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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichA Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithDéjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
Fearless Females
768 books — 921 voters
Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterFledgling by Mark A. CooperPoint Blank by Anthony HorowitzThe Recruit by Robert Muchamore
Spy Kids
313 books — 704 voters

Cat Scratch Murder by Karen McSpadeOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieHard Eight by Janet EvanovichThe Unlikely Murder Club by Gina X. Grant
Cozy Crimes
655 books — 387 voters
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan PoeRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Crime, Detective and Mystery Fiction
187 books — 113 voters

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany CavallaroThe Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy SpringerJackaby by William RitterEgypt's Fire by Tom PhillipsEvery Breath by Ellie Marney
YA & Middle Grade Sherlock Holmes
174 books — 111 voters
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
136 books — 83 voters

Murder Past Due by Miranda JamesThe Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson BraunCuriosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie KellyChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeDouble Booked for Death by Ali Brandon
Cats and Mysteries
214 books — 54 voters
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall SmithThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMedicus by Ruth DownieThe Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth PetersThe Snowman by Jo Nesbø
Great Mystery Series of the 00's
65 books — 45 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenWives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Books to Read if you Love Georgette Heyer
273 books — 45 voters
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinCharlotte Gray by Sebastian FaulksA Life in Secrets by Sarah HelmThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnCarve Her Name with Pride by R.J. Minney
If You Liked Agent Carter, Try...
193 books — 45 voters

The Ice Princess by Camilla LäckbergThe Preacher by Camilla LäckbergMissing by Karin AlvtegenUnwanted by Kristina OhlssonRoseanna by Maj Sjöwall
Nordic/Scandinavian Mysteries: Female Voices
128 books — 43 voters
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson BraunDog on It by Spencer QuinnThree Bags Full by Leonie SwannWish You Were Here by Rita Mae BrownFelidae by Akif Pirinçci
Animal Detectives
208 books — 39 voters

Amateur City by Katherine V. ForrestThe News in Small Towns by Iza MoreauHunter's Way by Gerri HillMadness in Small Towns by Iza MoreauMurder by Tradition by Katherine V. Forrest
Novels about Lesbian Sleuths
94 books — 37 voters
Egypt's Fire by Tom PhillipsLost Boy by Jacob BlosserThe Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine WoodfineMistletoe and Murder by Robin StevensArsenic for Tea by Robin Stevens
Middle-Grade Mysteries
113 books — 33 voters

Case Closed, Vol. 1 by Gosho AoyamaThe Kindaichi Case Files, Vol. 1 by Yōzaburō KanariDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaYoung Miss Holmes, Casebook 1-2 by Kaoru ShintaniZodiac P.I., Vol. 1 by Natsumi Andō
Manga Detective Series
69 books — 32 voters
The Stranger Diaries by Elly GriffithsThe Chapter of St Cloud by Marcus AttwaterThe Long Call by Ann CleevesMurder on Milverton Square by G.B. RalphThe Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths
LGBTQ Detectives
124 books — 18 voters

Murder Most Unladylike by Robin StevensWho Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony SnicketThe Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine WoodfineFirst Class Murder by Robin StevensDeath Sets Sail by Robin Stevens
#MGCarousel - Mystery
155 books — 8 voters
Magic and the Shinigami Detective by Honor RaconteurThree Parts Dead by Max GladstoneBlood of the Earth by Faith HunterRosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuireMidnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
Magical Forensics for Magical Crimes
55 books — 7 voters

Heinous by Debra WebbBlood Feud by J.D. NixonBlood Sport by J.D. NixonSnake Skin by C.J. LyonsDepraved by Debra Webb
cool cop books
38 books — 6 voters
Ella by Caroline LeeRose Red by Caroline LeeBeauty by Caroline LeeThe Princess & The Frog by Nobbie ScratcherLegends of Kaiatan by Marty C. Lee
The Best Retellings of All Time
21 books — 6 voters

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerMonk's Hood by Ellis PetersAn Affair of Poisons by Addie ThorleyA Beautiful Poison by Lydia KangPoison Priestess by Lana Popović
Poison in Historical Fiction
15 books — 6 voters
Jackaby by William RitterThe Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora GossThe Diviners by Libba BrayA Taste for Monsters by Matthew J. KirbyLong Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough
YA Paranormal Historical Mysteries
18 books — 5 voters

The Secret in Their Eyes by Eduardo SacheriNeedle in a Haystack by Ernesto MalloLas viudas de los jueves by Claudia PiñeiroThe Oxford Murders by Guillermo MartínezBuenos Aires Quintet by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Policial Argentino
25 books — 4 voters
Listen Carefully by True Crime Detectives GuildEchoes in the Darkness by Joseph WambaughThe Choirboys by Joseph WambaughThe Onion Field by Joseph WambaughThe Glitter Dome by Joseph Wambaugh
Crime and Detectives
12 books — 2 voters

Heart of Malice by Lisa EdmondsRosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuireDead in the Water by Hailey EdwardsFirst Grave on the Right by Darynda JonesJustice Calling by Annie Bellet
Favorite Urban Fantasy Hunters, Thieves, Slayers, Cops, Bounty Hunters, Protectors
100 books — 2 voters
City Spies by James PontiI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterFramed! by James PontiMrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls by Beth McMullenVanished! by James Ponti
Middle-Grader Spies and Detectives
52 books — 2 voters

Nothing Else Matters by Sandra WellsJUST LIKE THAT by Sandra WellsEscape Clause by John SandfordDeep Freeze by John SandfordCertain Prey by John Sandford
My best selling Crime novels
8 books — 1 voter
El caso Leavenworth by Anna Katharine GreenCuentos policiales, Edgar Allan Poe (Filo y contrafilo) by Edgar Allan PoeLos crímenes de la calle morgue y otros cuentos policiales by Edgar Allan PoeEl escarabajo de oro; Los crímenes de la calle Morgue by Edgar Allan PoeRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Ficción Detectivesca, Misterio y policíaca
20 books — 1 voter

Abissi d'acciaio by Isaac AsimovI fiumi di Londra by Ben AaronovitchJohn Silence. Detective dell'occulto by Algernon BlackwoodJules De Grandin il cacciatore di fantasmi by Seabury QuinnIl grande dio Pan by Arthur Machen
Strani investigatori e indagini fantastiche
14 books — 1 voter
The Dead Boy Detectives by Ed BrubakerThe Sandman, Vol. 4 by Neil GaimanRetribution by C.M. SutterThis Monster of Mine by Shalini AbeysekaraDead Boy Detectives by Pornsak Pichetshote
Psychic, Spectral or Magical Crime Solvers in Fiction
21 books — 1 voter

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