20 Classic Murder Mystery Books to Test Out Your Detective Skills. Oh this? It's just my magnifying glass for, you know, solving crimes. By Laura Hanrahan Published: Feb 06, 2024 3:08 PM EST.

All that being said, it's always time to pick up a classic murder mystery book. Here, 20 of the best classics to read now: Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery.

If you're a murder mystery fan, then you've gotta make sure you've read all the classics. Here are 20 of the best to get started.

3. The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald (1949). At some invisible moment in the middle of the 20th century, America wrestled the mystery novel away from the Brits. Conan Doyle, Margery Allingham ...

British Library Crime Classics, Library of Congress Crime Classics, American Mystery Classics, Soho Crime, Locked Room International, Stark House Press, Crippen & Landru and several others have ...

A 100-year-old 'masterpiece' has been called the greatest classic novel of all time, beating out the likes of Jane Austen and ...

Fans of classic mystery novels have probably heard of Hammett and Chandler — but not of Mabel Seeley, even though she was also a bestselling author in the 1930s and 1940s.

This 1930 classic—which was further immortalized in the acclaimed film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as private detective Sam Spade—is often considered one of the best mystery novels of all time.

These mystery novels are so clever they deserve a second read. New editions of books by John Dickson Carr, Tom Mead and Edna Sherry remind me why I loved them the first time.

Cozy mystery brings a sweet, loveable but still punchy twist to classic mystery books. Here's what makes a cozy mystery and the best books to read. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

All that being said, it's always time to pick up a classic murder mystery book. Here, 20 of the best classics to read now: Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery.