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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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This Dog for Hire
This Dog for Hire
by Carol Lea Benjamin
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by Dorothy L. Sayers
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And When She Was Good
by Laura Lippman
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Afternoons in Paris
Afternoons in Paris
by Janice Law
The Swan Thieves
The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova
Roman Count Down
Roman Count Down
by David P. Wagner
Murder in the English Department
Murder in the English Department
by Valerie Miner
Andean Express
Andean Express
by Juan de Recacoechea, Adrian Althoff
The Return of Captain John Emmett
The Return of Captain John Emmett
by Elizabeth Speller
The Deadly Travellers
The Deadly Travellers
by Dorothy Eden
The Wrong Rite
The Wrong Rite
by Charlotte MacLeod
Five O'Clock Lightning
Five O'Clock Lightning
by William L. DeAndrea
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Ways to Disappear
Ways to Disappear
by Idra Novey
Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions
by Susan Isaacs
James the Connoisseur Cat
James the Connoisseur Cat
by Harriet Hahn
The Circular Staircase
The Circular Staircase
by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Otto Penzler
Four For A Boy
Four For A Boy
by Mary Reed, Eric Mayer
Gold of Our Fathers
Gold of Our Fathers
by Kwei Quartey
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl Walking
by Christopher Brookmyre
Resistance
Resistance
by Val McDermid, Kathryn Briggs
The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery
by A. A. Milne
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
The Withdrawing Room
The Withdrawing Room
by Charlotte MacLeod
She Be Damned
She Be Damned
by M. J. Tjia
They Never Came Home
They Never Came Home
by Lois Duncan
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Otto Penzler
Fickle
Fickle
by Peter Manus
The Last Conquistador
The Last Conquistador
by Michael Elias
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A Trouble of Fools
A Trouble of Fools
by Linda Barnes
As Long as We Both Shall Live
As Long as We Both Shall Live
by JoAnn Chaney
Mistletoe Mysteries
Mistletoe Mysteries
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 Antiquarian
The Antiquarian
by Julian Sanchez
The Suspicion Series Volume One
The Suspicion Series Volume One
by Barbara Parker
Design for Dying
Design for Dying
by Renee Patrick
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Blood on the Dining-Room Floor
Blood on the Dining-Room Floor
by Gertrude Stein
The Long Night of White Chickens
The Long Night of White Chickens
by Francisco Goldman
The Made-Up Man
The Made-Up Man
by Joseph Scapellato
Trinidad Noir
Trinidad Noir
by Earl Lovelace, Robert Antoni
Aviary
Aviary
by Deirdre McNamer
Cold Echo
Cold Echo
by CJ Carver
A Dancer in the Dust
A Dancer in the Dust
by Thomas H. Cook
A Taste for Monsters
A Taste for Monsters
by Matthew J. Kirby
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From Away
From Away
by David Carkeet
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The Vaults
The Vaults
by Toby Ball
Tell Me No Secrets
Tell Me No Secrets
by Lynda Stacey
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
by Thomas Wortche, Lucy Jones, Zoe Beck, Ulrich Woelk
Wrapped Up in Crosswords
Wrapped Up in Crosswords
by Nero Blanc
Before the Devil Fell
Before the Devil Fell
by Neil Olson
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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.