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

In Francis Spufford’s new novel, “Cahokia Jazz,” a detective must solve the mystery of a staged killing before its repercussions destroy his city’s social and political order. An F.

When you want to break out your magnifying glass and become a detective but don’t want to deal with gory horror, consider ...

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Foodie mystery novel Butter named Waterstones Book Of The Year - The novel focuses is about a Tokyo female journalist who ...

Mystery novels have been popular for more than 200 years, and it is really no mystery to see why. One way to hook a reader is to introduce a bombshell event early on and lay ...