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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 Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
by J. Michael Orenduff
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed
by Evelyn Anthony
Pago Pago Tango
Pago Pago Tango
by John Enright
The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code
by Christopher Forrest
The Missing Hand
The Missing Hand
by Susan Van Dusen
Give Us a Kiss
Give Us a Kiss
by Daniel Woodrell, Pinckney Benedict
Murder on Millionaires' Row
Murder on Millionaires' Row
by Erin Lindsey
A Novel Bookstore
A Novel Bookstore
by Laurence Cosse, Alison Anderson
The Company of Cats
The Company of Cats
by Marian Babson
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The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
by Joy Callaway
The Big Seven
The Big Seven
by Jim Harrison
Kitchen Chinese
Kitchen Chinese
by Ann Mah
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Who Killed Palomino Molero?
Who Killed Palomino Molero?
by Mario Vargas Llosa
Arsenic with Austen
Arsenic with Austen
by Katherine Bolger Hyde
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Murderland
Murderland
by Thomas B. Cavanagh
A Gentle Murderer
A Gentle Murderer
by Dorothy Salisbury Davis
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
by G. K. Chesterton
Postmark Murder
Postmark Murder
by Mignon G. Eberhart
The Black Book
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk
No Simple Death
No Simple Death
by Valerie Keogh
Buried Secrets
Buried Secrets
by Carolyn Keene
Everybody's Right
Everybody's Right
by Paolo Sorrentino, Antony Shugaar
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
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Zia Summer
Zia Summer
by Rudolfo Anaya
Alcestis
Alcestis
by Katharine Beutner
Bread of the Dead
Bread of the Dead
by Ann Myers Ann Myers
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
Layer Cake
Layer Cake
by J. J. Connolly
The Golden Child
The Golden Child
by Penelope Fitzgerald
Magick Run Amok
Magick Run Amok
by Sharon Pape
Angels Weep
Angels Weep
by CJ Lyons
Shifty's Boys
Shifty's Boys
by Chris Offutt
The Sect of Angels
The Sect of Angels
by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
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Shadowplay
Shadowplay
by Joseph O'Connor
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
by Philippe Georget, Steven Rendall
Murder at Madingley Grange
Murder at Madingley Grange
by Caroline Graham
813
813
by Otto Penzler, Maurice Leblanc
Indian Country Noir
Indian Country Noir
by Sarah Cortez, Liz Martinez
The Last Hunt
The Last Hunt
by Deon Meyer
Alburquerque
Alburquerque
by Rudolfo Anaya
The Gospel of Sheba
The Gospel of Sheba
by Lyndsay Faye
Mr. Moto Is So Sorry
Mr. Moto Is So Sorry
by John P. Marquand
The Silence
The Silence
by Mary McGarry Morris
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
A Few Right Thinking Men
A Few Right Thinking Men
by Sulari Gentill
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain
The Killing Hills
The Killing Hills
by Chris Offutt
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
by Horace McCoy
Lovesick
Lovesick
by James Driggers
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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.