Look for a Mystery by Date

Early Mystery Novels 1840 - 1913

-- From Poe to Sherlock Holmes

--Those Who Came After Holmes

Novels of the Golden Age 1914 - 1945

18th and 19th Century Crime and Police

The British Mystery Novel 1945 - 1990

--The British Police Detective

--The British Amateur Detective

Modern British Mystery Novels 1990 -

The American Mystery Novel 1945 - 1990

--The Private Detective

--The Policeman and the Crime Novel

--The Amateur Detective

--Modern American Mystery Novels 1945 -

The European Mystery Novel

--Modern European Mystery Novels

Other Places to Look

Mystery Reading Lists by Topic

Mystery Reading Lists by Location

Historical Mystery Novels

Lists of "Best" Mysteries and of Mystery Awards

A Chronology of Mystery Firsts

Mystery Publishers and Bookstores

Dell Mapbacks and Other Cover Art

Libraries with Mystery Novel Collections

Mystery Magazines and Conventions

General Mystery Web Sites

--Book Reviews and Blogs

--Mysteries on film and TV

--True Crime

--Other Mystery Web Sites and Curious Articles

Index of Mystery Authors

Bibliography