Best Mystery Novels

Powerful tycoon Julian Vane dominates the corporate landscape until a mysterious woman disrupts his control. Their passionate affair sparks a sequence of strategic betrayals that risk revealing Julian's buried secrets. Forced to navigate a lethal maze of lies and ulterior motives, he fights to safeguard his vast legacy. With his entire fortune on the line, Julian realizes that his closest confidante could be the architect of his total destruction.

When her father’s mistress murders her mother, a daughter’s world collapses into grief. Driven by a need for justice, she crafts a lethal plan to ruin the man who abandoned his family. She navigates a dangerous path of secrets and manipulation, determined to destroy his life entirely. This intense story follows her descent into vengeance, exploring the heavy price she must pay while ensuring he suffers for his heartless betrayal.

After losing her job and partner to infidelity, Emma Walsh is stranded in NYC until a chance encounter with Liam O'Connor. To satisfy his mother, the guarded lawyer and single father needs a fake girlfriend for Christmas. Emma agrees, seeking a fresh start. However, as she bonds with his daughter and sees Liam’s true self, their charade feels real. When Liam’s ex returns and secrets emerge, can their fragile arrangement survive the holiday?

A dedicated wife’s life crumbles when she uncovers her husband’s hidden, violent streak. Behind his mask as the ideal family man lurks a lethal anger that puts her loved ones in grave danger. Forced to navigate a maze of lies and betrayal, she fights to keep her children safe. As his dark history comes to light, she must choose between her fading affection and the harsh reality of living with a killer in a desperate race for survival.

Elena visits the misty town of Stillwater to manage her late grandfather's estate, only to encounter Julian, the man she once loved. Her arrival takes a dark turn when she finds letters hinting that her grandfather was murdered. Now, Elena must navigate a dangerous web of local conspiracies while deciding if Julian is an ally or an enemy. As their old flame reignites, a shadowy threat emerges to ensure the town's grim history remains a secret.

For years, I was hidden away by Kellen Jefferson, a rising politician who sacrificed my well-being thirty-eight times to please his cruel sister, Cherrelle. From ruining my career to covering up her attempts on my life, Kellen always chose her. The final blow came when he ignored my desperate call during an abduction. Now, two years after my escape, I have resurfaced as a famous artist with a new love, leaving a regretful Kellen to face the ghost of his betrayal.

After catching her fiancé in bed with her stepsister, a betrayed heiress is ordered by her father to marry an elderly billionaire to save the family name. Refusing to be a pawn, she blackmails her parents for her inheritance and flees. Following a wild one-night stand with a mysterious stranger, she vanishes. Five years later, she returns to New York with triplets, only to discover their father is Kendall James, a ruthless tycoon determined to claim his heirs.

When her twin sister disappears without a trace, a determined woman steps into her sibling's shoes to find answers. Maintaining this complex facade forces her into a perilous game of secrets and high-stakes deception. Her investigation leads her to a mysterious man who might be her greatest asset or the one to expose her. She must navigate a treacherous world of lies to find the truth before her own stolen identity becomes a death sentence.

Just as her lifelong professional goals are within reach, a woman's world shatters when her fiancé deliberately ruins her career. This cruel betrayal is a calculated move to install his secret mistress in her place. Now, the protagonist must navigate a treacherous maze of deception to expose their plot. In a gripping story of romance and mystery, she fights to uncover the truth and reclaim the future stolen from her by those she trusted most.

Elena’s wedding day ends in tragedy and public shame after her groom chooses his mistress over her. When she is miraculously reborn into the past, she refuses to repeat the same heartbreak. By stepping aside to let the unfaithful pair remain together, Elena begins a new journey. As she unearths the dark secrets behind her original downfall, she seeks justice. Determined to reclaim her future, she sets out to find a genuine, lasting love.

For two years, executive assistant Mira Hale has maintained strict professionalism under her powerful boss, Julian Cross. Though Julian appears perfect, his marriage is failing. Their bond eventually shifts from business to a dangerous emotional reliance. After a physical line is crossed, an unexpected pregnancy exposes their secrets. Supported by her friend Lena, Mira must choose between a toxic love and her own dignity in this tale of forbidden passion.

Fallen Wall Street titan Julian is forced to marry Elza, a supposedly mute Schmidt family outcast. He treats her with disdain until a mysterious figure saves him from poisoning at a gala. Obsessed with finding his savior, he remains blind to his wife's brilliance. When the silent Elza suddenly outspends the elite to reclaim her legacy, Julian discovers she is 'The Zero,' the financial ghost he feared, and the protector he sought.

Elena Rivera seeks a fresh start as a live-in nanny, only to encounter the man from a passionate masked encounter four years prior. Though he fails to recognize her, his commanding presence reignites a familiar fire within her. Elena is determined to hide their history, fearing his discovery will shatter her fragile new life. As his cold demands rattle her, she must decide if she can keep their secret or if their shared past will destroy her.

Falsely accused of murdering Alpha Caleb’s new Luna, a pregnant Maya flees her pack to escape a death sentence. Broken and hunted, she collapses at the border of the Mooresville territory, ruled by the icy and ruthless Alpha Ryder. He offers a cold bargain: safety through a two-year contract marriage, strictly devoid of intimacy. Yet, as Ryder finds himself drawn to the woman he swore to ignore, Maya must decide if she can trust a man who claims to have no heart.

Elena is a gifted painter whose world shatters when her husband, Julian, abandons her for his mistress, Sydney. The betrayal deepens as Sydney plunders Elena’s portfolio, achieving stardom by passing the stolen art off as her own. Destitute and discarded, Elena discovers the sinister secrets fueling Julian’s fortune. She vows to reclaim her legacy and expose the pair’s fraud, risking everything to dismantle their lies and restore her identity.

Fresh from prison, a woman strives for a clean slate while distancing herself from her regretful ex-partner. Her quest for healing is hindered by hidden secrets and the dark shadows of her past. As she builds a life of independence, she must resolve lingering mysteries that endanger her hard-won freedom. While her former lover seeks redemption, she faces a pivotal choice between clinging to past trauma or embracing an uncertain future.

Mistaking a hotel suite, Camila confronts Prescott, the nation's most intimidating figure, with a fiery accusation. Captivated by her eyes, which mirror a past love, Prescott claims her as his own. He grants her every luxury except his heart, yet when she disappears, his cold indifference turns to desperation. As an ordinary girl caught in his dangerous world of secrets, Camila refuses to break, forcing a heartless man to finally face his soul.

While our daughter fought for her life, my husband was busy throwing a grand party for his childhood friend. He ignored my desperate pleas, choosing to celebrate another woman while our child passed away. Shattered by his cold betrayal and the weight of my grief, I am determined to expose the dark secrets he concealed throughout our union. I no longer seek his love; I only want the truth about his lies and our daughter’s tragic end.

Betrayed during his final transcendence, Royan, a 12th Rank necromancer, awakens in his five-year-old body. Armed with a century of forbidden wisdom and alchemical mastery, he hides his ancient soul while plotting vengeance against those who killed him. In the world of Amelia, Royan must protect his family, raise skeletal legions, and expose a grand conspiracy. The legendary Necromancer Lord has returned to conquer his stolen dominion and reign forever.

Betrayal strikes harder than the blizzard when my fiancé gives my survival gear to his lover, Kelsi. Claiming I can endure the cold alone, he steals my phone and traps me in a snow pit. Kelsi mocks me, using my own axe to ruin my protective suit before they abandon me to the storm. They believe I am finished, but they missed one detail. Using my final strength, I trigger a hidden emergency beacon sewn into my sleeve to survive.

For years, a woman has successfully fooled high society into believing she is a wealthy heiress. However, her elaborate charade faces collapse when a persistent investigator begins probing her history. As her hidden poverty and lies are exposed, she is pulled into a perilous web of romance and treachery. With her facade crumbling, she must face the ultimate question: will she lose it all once the truth of her humble origins is finally brought to light?

For five years, I was Evander Mathews' secret partner, waiting for a marriage he promised. On our anniversary, I discovered a hidden contract: he had married my abusive sister, Daneen, days ago. I was merely a placeholder, groomed to mimic the woman who scarred me. When he tries to buy my silence, I cut my hair and call in an old favor. I am crashing their gala to expose the truth and reclaim my life from the shadows they built.

In her past life, loyalist Elena saved Dante Moretti, the Chicago Outfit's heir, from his own vices. Instead of gratitude, he framed her as a mole to cover his failures, leading to her parents' deaths and her own freezing demise. Now reborn on the night of Dante's initiation, she faces the arrogant man once more. Rather than begging him to fulfill his duties, she hands him the keys to his ruin. This time, she will let his reckless choices destroy him.