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The Best Mystery Books and Novels

If you’re an amateur sleuth who’s obsessed with figuring out whodunnit, we have endless recommendations for you.

Perhaps you enjoy mysteries that take you around the world, want to step back in time with historical mysteries, or prefer to keep it light with cozy mysteries.

We’re here to help you discover everything from classic authors like Agatha Christie and Patricia Wentworth to modern writers like Nita Prose and Richard Osman. And whatever you do, remember to lock your doors before you go to sleep.

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Restless in the Grave
Restless in the Grave
by Dana Stabenow
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
by Shamini Flint
The Increment
The Increment
by David Ignatius
The Green Mill Murder
The Green Mill Murder
by Kerry Greenwood
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The People Next Door
The People Next Door
by Keri Beevis
The Nine Mile Walk
The Nine Mile Walk
by Harry Kemelman
Day of Reckoning
Day of Reckoning
by Jack Higgins
Speaks the Nightbird
Speaks the Nightbird
by Robert McCammon
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Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift
by Caroline Graham
The Chemistry of Death
The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
The Innocent Wife
The Innocent Wife
by Amy Lloyd
Clouds of Witness
Clouds of Witness
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Dead Men's Hearts
Dead Men's Hearts
by Aaron Elkins
From Away
From Away
by David Carkeet
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The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery
by A. A. Milne
The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys
by Agatha Christie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
A Cold Dark Place
A Cold Dark Place
by Gregg Olsen
Trouble at the Brownstone
Trouble at the Brownstone
by Robert Goldsborough
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Murder at the Book Club
Murder at the Book Club
by Betsy Reavley
Fellowship of Fear
Fellowship of Fear
by Aaron Elkins
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The Case of the Lonely Heiress
The Case of the Lonely Heiress
by Erle Stanley Gardner
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
by Mary Burton
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Scam Chowder
Scam Chowder
by Maya Corrigan
Between Earth and Sky
Between Earth and Sky
by Amanda Skenandore
The Conductors
The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
All These Beautiful Strangers
All These Beautiful Strangers
by Elizabeth Klehfoth
Murder in Georgetown
Murder in Georgetown
by Margaret Truman
The Retribution
The Retribution
by Val McDermid
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
by J. Michael Orenduff
The One Thing More
The One Thing More
by Anne Perry
The Burglar
The Burglar
by Thomas Perry
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
by Patricia Wentworth
A Case of Need
A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton
The Deeds of the Disturber
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
Marathon Man
Marathon Man
by William Goldman
Death at La Fenice
Death at La Fenice
by Donna Leon
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Boy's Life
Boy's Life
by Robert McCammon
The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps
by John Buchan
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Grey Mask
Grey Mask
by Patricia Wentworth
The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Odds On
Odds On
by Michael Crichton, John Lange
The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code
by Christopher Forrest
Silent Nights
Silent Nights
by Martin Edwards
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When talking about the number one mystery author of all time, Agatha Christie takes the cake. Many come close, such as Stephen King or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but Agatha Christie is not only known for the creation of popular detective crime fiction motifs, she is also the best-selling fiction author of all time, outsold only by Shakespeare. 

It depends what you mean by “greatest.” If you’re looking for a mystery that will surely stump you, Cain’s Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers is a great pick. If you’re looking for a classic that every mystery has read, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles may be for you. And if you’re looking for something more contemporary, The 7 1⁄2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo are modern favorites.