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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 Bishop Murder Case
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by S. S. Van Dine
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by Wilkie Collins
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A Fine and Bitter Snow
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Who Killed Palomino Molero?
Who Killed Palomino Molero?
by Mario Vargas Llosa
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
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After Effects
by Catherine Aird
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift
by Caroline Graham
The Beautiful Dead
The Beautiful Dead
by Belinda Bauer
Unnatural Death
Unnatural Death
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl Walking
by Christopher Brookmyre
A Cold Dark Place
A Cold Dark Place
by Gregg Olsen
Borrowed Time
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by CJ Lyons
Murder at the Book Club
Murder at the Book Club
by Betsy Reavley
Finnegan's Week
Finnegan's Week
by Joseph Wambaugh
The Wisdom of Father Brown
The Wisdom of Father Brown
by Otto Penzler, G.K. Chesterton
The Best American Noir of the Century
The Best American Noir of the Century
by James Ellroy, Otto Penzler
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
by Mary Burton
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury
by Ray Bradbury
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Scam Chowder
Scam Chowder
by Maya Corrigan
Between Earth and Sky
Between Earth and Sky
by Amanda Skenandore
The Withdrawing Room
The Withdrawing Room
by Charlotte MacLeod
King Devil
King Devil
by Charlotte MacLeod
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
Broken Ground
Broken Ground
by Val McDermid
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
House Justice
House Justice
by Mike Lawson
Roman Count Down
Roman Count Down
by David P. Wagner
The Complete Benbow Smith Mysteries
The Complete Benbow Smith Mysteries
by Patricia Wentworth
A Case of Need
A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton
The Antiquarian
The Antiquarian
by Julian Sanchez
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
by Harry Kemelman
Boy's Life
Boy's Life
by Robert McCammon
Archie Meets Nero Wolfe
Archie Meets Nero Wolfe
by Robert Goldsborough
A Morbid Taste for Bones
A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters
Odds On
Odds On
by John Lange, Michael Crichton
Body of Lies
Body of Lies
by David Ignatius
The Graveyard Shift
The Graveyard Shift
by Jack Higgins
Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
The Devil in the Marshalsea
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson
The Last Supper
The Last Supper
by Charles McCarry
The Taxidermist's Daughter
The Taxidermist's Daughter
by Kate Mosse
Death at Victoria Dock
Death at Victoria Dock
by Kerry Greenwood
Every Little Breath
Every Little Breath
by Keri Beevis
Nerve
Nerve
by Dick Francis
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by Aaron Elkins
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Murder in the White House
Murder in the White House
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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.