What Are the Best Mystery Books That You've Read

A shamus, a surfboard, a green room, and murder. The life and films of Dashiell Hammett make a good foundation for an exciting multi-plot suspense novel. keep reading →

A Steve Harlan Mystery - This is an entertaining and unique period piece murder novel set in the south during the early 1960s. You can feel the sticky heat of summer and smell the flowers as you read... keep reading →

Madman on a Drum: A Rush McKenzie Novel...John Creasey was a prolific crime story writer in the 20th century, writing (like Erle Stanley Gardner) under his own... keep reading →

This book is based on the real life drama that unfolded into heroin addiction, gambling, and drug trafficking among night club hostesses in Los Angeles and Las Vegas in the 1950s. keep reading →

Attorney Erle Stanley Gardner of Southern California never attended law school. He studied on his own and passed the state bar exam, but this is not the only time that this task has been accomplished.. keep reading →

This mystery novel is the second installment of the series by renowned author Alexander McCall Smith, The first of the series is named The No. 1 Ladie's Detective Agency, which has become a BBC series... keep reading →

The books of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency have been transformed into an HBO television network series. The series airs on Sunday nights at 8:00 PM EST and has not yet been placed into the HBO On Demand... keep reading →

A new mystery writer picks up where Erle Stanley Gardner and forensics pioneers of the mid-20th Century, such as those uplifted by Quincy, M.E., left off by handing the baton to cutting edge CSIs and... keep reading →

Erle Stanley Gardner did not attend law school, but passed the California Bar Exam on the strength of his own studies. He initiated a system for freeing wrongly convicted felons that is still used today. Gardner is probably the most prolific mystery writer of all time, not to mention his other books. keep reading →

Famous Chinese artist Kao K'o Kung was in charge of Workforce Development in ancient China under the Mongols. A famous cat detective is named for him in novels that promote arts and culture as well as murder puzzles... keep reading →

Though near the great Kalahari Desert, Botswana is not full of dry peoples. They are vibrant and vital, rich in backgrounds and experiences. They have survived various forms of governments in coming into the... keep reading →

Atlantic City Carnival Beauty Pageant, 1922 (public domain). Beauty contests can become ghoulish when they are mixed with politics, cupidity, and intrigue in an old fashioned town struggling to emerge into a... keep reading →

Carbs can be murder, according to new mystery writer J. B. Stanley. The Supper Club Mystery series books even includes recipes along with good stories and believeable characters. keep reading →

Amarillo Armadillo is a rib house chain out West and is very popular. It is also the name of an animated movie projected for release in 2010. The film is about a prospector in the 1920s, an armadillo, and a... keep reading →

How about reconstructing Route 66 as an ARRA Stimulus Project? It would likely take a lot of time and create a lot of jobs for the duration. Although most of Route 66 is closed to traffic, its stories and... keep reading →

The second and likely the best of the series of Alphabet Murders with PI Kinsey Milhone, this crime novel won both the 1985 Private Eye Writers Of America Shamus Award and the Anthony Award For Best Novel of... keep reading →