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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.

Twisted City
Jason Starr · 2004
The Baritone Wore Chiffon
2004
The Program
Gregg Hurwitz · 2004
Undead and Unemployed
MaryJanice Davidson · 2004
Undead and Unwed
MaryJanice Davidson · 2004
Desert Blood
Alicia Gaspar de Alba · 2005
Minerva Clark Gets a Clue
Karen Karbo · 2005
Inu wa Doko da
Honobu Yonezawa · 2005
Mercy Falls
William Kent Krueger · 2005
Tilt-a-Whirl
Chris Grabenstein · 2005
As Simple as Snow
Gregory Galloway · 2005
Catch Me When I Fall
Nicci French · 2005
Grave Sight
Charlaine Harris · 2005
Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls
Bennett Madison · 2005
The Cat Who Went Bananas
Lilian Jackson Braun · 2005
The Devil's Feather
Minette Walters · 2005
The Fairy-tale Detectives
Michael Buckley · 2005
The Minotaur
Ruth Rendell · 2005
The Royal Pain
MaryJanice Davidson · 2005
Undead and Unappreciated
MaryJanice Davidson · 2005
Whispering Nickel Idols
Glen Cook · 2005
Murder at the Surprise House
Yukito Ayatsuji · 2006
BODY JACK
Shiro Mitsuoka · 2006
Icelander
Dustin Long · 2006
Bottleneck
Honobu Yonezawa · 2006
No Good Deeds
Laura Lippman · 2006
Ashes and Bones
Dana Cameron · 2006
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories
Roald Dahl · 2006
Falling from Grace
Jane Godwin · 2006
Last Shot
John Feinstein · 2006
Micah
Laurell K. Hamilton · 2006
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
Lilian Jackson Braun · 2006
The Christopher Killer
Alane Ferguson · 2006
The Fourth Bear
Jasper Fforde · 2006
The Water's Lovely
Ruth Rendell · 2006
Undead and Unpopular
MaryJanice Davidson · 2006
Casanegra
Tananarive Due · 2007
Tsui no Sumika
Tamaki Senkawa · 2007
Zugzwang
Ronan Bennett · 2007
End Games
Michael Dibdin · 2007
First Light
Rebecca Stead · 2007
God's Spy
Juan Gómez-Jurado · 2007
Hazed
Franklin W. Dixon · 2007
Not in the Flesh
Ruth Rendell · 2007
Once Upon a Crime
Michael Buckley · 2007
Promise Not to Tell
Jennifer McMahon · 2007
Resurrectionist
James McGee · 2007
Something Rotten
Alan Gratzs · 2007