
13,649
121
John Grebble Is GonePeter James4 days on chart · peak #10
3.8
6,514
132
The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick: A NovelAriel Lawhon3 days on chart · peak #11
4.6
120,700
14–
The Perfect ChildLucinda Berry3 days on chart
4.2
102,976
15–
Better the Devil (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers Book 22)JD Kirk3 days on chart
4.6
159
162
Pretty Girls: A Psychological Thriller Novel Exploring Secrets and Lies Among SistersKarin Slaughter3 days on chart
4.2
162,729
171
Twenty Years Later: A Riveting New ThrillerCharlie Donlea3 days on chart · peak #15
4.4
56,105
181
We Are All Guilty Here: A NovelKarin Slaughter3 days on chart · peak #16
4.5
40,486
192
Gone Before GoodbyeHarlan Coben3 days on chart · peak #13
4.1
31,702
20–
His & Hers: A NovelAlice Feeney3 days on chart · peak #19
4.3
104,599
212
Murdle: Volume 1G T Karber3 days on chart · peak #20
4.6
7,330
221
Listen for the Lie: A NovelAmy Tintera3 days on chart · peak #21
4.3
79,853
231
None of This is True: A NovelLisa Jewell3 days on chart · peak #22
4.3
121,446
24–
The Country Road Murders: A ThrillerJames Patterson3 days on chart · peak #23
4.5
2,105
251
No One Knew (Noelle Marshall Book 2)Kendra Elliot3 days on chart
4.5
23,465
262
Heartwood (A Read with Jenna Pick): A NovelAmity Gaige3 days on chart
4.3
19,890
2715
The Body FarmPatricia Cornwell3 days on chart · peak #4
4.6
7,643
287
On a Quiet Street: An Edgar Award Nominated Psychological Thriller and Mystery NovelSeraphina Nova Glass3 days on chart
4.3
38,059
29–
The Safe Room: A Short StoryLisa Unger3 days on chart
4.1
7,927
303
The Inn at Holiday Bay: Verification in the VideoKathi Daley3 days on chart · peak #26
4.7
201
313
The Secrets We Hide: A North Falls ThrillerKarin Slaughter3 days on chart
4.6
956
324
Where Her Secrets LieKatie Tallo3 days on chart · peak #20
4.4
5,188
33New
Hope RisesDavid Baldacci
4.5
24,484
341
Patient 7: A gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist.Sabrina Wade3 days on chart · peak #33
4.2
1,342
35New
Four of Hearts (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers Book 24)David J. Gatward
4.4
2,056
368
Her First Mistake (Noelle Marshall Book 1)Kendra Elliot3 days on chart
4.4
23,465
375
The Last Flight: A NovelJulie Clark3 days on chart · peak #24
4.4
17,035
387
Murder on Devil’s Ridge: An atmospheric and addictive Victorian murder mystery (A Tate and Bell Mystery Book 8)Irina Shapiro3 days on chart · peak #31
4.6
1,122
391
You Can Tell Me (Olivia Cruz Book 1)Melinda Leigh3 days on chart · peak #33
4.4
22,269
4015
Blood Work (Terry McCaleb Book 1)Michael Connelly3 days on chart · peak #25
4.5
14,809
412
A Voice in the Dark (Benedict Hoffman and Helen Belle Book 1)Barbara Nickless3 days on chart · peak #37
4.2
4,766
423
And Then There Were NoneAgatha Christie3 days on chart
4.4
58,129
433
Murder by Design: A Thriller (Edison Bixby Book 1)Lee Goldberg3 days on chart
4.2
7,021
441
Framed for Murder: Detective Inspector Amber Kash Mysteries, Book 1T.L. Haseeb3 days on chart · peak #43
4.2
95
454
Miss Gentle and the Case of the Very Flat Monk (Magic & Mystery collection)Travis Baldree3 days on chart · peak #39
4.1
159
46New
The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth: A NovelBarbara O'Neal
4.5
12,729
47–
The Rose Arbor: A NovelRhys Bowen2 days on chart
4.4
40,382
48New
Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure: A NovelRhys Bowen
4.6
29,217
497
In Her Eyes: An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller with a killer twistSarah Alderson3 days on chart · peak #38
4.3
3,211
50New
The God of the Woods: A NovelLiz Moore4 days on chart · peak #46
4.4
127,955

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