🎭 Murder Mystery Game

Stories built around the conceit of a structured mystery game—complete with clues, suspects, and rules—where the puzzle-solving pleasure is the point.

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 89%

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

Dead Man's Folly

by Agatha Christie • 1956

During a country house fête, a staged murder game gives cover to a real killer.

3.82

39k+

🏡 Country House Mystery 🔍 Golden Age Detective 🎪 Deadly Party Game 🎭 False Identity 🏚️ Aristocratic Decline

Dead Man's Folly 89%

During a country house fête, a staged murder game gives cover to a real killer.

by Agatha Christie 1956

3.82

39k+ ratings

🏡 Country House Mystery 🔍 Golden Age Detective 🎪 Deadly Party Game 🎭 False Identity 🏚️ Aristocratic Decline

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 89%

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

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 88%

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

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 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 💰 Class Tensions 🥸 Fake Personas

The Twelve Days of Murder 88%

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 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 💰 Class Tensions 🥸 Fake Personas

The Escape Game

by Marissa Meyer • 2026

A teen returns to the reality show where her sister died, only to find the killer already inside.

3.80

8k+

📺 Reality Tv Mystery 🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🧑‍⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Male Lead

The Escape Game 88%

A teen returns to the reality show where her sister died, only to find the killer already inside.

by Marissa Meyer 2026

3.80

8k+ ratings

📺 Reality Tv Mystery 🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🧑‍⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Male Lead

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

A Murder Is Announced

by Agatha Christie • 1950

The local paper predicts a murder. When neighbors gather at dusk, the shooting is real.

4.01

88k+

🕰️ Golden Age Detective 🎭 Identity Swap 💰 Inheritance Plot 👁️ Unreliable Witness 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

A Murder Is Announced 88%

The local paper predicts a murder. When neighbors gather at dusk, the shooting is real.

by Agatha Christie 1950

4.01

88k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Detective 🎭 Identity Swap 💰 Inheritance Plot 👁️ Unreliable Witness 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

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 88%

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

Lord Edgware Dies

by Agatha Christie • 1933

An actress wishes her husband dead. He is murdered that night, and her alibi is unbreakable.

3.95

64k+

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🧐 Witty Whodunit 👸 Beautiful Sociopath 🔄 Identity Swap Murder 🪤 Frame Job

Lord Edgware Dies 88%

An actress wishes her husband dead. He is murdered that night, and her alibi is unbreakable.

by Agatha Christie 1933

3.95

64k+ ratings

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🧐 Witty Whodunit 👸 Beautiful Sociopath 🔄 Identity Swap Murder 🪤 Frame Job

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 88%

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

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 88%

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 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 88%

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

Death Note

by NisiOisiN • 2006

A suspended FBI agent, a series of impossible murders, and a private detective who knows too much.

4.25

15k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Genius Killer 🔪 Serial Killer 💀 Death Prediction 🧩 Mind Games

Death Note 88%

A suspended FBI agent, a series of impossible murders, and a private detective who knows too much.

by NisiOisiN 2006

4.25

15k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Genius Killer 🔪 Serial Killer 💀 Death Prediction 🧩 Mind Games

Hallowe'en Party

by Agatha Christie • 1969

A drowned girl, a Halloween party, a boast about murder: Poirot uncovers a village's buried crimes.

3.56

107k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🐺 Girl Who Cried Wolf 👁️ Child Witness 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🎃 Halloween Mystery

Hallowe'en Party 88%

A drowned girl, a Halloween party, a boast about murder: Poirot uncovers a village's buried crimes.

by Agatha Christie 1969

3.56

107k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🐺 Girl Who Cried Wolf 👁️ Child Witness 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🎃 Halloween Mystery

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 88%

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

Marble Hall Murders

by Anthony Horowitz • 2025

An editor accepts a mystery manuscript, then its murders begin happening to the author's family.

4.25

33k+

🪞 Meta Mystery 🧩 Fair Play Mystery 📚 Literary Mystery 🔒 Family Secrets ⚖️ Framed For Murder

Marble Hall Murders 88%

An editor accepts a mystery manuscript, then its murders begin happening to the author's family.

by Anthony Horowitz 2025

4.25

33k+ ratings

🪞 Meta Mystery 🧩 Fair Play Mystery 📚 Literary Mystery 🔒 Family Secrets ⚖️ Framed For Murder

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

The Word is Murder

by Anthony Horowitz • 2017

Six hours after she plans her funeral, a woman is murdered; a novelist shadows the case.

3.92

104k+

📖 Metafiction 🕵️ Consulting Detective 👥 Reluctant Partners 🎭 Theatrical Murder 💚 Envy As Motive

The Word is Murder 88%

Six hours after she plans her funeral, a woman is murdered; a novelist shadows the case.

by Anthony Horowitz 2017

3.92

104k+ ratings

📖 Metafiction 🕵️ Consulting Detective 👥 Reluctant Partners 🎭 Theatrical Murder 💚 Envy As Motive

The Party

by Natasha Preston • 2024

Ten friends, one remote castle, a rising storm, and a killer who knows their darkest secret.

3.51

13k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔪 Teen Slasher 🧠 Unreliable Narrator 👥 Friend Group In Peril 🌫️ Gaslighting

The Party 88%

Ten friends, one remote castle, a rising storm, and a killer who knows their darkest secret.

by Natasha Preston 2024

3.51

13k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔪 Teen Slasher 🧠 Unreliable Narrator 👥 Friend Group In Peril 🌫️ Gaslighting

The Twist of a Knife

by Anthony Horowitz • 2022

A mystery writer, framed for his critic's murder, turns to the detective he just fired.

4.09

40k+

🪞 Metafictional Mystery 🔪 Framed For Murder 🕵️ Reluctant Detective Duo 🎭 London Theatre Scene ⏳ Past Crimes Resurface

The Twist of a Knife 88%

A mystery writer, framed for his critic's murder, turns to the detective he just fired.

by Anthony Horowitz 2022

4.09

40k+ ratings

🪞 Metafictional Mystery 🔪 Framed For Murder 🕵️ Reluctant Detective Duo 🎭 London Theatre Scene ⏳ Past Crimes Resurface

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 87%

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

The clocks [by] Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie • 1963

A corpse. Four stopped clocks. A typist who was never supposed to be there.

3.73

43k+

🪑 Armchair Detective 💰 Inheritance Scheme 🕰️ Staged Crime Scene 🎭 False Identity 👩‍👧 Hidden Parentage

The clocks [by] Agatha Christie 87%

A corpse. Four stopped clocks. A typist who was never supposed to be there.

by Agatha Christie 1963

3.73

43k+ ratings

🪑 Armchair Detective 💰 Inheritance Scheme 🕰️ Staged Crime Scene 🎭 False Identity 👩‍👧 Hidden Parentage

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 87%

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

Kill Joy

by Holly Jackson • 2021

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

3.72

177k+

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Kill Joy 87%

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

by Holly Jackson 2021

3.72

177k+ ratings

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Behold a Pale Horse

by Milton William Cooper • 1991

A detective uncovers a murder ring that fakes natural deaths with mind control and rare poison.

3.85

6k+

🕵️ Psychological Mystery 🔫 Crime Thriller 🧪 Murder By Poison 🕴️ Criminal Mastermind 🎭 Psychological Warfare

Behold a Pale Horse 87%

A detective uncovers a murder ring that fakes natural deaths with mind control and rare poison.

by Milton William Cooper 1991

3.85

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Psychological Mystery 🔫 Crime Thriller 🧪 Murder By Poison 🕴️ Criminal Mastermind 🎭 Psychological Warfare

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 87%

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

Death of a Gentle Lady

by M.C. Beaton • 2008

A village adores its genteel newcomer. A constable distrusts her. Then she is found strangled.

3.84

7k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🗝️ Family Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎯 Revenge Plot

Death of a Gentle Lady 87%

A village adores its genteel newcomer. A constable distrusts her. Then she is found strangled.

by M.C. Beaton 2008

3.84

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🗝️ Family Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎯 Revenge Plot

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 87%

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

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 87%

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 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 87%

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

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

by Benjamin Stevenson • 2022

A snowed-in family reunion turns lethal; the mystery writer knows every relative has killed before.

3.75

236k+

🎯 Fair Play Mystery 💀 Family Of Killers ❄️ Snowed-In Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Summary

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 87%

A snowed-in family reunion turns lethal; the mystery writer knows every relative has killed before.

by Benjamin Stevenson 2022

3.75

236k+ ratings

🎯 Fair Play Mystery 💀 Family Of Killers ❄️ Snowed-In Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

The Seven Dials Mystery

by Agatha Christie • 1929

A prank, a death, a missing clock. A socialite steps into a masked society's deadly conspiracy.

3.78

44k+

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Secret Society 🖤 Hidden Villain

The Seven Dials Mystery 87%

A prank, a death, a missing clock. A socialite steps into a masked society's deadly conspiracy.

by Agatha Christie 1929

3.78

44k+ ratings

🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Secret Society 🖤 Hidden Villain

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

The Final Gambit

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2022

Before her fortune, Avery Grambs must solve a dead man's puzzle to save her kidnapped uncle.

4.10

477k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 📜 Inheritance Drama 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets 🏚️ Gothic Mansion 🐱 Cat And Mouse

The Final Gambit 87%

Before her fortune, Avery Grambs must solve a dead man's puzzle to save her kidnapped uncle.

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2022

4.10

477k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 📜 Inheritance Drama 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets 🏚️ Gothic Mansion 🐱 Cat And Mouse

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

by Alexandra Benedict • 2023

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

3.41

12k+

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders 87%

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

by Alexandra Benedict 2023

3.41

12k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

The Cabin

by Natasha Preston • 2016

A weekend at a remote cabin ends in murder, and the killer is among the survivors.

3.62

45k+

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🏚️ Remote Cabin 🔪 Killer Among Friends 🏃‍♀️ Final Girl 🕯️ Past Tragedy

The Cabin 87%

A weekend at a remote cabin ends in murder, and the killer is among the survivors.

by Natasha Preston 2016

3.62

45k+ ratings

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🏚️ Remote Cabin 🔪 Killer Among Friends 🏃‍♀️ Final Girl 🕯️ Past Tragedy

Darkly

by Marisha Pessl • 2024

Seven teens on a dead game designer's island: find the missing boy, survive the game.

3.66

8k+

🎲 Deadly Game 🏝️ Gothic Island 🫂 Found Family 💕 Rivals To Lovers 😱 Creeping Dread

Darkly 87%

Seven teens on a dead game designer's island: find the missing boy, survive the game.

by Marisha Pessl 2024

3.66

8k+ ratings

🎲 Deadly Game 🏝️ Gothic Island 🫂 Found Family 💕 Rivals To Lovers 😱 Creeping Dread

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

The Narrows

by Michael Connelly • 2004

A friend's murder pulls a retired cop into a cat-and-mouse game with an ex-FBI serial killer.

4.20

67k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔍 Retired Detective 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 🌆 Gritty LA Noir

The Narrows 87%

A friend's murder pulls a retired cop into a cat-and-mouse game with an ex-FBI serial killer.

by Michael Connelly 2004

4.20

67k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔍 Retired Detective 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 🌆 Gritty LA Noir

A Rule Against Murder

by Louise Penny • 2008

A remote lodge, a storm, a killer statue: Chief Inspector Gamache investigates a family's secrets.

4.21

110k+

🏚️ Country House Mystery ✍️ Literary Mystery 👪 Family Reunion Murder ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💰 Rich Family Secrets

A Rule Against Murder 87%

A remote lodge, a storm, a killer statue: Chief Inspector Gamache investigates a family's secrets.

by Louise Penny 2008

4.21

110k+ ratings

🏚️ Country House Mystery ✍️ Literary Mystery 👪 Family Reunion Murder ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💰 Rich Family Secrets

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) 87%

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 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 87%

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

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 87%

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

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