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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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Every Body on Deck
Every Body on Deck
by G. A. McKevett
The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment
by Lawrence Sanders
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 Man Who Lived by Night
The Man Who Lived by Night
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 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
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
by Ray Bradbury
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A Noble Radiance
A Noble Radiance
by Donna Leon
Murder at Madingley Grange
Murder at Madingley Grange
by Caroline Graham
Scam Chowder
Scam Chowder
by Maya Corrigan
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain
Between Earth and Sky
Between Earth and Sky
by Amanda Skenandore
The Withdrawing Room
The Withdrawing Room
by Charlotte MacLeod
The Conductors
The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
The Killing Hills
The Killing Hills
by Chris Offutt
Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts
by John Harvey
Thirteen Hours
Thirteen Hours
by Deon Meyer, K.L. Seegers
This Side of Murder
This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey
The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey
by J. Michael Orenduff
Cops and Robbers
Cops and Robbers
by Donald E. Westlake
Caught Dead Handed
Caught Dead Handed
by Carol J. Perry
The Skeleton Road
The Skeleton Road
by Val McDermid
Murder in E Minor
Murder in E Minor
by Robert Goldsborough
Much Ado in Maggody
Much Ado in Maggody
by Joan Hess
This Dog for Hire
This Dog for Hire
by Carol Lea Benjamin
God Save the Mark
God Save the Mark
by Donald E. Westlake
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
Murder in Georgetown
Murder in Georgetown
by Margaret Truman
The Tenth Commandment
The Tenth Commandment
by Lawrence Sanders
Sidetracked
Sidetracked
by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
by J. Michael Orenduff
Roman Count Down
Roman Count Down
by David P. Wagner
The Arly Hanks Mysteries Volume One
The Arly Hanks Mysteries Volume One
by Joan Hess
The Spy's Wife
The Spy's Wife
by Reginald Hill
Paragon Walk
Paragon Walk
by Anne Perry
House Arrest
House Arrest
by Mike Lawson
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
by Allan Folsom
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The Return of Captain John Emmett
The Return of Captain John Emmett
by Elizabeth Speller
The Complete Benbow Smith Mysteries
The Complete Benbow Smith Mysteries
by Patricia Wentworth
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
by Laura Lippman
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Strong Poison
Strong Poison
by Dorothy L. Sayers
A Case of Need
A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton
The Deeds of the Disturber
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins, Otto Penzler
The Last Drive
The Last Drive
by Rex Stout, Ira Brad Matetsky
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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.