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!
Mystery writer Rachel Howzell Hall on finding her way to the genre and achieving her dream of writing a crime novel all while battling cancer.
Favorite mystery and thrillers your TBR needs to know about!
Are you a Poirot or a Sherlock Holmes?
Get ready to investigate with 50 more twisty and thrilling must-read YA mysteries!
Favorite mystery and thrillers your TBR needs to know about.
One Anthony Awards voter and Book Riot contributer shares the nominations on his ballot for the Anthony Awards for mystery books.
Check out this list of fascinating nonviolent true crime reads that won't leave you hiding under the bed with a bat, for the 2019 Read Harder Challenge!
We've rounded up some chilling recent and backlist books about female serial killers. Take comfort in the knowledge that these are works of fiction.
Three female authors of color are ushering in a new chapter of mystery fiction with some new and unique takes on tried-and-true sub-genres.
With a unique sense of humor and wonderful sense of place, E.A. Aymar brings a refreshing dose of empathy to the crime fiction genre.