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Mysteries

Big Sites

• The Mystery Reader
  Lots of reviews that can be located by author name or type of mystery. Forthcoming books are listed in the "Eagerly Awaited" section. Author addresses and author giveaways too.
• Poisoned Pen
  One of the largest mystery bookstores in North America. Great reading lists, including staff picks, monthly picks, classic crimes, award winners, etc.
• ClueLass
  Includes the Deadly Directory Online, a searchable database of entries for authors, publishers, events, awards, and much more. And the Blood Stained Bookshelf, a directory of new and forthcoming titles. Also mystery news and more.
• Mysterious Home Page
  "Just the Links Ma'am" Loads and loads of links to other sites. Authors, reviews, organizations, publishers, and anything else you want to know about mysteries. Now maintained and part of the ClueLass site.
• Murder on the Internet
  Links to major Web resources for mystery and detective fiction.
• Stop, You're Killing Me
  "A resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books. Stop! has hundreds of authors, with complete, chronological lists of their books in this sub-genre."
• The Thrilling Detective Web Site
  Online magazine focuses on "private eyes & other tough guys". Reviews, short stories and more.

Books in MVLS Libraries

• MVLS/SALS Catalog
  Connect to your library catalog and select your library.
  Select Keywords in Subject search and search by the type of mystery you enjoy
  and add the word mystery. For example: Catering Mystery, Medical Mystery, Legal
  Mystery, Police Mystery, Time Travel Mystery.
• Limit by date: When you search, select a date to get books from a particular year.
• Request a title: To reserve a book, click on the "Place Request" link of a specific book. A library card and PIN number (last 4 digits of your phone number) are needed.

Reviews, Forthcoming, Reading Lists, Awards

• Bloodstained Bookshelf
  New releases for the past few months. Forthcoming books for the next few months.
• Mostly Fiction : Mystery & Suspense
  Reviews, latest releases, upcoming titles. Good place to get a quick look at lots of recent titles. Check out the Detectives & Sleuths page too.
• Series Character Index
  Sleuths by Occupation, Mysteries by job, diversity and location. From the Stop, You're Killing Me site.
• Bibliomysteries
  Love books? Love mysteries? This site covers mysteries that have settings, plots, and characters "related to the world of books, writers, archives, and libraries."
• Mysteries by region
  From 2004. Covers United States.

Discussions

• Dorothy-L
  Great discussion group for mystery lovers. Readers, authors, librarians - anyone interested in mysteries can find a treasure trove here.

Learn more about Mysteries

• History of the Mystery
  From Cicero to Alfred Hitchcock, learn more about the mystery writing through the centuries.
• Mystery Definitions
  Mystery sub-genre definitions. Originally written by staff at Queens Borough Public Library.
  

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