The Best Murder Mystery Books to Read Right Now

If you love the Murder Mystery trope, we have handpicked the best book recommendations just for you. Swipe through our curated BookTok list featuring the most highly rated Murder Mystery stories.

Top Murder Mystery Book Recommendations:

The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Why we love it: "Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. It is quite often a thing of terror." Tropes: #DarkAcademia, #MurderMystery, #Pretentious, #ToxicFriendship
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas. Why we love it: "Through love, all is possible." Tropes: #UrbanFantasy, #MurderMystery, #Angst, #SlowBurn
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. Why we love it: "Ghosts were like dust. You couldn't get rid of them." Tropes: #DarkAcademia, #Supernatural, #MurderMystery
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace. Why we love it: "Death is the only lover I have ever known." Tropes: #GothicRomance, #MurderMystery, #DeathPersonified
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio. Why we love it: "You're a tragedy waiting to happen." Tropes: #DarkAcademia, #Shakespearean, #MurderMystery
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. Why we love it: "We are all crazy, I believe, just in different ways." Tropes: #PsychologicalThriller, #PlotTwist, #MurderMystery
Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas. Why we love it: "Through love, all is possible." Tropes: #UrbanFantasy, #MurderMystery, #Fae