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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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Spy Thriller

11 Riveting Books for Fans of Mission: Impossible

11 Riveting Books for Fans of Mission: Impossible

Your mission, should you choose to accept it ...

By Allison Wild

Newton And The Counterfeiter

More Than a Scientist: The Lesser-Known Life of Sir Isaac Newton

More Than a Scientist: The Lesser-Known Life of Sir Isaac Newton

Taking the post of Warden of His Majesty’s Mint in 17th-century London, Newton came face-to-face with seedy criminals. 

By The Archive

Margaret Maron

Southern Sleuths to Yankee Detectives: 10 Must-Read Margaret Maron Books

Southern Sleuths to Yankee Detectives: 10 Must-Read Margaret Maron Books

Discover the women that make Maron’s mysteries come to life.

By Shannon Raphael

Thrillers

7 Classic Thrillers Featuring Fierce Women

7 Classic Thrillers Featuring Fierce Women

These thrilling reads left lasting impressions.

By Allison Wild

Mysterious Disappearance

What Really Happened to Jimmy Hoffa?

What Really Happened to Jimmy Hoffa?

More than forty years after Hoffa's disappearance, author Dan Moldea opens up about interviewing the man everyone thinks pulled the trigger.

By Dan E. Moldea

Mysteries

5 Mysteries Set in Italy’s Strangest Locales

5 Mysteries Set in Italy’s Strangest Locales

Where there's history, there's mystery.

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Nero Wolfe

Read Like Nero Wolfe with Robert Goldsborough’s Favorite Books

Read Like Nero Wolfe with Robert Goldsborough’s Favorite Books

Author and creative heir to the Nero Wolfe Mystery series shares the books that have inspired him throughout the years.

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Alan Jacobson

Author Alan Jacobson Explores the Dark Side of the Moon

Author Alan Jacobson Explores the Dark Side of the Moon

The novelist interviews Lt. Colonel Moon Milham, who helped ensure the stakes in his latest military thriller felt all-too-real.

By Alan Jacobson

International Mystery Fiction

4 Mysteries Set in Secretly Seedy Bruges

4 Mysteries Set in Secretly Seedy Bruges

Who knew this medieval paradise was so dangerous?

By Grace Srinivasiah

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred and Alma Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

Alfred and Alma Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

Go behind the scenes of Psycho–and the marriage of minds that created this masterpiece.

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Condor

CONDOR: The Thrilling New TV Series Will Put You on Edge

CONDOR: The Thrilling New TV Series Will Put You on Edge

James Grady’s 1974 novel, Six Days of the Condor, gets a modern twist. 

By Sarah Mangiola

Author Recommendations

Mobster Suspense Author Michael Mayo Shares the Books That Stuck with Him

Mobster Suspense Author Michael Mayo Shares the Books That Stuck with Him

The man behind Jimmy the Stick can't shake these thrilling reads.

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Summer Reads

10 Killer Mysteries and Thrillers You Need to Read This Summer 2018

10 Killer Mysteries and Thrillers You Need to Read This Summer 2018

They'll chill you to the bone.

By Jessica Ferri

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

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