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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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Heathcliff
Heathcliff
by Sue Barnard
Before the Devil Fell
Before the Devil Fell
by Neil Olson
The Long Night of White Chickens
The Long Night of White Chickens
by Francisco Goldman
A Stolen Tongue
A Stolen Tongue
by Sheri Holman
Trinidad Noir
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by Earl Lovelace, Robert Antoni
The Terror of Black Eagle Tavern
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by Megan Atwood
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The Goodbye Kiss
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by Massimo Carlotto
Fear
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by Francine Pascal
Cold Echo
Cold Echo
by CJ Carver
Everybody's Right
Everybody's Right
by Paolo Sorrentino, Antony Shugaar
Zia Summer
Zia Summer
by Rudolfo Anaya
The Quarry
The Quarry
by Damon Galgut
Tell Me No Secrets
Tell Me No Secrets
by Lynda Stacey
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
by Zoe Beck, Thomas Wortche, Ulrich Woelk, Lucy Jones
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored
by Philippe Georget, Steven Rendall
Sisters of the Road
Sisters of the Road
by Barbara Wilson
She Be Damned
She Be Damned
by M. J. Tjia
Endgame
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by Ahmet Altan, Alexander Dawe
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by Maurice Leblanc, Otto Penzler
Princess Charming
Princess Charming
by Jane Heller
A Fairly Dangerous Thing
A Fairly Dangerous Thing
by Reginald Hill
No Immunity
No Immunity
by Susan Dunlap
Wrapped Up in Crosswords
Wrapped Up in Crosswords
by Nero Blanc
Murder in the English Department
Murder in the English Department
by Valerie Miner
The Wings of the Morning
The Wings of the Morning
by Louis Tracy
Andean Express
Andean Express
by Juan de Recacoechea, Adrian Althoff
Vultures at Twilight
Vultures at Twilight
by Charles Atkins
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
Captured
Captured
by Neil Cross
Citizen Sidel
Citizen Sidel
by Jerome Charyn
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Ways to Disappear
Ways to Disappear
by Idra Novey
Sleight of Hand
Sleight of Hand
by Robin Hathaway
Murder and Misconception
Murder and Misconception
by T. A. Huggins
The Gates of Ivory
The Gates of Ivory
by Margaret Drabble
The Island of Last Truth
The Island of Last Truth
by Flavia Company, Laura McGloughlin
A Taste for Monsters
A Taste for Monsters
by Matthew J. Kirby
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Prism
Prism
by George C. Chesbro
The Deadly Sister
The Deadly Sister
by Eliot Schrefer
The Mystery of the Blue Jar and The Witness for the Prosecution
The Mystery of the Blue Jar and The Witness for the Prosecution
by Agatha Christie
The Backward Boy
The Backward Boy
by Kenneth Cameron
A Sudden Silence
A Sudden Silence
by Eve Bunting
The Innocent
The Innocent
by Evelyn Piper
The Woodville Connection
The Woodville Connection
by Kathy Martin
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Closer
Closer
by Dennis Cooper
Rhode Island Red
Rhode Island Red
by Charlotte Carter
The Dick
The Dick
by Bruce Jay Friedman
Fickle
Fickle
by Peter Manus
There Was an Old Woman
There Was an Old Woman
by Howard Engel
Afternoons in Paris
Afternoons in Paris
by Janice Law
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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.