{"id":40169,"count":144,"description":"Even if you love reading mysteries, it sometimes takes a while to figure out what exactly it is you\u2019re looking for. At one end are mysteries that are light on violence and often humorous in approach. These look back to what is sometimes called the \u2018golden age\u2019 of mystery writing between the world wars, when reading mysteries was a form of escapism, rather than a confrontation with the horrors of crime. At the other end, are gritty, violent books where the gory details can be hard to read. One easy way to find books you like is by identifying an author and reading lots of books by them. At <em>Five Books,<\/em> we also keep a running list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/mystery-books\/best-mystery-books-of-2024\/\">best mysteries of the year<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/mystery-suspense-audiobooks-2024-audiofile-editors\/\">best mystery audiobooks<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/the-best-cozy-mystery-books-sophie-roell\/\">Best Cozy Mysteries<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/historical-mystery-novels-tuva-kahrs\/\">Historical Mystery Books<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/murder-mysteries-stuart-turton\/\">Murder Mystery Books<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/the-best-mystery-books-of-2025\/\">Best Mystery Books 2025<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/the-best-mysteries-of-2024-so-far-sophie-roell\/\">Best Mystery Books 2024<\/a> |\r\n\r\nSee also: <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/thriller-books\/\">Best Thriller Books<\/a> |","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/mystery-books\/","name":"Mystery","slug":"mystery-books","taxonomy":"category","parent":11186,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/40169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/11186"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=40169"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?categories=40169"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?categories=40169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}