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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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Crime Books

Murder & Mayhem Pick: Death Wish, by Brian Garfield

Murder & Mayhem Pick: Death Wish, by Brian Garfield

There's so much more to Garfield's original crime thriller than what you see on the big screen.

By Rob Hart

Jane Langton

“I’ve Murdered People in All Sorts of Ways”

“I’ve Murdered People in All Sorts of Ways”

Acclaimed author Jane Langton isn't as sweet as she seems.

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Death Wish

Death Wish: An Ordinary Man Becomes A Vigilante When He Takes Justice Into His Own Hands

Death Wish: An Ordinary Man Becomes A Vigilante When He Takes Justice Into His Own Hands

After muggers attack Paul Benjamin’s wife and daughter, the New York City CPA decides to get even in Brian Garfield's "Death Wish."

By Sarah Mangiola

Fair Maiden

Seduction Turns Dangerous in Joyce Carol Oates’ Fair Maiden

Seduction Turns Dangerous in Joyce Carol Oates’ Fair Maiden

A teenager becomes hopelessly entangled with a man who may not be who he says he is.

By Audrey Webster

James Ellroy

Good Evening, Peepers, Prowlers, and Punks!

Good Evening, Peepers, Prowlers, and Punks!

Get up close and personal with author James Ellroy–the demon dog of American crime fiction.

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Lawrence Sanders

Your Pulpy Vacation Read: McNally's Secret, by Lawrence Sanders

Your Pulpy Vacation Read: McNally's Secret, by Lawrence Sanders

The author's bestselling, sun-drenched Archy McNally series will make you want to bid winter farewell.

By Olivia Mason

Andrew Klavan

8 Must-Read Books by Andrew Klavan

8 Must-Read Books by Andrew Klavan

As the author of more than 30 suspense novels, Klavan certainly brings the thrills.

By Audrey Webster

Sherlock Holmes

A Sherlock Holmes Novel Without Sherlock

A Sherlock Holmes Novel Without Sherlock

Author Anthony Horowitz's novel, "Moriarty", puts Holmes's greatest nemesis under the magnifying glass.

By Otto Penzler

Best Biographies Of Mystery Writers

9 Must-Read Biographies About Classic Mystery Writers

9 Must-Read Biographies About Classic Mystery Writers

Their lives are a mystery no more.

By Audrey Webster

Margery Allingham

Albert Campion Hunts a Killer in Margery Allingham's The Beckoning Lady

Albert Campion Hunts a Killer in Margery Allingham's The Beckoning Lady

Detective Albert Campion questions the owner of a small but notorious estate after a corpse is found nearby...

By Olivia Mason

Thrillers

12 Heart-Pounding Foreign Thrillers in Translation

12 Heart-Pounding Foreign Thrillers in Translation

These international thrillers are sure to get your heart racing.

By Audrey Webster

British Mysteries

10 Underrated British Mystery Books to Add to Your Bookshelf Now

10 Underrated British Mystery Books to Add to Your Bookshelf Now

Looking for your next mystery obsession?

By Catherine Phelan

Thriller Book

A Man Can’t Escape His Past in This Riveting Thriller

A Man Can’t Escape His Past in This Riveting Thriller

Jason Harrow’s life is about to become unhinged…

By Audrey Webster

Noir

10 Female Noir and Mystery Writers You Need to Read

10 Female Noir and Mystery Writers You Need to Read

Get ready to expand your reading list.

By Catherine Phelan

Fiction

Unearthed: Mr. Sherlock Holmes in the Case of the Drugged Golfers

Unearthed: Mr. Sherlock Holmes in the Case of the Drugged Golfers

When a priceless trophy goes missing, the world's most famous detective is called to solve the case.

By Bertram Atkey

Best Of

13 of the Best Mystery Books of 2017

13 of the Best Mystery Books of 2017

These mysteries and thrillers blew us away.

By Audrey Webster

Special Report

A Covenant with Death: Who Killed Louise Talbot?

A Covenant with Death: Who Killed Louise Talbot?

Everyone suspects the jilted husband ... but things are not always what they seem.

By Paola Crespo

Brother Cadfael

What Is a Clerical Mystery?

What Is a Clerical Mystery?

These men of the cloth know how to puzzle out a mystery.

By Julia Schaevitz

Agatha Christie

11 Authors Like Agatha Christie

11 Authors Like Agatha Christie

What comes after the Queen of Crime?

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Mystery Author

Remembering Mystery Author Joan Hess

Remembering Mystery Author Joan Hess

The Agatha Award-winning author of the Arly Hanks series recently passed away.

By Olivia Mason

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