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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 Woman in White
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins, Otto Penzler
The Widow Lerouge
The Widow Lerouge
by Emile Gaboriau
Silent Nights
Silent Nights
by Martin Edwards
Chanukah Guilt
Chanukah Guilt
by Ilene Schneider
A Taint in the Blood
A Taint in the Blood
by Dana Stabenow
A Rare Interest In Corpses
A Rare Interest In Corpses
by Ann Granger
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
by Shamini Flint
Troubling Love
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein
Total Chaos
Total Chaos
by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis
The Increment
The Increment
by David Ignatius
Butcher's Moon
Butcher's Moon
by Richard Stark, Lawrence Block
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Secret Lives
Secret Lives
by Mark de Castrique
All These Beautiful Strangers
All These Beautiful Strangers
by Elizabeth Klehfoth
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Lord Peter Views the Body
Lord Peter Views the Body
by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Religious Body
The Religious Body
by Catherine Aird
The Graveyard Shift
The Graveyard Shift
by Jack Higgins
A Going Concern
A Going Concern
by Catherine Aird
The Conductors
The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
Black Out
Black Out
by John Lawton
The Devil in the Marshalsea
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson
Death at La Fenice
Death at La Fenice
by Donna Leon
The Rabbit Back Literature Society
The Rabbit Back Literature Society
by Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen
The Chemistry of Death
The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Bannerless
Bannerless
by Carrie Vaughn
How the Dead Speak
How the Dead Speak
by Val McDermid
Every Little Breath
Every Little Breath
by Keri Beevis
Twenty Blue Devils
Twenty Blue Devils
by Aaron Elkins
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
Fellowship of Fear
Fellowship of Fear
by Aaron Elkins
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Inspector's Holiday
Inspector's Holiday
by Richard Lockridge
Before the Frost
Before the Frost
by Henning Mankell, Ebba Segerberg
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
by Ray Bradbury
Light Thickens
Light Thickens
by Ngaio Marsh
The Man Who Lived by Night
The Man Who Lived by Night
by David Handler
The Best American Noir of the Century
The Best American Noir of the Century
by James Ellroy, Otto Penzler
Vulnerable
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by Mary Burton
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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 Deeds of the Disturber
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
Mystery, Inc.
Mystery, Inc.
by Joyce Carol Oates
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
The Wheelman
The Wheelman
by Duane Swierczynski
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
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by Val McDermid
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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.