Reese Witherspoon Book Club’s Favorite Summer Mystery Books: ‘Holy Moly! You Will NOT Be Able to Put This Book Down’
These twist-filled thrillers and whodunits belong at the top of your list
Key Takeaways
- Reese Witherspoon's Book Club is packed with twisty mysteries perfect for summer.
- These five suspenseful novels feature shocking endings and unforgettable secrets.
- From locked-room mysteries to psychological thrillers, there's a pick for every fan.
Reese Witherspoon’s book club is one of the most influential, and when summer rolls around, there’s one genre she can’t get enough of: mysteries. From locked-room thrillers to jaw-dropping family secrets, Reese’s picks have a track record of landing on bestseller lists and keeping readers up past their bedtime. Below, we’re rounding up her book club’s best mystery picks for summer, plus what she loved about each one.
Reese Witherspoon book club’s best mystery books for summer
From murder mysteries to missing men, here are Reese Witherspoon’s best mystery books for summer.
‘The Guest List’ by Lucy Foley
In this June 2020 Reese’s Book Club pick, a lavish wedding unfolds on a remote island off the coast of Ireland, and every guest is harboring a dark secret. As the champagne flows and old grudges resurface, the celebration takes a sinister turn. Soon, no one—not even the bride and groom—is safe. A gripping locked-room mystery where everyone is a suspect.
What Reese says: “This book is a true thriller…It has all kinds of twists and turns and it reminded me of some of my favorite stories from Agatha Christie.”
What readers are saying: “I absolutely loved The Guest List! It kept me completely hooked from start to finish. The character development was so well done—my feelings about who I liked, disliked, suspected or rooted for kept shifting, which made it even more fun to read.”
‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ by Laura Dave
This page-turning mystery, a March 2021 Reese’s Book Club pick, centers on an unforgettable family caught in a web of secrets. When Owen Michaels vanishes without a trace, he leaves his wife Hannah Hall with a cryptic final message: “Protect her.” He means Bailey—his teenage daughter and her stepdaughter, who can barely stand to be in the same room with her. As Hannah uncovers the disturbing truth about Owen’s hidden life, she and Bailey are forced into an uneasy alliance. Together, they must piece together a puzzle that leads to a jaw-dropping twist no one will see coming.
What Reese says: “Holy Moly! You will NOT be able to put this book down! If you’re looking for the ultimate page-turner, I highly recommend The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave.”
What readers are saying: “Wow, just wow! This mystery had me completely engrossed. I was reading each page as fast as I could. I wanted to figure out who Owen was! There were so many twists and turns. I would never have guessed the book would have ended the way it did. I LOVED it!”
‘We Were Never Here’ by Andrea Bartz
Bestselling author Andrea Bartz’s summer mystery was chosen as a Reese’s Book Club pick in August 2021. Best friends Emily and Kristen are on their annual reunion trip, but on their last night Emily discovers blood. Kristen claims a man attacked her and that she had no choice but to kill him. Even scarier, on the trip last year, someone else wound up dead. Now back home, Emily is forced to figure out if Kristen is really who she says she is, which becomes even more difficult when Kristen arrives on Emily’s doorstep. What follows is a suspenseful blend of intrigue, friendship and cover-ups.
What Reese says: “A novel with crazy twists and turns that will have you ditching your Friday night plans for more chapters.”
What readers are saying: “I don’t know what to say, besides…wow. This book makes you look closely at your relationships and how quickly you can lose yourself to manipulation and gaslighting. I couldn’t stop reading, an almost insatiable need to see what came next. Dark, twisted and psychologically terrifying.”
‘The Club’ by Ellery Lloyd
This March 2022 Reese’s Book Club pick takes place at The Home Group, a gorgeous club where the rich and famous can party hard and then sleep it all off in one of the five-star suites. But behind the luxury and excess is a dark and dangerous secret that is threatening to destroy Home Group’s CEO and his team. This mystery is filled with jaw-dropping plot twists readers will never see coming—and a shocking ending that will leave you breathless.
What Reese says: “What a wiiiild weekend! Are you ready for the roller coaster ride that is The Club?”
What readers are saying: “This book just about blew me away with all its intricacies and the twists and turns and when it finally comes to fruition my mind was blown. I’ll be reading this author again. Thanks Reese for recommending yet another book I COULD NOT PUT DOWN!”
‘The House in the Pines’ by Ana Reyes
This January 2023 Reese’s Book Club pick follows Maya, who was a high school senior when her best friend Aubrey dropped dead in front of Frank, a man they had been hanging out with all summer. Seven years later, Maya is living in Boston and has an addiction that helps her cope with what happened. But when she sees a YouTube video showing that another girl died while standing in front of Frank, Maya heads back home determined to prove that he’s not who he says he is. A twist-filled mystery that will leave readers speechless.
What Reese says: “It’s truly a wild ride that had me flying through chapter after chapter.”
What readers are saying: “A well-paced mystery that keeps you turning pages! (I devoured this in less than 24 hours!) Once you’ve figured out what’s going on, before the main character even does, it’s too late for you. You’ll need to know how it ends.”
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