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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 That Dissolve Identity and Form
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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