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#Mystery/Thriller

Police procedurals, cozy mysteries, psychological thrillers, true crime: whatever your mystery flavor, we’ve got recommendations on the best mystery books out there, from diverse authors writing in every mystery sub-genre. Get your whodunit (orwhatdunit, if you like a supernatural mystery) fix with posts from our mystery/thriller-reading contributors. Now go crack those cases!

Twisty, Turny & Dusty: 8 Thrillers and Mysteries Set During the Great Depression

Whether set in the Dust Bowl, Harlem, Hollywood, or halfway around the world, these compelling mysteries full of Depression-era history and plenty of twists and turns.

8 Sci-Noir Books that Blend Genres

We'll just be over here side-eyeing all the technology...

What Is Your Damage, Heather?: 9 Thrillers About Friendships Gone South

Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.

We All Sleuth: 11 New Mystery Thriller Books For April 2024

What new mysteries are you most excited to read?

Sapphic Sleuths: 10 Mystery and Crime Novels Starring Queer Ladies

What's your favorite mystery novel starring a queer woman?

Bookish Goods for Mystery Readers

That red herring mug is *chef's kiss*

Get To Sleuthing: 12 New Mystery Thriller Books For March 2024

March's new mystery and thriller books include a magician turned amateur sleuth, a meddling family comedy of errors, a threatening title, and more.

Whodunits Abroad: 8 Historical Mysteries Set Outside the U.S.

You get historical fiction and mystery plus some armchair travel — what's not to like?

An Affair, a Secret Child, and a Houseguest Who Makes it Weird: Read an Excerpt of THE GUEST by B.A. Paris

In B.A. Paris's THE GUEST, a woman who leaves her husband after he confesses to an affair and a secret child becomes an unwelcome houseguest.

9 of the Most Thought-Provoking Mysteries Ever Written

What are some of your favorite thought-provoking mysteries?