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 ...

Hank Phillippi Ryan is the best-selling author of 16 psychological thrillers. She’s won five Agatha Awards, five Anthony ...

Two detectives walk into a hospital room. That line isn’t a joke, but they are. The detectives are called Martin and Gannon, and they’ve been sent to investigate the burglary and beating of Toby ...

There’s never a bad time of year to dive into a great mystery thriller book, but something about fall and winter—with their ...

M. L. Rio has made a name for herself within the space of the dark academia aesthetic. Fans have called her brooding, Donna Tartt-esque debut novel “If We Were Villains” “the only book ever written.” ...

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 ...

A kidnapped girl, a missing dog, exotic fishes that get stolen, a feared Mexican mafia don and a couple of smaller dons, a ...

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of ...

Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade with a red and black background. Image via Warner Bros. John Huston's The Maltese Falcon ranks as one of the greatest film noirs of time, noted for its exceptional story ...