"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Murder mysteries are best read in colder temperatures. Maybe the fall months are just naturally spookier, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I don't know about you, but I like to think of myself as an amateur detective of sorts. I mean, once ...

There are several properties becoming public domain when 2026 begins, including four seminal mystery novels from 1930.

There’s something deliciously irresistible about a well-crafted mystery novel. You know the feeling when you promise yourself ...

There’s never a bad time of year to dive into a great mystery thriller book, but something about fall and winter—with their longer nights and sweater weather—makes them the perfect time to hunker down ...

A dead body is found at the bottom of the stairs. A child is kidnapped. A wife vanishes without a trace. What happened? Who did it? And, perhaps most importantly, why? These are the questions that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a researcher focusing on how the media we consume shapes us. People have been captivated by mystery novels for almost two ...

From Gothic tales to cops-and-robbers, from “whodunit?” stories to true-crime dramas, mystery stories have long fascinated us. The quest to solve a crime or mystery draws us in until it is solved. The ...