The story unfolds on Soldier Island, a remote and isolated location that becomes the setting for a series of mysterious murders.

The Priory of Sion is a fictional secret society that is central to the mystery and conspiracy surrounding the Holy Grail.

Lisbeth Salander is a brilliant and enigmatic computer hacker who joins forces with Mikael Blomkvist to solve the mystery of Harriet Vanger's disappearance.

Jim Moriarty is a criminal mastermind and Sherlock Holmes' greatest adversary, known for his cunning and unpredictable nature.

Amy Dunne is the protagonist of 'Gone Girl', a complex and enigmatic character whose disappearance sets off a chain of events that unravels her marriage and exposes dark secrets.

Cole Sear is a young boy who has the ability to see and communicate with dead people, a secret that he struggles to keep from his family and friends.

The Abbey of Saint Victor is the setting for 'The Name of the Rose', a historical mystery novel that explores themes of faith, reason, and the power of knowledge.

Rust Cohle and Martin Hart are the two detectives who are tasked with investigating a series of ritualistic murders in Louisiana in the first season of 'True Detective'.

Theo Faber is the psychotherapist who is hired to help Alicia Berenson, a woman who has been selectively mute for six years after the death of her husband.

Keyser Söze is the mysterious and elusive criminal mastermind who is the mastermind behind a series of heists and murders in 'The Usual Suspects'.

Rachel Watson is the protagonist of 'The Girl on the Train', a woman who becomes obsessed with a couple she sees on her daily commute and becomes entangled in a web of mystery and deception.

Holden Ford is the FBI agent who is assigned to interview serial killers in order to understand their motives and behaviors in 'Mindhunter'.

Laszlo Kreizler, John Schuyler Moore, and Sara Howard are the team of investigators who are tasked with tracking down a serial killer who is targeting young boys in New York City in 'The Alienist'.

Clarice Starling is the FBI trainee who is assigned to interview Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant but cannibalistic psychiatrist, in order to gain insights into the mind of a serial killer in 'The Silence of the Lambs'.

Hampden College is the elite liberal arts college where a group of students become entangled in a murder mystery in 'The Secret History'.