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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 Diehard
The Diehard
by Jon A. Jackson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch
by Michael Connelly
The Twelve Deaths of Christmas
The Twelve Deaths of Christmas
by Marian Babson
A Cold Dark Place
A Cold Dark Place
by Gregg Olsen
The Trap
The Trap
by Melanie Raabe, Imogen Taylor
Dead Is Just a Rumor
Dead Is Just a Rumor
by Marlene Perez
The Eighth Circle
The Eighth Circle
by Stanley Ellin
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Catalyst
Catalyst
by CJ Lyons
Shattered at Sea
Shattered at Sea
by Cheryl Hollon
The Dying Hours
The Dying Hours
by Mark Billingham
Light Thickens
Light Thickens
by Ngaio Marsh
The Wisdom of Father Brown
The Wisdom of Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton, Otto Penzler
The Man Who Loved Women to Death
The Man Who Loved Women to Death
by David Handler
The Sect of Angels
The Sect of Angels
by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
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8 Books About the Mafia
Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas
by John O'Brien
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
by Mary Burton
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8 Books Like The Silent Patient
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
by Thomas Wortche, Lucy Jones, Zoe Beck, Ulrich Woelk
Carolina Skeletons
Carolina Skeletons
by David Stout
Shadowplay
Shadowplay
by Joseph O'Connor
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
by Philippe Georget, Steven Rendall
A Few Right Thinking Men
A Few Right Thinking Men
by Sulari Gentill
Missing Person
Missing Person
by Patrick Modiano, Daniel Weissbort
Between Earth and Sky
Between Earth and Sky
by Amanda Skenandore
The Killing Hills
The Killing Hills
by Chris Offutt
She Be Damned
She Be Damned
by M. J. Tjia
The Yearbook
The Yearbook
by Peter Lerangis
The Deeds of the Disturber
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
Double Dare
Double Dare
by Edward Keyes
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The Fallen
The Fallen
by Jassy Mackenzie
Mystery, Inc.
Mystery, Inc.
by Joyce Carol Oates
Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts
by John Harvey
Last Rites
Last Rites
by John Harvey
The Complete Short Stories
The Complete Short Stories
by Edgar Allan Poe
Lovesick
Lovesick
by James Driggers
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
Suspicion of Innocence
Suspicion of Innocence
by Barbara Parker
The Wheelman
The Wheelman
by Duane Swierczynski
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds
by Val McDermid
Murder in E Minor
Murder in E Minor
by Robert Goldsborough
The Dick
The Dick
by Bruce Jay Friedman
Rides a Stranger
Rides a Stranger
by David Bell
Shadow Image
Shadow Image
by Martin J. Smith
No Immunity
No Immunity
by Susan Dunlap
The Secret Adversary
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
This Dog for Hire
This Dog for Hire
by Carol Lea Benjamin
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
Dine and Die on the Danube Express
Dine and Die on the Danube Express
by Peter King
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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.