Looking for mysteries first published between Jan 1st 2000 and Dec 31st 2099.

Only add books with at least 5000 ratings. Books with less than 5000 ratings or published before Jan 1st 2000 can be removed without comment.

For purposes of this list it doesn't matter if the book is a cozy mystery or a crime mystery or a historical mystery or a literary mystery or a general mystery. When in doubt, check the shelves for the book - if it is shelved more than a 100 times as mystery and you want to, put it on this list.

See also:
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime Readers Picks
Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
Best Mysteries of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Mystery

Best Mysteries by Subgenre
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Edgar Awards:
Edgar Award Winners
Edgar Award Winners for Best First Novel
Edgar Award Winners for Fact Crime
Edgar Award Winners for Best Young Adult Fiction

Best Mysteries By Decade
1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020

Best Mysteries By Ratings
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50,000 to 99,999
25,000 to 49,999
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3.74 avg rating — 141,468 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 168,324 ratings
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3.22 avg rating — 23,740 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 151,693 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 562,418 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 850,337 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 109,128 ratings
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3.78 avg rating — 444,118 ratings
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4.36 avg rating — 3,536,335 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 260,468 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 54 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 270,593 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 600,807 ratings
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228 books · 285 voters · list created December 21st, 2019 by Mitchell Friedman (votes) .
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message 1: by Stella (new)

Stella Wright Murder at the Vicarage was published in 1930 and shouldn't appear on this list :)


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Stella Wright Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow #1) by Donna Andrews was published in 1999 and shouldn't appear on this list.


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