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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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Catalyst
Catalyst
by CJ Lyons
Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts
by John Harvey
Rides a Stranger
Rides a Stranger
by David Bell
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
The Benny Cooperman Mysteries Volume One
The Benny Cooperman Mysteries Volume One
by Howard Engel
The Swan Thieves
The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova
The Spy's Wife
The Spy's Wife
by Reginald Hill
The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald
by David Handler
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed
by Evelyn Anthony
Rustication
Rustication
by Charles Palliser
The Christmas Card Crime
The Christmas Card Crime
by Martin Edwards
Give Us a Kiss
Give Us a Kiss
by Daniel Woodrell, Pinckney Benedict
Bellfield Hall
Bellfield Hall
by Anna Dean
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
by Shamini Flint
Kitchen Chinese
Kitchen Chinese
by Ann Mah
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by Mario Vargas Llosa
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The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
by Joy Callaway
Arsenic with Austen
Arsenic with Austen
by Katherine Bolger Hyde
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Gold of Our Fathers
Gold of Our Fathers
by Kwei Quartey
Bread of the Dead
Bread of the Dead
by Ann Myers
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
From Away
From Away
by David Carkeet
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The Twelve Deaths of Christmas
The Twelve Deaths of Christmas
by Marian Babson
The Trap
The Trap
by Melanie Raabe, Imogen Taylor
Carolina Skeletons
Carolina Skeletons
by David Stout
Murder at Madingley Grange
Murder at Madingley Grange
by Caroline Graham
The Suspicion Series Volume One
The Suspicion Series Volume One
by Barbara Parker
The Circular Staircase
The Circular Staircase
by Otto Penzler, Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Serpent and the Scorpion
The Serpent and the Scorpion
by Clare Langley-Hawthorne
Pago Pago Tango
Pago Pago Tango
by John Enright
A Novel Bookstore
A Novel Bookstore
by Laurence Cosse, Alison Anderson
The Big Seven
The Big Seven
by Jim Harrison
Tales for a Stormy Night
Tales for a Stormy Night
by Dorothy Salisbury Davis
The Made-Up Man
The Made-Up Man
by Joseph Scapellato
Aviary
Aviary
by Deirdre McNamer
Alcestis
Alcestis
by Katharine Beutner
The Silence
The Silence
by Mary McGarry Morris
Magick Run Amok
Magick Run Amok
by Sharon Pape
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
by Horace McCoy
Red Tea
Red Tea
by Meg Mezeske
The Last Conquistador
The Last Conquistador
by Michael Elias
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As Long as We Both Shall Live
As Long as We Both Shall Live
by JoAnn Chaney
The Little Men
The Little Men
by Megan Abbott
The Return of Captain John Emmett
The Return of Captain John Emmett
by Elizabeth Speller
Acts of Nature
Acts of Nature
by Jonathon King
The Deadly Travellers
The Deadly Travellers
by Dorothy Eden
Kill the Boy Band
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by Goldy Moldavsky
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by Belinda Bauer
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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.