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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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Cocaine Blues
Cocaine Blues
by Kerry Greenwood
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The People Next Door
The People Next Door
by Keri Beevis
The Innocence of Father Brown
The Innocence of Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton, Otto Penzler
The Stately Home Murder
The Stately Home Murder
by Catherine Aird
Freedom of the Mask
Freedom of the Mask
by Robert McCammon
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Brooklyn Noir 2
Brooklyn Noir 2
by Tim McLoughlin, H. P. Lovecraft, Irwin Shaw, Maggie Estep
Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
Red, Green, or Murder
Red, Green, or Murder
by Steven F. Havill
The Devil in the Marshalsea
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson
Postmark Murder
Postmark Murder
by Mignon G. Eberhart
Death at Victoria Dock
Death at Victoria Dock
by Kerry Greenwood
The Chemistry of Death
The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
Skeleton Dance
Skeleton Dance
by Aaron Elkins
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
Murder at the Book Club
Murder at the Book Club
by Betsy Reavley
Murder in the White House
Murder in the White House
by Margaret Truman
The Wisdom of Father Brown
The Wisdom of Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton, Otto Penzler
The Best American Noir of the Century
The Best American Noir of the Century
by James Ellroy, Otto Penzler
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
by Mary Burton
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Murder Knocks Twice
Murder Knocks Twice
by Susanna Calkins
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
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey
The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey
by J. Michael Orenduff
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
The Penguin Pool Murder
The Penguin Pool Murder
by Stuart Palmer
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
In the Balance
In the Balance
by Patricia Wentworth
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
Sidetracked
Sidetracked
by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
by J. Michael Orenduff
The Arly Hanks Mysteries Volume One
The Arly Hanks Mysteries Volume One
by Joan Hess
The One Thing More
The One Thing More
by Anne Perry
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
Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions
by Susan Isaacs
A Morbid Taste for Bones
A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters
The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Odds On
Odds On
by Michael Crichton, John Lange
The Forbidden Garden
The Forbidden Garden
by Ellen Herrick
Pago Pago Tango
Pago Pago Tango
by John Enright
The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The Chinese Maze Murders
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by Robert van Gulik
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by Dana Stabenow
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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.