Which books won the Goodreads Choice Awards: The Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2024? Did any of your favorites make the list? Let’s discuss!

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Goodreads Choice Awards: The Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2024

Winner:

The God of the Woods (82,603 votes)

• Check out my review of The God of the Woods, which is a slow burn historical suspense story filled with family secrets.

50,000-75,000 votes

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

• This Reese’s Book Club pick is a twisty suspense story about a hit woman who is attracted to her mark. Check out my Review of First Lie Wins.

The Teacher  by Freida McFadden

• A creepy cat and mouse story that takes place at a high school. Check out my Spoiler Review of The Teacher.

30,000-50,000 votes

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

• This Jenna’s Book Club pick is about a string of missing girls in 1970s Missouri

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

• This GMA Book Club pick is about a young woman whose trauma over the death of her best friend is dredged up by a new podcast.

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

• An ex-cop teams up with his private security guard daughter to handle a dangerous situation. Check out my Review of We Solve Murders.

Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

• A trio of siblings finds incriminating evidence in their parents’ house.

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

• The opening of a luxury wellness resort dredges up local resentment and old secrets. Here’s my Review of The Midnight Feast.

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristin Perrin

• a woman’s elderly aunt gets a prediction that she will die.

10,000-12,000 votes

The Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

• A man returns to clean out his parents’ house and must face memories of the disappearance of his childhood best friend. See my Review of The Middle of the Night.

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

• quirky maid Molly takes on a new murder mystery. Check out my Review of The Mystery Guest.

5,000-10,000 votes

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

• the discovery of a body draws a group of foster sisters back together. My review with spoilers for Darling Girls

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

• A woman returns with her husband to his ancestral home and untangles dark family secrets. Check out my Review of The Heiress with spoilers!

The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

• a dad attends his estranged daughter’s wedding and gets a very bad vibe. My review of The Last One at the Wedding is here!

1,000-5,000 votes

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave

• a family drama involving siblings whose daughter died under mysterious circumstances

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

• a police detective hopes the return of a missing girl will shed light on her own sister’s disappearance. My Review of The Return of Ellie Black.

Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown

• this Reese’s book club pick focuses on a murder at Princeton University

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen

• this locked room mystery explores which family member was responsible for the death of a nanny.

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Not What She Seems by Yasmin Angoe

• a woman returns to her Southern small town to look into the death of her police chief father. Check out My Review of Not What She Seems.

Which of these have you read and which did you vote for? Tell me in comments! And be sure to check out my Master Post of all the major Best Mystery and Thriller Books of 2024, which includes my picks and looks at trends.