{"id":960,"date":"2024-11-11T02:13:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T02:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=960"},"modified":"2024-11-11T02:13:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T02:13:32","slug":"10-supernatural-mystery-books-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"10 Supernatural Mystery Books to Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Supernatural suspense thriller novels  have immersed readers in a world where the line between the known and the unknown blurs. These gripping tales offer an intoxicating blend of the unexplainable, the mystical, and the downright terrifying. Enjoy 10 Supernatural Mystery Books to Read!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">10 Supernatural Mystery Books to Read<\/h2>\n<div class=\"simpletoc wp-block-simpletoc-toc\">\n<h2><button class=\"simpletoc-collapsible\">Table of Contents<span class=\"simpletoc-icon\"><\/span><\/button><\/h2>\n<div class=\"simpletoc-content\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#10-supernatural-mystery-books-to-read\">10 Supernatural Mystery Books to Read<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#the-outsider-by-stephen-king\">The Outsider By Stephen King<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#the-sun-down-motel-by-simone-st-james\">The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#the-conjure-man-dies-by-rudolph-fisher\">The Conjure Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#man-tiger-by-eka-kurniawan\">Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#the-whisper-man-by-alex-north\">The Whisper Man by Alex North<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#the-magus-by-john-fowles\">The Magus by John Fowles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#i-remember-you-by-yrsa-sigurdardottir\">I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#the-headless-horseman-by-thomas-mayne-reid\">The Headless Horseman by Thomas Mayne Reid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#ring-by-koji-suzuki\">Ring by Koji Suzuki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/supernatural-mystery-books#the-haunting-of-hill-house-by-shirley-jackson\">The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Outsider By Stephen King<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XyM2YO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XyM2YO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DStephen%2520King%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DThe%2520Outsider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When an eleven-year-old boy is found murdered in a town park, reliable eyewitnesses undeniably point to the town\u2019s popular Little League coach, Terry Maitland, as the culprit. DNA evidence and fingerprints confirm the crime was committed by this well-loved family man.<\/p>\n<p>Horrified by the brutal killing, Detective Ralph Anderson, whose own son was once coached by Maitland, orders the suspect to be arrested in a public spectacle. But Maitland has an alibi. And further research confirms he was indeed out of town that day.<\/p>\n<p>As Anderson and the District Attorney trace the clues, the investigation expands from Ohio to Texas. And as horrifying answers begin to emerge, so King\u2019s propulsive story of almost unbearable suspense kicks into high gear.<\/p>\n<p>Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy but there is one rock-hard fact, as unassailable as gravity: a man cannot be in two places at the same time. Can he?<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Vwp3OM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Vwp3OM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DSimone%2520St.%2520James%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DThe%2520Sun%2520Down%2520Motel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Something hasn\u2019t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls.<\/p>\n<p>Upstate New York, 1982. Viv Delaney wants to move to New York City, and to help pay for it she takes a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel in Fell, New York. But something isn\u02bct right at the motel, something haunting and scary.<\/p>\n<p>Upstate New York, 2017. Carly Kirk has never been able to let go of the story of her aunt Viv, who mysteriously disappeared from the Sun Down before she was born. She decides to move to Fell and visit the motel, where she quickly learns that nothing has changed since 1982. And she soon finds herself ensnared in the same mysteries that claimed her aunt.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Conjure Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XQWKev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XQWKev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DRudolph%2520Fisher%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DThe%2520Conjure%2520Man%2520Dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the body of N\u2019Gana Frimbo, the African conjure-man, is discovered in his consultation room, Perry Dart, one of Harlem\u2019s ten Black police detectives, is called in to investigate. Together with Dr Archer, a physician from across the street, Dart is determined to solve the baffling mystery, helped and hindered by Bubber Brown and Jinx Jenkins, local boys keen to clear themselves of suspicion of murder and undertake their own investigations.<\/p>\n<p>The Conjure-Man Dies was the very first <a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/hard-boiled-quiz\">detective novel<\/a> written by an African-American. A distinguished doctor and accomplished musician and dramatist, Rudolph Fisher was one of the principal writers of the Harlem Renaissance, but died in 1934 aged only 37. With a gripping plot and vividly drawn characters, Fisher\u2019s witty novel is a remarkable time capsule of one of the most exciting eras in the history of Black fiction.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vZHdxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vZHdxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DEka%2520Kurniawan%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DMan%2520Tiger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kurniawan\u2019s novel blends epic narrative with magical realism. This brief tale gives a fascinating insight into rural Indonesion life<\/p>\n<p>In a small Indonesian town, the residents are astonished when a usually quiet Margio kills a man named Anwar Sadat. The town\u2019s commander doesn\u2019t buy the story, but Margio confesses to the deed. According to him, a ghostly tiger living inside his body is the culprit.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Whisper Man by Alex North<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47zjXoQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47zjXoQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DAlex%2520North%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DThe%2520Whisper%2520Man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fifteen years ago, a serial killer known only as\u00a0<em>\u2018The Whisper Man\u2019<\/em>\u00a0wreaked havoc on the sleepy village of Featherbank.<\/p>\n<p>But with the killer behind bars, the village is now a safe haven for Tom and his young son Jake to make a fresh start.<\/p>\n<p>Until another boy goes missing. It feels like history is repeating itself.<\/p>\n<p>Could the killer still be out there \u2013 and can Tom protect his son from becoming the next victim?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Magus by John Fowles<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47y1JEd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47y1JEd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DJohn%2520Fowles%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DThe%2520Magus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On a remote Greek Island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. As reality and illusion intertwine, Urfe is caught up in the darkest of psychological games. John Fowles expertly unfolds a tale that is lush with over-powering imagery in a spellbinding exploration of human complexities. By turns disturbing, thrilling and seductive, The Magus is a feast for the mind and the senses.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4evgcD9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4evgcD9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DYrsa%2520Sigurdardottir%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DI%2520Remember%2520You\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an isolated village in the Icelandic Westfjords, three friends set to work renovating a derelict house. But soon they realise they are not alone there \u2013 something wants them to leave, and it\u2019s making its presence felt.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a town across the fjord, a young doctor investigating the suicide of an elderly woman discovers that she was obsessed with his vanished son.<\/p>\n<p>When the two stories collide the terrifying truth is uncovered<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Headless Horseman by Thomas Mayne Reid<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BfKT0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BfKT0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DThomas%2520Mayne%2520Reid%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DThe%2520Headless%2520Horseman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Set in nineteenth-century Texas, The Headless Horseman tells the story of Louise Poindexter, who is a newcomer to town. Courted by Cassius Calhoun and Maurice Gerald, Louise finds that her life takes a turn when her brother, Henry Poindexter, is found murdered. The tale twists further when it is reported that a headless horseman has been seen on the Poindexter plantation. In this classic tale, Mayne Reid takes readers on an incredible journey to discover the killer of Henry Poindexter and solve the mystery of the Headless Horseman.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Ring by Koji Suzuki<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BflsfR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BflsfR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DKoji%2520Suzuki%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DRing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asakawa is a hardworking journalist who has climbed his way up from local-news beat reporter to writer for his newspaper\u2019s weekly magazine. A chronic workaholic, he doesn\u2019t take much notice when his seventeen-year-old niece dies suddenly \u2013 until a chance conversation reveals that another healthy teenager died at exactly the same time, in chillingly similar circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>When Asakawa visits the resort, the mystery only deepens. A comment made in the guest book by one of the teenagers leads him to a particular vidoetape with a portentous message at the end:<\/p>\n<p>Those who have viewed these images are fated to die at this exact hour one week from now.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3K3Ot01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3K3Ot01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.abebooks.com\/c\/58313\/77798\/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DShirley%2520Jackson%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26n%3D-1%26prc%3DUSD%26servlet%3DImpactRadiusAffiliateLinkEntry%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DThe%2520Haunting%2520of%2520Hill%2520House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson\u2019s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a \u201chaunting;\u2019 Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers\u2014and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed 10 Supernatural Mystery Books to Read, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/quizlit.org\/modern-horror-books-to-read\">10 Terrifying Modern Horror Books to Read<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supernatural suspense thriller novels have immersed readers in a world where the line between the known and the unknown blurs. These gripping tales offer an intoxicating blend of the unexplainable, the mystical, and the downright terrifying. 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