Welcome to Mysteries and Crime Fiction
Mystery or crime fiction consists of novels or short stories in which a detective (either professional or amateur) investigates and solves a crime.
There are countless variations of the mystery genre, and this page contains a mix of all types. Highlighted are the mysteries here in the library, along with other sites that might be of interest to the die-hard mystery reader.
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Mr. Mercedes by Call Number: PS3561.I483 M519 2014ISBN: 9781476754451Publication Date: 20142015 Edgar Award Winner for Best Novel
Saints of the Shadow Bible by Call Number: PR6068.A57 S25 2014bISBN: 9780316224550Publication Date: 20142015 Edgar Award Nominee
Ordinary Grace by Call Number: PS3561.R766 O73 2013bISBN: 1410458229Publication Date: 2013From "New York Times"-bestselling author Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961. 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for Best Novel.
Red Sparrow by Call Number: PS3613.A8484 R43 2013ISBN: 1476706123Publication Date: 2013In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a "Sparrow," a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency's most important Russian mole. As the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, and-inevitably-forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well. 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for Best First Novel by an American Author
The Wicked Girls by Call Number: PR6063.A2438 W53 2013ISBN: 0143123866Publication Date: 2013On a fateful summer morning in 1986, two eleven-year-old girls meet for the first time. By the end of the day, they will both be charged with murder. 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for Best Paperback Original.
The troubled man by Call Number: PT9876.23.A49 O7613 2011ISBN: 0307593495Publication Date: 2011When Kurt Wallander is called into the case of the disappearance of a retired naval officer, coincidentally his daughter's future father-in-law, he becomes embroiled in a story of Cold War espionage.
The black book by Call Number: PL248.P34 K3713 2006ISBN: 1400078652Publication Date: 2006Galip is a lawyer living in Istanbul. His wife, the detective-novel-loving Rüya, has disappeared. Could she have left him for her ex-husband, Celâl, a popular newspaper columnist? But Celâl, too, seems to have vanished. As Galip investigates, he finds himself assuming the enviable Celâl's identity, wearing his clothes, answering his phone calls, even writing his columns.
The white tiger by Call Number: PR9619.4.A35 W472 2008ISBN: 9781416562603Publication Date: 2008When he relocates to New Delhi to take a new job, Balram Halwai is disillusioned by the city's materialism and technology-spawned violence, a circumstance that forces him to question his loyalties, ambitions, and past.
The black tower by Call Number: PS3552.A85864 O77 2008ISBN: 9780061173509Publication Date: 2008Having used his mastery of disguise and surveillance to nab some of France's most notorious criminals, early nineteenth-century detective Vidocq teams up with obscure medical student Hector to track down the most challenging adversary of his career, a case with ties to the missing son of Marie Antoinette.
Popular Authors
- David Baldacci
- Dan Brown
- Sandra Brown
- Raymond Chandler
- Mary Higgins Clark
- Michael Connelly
- Jeffery Deaver
- Joanne Fluke
- Elizabeth George
- John Grisham
- Jack Higgins
- P.D. James
- Faye Kellerman
- Jonathan Kellerman
- Steig Larsson
- Henning Mankell
- Alexander McCall Smith
- Walter Mosley
- Jo Nesbo
- James Patterson
- Ian Rankin
- John Sandford
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On DVD
Shock corridorCall Number: PN1995.9.D4 S52 2010ISBN: 9781604653731A journalist fakes mental illness to get himself committed to a mental hospital for a story. Soon, he starts to lose his mind.
The naked kissCall Number: PN1997 .N3244 2010ISBN: 9781604653755An ex-prostitute moves to a small town to start her life over, but her past soon follows.
Swimming poolCall Number: PN1997 .S94 2004ISBN: 0783293690Sarah is a famous British murder mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts an offer from her publisher to stay at his home in the south of France.
Children of menCall Number: PN1997 .C58 2007In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind --(imdb).
Websites of interest
- Mystery Writers of AmericaThe premier organization for mystery and crime writers, aspiring crime writers and folks who just love to read crime fiction.
- Classic Crime Fiction (UK)"The ultimate crime fiction website"
- Euro-CrimeA site for fans and would-be fans of British and European crime fiction.
- Crime Fiction AwardsA comprehensive listing of the numerous organizations that annually recognize outstanding writing in the field of mystery, suspense, thriller and crime fiction.
- Edgar AwardsThe winners and nominees for best Mystery titles.