Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Detective fiction is a creative sub-genre of crime and ...

If you're looking for a book packed with lighthearted suspense, a compelling trail of clues, quaint settings and relatable characters, you'll find all that and more in one particular literary genre: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a researcher focusing on how the media we consume shapes us. People have been captivated by mystery novels for almost two ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. I don't know about you, but I like to think of myself as an amateur detective of sorts. I mean, once ...

A singular, cartoonish eye blinks under the lens of a magnifying glass inspecting a darkened, smoky room from floor to ceiling in the hopes of finding a clue. The tip of a deerstalker cap undulates ...

Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to travel down the meanest streets to root out the darkest truths. By Sarah Weinman When the hard-boiled ...

Step into a world where keen intellect clashes with eager ambition in Liza Tully’s delightful new cozy mystery, The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant that I want to tell you about ...

The thriller writer Hank Phillippi Ryan recommends seemingly impossible, deeply satisfying whodunits. By Hank Phillippi Ryan Hank Phillippi Ryan is the best-selling author of 16 psychological ...

“I really just think Uzma Jalaluddin needs to write every book ever,” was the message I sent to my sister while reading “Detective Aunty,” Uzma Jalaluddin’s upcoming cozy mystery novel. Everyone who ...