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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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Mystery Books

Chilling New Mystery and Thriller Books Coming December 2024

Chilling New Mystery and Thriller Books Coming December 2024

These propulsive reads are the best gifts of all this holiday season. 

By Kasey Noss

Historical Mysteries

18 Riveting Reads for Mystery Fans and History Buffs Alike

18 Riveting Reads for Mystery Fans and History Buffs Alike

Buckle up: you’re about to take a thrilling ride into the past.

By MacKenzie Stuart & Kasey Noss

Mystery Books

Mystic Murders: 6 Spellbinding Mystery Books with Tarot, Astrology, and Seances

Mystic Murders: 6 Spellbinding Mystery Books with Tarot, Astrology, and Seances

Some cases need help from beyond our physical world.

By Elisa Shoenberger

Mystery Books

From Island Mysteries to Small-Town Sleuths: Robert Thorogood’s Novels You’ll Love

From Island Mysteries to Small-Town Sleuths: Robert Thorogood’s Novels You’ll Love

The author's two series, Death in Paradise and The Marlow Murder Club, have taken the mystery world by storm.

By Jena Brown

Mystery Books

7 Ghostly Mystery Books That Will Spook and Surprise You

7 Ghostly Mystery Books That Will Spook and Surprise You

These mysteries are so good they will haunt you.

By Courtney Hunter-Stangler

Detective Mysteries

17 Gripping Native American Mysteries and Thrillers to Add to Your TBR List

17 Gripping Native American Mysteries and Thrillers to Add to Your TBR List

Native American Heritage Month is an excellent time to begin a life-long love affair with Indigenous mystery and thriller books. 

By Lisa Quigley, Isabel Montero & Kasey Noss

Sherlock Holmes

The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes: Everything You Didn’t Know About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes: Everything You Didn’t Know About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Demystify the man behind the mystery genre.

By Jena Brown

Mystery

19 Addictive Mystery Books with Interactive Puzzles for Fans of Cain’s Jawbone

19 Addictive Mystery Books with Interactive Puzzles for Fans of Cain’s Jawbone

These books make you an active participant in the mystery.

By Alexander Thorpe , Tallie Williams & Kasey Noss

Mystery Books

7 Mystery & Thriller Books to Read for Scorpio Season

7 Mystery & Thriller Books to Read for Scorpio Season

Watch out—these suspenseful secrets can sting.

By Kelsey Christine McConnell

Mystery Books

Catriona McPherson: Where to Start With This Award-Winning Scottish Mystery Author

Catriona McPherson: Where to Start With This Award-Winning Scottish Mystery Author

Clever, well-crafted mysteries from a brilliant writer across the pond.

By Jena Brown

Mystery Books

Daphne du Maurier Awards: 2024 Finalists and Winners

Daphne du Maurier Awards: 2024 Finalists and Winners

The best romantic suspense of 2024 is a mystery no longer.

By Kasey Noss

Mystery Books

Your Guide to Mignon Eberhart: America's Agatha Christie

Your Guide to Mignon Eberhart: America's Agatha Christie

From bored librarian to leading lady of mystery. 

By Harry Pearson

Cozy Mystery

Cozy Mystery Series for Avid Readers to Curl Up With This Fall

Cozy Mystery Series for Avid Readers to Curl Up With This Fall

These cozy mystery series are still adding new books—and lucky for you, they've all come out in time for fall. 

By Jena Brown

New Releases

10 Twisted New Mystery and Thriller Books Coming November 2024

10 Twisted New Mystery and Thriller Books Coming November 2024

Halloween may be over, but the thrills live on. 

By Kasey Noss

Mystery Books

10 Car Racing Mystery Books That Will Make Your Heart Race

10 Car Racing Mystery Books That Will Make Your Heart Race

You'll zoom through these car-themed page-turners. 

By Harry Pearson

Mystery Books

The Attorney Rachel Gold Mysteries: Michael A. Kahn's Arresting Legal Thriller Series 

The Attorney Rachel Gold Mysteries: Michael A. Kahn's Arresting Legal Thriller Series 

The legal thriller series follows a young St. Louis attorney in a not-so-saintly city. 

By Kasey Noss

Bibliomystery

7 Mystery Books About Rare and Peculiar Books

7 Mystery Books About Rare and Peculiar Books

These books are to die for.

By Elisa Shoenberger

Mystery Series

You'll Dig the Faye Longchamp Archaeological Mystery Series

You'll Dig the Faye Longchamp Archaeological Mystery Series

“Digging for the truth” has never been so literal. 

By Kasey Noss

Crime Thriller

The 15 Best Andrew Klavan Books

The 15 Best Andrew Klavan Books

Klavan's thrilling crime fiction spans all different sub-genres, from psychological to supernatural. 

By Harry Pearson

Thriller Books

Weave a Vicious Web: The Vanessa Marwood Crime Thriller Series

Weave a Vicious Web: The Vanessa Marwood Crime Thriller Series

Tracy Buchanan's gripping series about a forensic entomologist is venomously good.

By Kasey Noss

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