
Mystery
Sub-Genres of Mystery
- Mystery > Comic Mystery
- Mystery > Cozy Mystery
- Mystery > Crime Fiction
- Mystery > Detective
- Mystery > FBI
- Mystery > Hardboiled Detective
- Mystery > Investigative Reporter
- Mystery > Locked Room
- Mystery > Murder For Hire
- Mystery > Murder Mystery
- Mystery > Police Procedural
- Mystery > Private Eye
Featured Authors

The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
Sam Spade, a slightly shop-worn private eye with his own solitary code of ethics, stars in Hammett's detective fiction, a novel that has haunted several generations of readers. The Maltese Falcon is Hammett's most famous work.
Year: 1930
Genre: Mystery, Private Eye, Stolen Goods

The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler's first novel, published in 1939, introduces us to Philip Marlowe, a thirty-eight-old private detective moving through the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s. The case involves a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder.
Year: 1939
Genre: Extortion, Hardboiled Detective, Mystery, Private Eye

A is for Alibi
by Sue Grafton
READ THE SENSATIONAL BLOCKBUSTER THAT STARTED IT ALL! Take it from the top in bestselling author Sue Grafton's knockout thriller that introduced detective Kinsey Millhone--and a hot new attitude--to crime fiction...
Year: 1982
Genre: Hardboiled Detective, Mystery, Private Eye

L.A. Requiem
by Robert Crais
The day starts like any other in L.A. The sun burns hot as the Santa Ana winds blow ash from mountain fires to coat the glittering city. But for private investigator Joe Pike, the city will never be the same again. His ex-lover, Karen Garcia, is dead, brutally murdered with a gun shot to the head.
Year: 1999
Genre: Action, Mystery, Police Procedural, Private Eye, Vengeance
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