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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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Dorothy L. Sayers

10 Modern and Classic Mysteries for Dorothy L. Sayers Fans

10 Modern and Classic Mysteries for Dorothy L. Sayers Fans

Out of Wimsey? Try one of these books on for size.

By Catherine Phelan

Psychological Thrillers

8 Books Like The Girl on the Train

8 Books Like The Girl on the Train

These psychological thrillers will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page.

By Sarah Mangiola

Book Excerpt

A Computer Expert Makes A Calculated Risk

A Computer Expert Makes A Calculated Risk

What would make you risk it all?

By Sarah Mangiola

Agatha Christie

9 Books for Fans of Murder on the Orient Express

9 Books for Fans of Murder on the Orient Express

Murder and mayhem, straight ahead!

By Olivia Mason

Book Recommendations

8 Legal Thrillers That Will Have You on the Edge of Your Seat

8 Legal Thrillers That Will Have You on the Edge of Your Seat

Watch your back and double lock your doors…

By Sarah Mangiola

Michael Crichton

7 Lesser-Known Michael Crichton Books That Will Get Your Heart Pounding

7 Lesser-Known Michael Crichton Books That Will Get Your Heart Pounding

Best known for "Jurassic Park," Crichton's other sci-fi thrillers and technical masterpieces deserve a place on your bookshelf.

By Stephen Lovely

P.D. James

9 Books for P.D. James Fans

9 Books for P.D. James Fans

The renowned author's legacy lives on.

By Catherine Phelan

Special Report

Break on Through: 8 Prison Escape Stories

Break on Through: 8 Prison Escape Stories

You'll never feel safe again.

By Grace Srinivasiah

Alan Jacobson

Thriller Author Alan Jacobson Talks Life on a SWAT Team with a Veteran Lieutenant

Thriller Author Alan Jacobson Talks Life on a SWAT Team with a Veteran Lieutenant

The author of the Karen Vail series discusses how he crafts compelling narratives while remaining faithful to high-risk reality faced by the Special Weapons And Tactics force.

By Alan Jacobson

Sci-Fi Noir

Rusted Chrome: 14 Sci-Fi Noir Books for "Blade Runner" Fans

Rusted Chrome: 14 Sci-Fi Noir Books for "Blade Runner" Fans

These books will satisfy science fiction and noir enthusiasts alike.

By Catherine Phelan

Special Report

9 Underrated Thriller Books

9 Underrated Thriller Books

Looking for something new to keep you enthralled?

By Sarah Mangiola

Crime Novels

10 Best Crime Novels About Deadly Secrets

10 Best Crime Novels About Deadly Secrets

What would you do to keep your secret safe?

By Grace Srinivasiah

Mystery Books

Case of the Wednesdays: The Efficient Assassin

Case of the Wednesdays: The Efficient Assassin

Who killed Stephenson Charlecote? Collect the clues and solve the murder in this old-fashioned, 1920s mystery from H.C. Bailey’s Reggie Fortune series.

By Grace Srinivasiah

Submit Your Writing to Murder & Mayhem!

Submit Your Writing to Murder & Mayhem!

By Murder & Mayhem Staff

Espionage

8 Spies Who Wrote About Spies

8 Spies Who Wrote About Spies

These famous authors didn’t just write spy stories—they lived it.

By Matthew Blackburn

Crime Thrillers

The Last Real Thief in the Age of Cybercrime

The Last Real Thief in the Age of Cybercrime

In Mike Cooper’s thriller “The Downside,” professional thief Finn is fresh out of prison and about to take the biggest job of his life.

By Sarah Mangiola

Espionage Nonfiction

American Traitors: The Best Friends Who Sold Secrets to Soviet Russia

American Traitors: The Best Friends Who Sold Secrets to Soviet Russia

How two hard-partying geniuses became Cold War operatives.

By Olivia Mason

Legal Thrillers

What Do You Do When the Evidence Is Stacked Against You?

What Do You Do When the Evidence Is Stacked Against You?

In Michael Ponsor’s latest legal thriller, Judge Norcross will have to try a difficult case while dealing with personal tragedy.

By Sarah Mangiola

Historical

Wayfaring Stranger: The Thrilling Fiction of James Lee Burke

Wayfaring Stranger: The Thrilling Fiction of James Lee Burke

The Edgar-winning author sets his sights on the American Dream in a powerful thriller of epic proportions.

By Otto Penzler

Sue Grafton

G Is for (Sue) Grafton

G Is for (Sue) Grafton

Get to know the famed mystery author and creator of the Kinsey Millhone series, who delights readers as she writes her way through the alphabet.

By Bruce Taylor

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