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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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A Touch of Panic
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by L.R. Wright
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Secret Lives
Secret Lives
by Mark de Castrique
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
by Keri Beevis
To Cut a Long Story Short
To Cut a Long Story Short
by Jeffrey Archer
Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
The Devil in the Marshalsea
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson
Enter a Murderer
Enter a Murderer
by Ngaio Marsh
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl Walking
by Christopher Brookmyre
A Cold Dark Place
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by Gregg Olsen
Trouble at the Brownstone
Trouble at the Brownstone
by Robert Goldsborough
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Murder at the Book Club
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by Betsy Reavley
The Best American Noir of the Century
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by James Ellroy, Otto Penzler
Vulnerable
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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
The Conductors
The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
The Skeleton Road
The Skeleton Road
by Val McDermid
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
Primary Justice
Primary Justice
by William Bernhardt
The Veiled One
The Veiled One
by Ruth Rendell
Rutland Place
Rutland Place
by Anne Perry
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
by Patricia Wentworth
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
An Unkindness of Ravens
An Unkindness of Ravens
by Ruth Rendell
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Boy's Life
Boy's Life
by Robert McCammon
A Morbid Taste for Bones
A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters
Odds On
Odds On
by John Lange, Michael Crichton
Restless in the Grave
Restless in the Grave
by Dana Stabenow
Murder on Millionaires' Row
Murder on Millionaires' Row
by Erin Lindsey
Body of Lies
Body of Lies
by David Ignatius
Nightzone
Nightzone
by Steven F. Havill
Henrietta Who?
Henrietta Who?
by Catherine Aird
Leviathan
Leviathan
by Robert McCammon
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The Made-Up Man
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by Joseph Scapellato
Death at Victoria Dock
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by Kerry Greenwood
The Chemistry of Death
The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
Splinter the Silence
Splinter the Silence
by Val McDermid
Have His Carcase
Have His Carcase
by Dorothy L. Sayers
How the Dead Speak
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by Val McDermid
Every Little Breath
Every Little Breath
by Keri Beevis
The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys
by Agatha Christie
Every Body on Deck
Every Body on Deck
by G. A. McKevett
The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment
by Lawrence Sanders
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
by Otto Penzler, Arthur Conan Doyle
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by Ray Bradbury
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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.