Some of Our Favorite Sites for Mystery Writers and Readers
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.
- The Bloodstained Bookshelf - Lists of new mystery novels by
publication date.
- New Mysteries - New mystery list by the Clues Unlimited Mystery Bookstore.
Reviews of Mystery Novels
- Crime Time - British mystery magazine with reviews, interviews, and articles.
- The Tangled Web UK - Great site covering all aspects of mystery
fiction including current mystery novels.
- Mystery Reviews - Reviews of mystery books by
Marilyn Stasio in the News York Times since 1997. Registration is required with the Times but it is painless.
- January Magazine - Book reviews and articles about mystery
fiction.
- The Mystery Reader - News, reviews, and an
author address book to help you locate the e-mail address and/or web site of your favorite
author.
- Mystery Ink - Mystery novel reviews, and information about the Gumshoe awards.
- The Cozy Library - If cozy mystery novels are your favorites, you will enjoy the reviews and author
biographies at the Cozy Library. There is also a extensive page of links to author's web sites.
- New Mystery Reader Magazine - an online magazine featuring reviews of current
mystery novels including paperbacks, hardcovers, and audio books.
- Who Dunnit - Reviews of mystery books and biographies of mystery authors. It is only
possible to locate reviews by the title of the book.
- Allan Guthrie's Noir Originals Web Site - Reviews and essays on noir fiction by
a mystery novelist.
- AllReaders - A reader's advisory service. Search here to find mysteries that you might like to read.
Mystery Blogs and Wikis
Mysteries in Film and on TV
- Mystery - Web site for the PBS mystery series.
- Mystery Net - Mysteries in print and on TV. This site
has many discussion groups of various aspects of the mystery.
- Mysteries on TV - a listing of TV series which are now available on DVD.
- BBC Crime Drama - Look here for information on current BBC
productions.
- ITV Classic Crime - News about British crime series.
- British Mystery Series - If you are a fan of British mystery series, you
will enjoy this site which has chronological lists and brief descriptions of the episodes of series such as Midsomer Murders,
A Touch of Frost, and the Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
- Midsomer Murders - Fan site for
this excellent mystery series.
- Rosemary and Thyme - A delightful British mystery series starring Felicity
Kendall and Pam Ferris as two women who have started their own gardening business, and have discovered some bodies in the
herbaceous borders.
- MI-5 - The British series about the MI-5 Security Service. The links for each
episode help connect the events in the drama to real life.
True Crime
Other Mystery Web Sites
- In Reference to Murder - an extensive index to mystery-related web sites and to mystery
blogs.
- Crime and Mystery Fiction - Extensive lists of authors books and links
to authors web sites.
- Author Yellow Pages - Locate web sites and publisher sites for your favorite mystery author. You may
also sign up for e-mail notification of the publication of their new books.
- The ClueLass Home Page - Cluelass has two parts. The
Bloodstained Bookshelf lists the publication date of current mystery fiction. The Deadly Directory is a
guide to author web sites, bookstores, mystery bookstores, and mystery conferences.
- The Cozy Mystery List -
This site has lists of cozy mystery authors and their works. (If you do
not know what a cozy is, there is a definition here). There is also
information on mystery TV shows and movies and on award winning mystery
novels.
- The Curse of the Title Change - Some mystery novels do not seem
to be able to cross the Atlantic without changing their titles. This list has been compiled by Gaslight.
- Dell Map Back Mysteries
- A series of paperbacks, published in the 1940's and 1950's with a map
of the scene of the crime on the back cover. This article is by Gary
Lovisi in Mystery Scene magazine.
- Reading Lists - These are bibliographies of books about mystery
fiction and films. By Crime Culture.
- Read 'Em Their Writes: A Handbook for Mystery and Crime Fiction Book Discussions
by Garry Warren Niebuhr, Libraries Unlimited, 2006. This book may be purchased from Amazon.Com.
- Mystery and Detective Trivia Quizzes - So you think that you
know mystery novels? Try taking these quizzes.
- Resources for Readers and Writers of Mystery Novels -
Lots of links to true crime, forensics, and to writing sites.
- Mystery Writers of America
- Sisters in Crime - National web site of the
organization dedicated to promoting the work of women mystery writers.
- International Thriller Writers, Inc.
- The Crime Writers Association - of the United Kingdom.
- The Crime Writers of Canada Association - This site
has a list of the winners of the Arthur Ellis Award, and also members' biographies.
- Crime Culture - The focus of this academic site is on film noir and the hard-boiled
detective story. It has articles, booklists, and links to other web sites. It is well worth a visit.
- Detective Fiction on Stamps
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