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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 Fallen
The Fallen
by Jassy Mackenzie
The Complete Short Stories
The Complete Short Stories
by Edgar Allan Poe
Lovesick
Lovesick
by James Driggers
Green for Danger
Green for Danger
by Christianna Brand
Who Killed Palomino Molero?
Who Killed Palomino Molero?
by Mario Vargas Llosa
Arsenic with Austen
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by Katherine Bolger Hyde
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The Black Book
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by Orhan Pamuk
Gold of Our Fathers
Gold of Our Fathers
by Kwei Quartey
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl Walking
by Christopher Brookmyre
Layer Cake
Layer Cake
by J. J. Connolly
The Golden Child
The Golden Child
by Penelope Fitzgerald
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
by Philippe Georget, Steven Rendall
The Benson Murder Case
The Benson Murder Case
by S. S. Van Dine
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain
Mystery, Inc.
Mystery, Inc.
by Joyce Carol Oates
I, Anna
I, Anna
by Elsa Lewin
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
No Immunity
No Immunity
by Susan Dunlap
Wrapped Up in Crosswords
Wrapped Up in Crosswords
by Nero Blanc
This Dog for Hire
This Dog for Hire
by Carol Lea Benjamin
The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Volume One
The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Volume One
by Dorothy L. Sayers
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Hurting Distance
Hurting Distance
by Sophie Hannah
Roman Count Down
Roman Count Down
by David P. Wagner
Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning
by Antonio Manzini
Troubling Love
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein
A Pinch of Poison
A Pinch of Poison
by Frances Lockridge, Richard Lockridge
Her Forbidden Knight
Her Forbidden Knight
by Rex Stout
The Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries Volume One
The Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries Volume One
by Charlotte MacLeod
The Man in Lower Ten
The Man in Lower Ten
by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Otto Penzler
Murder on Millionaires' Row
Murder on Millionaires' Row
by Erin Lindsey
Cry Baby
Cry Baby
by Mark Billingham
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Brooklyn Noir 2
Brooklyn Noir 2
by Tim McLoughlin, H. P. Lovecraft, Irwin Shaw, Maggie Estep
Kill the Boy Band
Kill the Boy Band
by Goldy Moldavsky
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The River Within
The River Within
by Karen Powell
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
Closer
Closer
by Dennis Cooper
The Marathon Conspiracy
The Marathon Conspiracy
by Gary Corby
Shattered at Sea
Shattered at Sea
by Cheryl Hollon
The Sect of Angels
The Sect of Angels
by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
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Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
by Thomas Wortche, Lucy Jones, Zoe Beck, Ulrich Woelk
Shadowplay
Shadowplay
by Joseph O'Connor
Missing Person
Missing Person
by Patrick Modiano, Daniel Weissbort
The Campus Murders
The Campus Murders
by Ellery Queen
King Devil
King Devil
by Charlotte MacLeod
Seven Silent Men
Seven Silent Men
by Noel Behn
Indian Country Noir
Indian Country Noir
by Sarah Cortez, Liz Martinez
The Last Hunt
The Last Hunt
by Deon Meyer
House Justice
House Justice
by Mike Lawson
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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.