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Kindle Unlimited Mystery Crime Fiction Page 1 Last Kindle Unlimited Mystery Crime Fiction Last First Series/Title Genre Setting Comment Allingham Margery Albert Campion series – The Fashion in Shrouds 1930s classic police procedural England Amstrong Charlotte Various, A Dram of Poison Classic 1950s American suspense, humor Various Bernhardt Williams Various, Ben Kincaid series – Primary Justice Contemporary legal thrillers Tulsa, OK Blevins Meredith Mystic Cafe/Annie Szabo series – The Hummingbird Wizard Contemporary, gypsies, humorous California S Bowen Peter Gabriel Du Pré series – Coyote Wind Cattle inspector, amateur sleuth Montana Brand Christianna Three classic British police series – Green for Danger WWII England Breslin Jimmy Various – The Gang That Couldn't Shot Straight Contemporary, mobsters New York City Cain James M. Various, not his famous works Hard-boiled, noir Various Caldwell Joseph Various, The Pig Did It series – The Pig Did It Contemporary comedy of manners County Kerry, Ireland Carillo Charlie My Ride with Gus Contemporary, wiseguys, humorous Brookyln R Robin Hood criminal, books, movies, radio, Charteris Leslie Various, Simon Templar - Enter the Saint 1920s-70s England Contemporary police procedural, long out of Cooper Susan Rogers Various, Milt Kovak series – The Man in the Green Chevy print Oklahoma R Cotterill Colin Dr. Siri series – The Coroner's Lunch 1970s coroner, communists Laos S Various, Mrs. Norris series – Death of An Old Sinner; Julie 1950s, Scottish housekeeper, amateur sleuth; Davis Dorothy Salisbury Hayes series – A Death in the Life 1970s fortune-teller New York City Various, multiple series, Jill Smith – Karma; Vejay Haskell – An Equal Opportunity Death; Kiernan O'Shaughnessy – Pious Contemporary: police procedural; amateur Dunlap Susan Deception sleuth meter reader; former medical examiner Various, California R Eberhart Mignon Non-series romantic suspense Founder of American romantic suspense, 1930s Various Eco Umberto Various, The Name of the Rose Historical 1300s, monastery Italy Various series: Gideon Oliver – Fellowship of Fear; Chris Norgren – A Deceptive Clarity; Alix London – A Dangerous Contemporary forensic anthropology; museum Elkins Aaron Talent curator; art conservator The World R Estleman Loren D. Amos Walker series – Motor City Blue Contemporary, PI, hard-boiled, Viet Nam vet Detroit Fitzhugh Bill Various, Rick Shannon series – Radio Activity Contemporary DJ, amateur PI, humorous Mississippi Fleming Ian James Bond series – Casino Royale Classic spy novels The World Fossum Karin Inspector Sejer series – Eva's Eye Contemporary, police procedural Oslo Gifford Thomas Various, The Wind Chill Factor Contemporary thriller Various Goldsborough Robert J. Various, Nero Wolfe mystery series – Murder in E Minor Nero Wolfe pastiche, 1970s New York City Gregor Demarkian holiday series – Not a Creature Was Haddam Jane Stirring; pseudonym for Orania Papazoglou Contemporary, former FBI agent Philadelphia R Handler David Stewart Hoag series – The Man Who Died Laughing Contemporary, ghostwriter, humorous New York, various Harvey John DI Charlie Resnick series – Lonely Hearts Contemporary, police procedural Nottingham S Hiaasen, Carl & Montalbano, Bill Non-series, long out of print Thriller Florida Hurley Graham Faraday and Winter series – Turnstone Contemporary police procedural Portsmouth, England R Janes Robert J. St. Cyr and Kohler series – Mayhem WWII crime novels Occupied France R Page 1 Kindle Unlimited Mystery Crime Fiction Last First Series/Title Genre Setting Comment Various, Inspector Profiry Rostnikov series – Death of a Dissident; Abe Lieberman series – Lieberman's Folly; Toby 1980s Soviet detective; contemporary police Moscow; Chicago; Kaminsky Stuart M. Peters series – Death of a Star procedural; 1940s detective Hollywood King Peter Unnamed gourmet detective series – The Gourmet Detective Contemporary, amateur sleuth London Contemporary, Harvard professor, amateur Langton Jane Various, Homer Kelly series – The Transcendental Murder sleuth New England, various Levine Paul Various: Jake Lassiter, Solomon vs. Lord Contemporary, lawyers, humorous Florida Mayor Archer Joe Gunther series – Open Season Contemporary police procedural Vermont McBain Ed 87th Precinct series – Cop Hater Begun in the 50s, police procedural Manhattan Mitchell Gladys Various, Mrs. Brady series – Speedy Death Classic English mysteries, 1930s-80's England Contemporary, Juvenile Court investigator, Padgett Abigail Various, Bo Bradley series – Child of Silence bipolar disorder San Diego S Palmer Stuart Hildegarde Withers series – The Penguin Pool Murder 1930s school teacher amateur sleuth New York City Papazoglou Orania Patience McKenna series – Sweet, Savage Death Contemporary, romance writer, amateur sleuth New York City R Various: series, Captain Altriste; non-series – The Flanders Perez Reverte Arturo Panel, The Club Dumas, The Seville Communion Historic and contemporary mystery novels Europe S Perry Anne Thomas & Charlotte Pitt series – The Cater Street Hangman Victorian police procedural London Various novels, short stories, Ellery Queen series – The Queen Ellery Roman Hat Mystery Amateur sleuth, 1930s, classic New York City Quinn Anthony Inspector Celcius Day – Disappeared Contemporary, police procedural, conflict Belfast S Rendell Ruth Inspector Wexford series - #13 and 14 Contemporary, police procedural England Non-series romantic suspense - The Circular Staircase, The Rinehart Mary Roberts Wall, The Yellow Room, The Door Classic American mysteries, 1900s-50s East Coast S Robinson Steve Jefferson Tayte series – In the Blood Contemporary, genealogical mysteries Various Rosen R. D. Harvey Blissburg series – Strike Three You're Dead Contemporary baseball-player amateur sleuth Providence RI R Rozan S. J. Lydia Chin & Bill Smith series – China Trade Contemporary PI New York City R Satterthwaite Walter Various, Joshua Croft series – Wall of Glass Contemporary PI, as well as historic figures Santa Fe, NM Sayers Dorothy L. Lord Peter Wimsey series – Whose Body? Golden Age, amateur sleuth London S Soos Troy Mickey Rawlings series, Murder at Fenway Park Historical baseball, amateur sleuth New York City Tapply William Brady Coyne series – Death at Charity's Point Contemporary, lawyer, amateur sleuth Boston Groundbreaking female NYPD officer IRL, Uhnak Dorothy Det. Christie Opara series – The Bait 1960s-70s Manhattan R Van Lustbader Eric Various, Nicholas Linnear series – The Ninja Martial arts, Japanese-American New York City Vine Barbara Various Contemporary, psychological England Westlake Donald Various, Dortmunder series – The Hot Rock Contemporary, jewel thief, humorous New York City R Wilson Robert S. Various. A Small Death in Lisbon 1941 and 1999, WWII Portgual R Winslow Don Neal Carey series – A Cool Breeze on the Underground Contemporary, PI, humorous Various R Wolf Inger Ash Hazel Micallef series – The Calling Contemporary police procedural Port Dundas, Ontario S Page 2 Kindle Unlimited Mystery Crime Fiction Last First Series/Title Genre Setting Comment Woolrich Cornell Various, including films – Night Has a Thousand Eyes Classic noir, 1940s New York City Page 3.
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