The Highgate Cemetery Murder
Irina Shapiro
Published 2026
368 pages
The most popular detectives books of 2026
These books are for readers who love a good detective. Brilliant amateurs, weary police inspectors and private eyes with a past follow clues to the truth. You will find stories about the great fictional sleuths here, along with true accounts of real investigators and their cases. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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If Books Could Kill
Karen Rose Smith
Published 2026
288 pages
First Sign of Danger A Haven's Rock Novel
Kelley Armstrong
Published 2026
352 pages
How to Cheat Your Own Death A Novel
Kristen Perrin
Published 2026
368 pages
Who Knew the Ridpath Girl A Mystery
Stacy Johns
Published 2026
400 pages
Even Gods Bleed
Dale M. Nelson
Published 2026
300 pages
Fast and Fastidious A Novel
R. MacLeod
Published 2026
272 pages
Where the Road Leads A Sam Laska Crime Thriller
Richard Rybicki
Published 2026
256 pages
Hot Wings and Homicide
Carmela Dutra
Published 2026
320 pages
The Great Houses of Pill Hill
Diane Josefowicz
Published 2026
333 pages
Robbie Mcneil's Hit List A Mystery
Brianna Heath
Published 2026
368 pages
Murder on the Sea Otter Express A Grace the Hit Mom Mystery
Nikki Knight
Published 2026
240 pages
Cat on a Hot Tin Woof A Chet & Bernie Mystery
Spencer Quinn
Published 2026
320 pages
The Whisking Hour A Bakeshop Mystery
Ellie Alexander
Published 2026
320 pages
To Kill a Cook
W. M. Akers
Published 2026
352 pages
Out Law
Jim Butcher
Published 2026
228 pages
The Apothecary Diaries 08 (Light Novel)
Natsu Hyuuga
Published 2026
304 pages
The Apothecary Diaries 09 (Light Novel)
Natsu Hyuuga
Published 2026
336 pages
Would I Lie to You? A Novel
Nicole Blades
Published 2026
320 pages
Death at a Firefly Tea (A Tea Shop Mystery)
Laura Childs
Published 2026
304 pages
Clawed and Dangerous A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Rita Mae Brown
Published 2026
240 pages
The Green Line
Richard Rybicki
Published 2026
368 pages
Cats Don't Need Coffins
Dolores Hitchens
Published 2026
264 pages
The Secret of the Old Clock Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, Book 1
Carolyn Keene
Published 2026
182 pages