8 Best Mystery Books of All Time, According to Goodreads

The article presents eight mystery and thriller novels as Goodreads users’ most highly rated choices, arguing that the platform’s ratings remain a popular guide for readers. It highlights books whose appeal comes from more than solving a crime, including atmospheric settings, memorable characters and unexpected twists.

Among the examples are Daphne du Maurier’s *Rebecca*, Stieg Larsson’s *The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest* and Agatha Christie’s *The Murder of Roger Ackroyd*. The article describes *Rebecca* as a Gothic mystery centred on a newly married woman haunted by her husband’s first wife, Larsson’s novel as a conspiracy story featuring Lisbeth Salander, and Christie’s book as a landmark Poirot mystery known for its controversial twist. The supplied article text ends partway through the list.