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Detective Fiction
16 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Where to Start with Ian Rankin: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Ian Rankin — whether to begin with Knots and Crosses or Black and Blue. A complete reading guide to the Scottish crime novelist.
Where to Start with Jonathan Lethem: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Jonathan Lethem — whether to begin with Motherless Brooklyn or The Fortress of Solitude. A complete reading guide to the American novelist.
Arthur Conan Doyle Books in Order: Complete Sherlock Holmes Guide
Arthur Conan Doyle's complete Sherlock Holmes bibliography in order — from A Study in Scarlet to The Case-Book. Reading order, best stories, and where to start.
Best Detective Fiction: From Golden Age to Hardboiled to Modern Noir
The best detective fiction — from Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler to Tana French and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The complete guide to crime fiction.
Where to Start with Agatha Christie: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Agatha Christie — whether to begin with And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, or The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Arthur Conan Doyle: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Arthur Conan Doyle — whether to begin with A Study in Scarlet, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, or The Hound of the Baskervilles. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Holly Jackson: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Holly Jackson — whether to begin with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Good Girl Bad Blood, or As Good As Dead. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Isaac Asimov: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Isaac Asimov — whether to begin with Foundation, I Robot, or The Caves of Steel. A complete reading guide to the classic sci-fi author.
Where to Start with James Patterson: A Reading Guide
Where to start with James Patterson — whether to begin with Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls, or 1st to Die. A complete reading guide to the bestselling thriller writer.
Where to Start with Jim Butcher: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Jim Butcher and The Dresden Files — why to begin with Storm Front and what to expect from the urban fantasy series. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Louise Penny: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Louise Penny and Inspector Gamache — why to begin with Still Life and what to expect from the Three Pines series. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Michael Connelly: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Michael Connelly — whether to begin with The Black Echo, The Lincoln Lawyer, or City of Bones. A complete reading guide to the Bosch series.
Harry Bosch Books in Order: Complete Series Reading Guide (2026)
Every Harry Bosch book in order — all 21 novels from The Black Echo to Desert Star, including the connected Mickey Haller and Terry McCaleb series, with where to start.
Michael Connelly Books in Order: Harry Bosch and Complete Reading Guide (2026)
The complete Michael Connelly reading guide — Harry Bosch series, The Lincoln Lawyer, and the Connelly universe reading order for new and established fans.
22 Best Mystery Books of All Time: Essential Reads From Christie to Flynn (2026)
The best mystery novels aren't just puzzles — they're windows into how societies hide their crimes. These 22 books span the golden age of detective fiction to today's psychological thriller.
Books Like The New York Trilogy: 11 Novels
If Paul Auster's New York Trilogy left you unsettled and exhilarated by fiction that uses detective conventions to dismantle the self, these novels pursue the same unsettling questions.
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