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Mystery & Detective Literary Criticism Books

Books selected for readers looking for mystery & detective literary criticism books.

Optimized for books about mystery & detective literary criticism.

37 books. Added April 2, 2026.

  1. The Penguin Book of Murder MysteriesMichael SimsFits this list for its focus on literary and mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  2. Talking About Detective FictionP. D. JamesFits this list for its focus on detective and mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery & Crime Crit
  3. The Ultimate Sherlock Holmes Collection (boxed Set)Arthur Conan DoyleFits this list for its focus on detective and literary.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  4. The Big Book of Rogues and VillainsOtto PenzlerFits this list for its focus on detective and mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  5. Golden Age Detective StoriesOtto PenzlerFits this list for its focus on detective.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  6. The Sherlock Holmes MysteriesSir Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne PerryFits this list for its focus on detective.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  7. Golden Age WhodunitsOtto PenzlerFits this list for its focus on literary and mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  8. The Whole Art of DetectionLyndsay FayeFits this list for its focus on mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  9. The Edinburgh MysteryMartin EdwardsFits this list for its focus on mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  10. Detective Mysteries Short StoriesRosemary Herbert, Daniel BrockFits this list for its focus on detective.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  11. Holmes EntangledGordon McAlpineIncluded for strong mystery alignment with this mystery & detective literary criticism list.Shelf signal: Historical Mystery
  12. The Big Book of Victorian MysteriesOtto Penzler, Piper GoodeveIncluded for strong short story alignment with this mystery & detective literary criticism list.Shelf signal: Historical Mystery
  13. The Murder Game: Play, Puzzles and the Golden AgeJohn CurranFits this list for its focus on detective.Shelf signal: Mystery & Crime Crit
  14. The Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesSir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sidney PagetFits this list for its focus on detective and mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  15. Agatha Christie’s Poirot: the Greatest Detective in the WorldMark Aldridge, Agatha ChristieFits this list for its focus on detective.Shelf signal: Mystery & Crime Crit
  16. The Big FourAgatha ChristieFits this list for its focus on mystery.Shelf signal: British Mystery
  17. Ellery Queen's Japanese Mystery StoriesEllery Queen, Satoru SaitoFits this list for its focus on detective and mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  18. The Best American Mystery Stories of the Nineteenth CenturyOtto PenzlerFits this list for its focus on mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  19. Sherlock HolmesMark TwainFits this list for its focus on detective and mystery.Shelf signal: Short Stories (Single Author)
  20. The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes StoriesOtto Penzler - editor, Nicholas Guy SmithIncluded for strong short story alignment with this mystery & detective literary criticism list.Shelf signal: Mystery Anthologies
  21. In Pursuit of SpenserOtto Penzler, Ace AtkinsFits this list for its focus on mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery & Crime Crit
  22. Agatha Christie's Secret NotebooksJohn CurranIncluded for strong short story alignment with this mystery & detective literary criticism list.Shelf signal: Writers' Lives
  23. The Suspicions of Mr. WhicherKate Summerscale, Simon VanceFits this list for its focus on detective.Shelf signal: Historical True Crime
  24. Hard-boiled SentimentalityLeonard CassutoFits this list for its focus on mystery.Shelf signal: Mystery & Crime Crit