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!
How Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher unravels stereotypes about female detectives in literature.
Why we need more modern girl detectives in the style of Nancy Drew and Phryne Fisher.
One reader's experiences exploring the mystery genre for the first time: different ways of reading, sub-genres, and intellectual puzzles.
Want more crime fiction? Here's a roundup of titles written by black and latinx women.
Calling all mystery and crime readers: 100 mystery & crime novels around the world from the cozy to the deeply disturbing.
Modern mysteries that reimagine classic authors as detectives and crime fighters!
Mystery novels for fans of Tana French!
Creepy books about creepy people, none of which are written by Gillian Flynn (though we do love her).
Ten creatively-told whodunits and page-turners.
There’s something exciting about watching someone unearth a crime from the past, long after its impact has been made and players have moved on.