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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 Burglar
The Burglar
by Thomas Perry
The Catherine Wheel
The Catherine Wheel
by Patricia Wentworth
Murder Under the Palms
Murder Under the Palms
by Stefanie Matteson
Bones and Roses
Bones and Roses
by Eileen Goudge
Malice in Maggody
Malice in Maggody
by Joan Hess
The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
A Taste Fur Murder
A Taste Fur Murder
by Dixie Lyle
Murder at the 42nd Street Library
Murder at the 42nd Street Library
by Con Lehane
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
by Joshilyn Jackson
Arsenic with Austen
Arsenic with Austen
by Katherine Bolger Hyde
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Nightzone
Nightzone
by Steven F. Havill
The Tremor of Forgery
The Tremor of Forgery
by Patricia Highsmith, Francine Prose
Silver Lies
Silver Lies
by Ann Parker
No Simple Death
No Simple Death
by Valerie Keogh
Bannerless
Bannerless
by Carrie Vaughn
A Taste for Monsters
A Taste for Monsters
by Matthew J. Kirby
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How the Dead Speak
How the Dead Speak
by Val McDermid
Death from a Top Hat
Death from a Top Hat
by Clayton Rawson
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Total Chaos
Total Chaos
by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis
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Murder at Madingley Grange
Murder at Madingley Grange
by Caroline Graham
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain
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 Retribution
The Retribution
by Val McDermid
Martians in Maggody
Martians in Maggody
by Joan Hess
Bookshop Mysteries
Bookshop Mysteries
by John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Ian Rankin, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Lovesey
The Tenth Circle
The Tenth Circle
by Jon Land
The Norths Meet Murder
The Norths Meet Murder
by Richard Lockridge, Frances Lockridge
Hopscotch
Hopscotch
by Brian Garfield
Dream Girl
Dream Girl
by Laura Lippman
Haunted Hayride With Murder
Haunted Hayride With Murder
by Auralee Wallace
The Forbidden Garden
The Forbidden Garden
by Ellen Herrick
Inherit the Bones
Inherit the Bones
by Emily Littlejohn
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Black Out
Black Out
by John Lawton
Layer Cake
Layer Cake
by J. J. Connolly
Old Bones
Old Bones
by Aaron Elkins
The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys
by Agatha Christie
Light Thickens
Light Thickens
by Ngaio Marsh
The Conductors
The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts
by John Harvey
Moist
Moist
by Mark Haskell Smith
Cross Her Heart
Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
Primary Justice
Primary Justice
by William Bernhardt
Sweet Little Lies
Sweet Little Lies
by Caz Frear
The One Thing More
The One Thing More
by Anne Perry
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
Death in the Castle
Death in the Castle
by Pearl S. Buck
Dark Threat
Dark Threat
by Patricia Wentworth
The Complete Short Stories
The Complete Short Stories
by Edgar Allan Poe
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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.