Craig Johnson is a New York Times bestselling author from West Virginia. His writing falls into the mystery genre and he is most well-known for his Walt Longmire series. It follows Walt, the Sheriff of a fictional county in North Wyoming. He is approaching retirement, but can still crack cases wide open and take down … Read more
Few authors have influenced the mystery genre more than English novelist Agatha Christie. Born in 1890, Christie began writing while serving as a nurse in World War I. After her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published in 1920, Christie had an illustrious career. With 84 books that include series, standalone novels, collections, … Read more
Robert B Parker was an award winning American author from Springfield, Massachusetts. His work falls mainly into the detective/mystery genre. His most well-known book series focuses on a private detective called Spenser and includes 40 novels that have been adapted into a popular television show. His other well-known book series is about an LAPD officer … Read more
C.J. Box is an amazing author with over twenty books under his belt. His most famous work is the Joe Pickett series which is a Western Mystery Thriller novel that takes place in the gorgeous state of Wyoming. The beauty of Wyoming directly contrasts against the grisly murder that must be solved. This book is … Read more
The Leaphorn and Chee series of books by Tony Hillerman feature Navajo Nation police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. He wrote a total of eighteen novels in this series. The author received numerous awards for his work including the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière and the 1988 Anthony Award for Best Novel. At the … Read more
Jonathan Kellerman is best known for writing the Alex Delaware series, which follows a forensic psychologist, with a background in child psychology, who has retired early. Captivated by the details of a new case, Alex gets himself deeply involved with a case that would send him down a dangerous spiral. With 38 novels in the … Read more
The Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny has made multiple appearances on the New York Times Bestseller list. It has also won multiple literary awards since the first book was published in 2005. Louise Penny has been awarded both the Anthony and Agatha awards 5 times. She has also won the Canadian Arthur Ellis award … Read more
The In Death series of books by Nora Roberts under the pseudonym J.D. Robb is set in the mid twenty first century in New York City. They follow the career of Eve Dallas, a police lieutenant, and her husband, Roarke. The stories regularly include other characters such as Captain Ryan Feeney, Detective Ian McNab, Detective … Read more
Paul Doiron famously brought the Mike Bowditch series to life, which follows a game warden who hunts criminals and missing people in the wild landscape of Maine. The books were all published in chronological order with only a few exceptions, so the best reading order is fairly straightforward. Doiron is an award-winning, internationally adored author, … Read more
Cozy mystery fiction, sometimes referred to as “cozies”, is an escapist subgenre that’s teeming with lighthearted intrigue and characters you’ll grow to love. Cozy mysteries retain all the essential elements of a must-read crime novel, but with a gentler, more upbeat tone. They feature unexpected, inexperienced sleuths and off-page violence, making them the ideal read … Read more