When you want to break out your magnifying glass and become a detective but don’t want to deal with gory horror, consider picking up a funny mystery book. This subgenre involves characters solving a ...

If you enjoyed Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, with its unique blend of heart, comedy, and a good mystery, you're ...

My ever-growing tower of crime novels is proof of the reader’s lament: “So many books, so little time.” This spring’s TBR list includes headline grabbers like former FBI Director James Comey’s “FDR ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a researcher focusing on how the media we consume shapes us. People have been captivated by mystery novels for almost two ...

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If you're looking for a book featuring small-town charm, an amateur sleuth, lighthearted suspense and an eerie case that keeps you guessing, you'll find all that and more in the cozy mystery genre.