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Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime and mystery fiction in which an investigator (often a detective), either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder. ...more

New Releases Tagged "Detective"

Miss Wolcott's Ghost (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #21)
The Undercover Bookshop
The Occidental Book of the Dead
The Killing of a Chestnut Tree (Havelock Harper Mysteries, #1)
Takedown (Pursuit Collection)
Murders in the Marquee (Murder Most Fowl Mysteries, #1)
The Big Cats Dance Party (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #27)

Most Read This Week

Miss Wolcott's Ghost (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #21)
The Hollow (Harry Bosch, #26; Harry Bosch Universe, #43)
Mademoiselle le Sleuth (Paris Backstage Murders)
The Charity Shop Detective Agency (The Charity Shop Detective Agency, #1)
The Family Cross (Alex Cross, #36)
The Undercover Bookshop
The Detective's Wife
Fury in Death (In Death, #63)
One Split Second (Tracy Crosswhite, #12)
The Ex-Wives Club
Delusional (Michael Bennett #18)
The Bewitching
26 Beauties (Women's Murder Club, #26)
Her First Mistake (Noelle Marshall, #1)
The Proving Ground (The Lincoln Lawyer, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #41)
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Lists

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Bookish Thrillers
129 books — 134 voters
One for the Money by Janet EvanovichDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieCat Scratch Murder by Karen McSpadeHard Eight by Janet EvanovichThe Unlikely Murder Club by Gina X. Grant
Cozy Crimes
770 books — 397 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin HallThe Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoA Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
Best Multicultural Mysteries
229 books — 128 voters
Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterFledgling by Mark A. CooperPoint Blank by Anthony HorowitzThe Recruit by Robert Muchamore
Spy Kids
323 books — 710 voters

Detective Books

Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
And Then There Were None
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
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Quotes Tagged “Detective”

Agatha Christie
“ At the small table, sitting very upright, was one of the ugliest old ladies he had ever seen. It was an ugliness of distinction - it fascinated rather than repelled. ”
― Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express
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Gosho Aoyama
“ There's only one truth ...more ”
― aoyama gosho
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Videos Tagged “Detective”

Alexander McCall Smith on Dream Angus
Alexander McCall Smith on Dream Angus
Kelli Stanley at Kepler's
Kelli Stanley at Kepler's
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Groups Tagged "Detective"

A new group, open to all fans of Georges Simenon's Maigret novels.…more
1 member, last active one year ago
Anything Legal, Legal Thrillers, Legal Mysteries and More This group is a place for authors and readers of anything legal, (thrillers, mysteries and more)…more
998 members, last active one year ago
Crime Detective Mystery Thriller Group This is a book club/group for ALL books about crime, mysteries, and thrillers. From romantic sus…more
2,969 members, last active 20 hours ago
Martial Arts Fiction A place to discuss the best and worst of ninjas, samurai, monks, assassins, cops and bad-guys, k…more
167 members, last active 5 days ago

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