#Mystery/Thriller

Police procedurals, cozy mysteries, psychological thrillers, true crime: whatever your mystery flavor, we’ve got recommendations on the best mystery books out there, from diverse authors writing in every mystery sub-genre. Get your whodunit (orwhatdunit, if you like a supernatural mystery) fix with posts from our mystery/thriller-reading contributors. Now go crack those cases!

Cozy Up with Quozies: 9 of the Best Queer Cozy Mysteries

Queer your TBR with these 10 queer cozy mysteries full of murder, mayhem, and even the occasional happy ending.

Here’s The Scoop: 8 News Reporters and Journalists Solving Crime

News reporters and journalists make for great amateur detectives in mystery novels. Here are eight of the best examples.

Twisty, Turny & Dusty: 8 Thrillers and Mysteries Set During the Great Depression

Love a historical noir detective novel? You'll love these twisty thrillers and mysteries set during the Great Depression.

8 Sci-Noir Books that Blend Genres

Sci-noir stories blend science fiction and noir to show us the darker side of futuristic worlds and technologies.

What Is Your Damage, Heather?: 9 Thrillers About Friendships Gone South

Frog and Toad, but make it murder: Enjoy these 9 thrillers about best friend breakups and secrets that turned deadly!

We All Sleuth: 11 New Mystery Thriller Books For April 2024

A roundup of April's best new mystery thriller releases, from a domestic thriller to a historical mystery featuring a Holmes-inspired duo.

Sapphic Sleuths: 10 Mystery and Crime Novels Starring Queer Ladies

These mystery novels span genres, including sci-fi and historical fiction mash-ups! But all of them have a queer lady solving the crime.

Bookish Goods for Mystery Readers

Whether you like your mysteries cute and cozy or dark and thrilling, I've rounded up some bookish goods for mystery readers of all stripes.

Get To Sleuthing: 12 New Mystery Thriller Books For March 2024

March's new mystery and thriller books include a magician turned amateur sleuth, a meddling family comedy of errors, a threatening title, and more.

Whodunits Abroad: 8 Historical Mysteries Set Outside the U.S.

These historical mysteries will transport you to 1920s India, 15th century Korea, 1970s Mexico City, and more.