Home - Where you will find out more about mystery novels, find new authors, and learn about some really great older ones.

Mystery Author Index

Mystery Reviews and Aids to Mystery Novel Selection

Lists of Newly Published Books

• Stop! You're Killing Me - This site lists of books by individual authors, lists of mysteries by location, occupation, and historical period. It also lists newly released books. Books are linked to Amazon.Com so you can go shopping right away.
• Mystery Sequels - lists of newly published books, book reviews, and lists of books in mystery serials in order.
• Word on the Street - What's new for private investigator fans in the way of books, movies, DVD's and TV shows. There are links to Amazon for your shopping needs. This is from the Thrilling Detective web site.
• Crime Fiction - From The Guardian. New books and articles about the world of mystery fiction.
• Crime Fiction Lover - British announcement and review site.
• Any New Books - This site will send you notices about new books on subjects in which you are interested. I use it and know it works.
• Book Series in Order - Exactly what the title says. It is a great help for those of you who wish to read mystery novels in order.

Reviews of Mystery Novels

• CrimeReads - This site has reviews and it also has articles about mystery novels, and lists of mystery novels on topics of interest to mystery readers.
• Crime Time- British mystery magazine with reviews, interviews, and articles.
• Mystery Reviews - Reviews of mystery books by the News York Times. For many years, these reviews were done by Marilyn Stasio, and if you want to know more about Marilyn Stasio read this article in the New York Times.
• Mystery and Crime Reviews - From Kirkus magazine.
• January Magazine - Book reviews and articles about mystery fiction.

Mystery Blogs and Wikis

Blogs about early and golden age mysteries

• Beneath the Stains of Time - Reviews of some mysteries of the Golden Age, and some mystery authors who are rarely noticed.
• Pretty Sinister Books - A blog about "Crime, Supernatural and Adventure fiction. Obscure, Forgotten and Well Worth Reading."
• The Golden Age of Detection Wiki - Biographies and bibliographies of writers of the Golden Age. There are also nonfiction articles about Golden Age mystery novels, links to mystery magazines and e-zines, and sources for books.
• Philly Reader - Reviews of early and Golden Age mysteries.
• Classic Mysteries - For the fan of older, classic mystery novels. There are both written reviews of classic novels and a podcast. This site is apparently no longer being maintained.

Blogs about current mystery novels from the US and UK

• Mystery Fanfare - Blog by Janet Rudolph for Mystery Readers Journal.
• Reviewing the Evidence - Many reviews of mysteries. These reviews and the site are very well done and easily searched.
• The Cozy Mystery List Blog - Blog for fans of cozy mystery novels.
• Omnimystery News - Information and reviews of mystery books, games and videos. They also keep track of free and low priced e-books on Amazon.
• The Rap Sheet - News and reviews. There is also a great list of links to other blogs and mystery web sites.
• Crime Fiction Dossier - by David J. Montgomery.

Blogs about international mystery novels

• EuroCrime - A great site if you want to keep up with the current mysteries which are being published in the United Kingdom and Europe.
• International Noir Fiction - Reviews and comments on mysteries from around the world.
• AustCrimeFiction - What's new in crime fiction in Australia and New Zealand.

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