The holidays are a perfect time to cozy up with a good mystery novel, and this season offers a wonderful variety of whodunits ...

So if you're looking for a great series over a standalone book, you're in luck. We've gathered 10 of the best mystery book series for fans of all tastes—from police procedurals to gritty noir.

As one of the best five-star books we’ve read ... This book is the first in the “Mercy McCarthy Mystery” series. Succeeding ...

and influential mystery and thriller books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s This project is led by Lucy Feldman, Annabel Gutterman, Megan McCluskey, and Meg Zukin, with writing ...

This year was a boon for whodunit readers, with great books by Donna Leon, Richard Osman, Louise Penny and more.

This year’s best crime fiction runs a global gamut in settings from New York to Dublin, London to Los Angeles, Geneva to Edinburgh. There’s a metafictional murder mystery, a psychological ...

if you’re searching for some gritty and gripping Scottish crime books that embody the moody mystery of the country, here are a few detective series to get you started. Hard-drinking philosopher ...

Alex Segura returns to the comic book world with “Alter Ego ... and the latest in this annual collection of “The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024” delivers with superior tales ...

P. J. Nelson introduces Madeline Brimley, who inherits her aunt’s small-town bookstore, in “Booked for Murder.” The 2024 ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The books on this list vary their drops: Some are skydives, others gentle bumps.

$17.60 at amazon.com As featured in ELLE’s best books of summer 2024 ... The second installment in Mackintosh’s DC Morgan series—though it, too, can be read as a standalone—this mystery tinkers with ...