Unlock mystery's best with Murder & Mayhem.

The underbelly of a world of crime...

Travel back to an enchanting era of mystery books.

These books really build up steam.

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

Mysteries from Down Under.

Without the guiding hand of this Bostonian gothic, the modern detective genre would be very different.

These reads are just as exciting as any New Orleans parade.

Sometimes two sleuths are better than one.

Murder & Mayhem talks with mystery author Diana Peterfreund about her work in the Clue franchise.

These books are so bingeable, you’ll probably want to collect all three packages. 

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

Speakeasies, gangsters, and moonshine—oh, my.

If you're looking for a thrill and a laugh, we've got the movie for you. 

Dig into the adventures of all kinds of private eyes. 

It's curtains down for these killers.

An Irish master of crime fiction, Ken Bruen writes novels with serious grit and characters with serious flaws.

What happens when murder mystery enthusiasts are faced with a real murder?

The 19th-century author of the macabre exerts enormous influence over the detective fiction we know today.

Sometimes reality and fiction are intertwined.

An eccentric diplomat from the Netherlands exposed the West to Chinese detective fiction—some of the oldest in the world.