Best Selling Mystery Books For Adults

By Margaret Young


Mysteries are fascinating to unravel. Good writers are those who can wrap up a story in such mystery that you cannot let go of it until the last page. Such a book captures your imagination such that it is impossible to disentangle from the story. There are authors who have produced classic mystery books for adults through their plots and narrative styles. Here are some of the best titles.

Stephen King has reigned among writers because he produces unbelievable novels. One such novel is The Revival, A Novel. It takes you through five decades that connect a newly posted pastor and a small boy in the town. They develop a strange bond that results from shared grief and an attack by demons. The two have to survive. The author uses incredible mysteries to weave this tale.

Lee Child has gifted thrill lovers with the title Personal, A Jack Reacher Novel. Jack is a former US cop recalled to duty after the attempted assassination of the French president. He is the only person who knows a shooter capable of aiming perfectly from such a distance. His duty is to catch the shooter.

The police department has given up on the case involving the murder of Chris Harper. Just before they close the file, a note surfaces declaring I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM. It is freshly written. It is the work of Antoinette Conway and Moran Stephen to unravel the mysteries that define the lives of teenagers. Tana French has managed to weave a mysterious story in the novel The Secret Place.

The Wolf in White Van is the work of Danielle John. It opens with Sean Phillips being confined to a wheelchair through an accident. He takes to creating video games to kill time. One of the games involves crimes and has become a favorite of two daring gentlemen. They decide to actualize what they see in the video game. This is the end of the game and the beginning of a new world of mysteries.

Johnson Denis is the author behind the book The Laughing Monsters. This is a narrative that tests the bond between two long time friends. They have been separated for a decade now. Ronald returns to meet Adriko and his partner. They embark on a trip to Uganda. Surprising, each has a personal motive of traveling to Uganda. The narrative presents an exciting exposure of the secrets that bind relationships.

Terry Hayes does an excellent Job with the title I Am a Pilgrim. It attempts to unravel the secret that connects four foul murders. Each of them is brutal and would best be forgotten in the shortest time possible. But to a retired CIA agent, this is what he should have been doing all his active life. He has a chance to rediscover his investigative instincts.

Every novel has an extent of mystery that drives the writer to flip one page after another. With each reader having a preferred category of mysteries, there emerges king writers in each categories. It is the ability of an author to find the balance between style and a believable narrative that will win the heart of writers. A great narrative will have readers flipping from one page to the next.




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