Top 10 Must-Read Murder Mystery Books

Jun 21, 2023, 12:56 IST

Trisha Pathak

And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie

The story follows 10 strangers lured to an Indian island by a mysterious host who accuses each of them of murder. As the guests share their darkest secrets, they start dying. 

Murder On The Orient Express, by Agatha Christie 

After an American tycoon is found dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, with his door locked from inside, detective Hercule Poirot must uncover the truth before the murderer strikes again.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle 

The Complete Sherlock Holmes is a compilation of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1892. The main characters in all the 12 stories are Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes.

The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown 

A murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris has connections to the battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over a secret that could shake the foundations of Christianity. 

The Alienist, by Caleb Carr

The story follows an alienist, Dr Lazlow Kreizler, and four other members he gathered to psychologically profile a mystery killer, mutilating and murdering male child prostitutes in New York City. 

Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie 

Hercule Poirot embarks on a vacation to Egypt. But there, Poirot ends up investigating two murder cases instead of sightseeing.

Mr Mercedes, by Stephen King

Mr Mercedes tells the story of a psychopathic killer who drives a stolen Mercedes into a crowd and a recently retired detective who tries to bring him down.

The Yard, by Alec Grecian

The Murder Yard of Scotland Yard, comprising twelve detectives, fights the tide of cruelty and violence. However, a Yard detective’s murder raised questions about the resurfacing of ‘Jack the Ripper’. 

In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote

The story revolves around how Dick Hickock and Perry Smith conspired, prepared, and killed the Clutter family in rural Kansas in the fall of 1959.

Strong Poison, by Dorothy L Sayers

Lord Peter Wimsey makes it a mission to prove the innocence of Harriet Vane, accused of murdering her lover via arsenic.

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