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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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A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
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Silent Nights
Silent Nights
by Martin Edwards
Chanukah Guilt
Chanukah Guilt
by Ilene Schneider
A Night Too Dark
A Night Too Dark
by Dana Stabenow
Give Us a Kiss
Give Us a Kiss
by Daniel Woodrell, Pinckney Benedict
A Rare Interest In Corpses
A Rare Interest In Corpses
by Ann Granger
A Novel Bookstore
A Novel Bookstore
by Laurence Cosse, Alison Anderson
The Company of Cats
The Company of Cats
by Marian Babson
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Body of Lies
Body of Lies
by David Ignatius
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
by David Dodge
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A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
by Joshilyn Jackson
Secret Lives
Secret Lives
by Mark de Castrique
All These Beautiful Strangers
All These Beautiful Strangers
by Elizabeth Klehfoth
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Poirot Investigates
Poirot Investigates
by Agatha Christie
The Religious Body
The Religious Body
by Catherine Aird
The White House Connection
The White House Connection
by Jack Higgins
Henrietta Who?
Henrietta Who?
by Catherine Aird
The Conductors
The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
South California Purples
South California Purples
by Baron Birtcher
Hunt with the Hounds
Hunt with the Hounds
by Mignon G. Eberhart
The Devil of Nanking
The Devil of Nanking
by Mo Hayder
The Taxidermist's Daughter
The Taxidermist's Daughter
by Kate Mosse
Death at La Fenice
Death at La Fenice
by Donna Leon
Death in the Andes
Death in the Andes
by Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith Grossman
The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment
by Lawrence Sanders
No Simple Death
No Simple Death
by Valerie Keogh
Buried Secrets
Buried Secrets
by Carolyn Keene
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
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The Five Red Herrings
The Five Red Herrings
by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins, Otto Penzler
Closer
Closer
by Dennis Cooper
Not the End of the World
Not the End of the World
by Christopher Brookmyre
The Dark Place
The Dark Place
by Aaron Elkins
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch
by Michael Connelly
A Cold Dark Place
A Cold Dark Place
by Gregg Olsen
Before the Frost
Before the Frost
by Henning Mankell, Ebba Segerberg
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
The Girl Who Ran Off with Daddy
The Girl Who Ran Off with Daddy
by David Handler
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
by Mary Burton
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A Few Right Thinking Men
A Few Right Thinking Men
by Sulari Gentill
Murder at Madingley Grange
Murder at Madingley Grange
by Caroline Graham
Scam Chowder
Scam Chowder
by Maya Corrigan
Between Earth and Sky
Between Earth and Sky
by Amanda Skenandore
The Fallen
The Fallen
by Jassy Mackenzie
Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts
by John Harvey
King Devil
King Devil
by Charlotte MacLeod
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
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by Horace McCoy
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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.