The best mysteries and thrillers of 2020
The best mystery and thriller books of the year as chosen by the OverDrive staff and readers, NPR's Book Concierge, Publisher's Weekly, and more. Ny times best sellers, best book series, best selling books, best selling books of all time, best mystery novels, best thriller books, best free audio books, best novels
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A Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * Smithsonian A "remarkable" (Los Angeles Times), "seductive" (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why F... Read more
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF 2020"I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic ... Read more
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:THE NEW YORKER • NPR • TIME • THE WASHINGTON POST• ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • FORTUNE • GLAMOUR &... Read more
A New York Times, NPR and New York Post Best Book of 2020 "This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet . . . Its own kind of masterpiece." —Maureen Corrigan, T... Read more
NPR Book of the Year 2020Electric Literature: One of 55 Books by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Color to Read in 2020 | Lit Hub & The Millions: Most Anticipated Books of 2020 | Ms. Magazine: A... Read more
A riveting, suspenseful and exuberant novel from the bestselling, Man Booker Prize–winning author of The White Tiger and Selection Day about a young illegal immigrant who must decide whether ... Read more
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Sager is a master of the twist and the turn. . . . You have to read to the very last page to find how who did what to whom and why.”&mdas... Read more
In the shocking new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away, a man whose past is shrouded in mystery must find a missing teenage girl before her disappearance brings abou... Read more
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE TOP TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR —PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR —VULTURE “Daisy Johnson is the demo... Read more
Will Darling came back from the Great War with a few scars, a lot of medals, and no idea what to do next. Inheriting his uncle's chaotic second-hand bookshop is a blessing...until strange visitors ... Read more
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, Parade, Real Simple, and BuzzfeedAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK... Read more
Hannah Capin's Foul is Fair is a bloody, thrilling revenge fantasy for the girls who have had enough. Perfect for fans of Karen M. McManus and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Golden boys beware: som... Read more
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award (Fiction)A Best Book of the Year From: The Washington Post * Time * NPR * Elle * Esquire * Kirkus * Library Jou... Read more
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSomething hasn't been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the New ... Read more
"Winter Counts is a marvel. It's a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth. This book is a brilliant meditation on power and violence, and a testament to just how much a crime novel can achi... Read more
A woman's birthday party takes a dark turn in a poignant, heart-stopping new novel from the reigning queen of suspense, NYT and USA Today bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, a... Read more
A husband, a father, a son, a business owner...And the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi."Sensationally good—new, fresh, real, authentic, twisty, with characters and dilemmas that w... Read more
An instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn't let go until the final page. This is a terrific read." ̵... Read more
Two wildly different women—one a grifter, the other an heiress—are brought together by the scam of a lifetime in a page-turner from the New York Times bestselling author of Watch Me Dis... Read more
Introducing a new series set in Ghana by critically acclaimed author Kwei Quartey. When her dreams of rising through the police ranks like her late father crash around her, 26-year-old Emma Djan is... Read more
Moonflower Murders
Susan Ryeland (Series)
Book 2
Anthony Horowitz Author
Lesley Manville Narrator
(2020)
English
Featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide bestseller Magpie Murders, a brilliantly complex literary thriller with echoes of Agatha Christie from ... Read more
A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK!For readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise—to the ... Read more
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! One of Newsweek's Most Anticipated Books of 2020One of SheReads Most Anticipated Books of 2020One of PopSugar's Most Anticipated Books of 2020One of HelloGigg... Read more