Tag: mystery

545 books with this tag.

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The Maze Runner

James Dashner · 2009

Maze Runner retold: Thomas wakes in Glade, walls move, Grievers sting, Teresa triggers end.

1,907-word summary · 8 min read

The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold · 2002

Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones retold: Susie watches from above as her family hunts her killer.

2,257-word summary · 10 min read

The Housemaid

Freida McFadden · 2022

The Housemaid retold: Millie cleans for the Winchesters, locked doors, twists in Long Island.

2,000-word summary · 9 min read

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins · 2015

Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train retold: Rachel's commute, Jess and Jason, Megan missing, and what really happened that night.

2,391-word summary · 11 min read

The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown · 2003

Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code retold: a Louvre murder, Sophie Neveu, the Grail cryptex, and the chase to Rosslyn.

2,590-word summary · 12 min read

Paper Towns

John Green · 2008

Quentin chases clues after Margo vanishes, learning the girl he imagined was never the whole story.

2,198-word summary · 10 min read

Holes

Louis Sachar · 1998

Stanley Yelnats digs holes at Camp Green Lake while a broken promise, a buried outlaw, and a boy named Zero close in around him.

2,456-word summary · 11 min read

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn · 2012

Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl fully retold: Nick and Amy Dunne, the diary, Desi, the treasure hunt, and why the ending stays ugly.

2,334-word summary · 10 min read

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown · 2000

Dan Brown's Angels & Demons explained: a murdered physicist, the Illuminati, four missing cardinals, and Robert Langdon racing through Rome to stop an…

2,548-word summary · 11 min read

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie · 1939

And Then There Were None retold: ten to Soldier Island, rhyme deaths, no one left to tell.

2,137-word summary · 9 min read

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2017

Taylor Jenkins Reid's The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo explained: the seven marriages, old Hollywood, Celia and John, and the twist in Monique's story.

2,239-word summary · 10 min read

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson · 2008

Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo explained: Blomkvist at Vanger, Lisbeth Salander, the Vanger family secret, and the long mid-book hush.

2,254-word summary · 10 min read

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J. K. Rowling · 1998

Chamber of Secrets: Dobby's warning, the flying car, polyjuice potions, and the diary of Tom Riddle. What the second Harry Potter book does differently and how…

2,172-word summary · 10 min read