Best Mystery Books Of 2020

“Nate, don't you dare start with that nonsense too. I told you already, I don't care about those ridiculous traditions." Marcel responded irritably as she hopped into the copilot seat of her best friend's car, anxious to get as far away as possible from her home. “Hey, I've known you since you were four, so don't try and act all brave and mature. Tell me the truth, you're afraid aren't you?” “Humph! What's there to be scared of?...” “That Mike's ghost might come back to haunt you." The boy interrupted, carelessly blurting out his analysis, adding…“I just don't get it; everyone else knows his death wasn't your fault…” “I know it wasn't!” “Then why won't you pray for his safe journey into the afterlife? What if his soul is damn to roam the earth, wreaking havoc among the living or even disrupting the balance between the two worlds?” “Ahh! Don't be childish. There is no such thing as the afterlife; parents just use these pathetic excuses to trick their children into believing that our loved ones are better off. If that was the case, why don't we all join them… oh yeah, that's right, we can't commit suicide otherwise we'll go straight to hell. Grow up Nate! The spirit dies with the body.” Follow the journey of a young woman as she tries to keep her sanity when the world around her was quickly crumbling after one faithful night of honoring the dead. Will she be able to save the life of those closest to her? or will her soul be bound to an eternity of madness?

She was just a 24-year-old woman trying to cope with her negative surrounding which was suffocating her. To keep herself away from that unwanted suffocation she moved out of her house lying to them that she is going to meet attend her friend's wedding. At one moment of her life, she was standing before the very beautiful sight and at another moment she found herself hostage in a building with her kidnapper who claims to be her husband. One stupid decision of her life has put her in that situation and a captive life is never be a good one but she is a strong woman, not the one who knelt in surrender, she will die but never compromise with a new change that happened to her life. --------- trigger warning beforehand, this story has mature stuff so, read it on your own risk ----------

There are monsters in this world. And they used to be us. Now it's time to euthanize to survive in a hospice where Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. Post-infection Chicago. Christmas. Inside The Hospice, Emily and her fellow nurses do their rounds. Here, men and women live out their final days in comfort, segregated from society, and are then humanely terminated before fate turns them into marrow-craving monsters known as ‘Smilers.’ Outside these imposing walls, rabid protesters swarm with signs, caught up in the heat of their hatred. Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. But in a world where mortality means nothing, where guns are drawn in fear and nobody seems safe anymore – at what cost will this pursuit come? And through it all, the soon to be dead remain silent, ever smiling. Such is their curse. It won't be long before that snow-speckled ground will be salted by blood. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

It was said that when Lucifer was casted out of heaven, he swore on his powers to take revenge. His ego was hurt. He wanted the humans to pay for whatever happened to him. So he planted seven seeds of evil on earth as soon as he resurrected his true powers. As God always knew the plotting Lucifer was doing, God secretly created a plan to defeat Lucifer. The battle was between Lucifer and his demons against humanity. God also planted seeds of goodness, power, bravery and loyalty on earth too. With a little twist to surprise Lucifer with. Only the holy and religious people have known of that plan. Lucifer called it the age of his Victory against the humans. While God called it the Age of the Mighty Guardians.

Breadwinner Eliza has a hidden secret in her family. She doesn't want her to know his secret so she does everything to keep it. From childhood, she impressed them and did not want to disappoint them. Until she looked for a fake boyfriend to introduce to her family. On the other hand, Myco didn't think that the woman he didn't even knew introduced him as his boyfriend. They agreed that the man would pretend and Myco did nothing but obey because he needed a large amount of money for his sick brother.

It was supposed to be just a typical day for Zanaya Reign not until she got herself entangled in the series of unfortunate events in a very unusual Academy for detectives. Mysteries are bound to happen, different emotions will linger and rise, and she will get involved in a competition for sleuths. Join Zanaya and her friends as they were put up to solve cases, unfold mysteries, fight against all odds and struggle to get out of the mess created by someone from their past.

Zemira returned to the Philippines with her mom and younger brother when her parents decided to split. They moved to their ancestral home in Sitio Siniestro, a small sitio where her mother grew up. She began to have peculiar thoughts after moving because everyone she meets in their sitio says the same thing: "You must keep a secret." As a result, she kept reminding herself that she needed to know the "secret" of which everyone had warned her. She had no notion that her inquisitiveness would be the key to unlocking the mysteries of their sitio. She began to answer every question that came to her. She discovered that their sitio had previously been the site of murder cases. Nobody knew who the killer was until one day when a woman saw the killer and decided to tell others about it, but she died and the murder stories were never told again. Zemira wants to find out who's responsible for it. However, there is something more that continues to irritate her.... "Who is that masked man in her dream who keeps reappearing?"

Hindi naging hadlang ang yaman at pribilehiyo upang tuparin ni Atty. Ada Esquivel--- isang matapang at ma-prinsipyong babae--- ang kanyang misyon sa buhay. Bagaman lumaki siyang laki sa yaman at karangyaan, pinili niyang i-alay ang kanyang buhay upang tulungan ang mga mas higit na nangangailangan. Ang kanyang pangalan ay isang malaking tinik sa lalamunan ng mga mayayamang mapang-abuso, sapagkat kilala siya sa pagpanalo ng ng mga kasong isinasampa laban sa ilan sa kanila. Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay natalo siya sa isang kaso. Kasunod nito ay ang kalunos-lunos na pagkamatay ng kanyang dating Propesor. Dahil dito ay mapapadpad siya sa isang malayo at maliit ngunit tahimik na bayan ng Bagong Silang. Sa patuloy na pakikibaka para sa karapatan ng mga taong naninirahan dito, unti-unti ring mabibigyan ng linaw ang sinapit ng kanyang propesor, maging ang misteryo sa likod ng kauna-unahang kasong hindi niya naipanalo ay mabubunyag din. Lingid sa kaalaman ni Ada ang bawat sikretong matutuklasan niya ay magiging mitsa ng kanyang buhay. Makakaligtas kaya siya sa tiyak na kapahamakang nakaabang sa kanya? Posible kayang makatagpo siya ng pag-ibig sa gitna ng digmaan? How much will it take to win against the fight outside the courtroom?

Ayashi's entire childhood was different from the other kids, her father is an investigator and that's particularly the reason why her childhood is filled with mysteries and puzzles. Her life is perfect, she has a loving mother, a caring father and a protective brother, there is nothing else she could wish for. Not until an unfortunate event happened, her parents were killed and the worst part? They were killed in front of her. Anger and hatred filled her innocent little heart. Ayashi mourned for her beloved parents whose death is still left as a mystery. After 6 years, she returned to the Philippines with one goal in mind; to give her parents the justice they deserve.

Let's enter Virginian High School a school that's exclusive for maniacs and perverts. Kirsten Encarlight, isn't one of them. She's just a bad-ass seventeen year-old girl who always ended up receiving an expulsion from her past schools. As her mom gave her a one last chance to change, she enrolled her daughter at Virginian High School. Pretending to be one of the most kindest girl but she can't take it. One night, her curiousity drives her. She saw all those nasty and gross happenings inside their school. With that, she's more willing to unravel all the secrets and mysteries in the dark room. Little did she know that the more secrets she found out, her life is also near to death. Together with her, LET US ALL ENTER VIRGINIAN HIGH SCHOOL.