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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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Whisper to the Blood
Whisper to the Blood
by Dana Stabenow
Lonesome Road
Lonesome Road
by Patricia Wentworth
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The Thousand Faces of Night
The Thousand Faces of Night
by Jack Higgins
The Religious Body
The Religious Body
by Catherine Aird
Red, Green, or Murder
Red, Green, or Murder
by Steven F. Havill
A Small Death In Lisbon
A Small Death In Lisbon
by Robert Wilson
The Black Book
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk
The Good German
The Good German
by Joseph Kanon
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
by Lynda La Plante
No Simple Death
No Simple Death
by Valerie Keogh
The Five Red Herrings
The Five Red Herrings
by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
Nerve
Nerve
by Dick Francis
The Eighth Circle
The Eighth Circle
by Stanley Ellin
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Catalyst
Catalyst
by CJ Lyons
Clutch of Constables
Clutch of Constables
by Ngaio Marsh
The Case of the Lonely Heiress
The Case of the Lonely Heiress
by Erle Stanley Gardner
A Noble Radiance
A Noble Radiance
by Donna Leon
The Campus Murders
The Campus Murders
by Ellery Queen
The Thefts of Nick Velvet
The Thefts of Nick Velvet
by Edward D. Hoch
Still Life
Still Life
by Val McDermid
Suspicion of Innocence
Suspicion of Innocence
by Barbara Parker
The Burglar
The Burglar
by Thomas Perry
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
by Allan Folsom
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Eternity Ring
Eternity Ring
by Patricia Wentworth
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
by Laura Lippman
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The Catherine Wheel
The Catherine Wheel
by Patricia Wentworth
The Deeds of the Disturber
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
Death in the Castle
Death in the Castle
by Pearl S. Buck
The Deadly Travellers
The Deadly Travellers
by Dorothy Eden
The Chinese Shawl
The Chinese Shawl
by Patricia Wentworth
The Circular Staircase
The Circular Staircase
by Otto Penzler, Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code
by Christopher Forrest
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
by Shamini Flint
Murder on Millionaires' Row
Murder on Millionaires' Row
by Erin Lindsey
The Increment
The Increment
by David Ignatius
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
by Keri Beevis
Poirot Investigates
Poirot Investigates
by Agatha Christie
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
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
by G. K. Chesterton
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl Walking
by Christopher Brookmyre
Skeleton Dance
Skeleton Dance
by Aaron Elkins
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
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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.