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9 Quintessential Short Stories Every Mystery Fan Needs to Read 

9 Quintessential Short Stories Every Mystery Fan Needs to Read 

These classic short mystery stories will keep you guessing while introducing you to beloved authors.

Queens Of Crime

By Harry Pearson

Thriller

Joe Pickett Fan Alert: Where to Start With C.J. Box

Joe Pickett Fan Alert: Where to Start With C.J. Box

By Marisa Fertitta

Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters Books in Order: A Timeline with Twists and Turns

Elizabeth Peters Books in Order: A Timeline with Twists and Turns

By Jena Brown

Mystery Books

These Are the Best-Selling Mystery Books of All Time

These Are the Best-Selling Mystery Books of All Time

By Tallie Williams

Mystery Books

Saddle Up—These Western Mystery Books Will Take You For a Ride

Saddle Up—These Western Mystery Books Will Take You For a Ride

By Kelsey Christine McConnell & Marisa Fertitta

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Nick Charles

Discover Classic Thrills with The Thin Man

Discover Classic Thrills with The Thin Man

Decades later, the hard-boiled detective tale still thrills with its twisted plot and charming sleuths racing through boozy, 1930s New York City.

By Jennifer Jackson

Mystery Books

7 Mystery Books About Books About Books (and That’s Not a Typo)

7 Mystery Books About Books About Books (and That’s Not a Typo)

Writers everywhere want to take on the challenge of creating an Inception-style mystery–even J. J. Abrams.

By Matthew Blackburn

My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny: The “Courtroom Drama” That Still Makes Us Laugh Over 25 Years Later

My Cousin Vinny: The “Courtroom Drama” That Still Makes Us Laugh Over 25 Years Later

Lawrence Kelter's new book based on the movie adds to the film we know and love.

By Sarah Mangiola

Rex Stout

8 Essential Rex Stout Mystery Books

8 Essential Rex Stout Mystery Books

Discover the works of one of the genre's most influential writers.

By Olivia Mason

The Pot Thief Mysteries

Everyone's Favorite Pottery Thief Goes Back to School—And Gets a Lesson in Murder

Everyone's Favorite Pottery Thief Goes Back to School—And Gets a Lesson in Murder

In the latest installment of J. Michael Orenduff's series, Hubie Schuze is suspected of killing one of his art students.

By Olivia Mason

Miss Maud Silver

Miss Maud Silver is Called to Investigate a Criminal Conspiracy in Grey Mask

Miss Maud Silver is Called to Investigate a Criminal Conspiracy in Grey Mask

After being away for several years, Charles Moray finds that a deadly, shocking surprise awaits him in England.

By Olivia Mason

Elly Griffiths

British Crime Novelist Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway Series is Your Next Must-Read

British Crime Novelist Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway Series is Your Next Must-Read

With the 10th book in the series, The Dark Angel, just released, it's time to catch up with the crime-solving archaeologist who has been captivating audiences for almost a decade.

By Sarah Mangiola

Thrillers

Desperate: A Dream Come True Becomes a Couple's Worst Nightmare

Desperate: A Dream Come True Becomes a Couple's Worst Nightmare

In accepting Lily as their surrogate, have hopeful parents Gage and Anna made a deal with the devil?

By Olivia Mason

Cajun Nights

A Medical Examiner and a Criminal Psychologist Solve a Series of Murders in New Orleans 

A Medical Examiner and a Criminal Psychologist Solve a Series of Murders in New Orleans 

D.J. Donaldson’s detective mystery Cajun Nights dives into a string of gritty murder-suicides.  

By Sarah Mangiola

Recipe

Dead Good Recipes from The Mystery Writers of America

Dead Good Recipes from The Mystery Writers of America

The biggest names in mystery fiction share their favorite family recipes and detective-inspired dishes.

By Jennifer Jackson

Mystery Books

Mystery Author Janice Law on the 6 Books You Must Read

Mystery Author Janice Law on the 6 Books You Must Read

One of our favorite mystery writers shares the books that shaped her writing.

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe Takes On a Corrupt Organization and High-Profile Murder Case

Nero Wolfe Takes On a Corrupt Organization and High-Profile Murder Case

In the latest Nero Wolfe mystery, the famed detective must wade through old grudges, scorned lovers, and mob bosses to solve the murder of a political reformer.

By Olivia Mason

Mystery Books

9 Must-Read P.D. James Books for Any Mystery Fan

9 Must-Read P.D. James Books for Any Mystery Fan

She's a master of the mystery genre. But where, exactly, does one begin with her work?

By Audrey Webster

Psychological Thrillers

When a Young Girl Goes Missing, A Father Questions If His Son is Guilty of a Terrible Crime

When a Young Girl Goes Missing, A Father Questions If His Son is Guilty of a Terrible Crime

Teenager Keith Moore was the last person to see Amy Giordano before she went missing in this Edgar Award-nominated thriller from Thomas H. Cook. 

By Sarah Mangiola

Crime

11 Crime Novels from the Emerald Isle

11 Crime Novels from the Emerald Isle

Explore the Emerald Isle's dark side. 

By Murder & Mayhem staff

Forensic Thrillers

Beyond Bones: The 8 Best Kathy Reichs Books

Beyond Bones: The 8 Best Kathy Reichs Books

Readers are in very good hands when it comes to this crime writer and forensic anthropologist.

By Audrey Webster

Charlotte Macleod

Death Doesn't Strike the Same Place Twice—Right?

Death Doesn't Strike the Same Place Twice—Right?

In Charlotte MacLeod's The Withdrawing Room, Sarah Kelling fears that something sinister is targeting her boarding house.

By Olivia Mason

Spy Thriller

Unravel the Mystery in This Cold War Spy Thriller

Unravel the Mystery in This Cold War Spy Thriller

When two Norwegian operatives are murdered in the Soviet wilderness, those closest to them must discover what went wrong. 

By Sarah Mangiola

Thrillers

10 Must-Read Jack Higgins Thrillers

10 Must-Read Jack Higgins Thrillers

Chills, thrills, and espionage skills are trademarks of this late writer's prolific body of work.

By Olivia Mason

Agatha Christie

The Queen of Crime: 10 Best Agatha Christie Books

The Queen of Crime: 10 Best Agatha Christie Books

Nobody wrote mysteries like the Queen.

By Stephen Lovely

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