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Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime and mystery fiction in which an investigator (often a detective), either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder. ...more

New Releases Tagged "Detective"

We Chase Shadows (We Solve Murders, #2)
The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies (The Oxford Guide #1)
The Velvet Knife (Truly Devious, #6)
Murders in the Marquee (Murder Most Fowl Mysteries, #1)
The Big Cats Dance Party (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #27)
A Trade of Blood (Ana and Din Mysteries, #3)
Freyja
Brimstone Hollow (Annie Gore, #2)
Probable Caws (Meg Langslow Mysteries #39)
The Killer's Mark (Washington Poe, #8)
Invitation from a Dictator (Sebastian Wolff #3)
Nådeskudd (Harry Hole #14)

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Lists

Night Watch by Terry PratchettDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchTitanshade by Dan Stout
Best Offbeat Detective Novel Genre Mashups
144 books — 94 voters
Treating Murder by Gabrielle BlackMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieConfessions of a Murder Suspect by James PattersonMurder on the Set by Carolyn KeeneWhack Job by Rachel McCarthy James
Murder
384 books — 44 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin HallThe Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoA Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
Best Multicultural Mysteries
227 books — 126 voters
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha ChristieHercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha ChristieMystery in White by J. Jefferson FarjeonHer Last Secret by Barbara CopperthwaiteAn English Murder by Cyril Hare
Christmas crime novels
225 books — 75 voters

Bedford Forrest Rides Again by Terence Gilmore CadyReprisal Road by Lynn-Steven JohansonPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Big Bad by Brad Huestis
Best Books That You Should Read
685 books — 445 voters
Rock Chick by Kristen AshleyCornered Coyote by Dianne HarmanRock Chick Revenge by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Renegade by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley
For Your Eyes Only! Romance Heroes and Heroines Who are Private Investigators
36 books — 89 voters

Detective Books

Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
And Then There Were None
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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Fiction
Mystery
Ficțion
Mýstēry
Fiçtion
ℳystery

Quotes Tagged “Detective”

Arthur Conan Doyle
“ The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. ”
― Arthur Conan Doyle; Corrections And Editor Edgar W. Smith; Illustrators, The Hound of the Baskervilles
1570 likes

Raymond Chandler
“ Dead men are heavier than broken hearts. ”
― Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
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Videos Tagged “Detective”

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Crime writer, Pauline Rowson talks to Rob Richardson about her detective, Inspector Andy Horton
Crime writer, Pauline Rowson talks to Rob Richardson about her detective, Inspector Andy Horton
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Groups Tagged "Detective"

Worldwide Mystery & Thriller The place to be if you love mysteries with an 'international' flavor. Diverse authors, her…more
2,184 members, last active 5 days ago
Laurie R. King Virtual Book Club The official book club for readers of mystery author Laurie R. King
1,398 members, last active 2 years ago
Hojas en el Viento Apasionados por el arte de las palabras.
5 members, last active one year ago
Crime Book Club With an emphasis on Noir, and Pulp crime fiction. Please try to avoid true crime for the most pa…more
11 members, last active 2 months ago

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