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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 Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
House Justice
House Justice
by Mike Lawson
The Tenth Commandment
The Tenth Commandment
by Lawrence Sanders
The Suicide Murders
The Suicide Murders
by Howard Engel
The Florentine Deception
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by Carey Nachenberg
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by John Harvey, Ian Rankin, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Lovesey, Laura Lippman
As Long as We Both Shall Live
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by JoAnn Chaney
House Arrest
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by Mike Lawson
The Day After Tomorrow
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by Allan Folsom
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Mistletoe Mysteries
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by Charlotte MacLeod, John Lutz, Susan Dunlap, Peter Lovesey, Edward D. Hoch, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Bill Pronzini, Aaron Elkins, Isaac Asimov, Howard Engel, Eric Wright, Mary Higgins Clark, Sharyn McCrumb, Henry Slesar, Marcia Muller
The Return of Captain John Emmett
The Return of Captain John Emmett
by Elizabeth Speller
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
by Patricia Wentworth
A Case of Need
A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton
The Last Drive
The Last Drive
by Rex Stout, Ira Brad Matetsky
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by Alan Jacobson
Marathon Man
Marathon Man
by William Goldman
Callander Square
Callander Square
by Anne Perry
Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions
by Susan Isaacs
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Not a Creature Was Stirring
Not a Creature Was Stirring
by Jane Haddam
Odds On
Odds On
by Michael Crichton, John Lange
Black Out
Black Out
by John Lawton
The Tiger in the Smoke
The Tiger in the Smoke
by Margery Allingham
Bannerless
Bannerless
by Carrie Vaughn
How the Dead Speak
How the Dead Speak
by Val McDermid
Every Little Breath
Every Little Breath
by Keri Beevis
Fellowship of Fear
Fellowship of Fear
by Aaron Elkins
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Murder at Madingley Grange
Murder at Madingley Grange
by Caroline Graham
Scam Chowder
Scam Chowder
by Maya Corrigan
And When She Was Good
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by Laura Lippman
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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 Cater Street Hangman
The Cater Street Hangman
by Anne Perry
The Winter People
The Winter People
by Phyllis A. Whitney
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
by Shamini Flint
Poison in the Pen
Poison in the Pen
by Patricia Wentworth
The Company of Cats
The Company of Cats
by Marian Babson
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Body of Lies
Body of Lies
by David Ignatius
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The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
by Joy Callaway
Secret Lives
Secret Lives
by Mark de Castrique
Arsenic with Austen
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by Katherine Bolger Hyde
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The Tremor of Forgery
The Tremor of Forgery
by Patricia Highsmith, Francine Prose
Frozen Charlotte
Frozen Charlotte
by Alex Bell
A Small Death In Lisbon
A Small Death In Lisbon
by Robert Wilson
The Taxidermist's Daughter
The Taxidermist's Daughter
by Kate Mosse
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by Val McDermid
The Sleepwalker
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by Robert Muchamore
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by Ahmet Altan, Alexander Dawe
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by Ray Bradbury
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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.