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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 Golden Child
The Golden Child
by Penelope Fitzgerald
They Never Came Home
They Never Came Home
by Lois Duncan
The Scroll
The Scroll
by Anne Perry
Hurting Distance
Hurting Distance
by Sophie Hannah
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Bookshop Mysteries
Bookshop Mysteries
by John Harvey, Ian Rankin, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Lovesey, Laura Lippman
As Long as We Both Shall Live
As Long as We Both Shall Live
by JoAnn Chaney
Acts of Nature
Acts of Nature
by Jonathon King
Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions
by Susan Isaacs
The Circular Staircase
The Circular Staircase
by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Otto Penzler
Blood on the Dining-Room Floor
Blood on the Dining-Room Floor
by Gertrude Stein
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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A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
by Joshilyn Jackson
The Black Book
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk
Cold Echo
Cold Echo
by CJ Carver
Zia Summer
Zia Summer
by Rudolfo Anaya
The Quarry
The Quarry
by Damon Galgut
Layer Cake
Layer Cake
by J. J. Connolly
The Twelve Deaths of Christmas
The Twelve Deaths of Christmas
by Marian Babson
The Trap
The Trap
by Melanie Raabe, Imogen Taylor
Blind Faith
Blind Faith
by CJ Lyons
Light Thickens
Light Thickens
by Ngaio Marsh
Shadowplay
Shadowplay
by Joseph O'Connor
The Fallen
The Fallen
by Jassy Mackenzie
King Devil
King Devil
by Charlotte MacLeod
Indian Country Noir
Indian Country Noir
by Sarah Cortez, Liz Martinez
The Gospel of Sheba
The Gospel of Sheba
by Lyndsay Faye
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
The Swan Thieves
The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova
Sweet Little Lies
Sweet Little Lies
by Caz Frear
A Trouble of Fools
A Trouble of Fools
by Linda Barnes
We'll Never Be Apart
We'll Never Be Apart
by Emiko Jean
The Antiquarian
The Antiquarian
by Julian Sanchez
Fatality
Fatality
by Caroline B. Cooney
Set This House on Fire
Set This House on Fire
by William Styron
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Heathcliff
Heathcliff
by Sue Barnard
Before the Devil Fell
Before the Devil Fell
by Neil Olson
The Big Seven
The Big Seven
by Jim Harrison
The Long Night of White Chickens
The Long Night of White Chickens
by Francisco Goldman
The Silent Ones
The Silent Ones
by William Brodrick
The Made-Up Man
The Made-Up Man
by Joseph Scapellato
The Goodbye Kiss
The Goodbye Kiss
by Massimo Carlotto
Fear
Fear
by Francine Pascal
Aviary
Aviary
by Deirdre McNamer
Everybody's Right
Everybody's Right
by Paolo Sorrentino, Antony Shugaar
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl Walking
by Christopher Brookmyre
Alcestis
Alcestis
by Katharine Beutner
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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.