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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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Bellfield Hall
Bellfield Hall
by Anna Dean
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
Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift
by Caroline Graham
A Small Death In Lisbon
A Small Death In Lisbon
by Robert Wilson
Death at Victoria Dock
Death at Victoria Dock
by Kerry Greenwood
The Chemistry of Death
The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
Splinter the Silence
Splinter the Silence
by Val McDermid
The Five Red Herrings
The Five Red Herrings
by Dorothy L. Sayers
How the Dead Speak
How the Dead Speak
by Val McDermid
The Dark Place
The Dark Place
by Aaron Elkins
The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery
by A. A. Milne
Nerve
Nerve
by Dick Francis
A Cold Dark Place
A Cold Dark Place
by Gregg Olsen
The Eighth Circle
The Eighth Circle
by Stanley Ellin
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Murder at the Book Club
Murder at the Book Club
by Betsy Reavley
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
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
Cops and Robbers
Cops and Robbers
by Donald E. Westlake
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
A Case of Need
A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton
Bones and Roses
Bones and Roses
by Eileen Goudge
Swimsuit Body
Swimsuit Body
by Eileen Goudge
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
by Harry Kemelman
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 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
Midnight Come Again
Midnight Come Again
by Dana Stabenow
Body of Lies
Body of Lies
by David Ignatius
Inherit the Bones
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by Emily Littlejohn
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Nightzone
Nightzone
by Steven F. Havill
A Season in Hell
A Season in Hell
by Jack Higgins
Black Out
Black Out
by John Lawton
The Devil in the Marshalsea
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson
Five Passengers From Lisbon
Five Passengers From Lisbon
by Mignon G. Eberhart
Every Little Breath
Every Little Breath
by Keri Beevis
The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys
by Agatha Christie
Fellowship of Fear
Fellowship of Fear
by Aaron Elkins
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Every Body on Deck
Every Body on Deck
by G. A. McKevett
Murder in the White House
Murder in the White House
by Margaret Truman
Finnegan's Week
Finnegan's Week
by Joseph Wambaugh
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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.