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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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The Bishop Murder Case
The Bishop Murder Case
by S. S. Van Dine
Dream Girl
Dream Girl
by Laura Lippman
Haunted Hayride With Murder
Haunted Hayride With Murder
by Auralee Wallace
The Missing Hand
The Missing Hand
by Susan Van Dusen
Though Not Dead
Though Not Dead
by Dana Stabenow
Body of Lies
Body of Lies
by David Ignatius
The Suspect
The Suspect
by L.R. Wright
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Secret Lives
Secret Lives
by Mark de Castrique
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
by Keri Beevis
The Pyramid
The Pyramid
by Henning Mankell, Ebba Segerberg, Laurie Thompson
Enter a Murderer
Enter a Murderer
by Ngaio Marsh
The Company of Strangers
The Company of Strangers
by Robert Wilson
The Taxidermist's Daughter
The Taxidermist's Daughter
by Kate Mosse
Death at Victoria Dock
Death at Victoria Dock
by Kerry Greenwood
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl Walking
by Christopher Brookmyre
The River Within
The River Within
by Karen Powell
Twenty Blue Devils
Twenty Blue Devils
by Aaron Elkins
The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery
by A. A. Milne
The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys
by Agatha Christie
Nerve
Nerve
by Dick Francis
A Cold Dark Place
A Cold Dark Place
by Gregg Olsen
Murder at the Book Club
Murder at the Book Club
by Betsy Reavley
The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment
by Lawrence Sanders
The Man Who Lived by Night
The Man Who Lived by Night
by David Handler
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
by Mary Burton
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
by Ray Bradbury
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A Noble Radiance
A Noble Radiance
by Donna Leon
Scam Chowder
Scam Chowder
by Maya Corrigan
Between Earth and Sky
Between Earth and Sky
by Amanda Skenandore
The Case Is Closed
The Case Is Closed
by Patricia Wentworth
King Devil
King Devil
by Charlotte MacLeod
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
Slipping into Darkness
Slipping into Darkness
by Peter Blauner
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
The Secret Adversary
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
Sweet Little Lies
Sweet Little Lies
by Caz Frear
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
Death in the Castle
Death in the Castle
by Pearl S. Buck
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 Cater Street Hangman
The Cater Street Hangman
by Anne Perry
Grey Mask
Grey Mask
by Patricia Wentworth
Odds On
Odds On
by John Lange, Michael Crichton
Nightzone
Nightzone
by Steven F. Havill
Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
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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.