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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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Archie Meets Nero Wolfe
Archie Meets Nero Wolfe
by Robert Goldsborough
Rest You Merry
Rest You Merry
by Charlotte MacLeod
Odds On
Odds On
by Michael Crichton, John Lange
Closer
Closer
by Dennis Cooper
Nerve
Nerve
by Dick Francis
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch
by Michael Connelly
Still Life
Still Life
by Val McDermid
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
by J. Michael Orenduff
The Silence
The Silence
by Mary McGarry Morris
The Black Book
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk
Every Little Breath
Every Little Breath
by Keri Beevis
The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery
by A. A. Milne
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond
by Charlotte MacLeod
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The Case Is Closed
The Case Is Closed
by Patricia Wentworth
Indian Country Noir
Indian Country Noir
by Sarah Cortez, Liz Martinez
Death Wish
Death Wish
by Brian Garfield
Ladies' Bane
Ladies' Bane
by Patricia Wentworth
Dark Threat
Dark Threat
by Patricia Wentworth
The Devil in the Marshalsea
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson
The Sleepwalker
The Sleepwalker
by Robert Muchamore
Grave Errors
Grave Errors
by Carol J. Perry
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
by Ray Bradbury
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Murder at Madingley Grange
Murder at Madingley Grange
by Caroline Graham
House Arrest
House Arrest
by Mike Lawson
The Catherine Wheel
The Catherine Wheel
by Patricia Wentworth
An Unkindness of Ravens
An Unkindness of Ravens
by Ruth Rendell
Bones and Roses
Bones and Roses
by Eileen Goudge
The Case of William Smith
The Case of William Smith
by Patricia Wentworth
Swimsuit Body
Swimsuit Body
by Eileen Goudge
Callander Square
Callander Square
by Anne Perry
The Complete Short Stories
The Complete Short Stories
by Edgar Allan Poe
Shifty's Boys
Shifty's Boys
by Chris Offutt
Shadowplay
Shadowplay
by Joseph O'Connor
The Killing Hills
The Killing Hills
by Chris Offutt
The Pig Did It
The Pig Did It
by Joseph Caldwell
Dine and Die on the Danube Express
Dine and Die on the Danube Express
by Peter King
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith
Murder Under the Palms
Murder Under the Palms
by Stefanie Matteson
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed
by Evelyn Anthony
The Little Men
The Little Men
by Megan Abbott
The Man in Lower Ten
The Man in Lower Ten
by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Otto Penzler
James the Connoisseur Cat
James the Connoisseur Cat
by Harriet Hahn
Princess Charming
Princess Charming
by Jane Heller
Wrapped Up in Crosswords
Wrapped Up in Crosswords
by Nero Blanc
Everybody's Right
Everybody's Right
by Paolo Sorrentino, Antony Shugaar
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl Walking
by Christopher Brookmyre
A Taste for Monsters
A Taste for Monsters
by Matthew J. Kirby
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
Tell Me No Secrets
Tell Me No Secrets
by Lynda Stacey
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
by Thomas Wortche, Lucy Jones, Zoe Beck, Ulrich Woelk
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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.