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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
782 books — 934 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
322 books — 710 voters

One for the Money by Janet EvanovichDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieCat Scratch Murder by Karen McSpadeHard Eight by Janet EvanovichThe Unlikely Murder Club by Gina X. Grant
Cozy Crimes
770 books — 389 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
191 books — 117 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
178 books — 113 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
138 books — 90 voters

Humans and Cats by Linas DeimantavičiusMurder 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 Fluke
Cats and Mysteries
219 books — 71 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
68 books — 49 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 BrownWine and Dine by Tessa Aura
Animal Detectives
216 books — 49 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
277 books — 46 voters

The Ice Princess by Camilla LäckbergThe Preacher by Camilla LäckbergUnwanted by Kristina OhlssonMissing by Karin AlvtegenRoseanna by Maj Sjöwall
Nordic/Scandinavian Mysteries: Female Voices
119 books — 45 voters
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinCharlotte Gray by Sebastian FaulksA Life in Secrets by Sarah HelmThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
If You Liked Agent Carter, Try...
193 books — 45 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
98 books — 41 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
70 books — 33 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
126 books — 24 voters
The Poe Consequence by Keith SteinbaumWe Are Shadows by Gail Grant ParkThe Body in Brú na Bóinne by Gail Grant ParkA Haunting at Hawthorn by Gail Grant ParkPaulie Zahn by Ed Sorensen
Psychic, Spectral or Magical Crime Solvers in Fiction
108 books — 22 voters

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe A.B.C. Murders by Agatha ChristieThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry ThomasBasil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #11 The "Brilliant Detective" Trope
48 books — 10 voters
PARALYTIC by Aaron CostaA Day Dead Old by Carmen MartucciThe Unraveling by David J WollThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythHistorical Noir Crime Novel by G. Severino
Dark Crime Thrillers with Moral Gray Zones
14 books — 10 voters

Winter's Season by R.J. KoretoThe Seeker by S.G. MacLeanDissolution by C.J. SansomThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Dark Historical Mysteries with Dangerous Detectives
22 books — 9 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
40 books — 8 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
30 books — 8 voters
The Broken Window by Jeffery DeaverThe Witch Hunter by Max SeeckHjemstavn by Arnaldur IndriðasonGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #16 Detective Has To Confront Their Own Past
17 books — 8 voters

Heartsick by Chelsea CainThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHolmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #13 Antagonist Toys With The Detective
14 books — 7 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 Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan PoeMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #17 An Iconic Detective
24 books — 6 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
26 books — 5 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneUnnatural Habits by Kerry GreenwoodGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #19 A Detective On The Cover
13 books — 5 voters
Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis LehaneThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerIn For a Dime by Kevin R. AndradeThe Poet by Michael Connelly by Michael ConnellyPostmortem by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Broken Detectives Worth Rooting For
18 books — 4 voters

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
The Darkness by Ragnar JónassonThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanThe Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L. MillerThe Marlow Murder Club by Robert ThorogoodKillers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
I Need More of That
70 books — 1 voter

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