🔒 Closed Circle Murder

A killing occurs among a finite group of suspects with no way in or out, forcing readers to scrutinize every character as the net tightens.

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie • 1934

A murdered millionaire, a locked compartment, and twelve snowbound passengers with too many motives.

4.20

745k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🚂 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Master Detective

Murder on the Orient Express 91%

A murdered millionaire, a locked compartment, and twelve snowbound passengers with too many motives.

by Agatha Christie 1934

4.20

745k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🚂 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Master Detective

Hickory Dickory Dock

by Agatha Christie • 1955

A student hostel's strange thefts conceal a killer. Only Hercule Poirot sees the pattern.

3.77

41k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Master Detective 🇬🇧 Postwar London 🤥 Unreliable Confessions 📚 Golden Age Detective

Hickory Dickory Dock 91%

A student hostel's strange thefts conceal a killer. Only Hercule Poirot sees the pattern.

by Agatha Christie 1955

3.77

41k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Master Detective 🇬🇧 Postwar London 🤥 Unreliable Confessions 📚 Golden Age Detective

Death in the Family

by Tessa Wegert • 2020

A traumatized detective, a missing man, and a storm-trapped family with secrets worth killing for.

3.65

5k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Family Secrets 💔 Dysfunctional Family 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

Death in the Family 91%

A traumatized detective, a missing man, and a storm-trapped family with secrets worth killing for.

by Tessa Wegert 2020

3.65

5k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Family Secrets 💔 Dysfunctional Family 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

The Stand

by Stephen King • 1978

Ten strangers are lured to an island and killed one by one, following a nursery rhyme.

4.35

853k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🏝️ Isolated Island 🎶 Nursery Rhyme Murders 🎲 Deadly Game ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Stand 91%

Ten strangers are lured to an island and killed one by one, following a nursery rhyme.

by Stephen King 1978

4.35

853k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🏝️ Isolated Island 🎶 Nursery Rhyme Murders 🎲 Deadly Game ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Curtain

by Agatha Christie • 1975

Poirot, dying at Styles, hunts a killer who has never wielded a weapon: only words.

4.10

51k+

🏠 Country House Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Puzzle 🎭 Master Manipulator 🕯️ Murder By Proxy 👁️ Naive Narrator

Curtain 91%

Poirot, dying at Styles, hunts a killer who has never wielded a weapon: only words.

by Agatha Christie 1975

4.10

51k+ ratings

🏠 Country House Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Puzzle 🎭 Master Manipulator 🕯️ Murder By Proxy 👁️ Naive Narrator

Tres ratones ciegos (La ratonera)

by Agatha Christie • 1950

A snowbound guesthouse traps newlyweds and their guests with a killer following a nursery rhyme.

3.79

21k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🕵️ Golden Age Detective 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 💔 Revenge Motive 🎭 Hidden Identities

Tres ratones ciegos (La ratonera) Summary

Tres ratones ciegos (La ratonera) 91%

A snowbound guesthouse traps newlyweds and their guests with a killer following a nursery rhyme.

by Agatha Christie 1950

3.79

21k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🕵️ Golden Age Detective 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 💔 Revenge Motive 🎭 Hidden Identities

The Murder at Redmire Hall

by J.R. Ellis • 2018

A lord performs a locked-room vanishing act on television and reappears stabbed in the back.

4.28

15k+

🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🏰 Country House Murder 🔍 Classic Whodunit 🖤 Family Secrets 💀 Revenge Plot

The Murder at Redmire Hall 91%

A lord performs a locked-room vanishing act on television and reappears stabbed in the back.

by J.R. Ellis 2018

4.28

15k+ ratings

🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🏰 Country House Murder 🔍 Classic Whodunit 🖤 Family Secrets 💀 Revenge Plot

Cards on the Table

by Agatha Christie • 1936

Poirot joins four killers for bridge. Their host is dead before the last card is dealt.

3.96

75k+

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Suspects 🧠 Psychological Detection 🎩 Eccentric Detective 📝 False Confession

Cards on the Table 91%

Poirot joins four killers for bridge. Their host is dead before the last card is dealt.

by Agatha Christie 1936

3.96

75k+ ratings

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Suspects 🧠 Psychological Detection 🎩 Eccentric Detective 📝 False Confession

A Line to Kill

by Anthony Horowitz • 2021

An island literary festival, a murdered sponsor, and every writer had a reason to kill him.

3.94

47k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🕵️ Detective Duo 📖 Meta Mystery 🏝️ Remote Island Setting 🔍 Small Town Secrets

A Line to Kill 91%

An island literary festival, a murdered sponsor, and every writer had a reason to kill him.

by Anthony Horowitz 2021

3.94

47k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🕵️ Detective Duo 📖 Meta Mystery 🏝️ Remote Island Setting 🔍 Small Town Secrets

The Decagon House Murders

by Yukito Ayatsuji • 1987

A mystery club's island getaway becomes a locked-room nightmare with each member marked for murder.

3.77

23k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🏝️ Isolated Island Murder 📖 Meta Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

The Decagon House Murders 91%

A mystery club's island getaway becomes a locked-room nightmare with each member marked for murder.

by Yukito Ayatsuji 1987

3.77

23k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🏝️ Isolated Island Murder 📖 Meta Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Appointment with Death

by Agatha Christie • 1938

When a cruel matriarch dies in Petra's desert, her captive family are all suspects.

3.87

71k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👑 Tyrannical Matriarch ⛓️ Emotional Captivity ⏳ Slow-Burn Suspense

Appointment with Death 91%

When a cruel matriarch dies in Petra's desert, her captive family are all suspects.

by Agatha Christie 1938

3.87

71k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👑 Tyrannical Matriarch ⛓️ Emotional Captivity ⏳ Slow-Burn Suspense

Evil Under the Sun

by Agatha Christie • 1941

Poirot's island holiday is shattered by a strangled beauty and a circle of unbreakable alibis.

3.98

91k+

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🏝️ Island Mystery 🖤 Scheming Couple ✨ Glamorous Victim

Evil Under the Sun 91%

Poirot's island holiday is shattered by a strangled beauty and a circle of unbreakable alibis.

by Agatha Christie 1941

3.98

91k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🏝️ Island Mystery 🖤 Scheming Couple ✨ Glamorous Victim

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie • 1939

Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island, accused of past crimes, and killed off one by one.

4.27

1.6M+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🏝️ Remote Island 🎶 Nursery Rhyme Murders ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔒 Trapped Together

And Then There Were None 90%

Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island, accused of past crimes, and killed off one by one.

by Agatha Christie 1939

4.27

1.6M+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🏝️ Remote Island 🎶 Nursery Rhyme Murders ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔒 Trapped Together

Five Found Dead

by Sulari Gentill • 2025

On the Orient Express, a vanished man and a fake outbreak trap two siblings with a killer.

3.37

4k+

📦 Locked Room Mystery 🚂 Luxury Train Setting 🎭 Ensemble Mystery 👵 Elderly Killers 📚 Metafictional Thriller

Five Found Dead 90%

On the Orient Express, a vanished man and a fake outbreak trap two siblings with a killer.

by Sulari Gentill 2025

3.37

4k+ ratings

📦 Locked Room Mystery 🚂 Luxury Train Setting 🎭 Ensemble Mystery 👵 Elderly Killers 📚 Metafictional Thriller

Close to Death

by Anthony Horowitz • 2024

A disruptive neighbor is murdered in a gated London close, and every resident has a motive.

4.11

36k+

♟️ Chess Grandmaster 🏘️ Gated Community 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Everyone A Suspect 🕵️ Clever Whodunit

Close to Death 90%

A disruptive neighbor is murdered in a gated London close, and every resident has a motive.

by Anthony Horowitz 2024

4.11

36k+ ratings

♟️ Chess Grandmaster 🏘️ Gated Community 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Everyone A Suspect 🕵️ Clever Whodunit

Death in the Clouds

by Agatha Christie • 1935

A Paris moneylender dies mid-flight, killed by a dart. Her murderer is still on board.

3.86

67k+

🔍 Golden Age Mystery ✈️ Closed Circle Mystery 🎭 Disguised Killer 💰 Blackmail Motive 🧐 Methodical Detective

Death in the Clouds 90%

A Paris moneylender dies mid-flight, killed by a dart. Her murderer is still on board.

by Agatha Christie 1935

3.86

67k+ ratings

🔍 Golden Age Mystery ✈️ Closed Circle Mystery 🎭 Disguised Killer 💰 Blackmail Motive 🧐 Methodical Detective

Do No Evil

by M.S. Morris • 2020

A detective's Oxford reunion begins with a friend's murder and eyes in the soup.

4.34

4k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 📚 Dark Academia 🏛️ Academic Mystery ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Do No Evil 90%

A detective's Oxford reunion begins with a friend's murder and eyes in the soup.

by M.S. Morris 2020

4.34

4k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 📚 Dark Academia 🏛️ Academic Mystery ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Sparkling Cyanide

by Agatha Christie • 1945

Letters claim his wife was murdered, so a widower restages the fatal dinner party.

3.92

43k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🍷 Dinner Party Murder 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Unreliable Suspects ✨ Elegant Suspense

Sparkling Cyanide 90%

Letters claim his wife was murdered, so a widower restages the fatal dinner party.

by Agatha Christie 1945

3.92

43k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🍷 Dinner Party Murder 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Unreliable Suspects ✨ Elegant Suspense

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie • 1926

A locked study, a murdered gentleman, a vanished stepson. Hercule Poirot's retirement can wait.

4.26

353k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🏠 Country House Mystery 🖊️ Unreliable Narrator 🔄 Twist Ending

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 90%

A locked study, a murdered gentleman, a vanished stepson. Hercule Poirot's retirement can wait.

by Agatha Christie 1926

4.26

353k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🏠 Country House Mystery 🖊️ Unreliable Narrator 🔄 Twist Ending

Pretty as a Picture

by Elizabeth Little • 2020

A film editor on an island shoot discovers the star posed dead, mirroring the real murder.

3.48

9k+

🎬 Film Set Mystery 📼 True Crime Critique 🔍 Amateur Detective 😬 Anxious Protagonist 👥 Found Family

Pretty as a Picture 90%

A film editor on an island shoot discovers the star posed dead, mirroring the real murder.

by Elizabeth Little 2020

3.48

9k+ ratings

🎬 Film Set Mystery 📼 True Crime Critique 🔍 Amateur Detective 😬 Anxious Protagonist 👥 Found Family

The Final Problem

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte • 2023

An actor famous for playing a sleuth is stranded on an island with a locked-room killer.

3.65

10k+

🧩 Locked-Room Mystery 🕵️ Holmesian Pastiche 🎭 Meta Fiction 👤 Identity Swap ⚖️ Ambiguous Justice

The Final Problem 90%

An actor famous for playing a sleuth is stranded on an island with a locked-room killer.

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2023

3.65

10k+ ratings

🧩 Locked-Room Mystery 🕵️ Holmesian Pastiche 🎭 Meta Fiction 👤 Identity Swap ⚖️ Ambiguous Justice

The Dark Hours

by David J. Gatward • 2023

A murder game, a real corpse, a blizzard. Everyone trapped inside is a suspect.

4.48

6k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👮 Police Procedural 🎭 Murder Game Gone Wrong 🪦 Faked Death 🔍 Multiple Suspects

The Dark Hours 90%

A murder game, a real corpse, a blizzard. Everyone trapped inside is a suspect.

by David J. Gatward 2023

4.48

6k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👮 Police Procedural 🎭 Murder Game Gone Wrong 🪦 Faked Death 🔍 Multiple Suspects

The Invite

by A.J. McDine • 2022

Five friends. One remote estate. The host is missing, and someone is hunting them.

3.86

3k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💀 Revenge Plot 🏰 Isolated Estate 👁️ Paranoid Atmosphere

The Invite 90%

Five friends. One remote estate. The host is missing, and someone is hunting them.

by A.J. McDine 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💀 Revenge Plot 🏰 Isolated Estate 👁️ Paranoid Atmosphere

Death Comes as the End

by Agatha Christie • 1944

When a concubine threatens an Egyptian family's inheritance, she is the first to die.

3.84

29k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🏛️ Ancient Egypt 💰 Inheritance Murder Plot 👪 Family As Suspects 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery

Death Comes as the End 90%

When a concubine threatens an Egyptian family's inheritance, she is the first to die.

by Agatha Christie 1944

3.84

29k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🏛️ Ancient Egypt 💰 Inheritance Murder Plot 👪 Family As Suspects 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery

The Twelve Days of Murder

by Andreina Cordani • 2023

A snowbound Christmas reunion turns deadly when a murder-mystery game claims its first real victim.

3.62

8k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎄 Christmas Thriller 🎭 Murder Mystery Game 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 💰 Class Tensions

The Twelve Days of Murder 90%

A snowbound Christmas reunion turns deadly when a murder-mystery game claims its first real victim.

by Andreina Cordani 2023

3.62

8k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎄 Christmas Thriller 🎭 Murder Mystery Game 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 💰 Class Tensions

The Club

by Ellery Lloyd • 2022

A celebrity island club opens with blackmail. Before the weekend ends, the host vanishes.

3.28

128k+

🏝️ Locked Island ⭐ Celebrity Elite 📦 Blackmail Scheme 🎭 Behind The Scenes 🖤 Dark Glamour

The Club 90%

A celebrity island club opens with blackmail. Before the weekend ends, the host vanishes.

by Ellery Lloyd 2022

3.28

128k+ ratings

🏝️ Locked Island ⭐ Celebrity Elite 📦 Blackmail Scheme 🎭 Behind The Scenes 🖤 Dark Glamour

The Summer Party

by Kate Gray • 2024

A company party turns deadly: eight employees stranded at a sea fort with a killer.

3.77

736

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🖥️ Corporate Thriller 💼 Toxic Workplace 🗡️ Revenge Plot 💀 Multiple Murders

The Summer Party 90%

A company party turns deadly: eight employees stranded at a sea fort with a killer.

by Kate Gray 2024

3.77

736 ratings

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🖥️ Corporate Thriller 💼 Toxic Workplace 🗡️ Revenge Plot 💀 Multiple Murders

Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief

by Benjamin Stevenson • 2026

A one-dollar bank heist traps a roomful of thieves, and one of them is a killer.

3.81

19k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 👥 Everyone Is A Suspect 🪞 Self-Aware Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief Summary

Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief 90%

A one-dollar bank heist traps a roomful of thieves, and one of them is a killer.

by Benjamin Stevenson 2026

3.81

19k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 👥 Everyone Is A Suspect 🪞 Self-Aware Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret

by Benjamin Stevenson • 2024

His ex-wife wakes bloodied beside her dead partner, and a Christmas magic show hides the killer.

3.68

47k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Fair Play Whodunit 🤝 Group Conspiracy 🩸 Framed For Murder 🎩 Stage Magic

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret Summary

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret 90%

His ex-wife wakes bloodied beside her dead partner, and a Christmas magic show hides the killer.

by Benjamin Stevenson 2024

3.68

47k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Fair Play Whodunit 🤝 Group Conspiracy 🩸 Framed For Murder 🎩 Stage Magic

The Beautiful Mystery

by Louise Penny • 2012

The choirmaster lies dead inside a locked monastery. Gamache's only suspects: the brothers who sing.

4.20

92k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Isolated Community 🎵 Music As Obsession 📜 Ancient Manuscripts 👥 Detective Mentorship

The Beautiful Mystery 90%

The choirmaster lies dead inside a locked monastery. Gamache's only suspects: the brothers who sing.

by Louise Penny 2012

4.20

92k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Isolated Community 🎵 Music As Obsession 📜 Ancient Manuscripts 👥 Detective Mentorship

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie • 1937

Shot dead on her Nile honeymoon: a bride who stole her best friend's fiancé. Poirot investigates.

4.12

310k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 💔 Love Triangle 🧩 Clever Whodunit 📻 1930s Setting

Death on the Nile 90%

Shot dead on her Nile honeymoon: a bride who stole her best friend's fiancé. Poirot investigates.

by Agatha Christie 1937

4.12

310k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 💔 Love Triangle 🧩 Clever Whodunit 📻 1930s Setting

The Ending Writes Itself

by Evelyn Clarke • 2026

Seven writers on a dead author's island compete to finish his last book. The ending kills.

3.47

28k+

🏚️ Locked Room Mystery 📝 Metafictional Thriller 💀 Deadly Competition 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Villain Protagonist

The Ending Writes Itself 90%

Seven writers on a dead author's island compete to finish his last book. The ending kills.

by Evelyn Clarke 2026

3.47

28k+ ratings

🏚️ Locked Room Mystery 📝 Metafictional Thriller 💀 Deadly Competition 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Villain Protagonist

The Mystery of the Yellow Room

by Gaston Leroux • 2006

A young reporter arrives at an isolated chateau to solve an attack inside a locked room.

3.65

15k+

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🕵️ Hidden Identity 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏰 Isolated Estate

The Mystery of the Yellow Room 90%

A young reporter arrives at an isolated chateau to solve an attack inside a locked room.

by Gaston Leroux 2006

3.65

15k+ ratings

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🕵️ Hidden Identity 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏰 Isolated Estate

Murder on Sex Island

by Jo Firestone • 2025

An undercover detective on a reality dating show finds the missing star dead in her bathtub.

3.50

6k+

🎥 Reality Tv Murder 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Dark Comedy 🏝️ Tropical Island

Murder on Sex Island 90%

An undercover detective on a reality dating show finds the missing star dead in her bathtub.

by Jo Firestone 2025

3.50

6k+ ratings

🎥 Reality Tv Murder 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Dark Comedy 🏝️ Tropical Island

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

by Agatha Christie • 1938

An old tyrant gathers his bitter heirs for Christmas, then turns up murdered inside a locked room.

3.98

110k+

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 💔 Dysfunctional Family 👤 Hidden Heir 💎 Inheritance Dispute

Hercule Poirot's Christmas 90%

An old tyrant gathers his bitter heirs for Christmas, then turns up murdered inside a locked room.

by Agatha Christie 1938

3.98

110k+ ratings

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 💔 Dysfunctional Family 👤 Hidden Heir 💎 Inheritance Dispute

The Hunting Party

by Lucy Foley • 2018

Old friends gather at a remote Scottish lodge and a blizzard traps them with a body.

3.60

368k+

🏚️ Closed Circle Mystery 🖤 Toxic Friendship ❄️ Snowbound Tension 🏔️ Remote Lodge 👤 Stalker Narrative

The Hunting Party 90%

Old friends gather at a remote Scottish lodge and a blizzard traps them with a body.

by Lucy Foley 2018

3.60

368k+ ratings

🏚️ Closed Circle Mystery 🖤 Toxic Friendship ❄️ Snowbound Tension 🏔️ Remote Lodge 👤 Stalker Narrative

The Unwedding

by Ally Condie • 2024

A canceled wedding, a drowned groom, a resort cut off by a storm. A woman investigates.

3.19

73k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery ⛈️ Trapped By Storm 💍 Wedding Gone Wrong 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Found Family

The Unwedding 90%

A canceled wedding, a drowned groom, a resort cut off by a storm. A woman investigates.

by Ally Condie 2024

3.19

73k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery ⛈️ Trapped By Storm 💍 Wedding Gone Wrong 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Found Family

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night

by Sophie Hannah • 2023

Trapped in a crumbling Norfolk house at Christmas, Poirot hunts a killer who targets happy men.

3.68

12k+

👑 Golden Age Mystery 🏠 Country House Murder 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗝️ Family Secrets

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night 90%

Trapped in a crumbling Norfolk house at Christmas, Poirot hunts a killer who targets happy men.

by Sophie Hannah 2023

3.68

12k+ ratings

👑 Golden Age Mystery 🏠 Country House Murder 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗝️ Family Secrets

Three Act Tragedy

by Agatha Christie • 1935

A vicar dies mid-toast at a party. Poirot finds no poison until a second guest dies identically.

3.84

51k+

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏡 Country House Murder 🧩 Serial Killer 🎭 Theatrical Setting 💔 Love Triangle

Three Act Tragedy 90%

A vicar dies mid-toast at a party. Poirot finds no poison until a second guest dies identically.

by Agatha Christie 1935

3.84

51k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏡 Country House Murder 🧩 Serial Killer 🎭 Theatrical Setting 💔 Love Triangle

The Fury

by Alex Michaelides • 2024

On a private Greek island, a storm strands seven. A gunshot. One body. The killer remains.

3.36

246k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🌪️ Atmospheric Suspense 🕯️ Slow Burn Mystery 🎟️ Theater World

The Fury 90%

On a private Greek island, a storm strands seven. A gunshot. One body. The killer remains.

by Alex Michaelides 2024

3.36

246k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🌪️ Atmospheric Suspense 🕯️ Slow Burn Mystery 🎟️ Theater World

Murder in Mesopotamia

by Agatha Christie • 1936

A nurse at a remote dig tends a haunted wife found murdered inside a sealed room.

3.94

72k+

🏺 Archaeological Mystery 🔒 Impossible Crime 🗝️ Golden Age Mystery 🎭 Disguised Identity 🖤 Obsessive Love

Murder in Mesopotamia 90%

A nurse at a remote dig tends a haunted wife found murdered inside a sealed room.

by Agatha Christie 1936

3.94

72k+ ratings

🏺 Archaeological Mystery 🔒 Impossible Crime 🗝️ Golden Age Mystery 🎭 Disguised Identity 🖤 Obsessive Love

Poirot's Early Cases

by Agatha Christie • 1974

A meticulous Belgian refugee reads the souls of English killers in 18 early cases.

3.91

17k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities 🏠 English Country House ⚖️ Moral Complexity

Poirot's Early Cases 90%

A meticulous Belgian refugee reads the souls of English killers in 18 early cases.

by Agatha Christie 1974

3.91

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities 🏠 English Country House ⚖️ Moral Complexity

You Are Fatally Invited

by Ande Pliego • 2025

A private island retreat for thriller writers turns deadly when murders copy their own novels.

3.56

21k+

🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🪞 Meta Thriller 🏝️ Isolated Island ✍️ Writers Retreat 🌫️ Creeping Dread

You Are Fatally Invited 90%

A private island retreat for thriller writers turns deadly when murders copy their own novels.

by Ande Pliego 2025

3.56

21k+ ratings

🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🪞 Meta Thriller 🏝️ Isolated Island ✍️ Writers Retreat 🌫️ Creeping Dread

A Killer Wedding

by Joan O'Leary • 2025

When a wedding matriarch is murdered, a journalist must expose the family's secrets before silenced.

3.56

6k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets ♟️ Family Power Games 🎭 Hidden Identities 💒 Remote Wedding

A Killer Wedding 90%

When a wedding matriarch is murdered, a journalist must expose the family's secrets before silenced.

by Joan O'Leary 2025

3.56

6k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets ♟️ Family Power Games 🎭 Hidden Identities 💒 Remote Wedding

Death of a Gossip

by M.C. Beaton • 1985

A gossip columnist joins a Highland fishing school. She's found strangled. Everyone wanted her dead.

3.64

22k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👮 Small Town Constable 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💌 Secrets And Blackmail

Death of a Gossip 90%

A gossip columnist joins a Highland fishing school. She's found strangled. Everyone wanted her dead.

by M.C. Beaton 1985

3.64

22k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👮 Small Town Constable 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💌 Secrets And Blackmail

The Woman in Suite 11

by Ruth Ware • 2025

A journalist's Swiss hotel reunion turns deadly when every guest survived the same cruise nightmare.

3.54

75k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Frenemy Bonds 😰 Claustrophobic Tension 👁️ Surveillance Dread

The Woman in Suite 11 89%

A journalist's Swiss hotel reunion turns deadly when every guest survived the same cruise nightmare.

by Ruth Ware 2025

3.54

75k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Frenemy Bonds 😰 Claustrophobic Tension 👁️ Surveillance Dread

Silent Parade

by Keigo Higashino • 2018

A suspected child killer walks free, then turns up dead. An entire neighborhood stands mute.

3.92

7k+

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🔍 Consulting Detective 🕯️ Vigilante Justice 🤝 Community Conspiracy ❄️ Unsolved Cold Case

Silent Parade 89%

A suspected child killer walks free, then turns up dead. An entire neighborhood stands mute.

by Keigo Higashino 2018

3.92

7k+ ratings

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🔍 Consulting Detective 🕯️ Vigilante Justice 🤝 Community Conspiracy ❄️ Unsolved Cold Case

The Sittaford Mystery

by Agatha Christie • 1931

A snowbound séance predicts murder. The suspect's fiancée knows the police have the wrong man.

3.77

32k+

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏠 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 👻 SéAnce ❄️ Snowbound Isolation

The Sittaford Mystery 89%

A snowbound séance predicts murder. The suspect's fiancée knows the police have the wrong man.

by Agatha Christie 1931

3.77

32k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏠 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 👻 SéAnce ❄️ Snowbound Isolation

Murder on Lake Garda

by Tom Hindle • 2024

When a bride is stabbed at her Lake Garda wedding, her guests are stranded with the killer.

3.45

11k+

🏚️ Locked Room Mystery 🏖️ Destination Thriller 🔍 Outsider Sleuth 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets 🗡️ Revenge Quest

Murder on Lake Garda 89%

When a bride is stabbed at her Lake Garda wedding, her guests are stranded with the killer.

by Tom Hindle 2024

3.45

11k+ ratings

🏚️ Locked Room Mystery 🏖️ Destination Thriller 🔍 Outsider Sleuth 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets 🗡️ Revenge Quest

The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin • 1978

Sixteen tenants learn a dead man's will named them suspects. To inherit, they must find the killer.

3.99

237k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities 🕵️ Child Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👥 Eccentric Ensemble Cast

The Westing Game 89%

Sixteen tenants learn a dead man's will named them suspects. To inherit, they must find the killer.

by Ellen Raskin 1978

3.99

237k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities 🕵️ Child Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👥 Eccentric Ensemble Cast

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