Early Classics
Espionage
- Ambler, Eric
- Berry, Steve
- Buchan, John
- Childers, Erskine. The Riddle of the Sands
- Clancy, Tom
- Conrad, Joseph. The Secret Agent
- Deighton, Len
- Finder, Joseph
- Fleming, Ian
- Follett, Ken
- Forsythe, Frederick
- Furst, Alan
- Gilman, Dorothy
- Grady, James. Six Days of the Condor
- Greene, Graham
- Herron, Mick
- Ignatius, David
- le Carré, John
- Ludlum, Robert
- Lynds, Gayle
- MacInnes, Helen
- Mackinnon, Colin
- Matthews, Jason
- Maugham, W. Somerset. Ashenden
- McCarry, Charles
- Silva, Daniel
- Trevanian
Golden Age
- Bentley, E.C.. Trent's Last Case
- Chesterton, G.K.
- Christie, Agatha
- Freeman, R. Austin
- Queen, Ellery
- Sayers, Dorothy L
- Van Dine, S.S.
Historical
- Carr, Caleb
- Eco, Umberto. Foucault's Pendulum
- Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose
- Fforde, Jasper
- Lovesey, Peter
- Pamuk, Orhan. My Name is Red
- Perry, Anne
- Peters, Elizabeth
- Peters, Ellis
- Sykes, S.D.
- Todd, Charles
- Van Gulik, Robert
Legal/Medical
- Black, Benjamin
- Cook, Robin
- Cornwell, Patricia
- Fairstein, Linda
- Gardner, Erle Stanley
- Grisham, John
- Reichs, Kathy
- Turow, Scott
Police
- Chabon, Michael. The Yiddish Policeman's Union
- Connelly, Michael
- Dexter, Colin
- French, Tana
- Griffiths, Elly
- Hillerman, Tony
- Himes, Chester
- Kaminsky, Stuart M
- Keating, H.R.F.
- Kerr, Philip
- Mankell, Henning
- McBain, Ed
- McDermid, Val
- Meyer, Deon
- Mukherjee, Abir
- Nesbø, Jo
- Patterson, James
- Penny, Louise
- Rankin, Ian
- Simenon, Georges
- Sjöwall, Maj and Wahlöö, Per
- Smith, Martin Cruz
- Wambaugh, Joseph
- Wetering, Janwillem Van De
Private Eye
- Atkinson, Kate
- Block, Lawrence
- Burke, James Lee
- Chandler, Raymond
- Crumley, James
- Evanovich, Janet
- Grafton, Sue
- Hammett, Dashiell
- Hughes, Dorothy
- Lehane, Dennis
- Lippman, Laura
- MacDonald, Ross
- MacDonald, John D
- Mosley, Walter
- Paretsky, Sara
- Parker, Robert B
- Pronzini, Bill
- Rozan, S.J.
- Spillane, Mickey
- Vachss, Andrew
Sherlockiana
- Hockensmith, Steve. Holmes on the Range
- King, Laurie. Locked Rooms
- King, Laurie. The Beekeeper's Apprentice
- Kurland, Michael
- Mallory, Michael. Murder in the Bath
- Meyer, Nicholas. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
- Meyer, Nicholas. The West End Horror
Short Story - Anthologies
- Akashic Noir Series
- Best American Noir of the Century
- Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories
- The Best American Mystery Stories
- The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
Suspense/Crime
- Abbott, Jeff
- Abbott, Megan
- Auster, Paul. New York Trilogy
- Baldacci, David
- Brown, Dan
- Cain, James M.
- Child, Lee
- Clark, Mary Higgins
- Coben, Harlan
- Condon, Richard
- Cook, Thomas
- Cosby, S. A.
- Crichton, Michael. The Great Train Robbery
- Dahl, Roald. Best of Roald Dahl
- Deaver, Jeffery
- Demille, Nelson
- Dickens, Charles. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment
- du Maurier, Daphne
- Ellin, Stanley
- Ellroy, James
- Faulkner, William. Intruder in the Dust
- Flynn, Gillian
- Francis, Dick
- Hanff Korelitz, Jean
- Harris, Robert
- Harris, Thomas
- Hawkins, Paula. The Girl on the Train
- Hiaasen, Carl
- Higgins, George V
- Highsmith, Patricia
- Hoeg, Peter. Smilla’s Sense of Snow
- Iglesias, Gabino
- Jewell, Lisa
- Kellerman, Jonathan
- Kepnes, Caroline
- Klavan, Andrew
- Koryta, Michael
- Larsson, Stieg
- Leonard, Elmore
- Lethem, Jonathan. Motherless Brooklyn
- Levin, Ira. A Kiss Before Dying
- Lindsay, Jeff
- Marwood, Alex
- Millar, Margaret
- Mina, Denise
- Pelecanos, George
- Pérez-Reverte, Arturo
- Perry, Thomas
- Price, Richard
- Puzo, Mario. The Godfather
- Suskind, Patrick. Perfume
- Tartt, Donna . The Secret History
- Thomas, Ross
- Thompson, Jim
- Vine, Barbara (aka Ruth Rendell)
- Walters, Minette
- Westlake, Donald E
- Woolrich, Cornell
Traditional/Cozy
- Allingham, Margery
- Barr, Nevada
- Bowen, Rhys
- Brett, Simon
- Carr, John Dickson (aka Carter Dickson)
- Caudwell, Sarah
- Crombie, Deborah
- Dickson, Carter (aka John Dickson Carr)
- Foley, Lucy
- Gash, Jonathan
- George, Elizabeth
- Grimes, Martha
- Horowitz, Anthony
- James, P.D.
- Kemelman, Harry
- Maron, Margaret
- Marsh, Ngaio
- Neely, Barbara
- Page, Katherine Hall
- Pears, Iain
- Penny, Louise
- Rendell, Ruth (aka Barbara Vine)
- Smith, Alexander McCall
- Stout, Rex
- Symons, Julian
- Tey, Josephine
- Walker, Mary Willis
True Crime
- Berendt, John. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- Bowden, Mark. Killing Pablo
- Brasco, Donnie. Donnie Brasco
- Bugliosi, Vincent. Helter Skelter
- Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood
- Carlo, Philip. The Night Stalker
- Cep, Casey. Furious Hours
- Corchado, Alfredo. Midnight in Mexico
- Cullen, Dave. Columbine
- Douglas, John E. and Olshaker, Mark. Mindhunter
- Ellroy, James. My Dark Places
- Flacco, Anthony. Road Out of Hell
- Fox, Margalit. Conan Doyle for the Defense
- Gilmore, Mikal. Shot in the Heart
- Grann, David
- Grann, David. Killers of the Flower Moon
- Graysmith, Robert . Zodiac
- Grisham, John . The Innocent Man
- James, P.D. . The Maul and the Pear Tree
- Jentz, Terri. Strange Piece of Paradise
- Junger, Sebastian. A Death in Belmont
- Krakauer, Jon . Under the Banner of Heaven
- Krist, Gary . Empire of Sin
- Larson, Erik. Devil in the White City
- Maas, Peter. Underboss
- Macintyre, Ben . A Spy Among Friends
- Mailer, Norman. The Executioner's Song
- McGinniss, Joe. Fatal Vision
- McNamara, Michelle. I'll Be Gone in the Dark
- Orth, Maureen . Vulgar Favors
- Pileggi, Nicholas. Wise Guy
- Ratliff, Evan. The Mastermind
- Rule, Ann. The Stranger Beside Me
- Salisbury, Laney and Sujo, Aly. Provenance
- Starr, Douglas. The Killer of Little Shepherds
- Sugden, Philip. Complete History of Jack the Ripper
- Talese, Gay. Honor Thy Father
- Thompson, Thomas. Blood and Money
- Toobin, Jeffrey . American Heiress
