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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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Murder on Millionaires' Row
Murder on Millionaires' Row
by Erin Lindsey
A Novel Bookstore
A Novel Bookstore
by Alison Anderson, Laurence Cosse
Brooklyn Noir 2
Brooklyn Noir 2
by Irwin Shaw, H. P. Lovecraft, Tim McLoughlin, Maggie Estep
The Black Book
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk
Zia Summer
Zia Summer
by Rudolfo Anaya
The Golden Child
The Golden Child
by Penelope Fitzgerald
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
Inspector's Holiday
Inspector's Holiday
by Richard Lockridge
Carolina Skeletons
Carolina Skeletons
by David Stout
They Never Came Home
They Never Came Home
by Lois Duncan
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
by Horace McCoy
Slipping into Darkness
Slipping into Darkness
by Peter Blauner
The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Volume One
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by Dorothy L. Sayers
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As Long as We Both Shall Live
As Long as We Both Shall Live
by JoAnn Chaney
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Miss Cayley's Adventures
by Grant Allen
Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Weird Sisters
Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Weird Sisters
by Olga Wojtas
Kitchen Chinese
Kitchen Chinese
by Ann Mah
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The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
by Joy Callaway
Magick Run Amok
Magick Run Amok
by Sharon Pape
Asking for the Moon
Asking for the Moon
by Reginald Hill
The Scroll
The Scroll
by Anne Perry
Indian Country Noir
Indian Country Noir
by Liz Martinez, Sarah Cortez
A Fairly Dangerous Thing
A Fairly Dangerous Thing
by Reginald Hill
The Little Men
The Little Men
by Megan Abbott
The Deadly Travellers
The Deadly Travellers
by Dorothy Eden
Dead Ball
Dead Ball
by R. D. Rosen
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Alburquerque
Alburquerque
by Rudolfo Anaya
Blood on the Dining-Room Floor
Blood on the Dining-Room Floor
by Gertrude Stein
Killer Body
Killer Body
by Bonnie Hearn Hill
The Dead Don't Dance
The Dead Don't Dance
by John Enright
The Silent Ones
The Silent Ones
by William Brodrick
The Made-Up Man
The Made-Up Man
by Joseph Scapellato
Trinidad Noir
Trinidad Noir
by Earl Lovelace, Robert Antoni
The Goodbye Kiss
The Goodbye Kiss
by Massimo Carlotto
Fear
Fear
by Francine Pascal
Aviary
Aviary
by Deirdre McNamer
Cold Echo
Cold Echo
by CJ Carver
Resistance
Resistance
by Val McDermid, Kathryn Briggs
A Dancer in the Dust
A Dancer in the Dust
by Thomas H. Cook
The Quarry
The Quarry
by Damon Galgut
The Deadly Sister
The Deadly Sister
by Eliot Schrefer
The Vaults
The Vaults
by Toby Ball
Dead Is Just a Rumor
Dead Is Just a Rumor
by Marlene Perez
Tell Me No Secrets
Tell Me No Secrets
by Lynda Stacey
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
by Zoe Beck, Ulrich Woelk, Lucy Jones, Thomas Wortche
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
by Philippe Georget, Steven Rendall
Missing Person
Missing Person
by Daniel Weissbort, Patrick Modiano
She Be Damned
She Be Damned
by M. J. Tjia
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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.