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

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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:
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Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
Best Mysteries of the 20th Century
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Best Mysteries by Subgenre
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Edgar Awards:
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Edgar Award Winners for Best Young Adult Fiction

Best Mysteries By Decade
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Best Mysteries By Ratings
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50,000 to 99,999
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201 books · 266 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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