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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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Red, Green, or Murder
Red, Green, or Murder
by Steven F. Havill
Enter a Murderer
Enter a Murderer
by Ngaio Marsh
A Small Death In Lisbon
A Small Death In Lisbon
by Robert Wilson
The Last Supper
The Last Supper
by Charles McCarry
Death in the Andes
Death in the Andes
by Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith Grossman
How the Dead Speak
How the Dead Speak
by Val McDermid
Every Little Breath
Every Little Breath
by Keri Beevis
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Otto Penzler, Arthur Conan Doyle
The Chinese Orange Mystery
The Chinese Orange Mystery
by Ellery Queen
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The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment
by Lawrence Sanders
The Conductors
The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
The Case Is Closed
The Case Is Closed
by Patricia Wentworth
Thirteen Hours
Thirteen Hours
by K.L. Seegers, Deon Meyer
The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey
The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey
by J. Michael Orenduff
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds
by Val McDermid
Murder in E Minor
Murder in E Minor
by Robert Goldsborough
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
Sidetracked
Sidetracked
by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray
Roman Count Down
Roman Count Down
by David P. Wagner
Paragon Walk
Paragon Walk
by Anne Perry
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
by Allan Folsom
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Who Pays the Piper?
Who Pays the Piper?
by Patricia Wentworth
The Deeds of the Disturber
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
The Last Drive
The Last Drive
by Rex Stout, Ira Brad Matetsky
Swimsuit Body
Swimsuit Body
by Eileen Goudge
Dark Threat
Dark Threat
by Patricia Wentworth
The Forbidden Garden
The Forbidden Garden
by Ellen Herrick
The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
by Joshilyn Jackson
Bottomland
Bottomland
by Michelle Hoover
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Nightzone
Nightzone
by Steven F. Havill
Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat
by Mignon G. Eberhart
The Sleepwalker
The Sleepwalker
by Robert Muchamore
I Know Where She Is
I Know Where She Is
by S. B. Caves
Striding Folly
Striding Folly
by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Golden Child
The Golden Child
by Penelope Fitzgerald
Grave Errors
Grave Errors
by Carol J. Perry
The Case of the Lonely Heiress
The Case of the Lonely Heiress
by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Wisdom of Father Brown
The Wisdom of Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton, Otto Penzler
The Benson Murder Case
The Benson Murder Case
by S. S. Van Dine
This Dog for Hire
This Dog for Hire
by Carol Lea Benjamin
God Save the Mark
God Save the Mark
by Donald E. Westlake
The Night She Died
The Night She Died
by Dorothy Simpson
We'll Never Be Apart
We'll Never Be Apart
by Emiko Jean
Bones and Roses
Bones and Roses
by Eileen Goudge
Death Wish
Death Wish
by Brian Garfield
The Chinese Maze Murders
The Chinese Maze Murders
by Robert van Gulik
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Secret Lives
Secret Lives
by Mark de Castrique
The Tremor of Forgery
The Tremor of Forgery
by Patricia Highsmith, Francine Prose
The Taxidermist's Daughter
The Taxidermist's Daughter
by Kate Mosse
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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.