Best mystery books

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows best mystery books

poster Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
(3/5)
72mn - Crime, Mystery
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and W…
poster Mystery Spot
Mystery Spot
(2.6/5)
111mn - Horror
A group of lost souls seeking refuge at a remote motel discover that the nearby ruins of an old roadside attraction have the power to transform their haunting memories into terrifying realities. As their …
poster Madame Mystery
Madame Mystery
25mn - Comedy
A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts of two men who are trying to steal it. They succeed in doing so, but the gas turns out to be not quite w…
poster The Devil Plays
The Devil Plays
(2.6/5)
63mn - Mystery, Romance
A mystery novelist's detective skills are put to the test when he attends a party where a murder is committed.
poster The Killing Secret
The Killing Secret
(3.1/5)
86mn - Mystery, Thriller, Short
A pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact she has bonded with the victim's mother?
poster Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
117mn - Mystery, Crime
When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of letters whose dissemination could cause a scandal affecting the royal family, Sherlock Holmes decides to…
poster Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
(3.8/5)
Nonemn - Mystery, Drama
When a young boy mysteriously vanishes from a moving train after quarreling with his father, Sherlock Holmes suspects foul play rather than a simple runaway case. As the governess dismisses it as youthful…
poster And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
(3.7/5)
97mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, on…
poster Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery
60mn - Mystery, Thriller
Reporter Patsy Reynolds and photographer Eddie Porter are assigned to interview John Foster, head of the Emmerson Foundation regarding a listening device the organization is working on. Foster evades them…
poster Unwritten
Unwritten
84mn - Thriller
An agoraphobic failed writer living in a remote bookstore becomes convinced that a mysterious customer is actually the villain from an unfinished story he wrote as a child, forcing him to confront his dee…
poster The Musgrave Ritual
The Musgrave Ritual
(2.6/5)
18mn - Mystery, Crime
Reginald Musgrave’s maître d’hôtel has disappeared! Called to the rescue, Sherlock Holmes goes immediately to his friend, to inspect the premises. He finds a stolen jewel in the new maître d’hôtel’s jacke…
poster Terror by Night
Terror by Night
(3.4/5)
63mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson board a luxury train to guard the priceless Star of Rhodesia diamond, their journey from London to Edinburgh becomes a deadly trap. As murder strikes and the precious g…
poster Young Sherlocks
Young Sherlocks
(3.3/5)
22mn - Comedy
The Mystic J.J.J.'s challenge Ernie's bravery; he spins a tale of saving a rich young girl from kidnappers and of creating a utopia called Freetown.
poster The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green
(3/5)
57mn - Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of gruesome murders where young women are found with severed fingers, uncovering a sinister plot involving hypnotism and blackmail orchestrated by his nemesis Profess…
poster A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
(2.8/5)
71mn - Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When members of a secretive London society called the Scarlet Ring begin dying one by one according to a sinister counting rhyme, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are drawn into a deadly web of murder and g…
poster The Oracle of Delphi
The Oracle of Delphi
2mn - Crime, Fantasy
A box of valued jewels is placed inside the tomb of Delphi. A thief breaks into the tomb and steals it, but soon the ghost of Delphi appears and puts a curse on him.
poster The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador
The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador
(3.3/5)
44mn - Drama
Count Fernand De Keramic plots against his niece in order to acquire her wealth to pay his debts.
poster Deadly Family Secrets
Deadly Family Secrets
95mn - Thriller
A New York executive, Martha, witnesses a murder and discovers that the killer is her new brother-in-law. When her sister is nearly killed and her sister's children kidnapped to silence her, she must unra…
poster Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
(2.9/5)
103mn - Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes is a master at solving the most impenetrable mysteries, but he has his work cut out for him on his latest case. As the famed detective investigates an alleged theft, he’s brought face to f…
poster Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island
(4/5)
91mn - Horror, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Five Civil War prisoners hijack a hot air balloon to escape captivity, only to crash on a mysterious island where they encounter other stranded survivors lost in time and space, including the enigmatic Ca…
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