For me, these 10 crime novels were the pinnacle of pleasure reading this year. Let’s start with the series sleuths. It’s always a treat to revisit the 1940s-era exploits of Lillian Pentecost, ...

2024 wraps up another stellar year for crime fiction. Rich plots, diverse and fully realized characters, and vivid settings punctuated these stories. The landscapes ranged from metropolitan cities to ...

If you're looking for a book packed with lighthearted suspense, a compelling trail of clues, quaint settings and relatable characters, you'll find all that and more in one particular literary genre: ...

Explore the mysteries of fictional and real worlds with four Los Angeles writers who pay homage to giants of the genre while creating stories that are irresistible in their own right. “The Murder of ...

When it comes to reading, what makes a book a page turner? Do you need mysterious killers? Stirring puzzles to solve? Horrific secrets that can explode at any moment? If the answer to any of those ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a researcher focusing on how the media we consume shapes us. People have been captivated by mystery novels for almost two ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Think: The Great British Bake Off, but set in Vermont, and throw in a ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library readers favored mystery, suspense and romance books during ...

Before espionage fiction took over, there was a rather different dapper, sleuthing figure who captured the imagination of literary fiends across the globe. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Detective fiction is a creative sub-genre of crime and ...

A dead body is found at the bottom of the stairs. A child is kidnapped. A wife vanishes without a trace. What happened? Who did it? And, perhaps most importantly, why? These are the questions that ...

Compiling the annual favorite mysteries of the year is a labor of love, and a true labor that begins with the first novel of the year. Annually, it becomes harder to narrow down the list from the 120 ...