In the mood for a great mystery? Take ten! These authors write…

…“cozy” mysteries … grittier, more intense stories …about exotic settings Sue Grafton Michael Connelly Timothy Hallinan Lilian Jackson Braun Dennis Lehane Martin Cruz Smith Tamar Myers Patricia Cornwell Deon Meyer Rhys Bowen Jeffrey Deaver Alexander McCall Smith Mary Higgins Clark Thomas Harris Colin Cotterill M.C. Beaton Andrew Vachss Donna Leon Dorothy Gilman Tess Gerritsen Peter Hoeg Sarah Strohmeyer Jonathan Kellerman Louise Penny Nancy Atherton S. J. Watson Barbara Nadel Joanne Fluke Iris Johansen Sujata Massey

…mystery blended with humor ...CLASSICS …bestsellers Donna Andrews Edgar Allan Poe Gillian Flynn Janet Evanovich Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Laura Lippman Carl Hiaasen Agatha Christie Charlaine Harris Lawrence Block Mary Roberts Rinehart J.D. Robb C. Alan Bradley Erle Stanley Gardner Stieg Larsson Kinky Friedman Dorothy L. Sayers Lee Child Lisa Lutz Josephine Tey James Patterson Donald Westlake G.K. Chesterton John Sandford Dixie Cash Raymond Chandler John Lescroart Elmore Leonard P.D. James J.A. Jance

…with historical Settings …“hard-boiled” and/or NOIR mysteries …inside info about a hobby or occupation I.J. Parker James M. Cain Elizabeth Peters Barbara Cleverly Minette Walters Elly Griffiths Lindsey Davis Jim Thompson Diane Mott Davidson Carola Dunn Max Allan Collins Laura Childs Kerry Greenwood George Pelacanos Cleo Coyle Catriona McPherson Dashiell Hammett Joanne Fluke Anne Perry Raymond Chandler Jonathan Gash Ellis Peters Robert B. Parker Earlene Fowler Jacqueline Winspear James Lee Burke Maggie Sefton Steven Saylor Hard Case Crime (publisher) Jenn McKinlay

…fictional plots with actual historical figures …mysteries with regional flavor

Susan Wittig Albert James Lee Burke Anna MacLean Dana Stabenow Carol McCleary Walter Mosley Stephanie Barron Joan Hess Robert Barnard Sharyn McCrumb Barbara Hamilton Stuart Woods J.J. Murphy Joe R. Lansdale Nicola Upson William Bernhardt Nancy Means Wright Tim Dorsey Elliot Roosevelt Tony Hillerman

…mysteries set in Texas or featuring Texas themes

Jeff Abbot Kinky Friedman Susan Wittig Albert Steven Saylor Susan Rogers Cooper Nancy Bell Bill Crider Rick Riordan Jan Grape Mary Willis Walker