Home - Where you will find out more about mystery novels, find new authors, and learn about some really great older ones.

The United States

• Alaska Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Arizona Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Golden Gate Mysteries - A bibliography of crime fiction set in the San Franciso Bay area. This list is by Randal Brandt.
• Southern California Dreamin' - Mysteries set in southern California. This list by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe library.
• Mystery Books That Take Place in Colorado - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List.
• Mystery Books That Take Place in Connecticut - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List.
• Murder in the Sunshine State - Florida mystery novels. This article is from History of the Mystery.
• Tropical Stars: Florida's New Wave of Crime Writers - an article by Stuart McIver in Mystery Scene magazine.
• Mystery Novels That Take Place in Georgia - This list is from the Cozy Mystery List Blog.
• Georgia Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Hawaii Mystery Novels - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Chicago Mysteries - This list is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Public Library.
• Mysteries That Take Place in Illinois - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List.
• Illinois Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Indiana Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me!
• Iowa Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me!
• Louisiana Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Mardi Gras and New Orleans Crime Fiction - This list is by Janet Rudolph.
• Mysteries That Take Place in Maryland - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List.
• Massachusetts Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Mass Murder - Mysteries set in Massachusetts, 1996 - 1998. By the Memorial Hall Library.
• Mass Murder Returns - Mysteries set in Massachusetts, 2000 - 2003. By the Memorial Hall Library.
• Mass Murders You May Have Missed - Mysteries not in the other two lists by the Memorial Hall Library.
• Mysteries Set in Western Massachusetts - This list is by the Springfield City Library.
• Mystery Books That Take Place in Michigan - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List.
• Mystery Books That Take Place in Minnesota - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List.
• Murder with Southern Hospitality - An exhibition of Mississippi murders by the Archives and Special Collections Department of the University of Mississippi.
• Mystery Books That Take Place in Mississippi - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List Blog.
• Mysteries That Take Place in Missouri - This list is by Cozy Mystery List Blog.
• Mysterious Nebraska - Mystery novels by Nebraskans or set in Nebraska. This list is by the Lincoln City Libraries.
• Nevada Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• What Happens in Vegas: Mystery Novels Set in Las Vegas - This list is by the Indian Prairie Public Library.
• Detecting in New England - Mystery list compiled by the Manchester Public Library.
• Those Damn Yankees - "New England mysteries with a stong sense of place". This list is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Public Library.
• New Jersey Mysteries - Reading for that vacation on the Jersey Shore. This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• New Mexico Mystery Novels - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• New York Mysteries - This list is from Stop, You're Killing Me!
• New York City: Historical Mystery Novels - This list is by the Springfield City Library.
• North Carolina Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Oklahoma Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Oregon Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Murder in Pennsylvania - Death in Philadelphia and the rest of the state.
• Mysteries That Take Place in South Carolina - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List Blog.
• Tennessee Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Texas Mysteries: Wrangle up a Good Read - This list is by the Harris County Public Library.
• Crime in the Pacific Northwest - This list is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Public Library.
• Mystery Books That Take Place in Washington, DC - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List.
• Wyoming Mysteries - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Some Like it Hot - Murder in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and other southern states. This list is by the St. Charles Public Library.
• Great Lakes Mysteries - Death in the states on the Great Lakes. This list is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Public Library.
• Murder in Mountain Standard Time - Crime in the Rocky Mountain states. This list is by the Downers Grove Public Library.
• Mystery in the Cold Outdoors - Death on a cold day. This list is by the Skokie Public Library.

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Death in Foreign Lands

• Beyond That Lady Detective: African Crime Fiction - An article by Michael Piker, in Publisher's Weekly, August 26, 2011.
• Michael Stanley's Top 10 African Crime Novels - This article is from the Guardian UK
• Sub-Saharan Africa Mystery Novels - This list is from Reader's Advice.
• Crime Novels Set in Antarctica - From the Euro Crime blog.
• Mystery Novels set in Asia - These lists are from Stop, You're Killing Me.
• Regional Mysteries: South Asia - This list is compiled by Reader's Advice.
• Chinese New Year Crime Fiction - And a list of mysteries set in China. This list is by Janet Rudolph.
• Mysteries of the Far East - Mysteries set in many countries of Asia. By the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Library. This list is quite dated.
• Mysteries Set in Australia - This list is by Reader's Advice.
• Crime Fiction Canada - A database of Canadian mystery fiction, movies and television shows. There are also databases of mystery fiction criticism and dissertations. Compiled by Brock University.
• Regional Mysteries: Canada - This list is by Reader's Advice.
• Crime Writers of Canada - Check out the Bios section.
• Mysteries Set in France and Francophone Countries - List by Christine A. Corcos.
• French Mysteries - The list is compiled by mystery author Cara Black.
• French Crime Fiction - An article on the historical development of French crime fiction by Sue Neale.
• Series Mysteries Featuring British Police Detectives - This list is by the Downers Grove Public Library.
• British Police Procedurals - This list is somewhat dated but will give you a good idea of which authors to look for. It is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Public Library.
• Mystery Tour Great Britain and Ireland - This list is by the Manchester Public Library.
• London Mystery Novels - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me!
• London Underground Crime Fiction - This list is by Janet Rudolph/
• Irish Crime Writers - an extensive list of links to authors' web sites compiled by Cormac Miller.
• Irish Authors Writing Crime and Mystery Fiction set in Ireland - This list is by the St. Charles Public Library.
• Gaelic Mysteries - This list is from the Indian Prairie Public Library.
• Italian Mysteries - Web site for historical and contemporary mysteries set in Italy.
• A Hard-Boiled Gazeteer to Italy - Crime novel list by Bill Ott in Booklist, May 1, 2006.
• Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Crime Fiction - This list is by Janet Rudolph.
• Scandinavian Mysteries - Crime in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, andSweden. This list is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Public Library.
• Nordic and Scandinavian Mysteries - This list is by the Downers Grove Public Library.
• After Wallander: a new generation of Scandinavian detectives takes over - An article by Vanessa Thorpe in the Guardian, Sept., 2010.
• Tartan Noir - Mystery novels set in Scotland. This list is by the Springfield City Library.
• Scottish Crime Fiction: An Overview - This article is from Books From Scotland.com
• Edinburgh Reads - A Google map of novels set in Edinburgh. Though it is not limited to mysteries, you will find many of them here.
• Vatican Crimes - Mysteries and thrillers set in the Vatican. List by the Springfield City Library.
• Mystery Novels Set in Wales - This list is by Stop, You're Killing Me!
• Another Word for Murder - Foreign crime fiction in translation. This list is by the Springfield City Library.
• Murder in Far Away Places - Mystery novels from around the world. This list is compiled by the Skokie Public Library.
• Crime in the City - a series of interviews by NPR with various mystery writers whose books feature cities around the world.
• Crime Fiction in the British Empire - an essay on the detectives of Canada, Australia, India, and other colonial locations. From the Whodunit Mystery Bookstore.
• G. J. Demko's Landscapes in Crime - Articles about the mystery novel in the US and in countries around the world.

Murder on Vacation

• Mysteries That Take Place on Cruise Ships - This list is by the Cozy Mystery List Blog.
• Murder on Board - Cruise and sailing mysteries list compiled by the Springfield Public Library
• Going Coastal - Murders set on beaches and islands. By the St. Charles Public Library.
• Beach Mysteries - Death in the sand. This list is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Library.

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