Mystery & Thriller Gift Guide

This year’s lineup is packed with dark secrets, shocking twists, and heart-racing suspense. Whether you’re shopping for a globetrotter, a puzzle-solver, an armchair detective, or a cozy-night-in reader, these books make the perfect holiday gift and an excellent stocking stuffer.

Psychological Thrillers & Dark Suspense

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Give the gift of goosebumps with thrillers of obsession, betrayal and fear, perfect for readers who love sleepless nights.

Perfect for fans of: Who love chills, shocking twists, and a dive into the human psyche.

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Where Nightmares Live

MrBallen

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Don't Let Him In

Lisa Jewell

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The Widow

John Grisham

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Gone Before Goodbye

Reese Witherspoon

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International Intrigue & High-Stakes Thrillers

For readers who crave adrenaline, these thrillers deliver nonstop action, global intrigue and clever twists, making them perfect gifts for fans of suspense.

Perfect for fans of: Like action-packed stories, conspiracies, and dangerous secrets across borders.

Terminal Velocity

Tom Clancy

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The Expat Affair

Kimberly Belle

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The Paris Widow

Kimberly Belle

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Exit Strategy

Lee Child

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The Impossible Fortune

Richard Osman

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Classic Whodunits & Murder Mysteries

Some mysteries never go out of style. From locked room puzzles to twisty reveals, these classic whodunits are perfect for cozy winter nights.

Perfect for fans of: Like traditional mysteries, clever detectives, and twisty reveals.

Marble Hall Murders

Anthony Horowitz

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The Woman in Suite 11

Ruth Ware

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The Chamber

Will Dean

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The Last One at the Wedding

Jason Rekulak

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A Slowly Dying Cause

Elizabeth George

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Small-Town Secrets & Atmospheric Reads

Dark secrets and eerie small towns set the stage for page-turning suspense in these atmospheric mysteries, perfect for fans who love a chilling read.

Perfect for fans of: Like moody settings and chilling backdrops that make perfect fireside reads.

Salem's Fall

Rektok Ross

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Apostle's Cove

William Kent Krueger

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Clown Town

Mick Herron

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The Secret of Secrets

Dan Brown

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Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister

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New Releases

The top new releases in Mystery, Thriller, and Horror.

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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix

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All This Could Be Yours

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The Staircase in the Woods

Chuck Wendig

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Best Mysteries & Thrillers of 2025

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The Secret of Secrets

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How to Seal Your Own Fate

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The Impossible Fortune

Richard Osman

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A Long Time Gone

Joshua Moehling

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Gift Sets

The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-4: The First Four Novels

Craig Johnson

from $46.56

Lee Child's Jack Reacher Books 1-6

Lee Child

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Three Complete Novels: Carrie/Salem's Lot/The Shining

Stephen King

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Ruth Ware Thriller Boxed Set: In a Dark, Dark, Wood; The Lying Game; The Death of Mrs. Westaway

Ruth Ware

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Dublin Murder Squad Mysteries Set: In the Woods / the Likeness / Faithful Place / Broken Harbor / the Secret Place / the Trespasser

Tana French

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Nancy Drew Diaries 90th Anniversary Collection (Boxed Set): Curse of the Arctic Star; Strangers on a Train; Mystery of the Midnight Rider; Once Upon a Thriller; Sabotage at Willow Woods; Secret at Mys

Carolyn Keene

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series Boxed Set: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder; Good Girl, Bad Blood; As Good as Dead

Holly Jackson

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The Pumpkin Falls Mystery Books (Boxed Set): Absolutely Truly; Yours Truly; Really Truly; Truly, Madly, Sheeply

Heather Vogel Frederick

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Stalking Jack the Ripper Paperback Set

Kerri Maniscalco

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The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-12: The First Twelve Novels

Craig Johnson

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The Passenger Box Set: The Passenger, Stella Maris

Cormac McCarthy

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Lucy Foley Boxed Set: The Hunting Party / The Guest List / The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley

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The Bill Hodges Trilogy

Stephen King

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Plum Boxed Set 4 (Stephanie Plum, #10-12)

Janet Evanovich

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Wizard for Hire (The Dresden Files, #1-3)

Jim Butcher

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J.D. Robb Collection 1: Naked in Death, Glory in Death, Immortal in Death (In Death)

J.D. Robb

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The Arsène Lupin Collection: Deluxe 4-Volume Box Set Edition

Maurice Leblanc

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Sherlock Holmes's Great Cases

Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Arsène Lupin Collection Box Set: 5-Volume Box Set Edition

Maurice Leblanc

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Crime Novels of the 1960s: A Library of America Boxed Set

Geoffrey O'Brien

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Holly Jolly Detectives

Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem with a Seasonal Twist

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Agatha Christie

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Hercule Poirot's Silent Night

Sophie Hannah

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The Twelve Books of Christmas (Bibliophile Mystery)

Kate Carlisle

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The Night Before Christmas

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The Knife Before Christmas

Kate Carlisle

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The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

Ally Carter

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'Twas the Bite Before Christmas

David Rosenfelt

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A Fatal Grace

Louise Penny

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Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

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Dachshund Through the Snow

David Rosenfelt

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Christmas Cake Murder

Joanne Fluke

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The Gift of the Magpie

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Silent Knit, Deadly Knit

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Shakespeare's Christmas

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Cozy Only

No tricks, just treats in these new cozy mystery releases for those who like to sleuth without a gruesome shock.

The Great Hippopotamus Hotel: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (25)

Alexander McCall Smith

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The Mistletoe Mystery

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In the Blink of a Pie

Catherine Bruns

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The Last Devil to Die

Richard Osman

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The Proof of the Pudding

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One Puzzling Afternoon

Emily Critchley

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Snow Place for Murder (Mountain Lodge Mysteries #3)

Diane Kelly

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Mother-Daughter Murder Night

Nina Simon

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Murder and Mamon

Mia P. Manansala

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Last Word to the Wise

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Murder Under the Mistletoe

Sherry Lynn

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A Nutcracker Nightmare

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Murder by the Seashore

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Mastering the Art of French Murder

Colleen Cambridge

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A Most Agreeable Murder

Julia Seales

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Case of the Bleus

Korina Moss

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A Little Thrill Never Hurt

These thriller and suspense titles offer a bite with their bark. Great for fans of James Patterson or Janet Evanovich.

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The Watchmaker’s Hand

Jeffery Deaver

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Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

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A Haunting on the Hill

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Tom Clancy Command and Control

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Going for the Kill

Give the gift of goosebumps with these intense horror novels, perfect for those who like a thrill. These picks are perfect for Stephen King fans.

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Home Is Where the Bodies Are

Jeneva Rose

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The Last One at the Wedding

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Never Whistle at Night

Shane Hawk

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Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

Violet Allen

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Good Girls Don't Die

Christina Henry

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Where He Can't Find You

Darcy Coates

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Holly

Stephen King

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Gorgeous, Gruesome Faces

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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

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Black Sheep

Rachel Harrison

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Becoming the Boogeyman

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The Dead Take the A Train

Richard Kadrey

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Scarewaves

Trevor Henderson

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Knock Knock, Open Wide

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All These Sunken Souls

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True Crime

For anyone interested in the darker side of real life. These picks are perfect for fans of podcasts like In the Dark and Criminal.

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann

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Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

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Lori's Lies and Family Ties

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The Devil in the White City

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

John Berendt

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American Demon

Daniel Stashower

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The League of Lady Poisoners

Lisa Perrin

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In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

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