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For horror, Stephen King is one of the best. Start with something shorter of his, a short novel, or one of his collections of short stories. His longer novels are great too, but his short stories are where he really shines.
A couple of my favourites are:
1408
The man in the black suit
Pet Cemetery
The raft.
The cycle of the werewolf.
Happy reading!
Edit: for mystery I enjoyed Six Wakes by Muir Lafferty, a SciFi murder mystery on a spaceship. I also enjoyed Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories, they're fairly simple and easy to read.
Have you read any of Freida McFadden’s books?
No, I haven't. Seems like a decent enough author. Give it a try and see if you like them. Get a library card and try a variety of authors to see who you like.