Business Books
- Friedman, Jane E. . Publishing 101
- Roerden, Chris. Don't Murder Your Mystery
Craft Books
- Writing Mysteries
- Beinhart, Larry. How to Write a Mystery
- Block, Lawrence . Telling Lies for Fun and Profit
- Gotham Writers Workshop. Writing Fiction
- Highsmith, Patricia. Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction
- James, P.D. Talking About Detective Fiction
- King, Stephen. On Writing
- Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird
- Maass, Donald. Writing the Breakout Novel
Databases
- Agent Query
- Duotrope
- Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents
- Manuscript Wish List
- Publishers Marketplace
Helpful Places
- Crippen & Landru
- Looking for a Mystery?
- Mysterious Bookshop
- Mystery Reviews
- National Novel Writing Month
- Submittable
- The Blacklist
- Writer Beware
Mystery Reference Books
- Howdunit Series
- Keating, H.R.F.. Crime and Mystery: the One Hundred Best Books
