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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Grave Pursuit
Cover of Grave Pursuit

Grave Pursuit

Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Published 2026

300 pages