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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 Wicked Marquis
The Wicked Marquis
by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Total Chaos
Total Chaos
by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis
The Company of Cats
The Company of Cats
by Marian Babson
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The Increment
The Increment
by David Ignatius
The Big Seven
The Big Seven
by Jim Harrison
Alaskan Mountain Murder
Alaskan Mountain Murder
by Sarah Varland
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Enough Rope
Enough Rope
by Lawrence Block
Day of Reckoning
Day of Reckoning
by Jack Higgins
Leviathan
Leviathan
by Robert McCammon
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Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
A Small Death In Lisbon
A Small Death In Lisbon
by Robert Wilson
The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps
by John Buchan
Death at La Fenice
Death at La Fenice
by Donna Leon
In the Teeth of the Evidence
In the Teeth of the Evidence
by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins, Otto Penzler
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys
by Agatha Christie
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch
by Michael Connelly
A Cold Dark Place
A Cold Dark Place
by Gregg Olsen
The Eighth Circle
The Eighth Circle
by Stanley Ellin
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Clutch of Constables
Clutch of Constables
by Ngaio Marsh
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
by Mary Burton
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A Few Right Thinking Men
A Few Right Thinking Men
by Sulari Gentill
A Noble Radiance
A Noble Radiance
by Donna Leon
Between Earth and Sky
Between Earth and Sky
by Amanda Skenandore
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
The Cater Street Hangman
The Cater Street Hangman
by Anne Perry
The Spy's Wife
The Spy's Wife
by Reginald Hill
Eternity Ring
Eternity Ring
by Patricia Wentworth
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
by Laura Lippman
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A Case of Need
A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton
The Last Drive
The Last Drive
by Rex Stout, Ira Brad Matetsky
Marathon Man
Marathon Man
by William Goldman
Rest You Merry
Rest You Merry
by Charlotte MacLeod
Odds On
Odds On
by Michael Crichton, John Lange
The Devil in the Marshalsea
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson
Fellowship of Fear
Fellowship of Fear
by Aaron Elkins
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Murder in the White House
Murder in the White House
by Margaret Truman
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
Scam Chowder
Scam Chowder
by Maya Corrigan
The Deeds of the Disturber
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
by Jack Higgins
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Moist
Moist
by Mark Haskell Smith
Sidetracked
Sidetracked
by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray
Bookshop Mysteries
Bookshop Mysteries
by John Harvey, Ian Rankin, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Lovesey, Laura Lippman
Death Wish
Death Wish
by Brian Garfield
The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
by Joy Callaway
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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.