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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 Withdrawing Room
The Withdrawing Room
by Charlotte MacLeod
The Last Hunt
The Last Hunt
by Deon Meyer
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
by J. Michael Orenduff
The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald
by David Handler
The Catherine Wheel
The Catherine Wheel
by Patricia Wentworth
Ladies' Bane
Ladies' Bane
by Patricia Wentworth
The Case of William Smith
The Case of William Smith
by Patricia Wentworth
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
by Harry Kemelman
Callander Square
Callander Square
by Anne Perry
Dark Threat
Dark Threat
by Patricia Wentworth
The Family Vault
The Family Vault
by Charlotte MacLeod
The Yellow Room
The Yellow Room
by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Chinese Maze Murders
The Chinese Maze Murders
by Robert van Gulik
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Chanukah Guilt
Chanukah Guilt
by Ilene Schneider
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
by Shamini Flint
The Big Seven
The Big Seven
by Jim Harrison
Cry Baby
Cry Baby
by Mark Billingham
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The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
by Joy Callaway
The Graveyard Shift
The Graveyard Shift
by Jack Higgins
The Tremor of Forgery
The Tremor of Forgery
by Patricia Highsmith, Francine Prose
Black Out
Black Out
by John Lawton
Red, Green, or Murder
Red, Green, or Murder
by Steven F. Havill
The Chiffon Scarf
The Chiffon Scarf
by Mignon G. Eberhart
A Small Death In Lisbon
A Small Death In Lisbon
by Robert Wilson
The Sleepwalker
The Sleepwalker
by Robert Muchamore
No Simple Death
No Simple Death
by Valerie Keogh
Bannerless
Bannerless
by Carrie Vaughn
Resistance
Resistance
by Val McDermid, Kathryn Briggs
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
Old Bones
Old Bones
by Aaron Elkins
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
by Sara Gran
Grave Errors
Grave Errors
by Carol J. Perry
Blind Faith
Blind Faith
by CJ Lyons
Fellowship of Fear
Fellowship of Fear
by Aaron Elkins
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Light Thickens
Light Thickens
by Ngaio Marsh
Finnegan's Week
Finnegan's Week
by Joseph Wambaugh
The Man Who Couldn't Miss
The Man Who Couldn't Miss
by David Handler
Last Days
Last Days
by Brian Evenson, Peter Straub
Total Chaos
Total Chaos
by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis
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The Corpse in Oozak's Pond
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond
by Charlotte MacLeod
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Pudd'nhead Wilson
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain
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
Mystery, Inc.
Mystery, Inc.
by Joyce Carol Oates
The Penguin Pool Murder
The Penguin Pool Murder
by Stuart Palmer
This Dog for Hire
This Dog for Hire
by Carol Lea Benjamin
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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.