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mystery fiction (1,135)

This mystery series belongs to the whodunit tradition and was written by Phoebe Atwood Taylor. At its core, it offers stories built around puzzles, clues, and uncertainty, with the emphasis on working out what happened through careful reasoning. If you enjoy fiction where the mystery stays front and center and the pleasure comes from following the trail of evidence, this series fits that lane well.

If you are wondering where to begin, this is a good place to follow the page order: the books are presented in publication order. Booktheque includes 8 titles in the series, ranging from 1938 to 1947. Since there is no separate reading order indicated in the data, the order shown here should be treated as the reading order.

A good starting point is Murder at the New York World's Fair or The Cut Direct, and then you can continue in the order shown on the page. The series is a natural fit for readers who like classic mystery fiction, tidy clue-based investigations, and a steady focus on solving the central puzzle rather than on heavy action.

Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii
Lee Goldberg · 2006
Lost Echoes
Joe R. Lansdale · 2007
The 6th Target
James Patterson · 2007
"T" Is for Trespass
Sue Grafton · 2007
A Fatal Grace
Louise Penny · 2007
Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu
Lee Goldberg · 2007
Mr. Monk in Outer Space
Lee Goldberg · 2007
Step on a Crack
James Patterson · 2007
The Book of Opposites
John David Morley · 2007
The Princes of the Golden Cage
Nathalie Mallet · 2007
The Age of Doubt
Andrea Camilleri · 2008
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
Pseudonymous Bosch · 2008
Leather Maiden
Joe R. Lansdale · 2008
Mr. Monk Goes to Germany
Lee Goldberg · 2008
Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants
Lee Goldberg · 2008
People of the Book
Geraldine Brooks · 2008
The Cruelest Month
Louise Penny · 2008
The Private Patient
P. D. James · 2008
A Bad Day for Sorry
Sophie Littlefield · 2009
The Brutal Telling
Louise Penny · 2009
A Beautiful Place to Die
Malla Nunn · 2009
I, Alex Cross
James Patterson · 2009
Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop
Lee Goldberg · 2009
Mr. Monk in Trouble
Lee Goldberg · 2009
The Monster in the Box
Ruth Rendell · 2009
Hakugin Jack
Keigo Higashino · 2010
Bury Your Dead
Louise Penny · 2010
Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out
Lee Goldberg · 2010
Side Jobs
Jim Butcher · 2010
Tigerlily's Orchids
Ruth Rendell · 2010
Learning to Swim
2011
A Trick of the Light
Louise Penny · 2011
"V" Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton · 2011
Kill Alex Cross
James Patterson · 2011
Mr. Monk on the Couch
Lee Goldberg · 2011
The Wicked Girls
Serena Mackesy · 2012
Deadlocked
Charlaine Harris · 2012
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
James Patterson · 2012
Mr. Monk Gets Even
Lee Goldberg · 2012
Mr. Monk is a Mess
Lee Goldberg · 2012
Mr. Monk on Patrol
Lee Goldberg · 2012
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket · 2012
The Thicket
Joe R. Lansdale · 2013
The Final Curtain
Keigo Higashino · 2013
Hot in December
Joe R. Lansdale · 2013
Night Film
Marisha Pessl · 2013
El guardián invisible
Dolores Redondo · 2013
Dead Man's Land
Robert Ryan · 2013