Top 40 Mystery Book Blogs in the US
Mystery Book Blogs
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1. Mystery Fanfare
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Description Janet Rudolph is known as 'The Mistress of Mystery.' She is the writer/producer for Murder on the Menu, director of Mystery Readers International, editor of the Mystery Readers Journal, a teacher of mystery fiction, and has been a columnist for most of the mystery periodicals.MORE Email ****@murderonthemenu.com
Location Berkeley, California, United States
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2. Austin Mystery Writers
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Description Austin Mystery Writers is dedicated to creating, promoting and exploring the craft of crime fiction. We gather regularly to support, constructively critique and discuss the current works in progress. We're also in the process of planning a special mystery event and look forward to sharing more when we have additional details finalizedMORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Austin, Texas, United States
Facebook 513Twitter 220 Domain Authority 16 Get Email Contact Read Now
3. Mystery Tribune
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Description Mystery Tribune is a magazine about these authors and their work. We search the globe to find great reads and authors who inspire, excite and thrill us with their writing. With a heavy focus on fine writing and original thought in the mystery literature, our coverage provides readers with a unique overview of the short stories, fictions, and news from promising new voices as well as some of the most distinguished names in the genre.MORE Email ****@mysterytribune.com
Location New York City, New York, United States
Facebook 19.7KTwitter 8.9KInstagram 46.3K Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact Read Now
4. Elizabeth Spann Craig
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Description Elizabeth writes the Southern Quilting mysteries and Memphis Barbeque mysteries for Penguin Random House and the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Matthews, North Carolina, United States
Facebook 4.4KTwitter 34.4KInstagram 1K Domain Authority 41 Get Email Contact Read Now
5. Kill Zone
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Description The Kill Zone is the home of 11 top suspense writers and publishing professionals. We cover the publishing biz, marketing how-to's, and the craft of writing. Each day, we'll open the doorway into the world of the working writer.MORE Location United States
Twitter 533 Domain Authority 42 Get Email Contact Read Now
6. BOLO BOOKS
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Description This blog will focus on books in the mystery and thriller genre. Crime fiction is my passion and I want to share that with you.
Email ****@aol.com
Location Maryland, United States
Twitter 3.1K Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact Read Now
7. Best Thriller Books
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Description BestThrillers is a book club that helps fans of mysteries and thriller eBooks discover amazing writers and the eBooks they publish. Unlike traditional book clubs, there are no monthly fees or purchases required. We are the only such service dedicated soley to connecting mystery & thriller fans to the writers they love.MORE Email ****@bestthrillers.com
Location New York, United States
Facebook 1.5KTwitter 15.9K Domain Authority 34 Get Email Contact Read Now
8. Mystery*File Blog
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Description Devoted to mystery and detective fiction - the books, the films, the authors, and those who read, watch, collect and make annotated lists of them. All uncredited posts are by me, Steve Lewis.MORE Email ****@cox.net
Location New York City, New York, United States
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9. Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book
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Description Explore Book Reviews, Book Tours, Book Recommendations & Giveaways too! Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book follows Book Travel Agent Lori Caswell as shes takes readers through exciting virtual Book Tours and Summaries. Keep up with new updates, reviews and more from Lori.MORE Email ****@escapewithdollycas.com
Location Wisconsin, United States
Facebook 4.9KTwitter 3.1KInstagram 994 Domain Authority 37 Get Email Contact Read Now
10. Something Is Going To Happen
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Description The editor of EQMM and guests blog about suspense, short stories, and the mystery-fiction scene. Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine is the world's longest running magazine of short mystery fiction. Founded in 1941, in digest size, the magazine remains available in print and has expanded to include many electronic formats.MORE Email ****@dellmagazines.com
Location New York City, New York, United States
Facebook 4KTwitter 3.2K Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact Read Now
11. Lesa's Book Critiques
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Description Book reviewer, Library Journal mystery columnist, book blogger & librarian. Sharing Books and Authors, with an emphasis on Mysteries.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Evansville, Indiana, United States
Facebook 174Twitter 5.5K Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact Read Now
12. Suspense Magazine Blog
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Description Suspense Magazine is the online source for everything related to suspense / mystery / thriiler and horror fans. Here you will find out about new authors, bestselling authors and everyone in between.MORE Email ****@suspensemagazine.com
Location California, United States
Facebook 11.5KTwitter 6.2K Domain Authority 35 Get Email Contact Read Now
13. Kingdom Books
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Description Kingdom Books is a mystery collectors' resource in northeastern Vermont. Beth Kanell, co-owner with her husband Dave, writes the reviews here of mysteries and crime fiction, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Vermont, United States
Twitter 1.2K Domain Authority 23 Get Email Contact Read Now
14. Jane Reads
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Description Jane is an avid reader of many genres but mostly mysteries and especially cozy mysteries. She writes brief reviews, not critiques, of the books she reads.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location South Carolina, United States
Facebook 711Twitter 1.7KInstagram 481 Domain Authority 25 Get Email Contact Read Now
15. Dru's book musings
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Description Dru is a 2017 MWA Raven Award recipient and Dru's book musings is an Anthony Award-nominated blog for Best Critical or Non-Fiction Work. All in all, not bad for a shy introverted person like herself. Dru is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She also serves on the Bouchercon board. She is an avid reader.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location New York, United States
Facebook 3.3KTwitter 2.6K Domain Authority 36 Get Email Contact Read Now
16. Art Taylor's Blog
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Description Art Taylor is the author of On the Road with Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories, winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. He has won three additional Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, two Macavity Awards, and three consecutive Derringer Awards for his short fiction, and his work has appeared in Best American Mystery Stories.MORE Email ****@arttaylorwriter.com
Location Burke, Virginia, United States
Facebook 1KTwitter 3.5K Domain Authority 31 Get Email Contact Read Now
17. Maggie Pill Mysteries
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Description The Most Entertaining Cozy Mystery Author You Never Heard Of. blog for cozy mystery readers.
Email ****@yahoo.com
Location Michigan, United States
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18. Lisa K's Book Reviews
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Description A blog for and about Cozy mysteries and their wonderful authors.
Location Delaware, United States
Facebook 4KTwitter 2.4K Domain Authority 31 Get Email Contact Read Now
19. Diane Fanning
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Description Diane Fanning is the author of 14 true crime books, 10 mystery novels and has been featured in 3 anthology collections. She has appeared on numerous television shows, including 48 hours, 20/20 and The Today Show.MORE Email ****@dianefanning.com
Location Bedford, Virginia, United States
Twitter 7.2KInstagram 1.6K Domain Authority 31 Get Email Contact Read Now
20. Mystery Writers of America
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Description Mystery Writers of America is the premier organization for writers and fans of the mystery/crime genre and we present the Edgar Awards every spring.
Email ****@lesliebudewitz.com
Location New York, United States
Twitter 17.2K Domain Authority 53 Get Email Contact Read Now
21. LJ Sellers
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Description L.J. Sellers writes the bestselling Detective Jackson mystery/thriller series-a four-time winner of the Readers Favorite Awards. She also pens the high-octane Agent Dallas series, The Extractor books, and provocative standalone thrillers.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Eugene, Oregon, United States
Facebook 681Twitter 6.3K Domain Authority 33 Get Email Contact Read Now
22. Classic Mysteries by Les Blatt
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Description Podcasts and conversations about fine detective stories worth reading and re-reading.
Email ****@aol.com
Location New York, United States
Twitter 651 Domain Authority 31 Get Email Contact Read Now
23. The Strand Mystery Magazine » Writing Tips
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Description When you want the best in mysteries, look no further than the pages of The Strand Mystery Magazine. Each issue delivers stories of mystery and suspense by some of today's leading mystery writers. Mystery Book Reviews blog posts, writers tips, short stories, and much much more...MORE Email ****@strandmag.com
Location Birmingham, Michigan, United States
Facebook 16.4KTwitter 15.4KInstagram 5.4K Domain Authority 58 Get Email Contact Read Now
24. Marilyn's Musings
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Description Marilyn Meredith is the author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series and the Rocky Bluff P.D. series as well as other novels. She is also the author of over 30 published books. Writing has been a part of her life since she was 10 years old.MORE Email ****@ocsnet.net
Location Springville, California, United States
Twitter 1.5K Domain Authority 36 Get Email Contact Read Now
25. Mystery People
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Description MysteryPeople is a destination for mystery and crime fiction lovers to find out what's new and noteworthy on the shelves from our genre experts, and a place to learn about books and authors the major chains may ignore. It is a place to get recommendations from genre experts.MORE Email ****@bookpeople.com
Location Austin, Texas, United States
Facebook 979 Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact Read Now
26. The Wickeds
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Description The Wickeds are six best-selling authors who write traditional, cozy, and historical mystery novels. The aim of this blog is to have an ongoing coffee klatch/cocktail party (insert your beverage of choice) conversation about the things we love-Including, of course, books, books, books-as well as fellow authors, pets, recipes, places we love, the writing life.MORE Email ****@jessiecrockett.com
Location New England, North Dakota, United States
Twitter 1.7K Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact Read Now
27. Mystery and Horror Blog
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Description We are a micropress that publishes mystery and horror stories. Mystery and Horror, LLC was legally organized in 2011. It began as a writing partnership between Gwen Mayo and Sarah Glenn because they were going to the same conventions and events to promote their books. In 2013, the partners decided to expand into publishing other writers who share their love of genre fiction.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Florida, United States
Facebook 679Twitter 582Instagram 857 Domain Authority 21 Get Email Contact Read Now
28. The Book's the Thing » Cozy Mystery
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Description My name is Erika. I am a wife, a mom to two lovely daughters, an IT professional, and a voracious reader of fiction. I use this blog to share my love of books and all things bookish.
Email ****@booksthething.com
Location Joliet, Illinois, United States
Facebook 996Twitter 4.3KInstagram 1.4K Domain Authority 30 Get Email Contact Read Now
29. ReviewingTheEvidence.com
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Description ReviewingTheEvidence.com features reviews of crime fiction, true crime, murder mysteries, and cross-genre fiction.
Email ****@reviewingtheevidence.com
Location United States
Twitter 457 Domain Authority 34 Get Email Contact Read Now
30. It's A Mystery Blog
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Description Join our conversation about reading and writing mystery novels.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Arizona, United States
Facebook 225Twitter 540 Domain Authority 13 Get Email Contact Read Now
31. Mystery Readers Only
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Description At Mystery Readers Only you'll find new mysteries of the most popular genres--cozy, hard-boiled, police procedural, thrillers and suspense. New and seasoned authors present their latest work every Friday morning. Check us out!MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Santa Rosa, California, United States
Facebook 474Twitter 174 Domain Authority 13 Get Email Contact Read Now
32. Tom Savage Books
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Description I'm a mystery writer with 11 published novels and more on the way. I live in New York City, where I worked for many years at Murder Ink, the world's first mystery bookstore. I was a professional actor and theatrical composer for a while before concentrating on my first love, mystery novels.MORE Email ****@earthlink.net
Location New York, United States
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33. Killer Characters - Where the characters do the talking....
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Description We are the characters--major and minor--who inhabit the pages of some of your favorite cozy mysteries. We're coming out from between the covers and welcoming you into our lives. So grab a nice cuppa, settle in, and learn what happens when our authors aren't looking.MORE Email ****@victoriahamiltonmysteries.com
Location Michigan, United States
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34. Under Cover of Midnight
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Description Since our first season in 2005, Midnight Ink has published the very best in mystery, from quirky cozies to chilling thrillers. Over 10 years of publishing the very best in mystery.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Woodbury, Minnesota, United States
Facebook 2.6KTwitter 1.8K Domain Authority 15 Get Email Contact Read Now
35. Sweet Mystery Books
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Description Sweet Mystery Books was born in July 2012 when Sandy Penny was helping promote a self-published mystery author's first book.
Email ****@live.com
Location Houston, Texas, United States
Twitter 4 Domain Authority 10 Get Email Contact Read Now
36. The Year of Agatha
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Description Just a couple of gals who spent a year working their way through the Christie canon, revisiting favorites this year. Agatha Christie has been one of the best known and best loved masters of mystery for almost 100 years. Since we both admit to being occasionally teased, nay, mocked for our devotion to almost century-old British mysteries, we wanted to explore what it is that makes her stories connect just as much with millennials as they did with the post-WWI readers who were her contemporaries.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Tennessee, United States
Facebook 581Twitter 550Instagram 5.6K Domain Authority 7 Get Email Contact Read Now
37. Cozy Mystery Bookshop Blog
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Description Welcome to the Cozy Mystery Bookshop! I'm so humbled and pleased that you've joined me here at the Cozy Mystery Bookshop, and hope I can be of some small service to fostering a love and enjoyment of the cozy mystery genre in you.MORE Email ****@CozyMysteryBookshop.com
Location United States
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38. Midwest Murder Writing
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Description Thoughts on writing, everyday life, crocheting and sometimes cat antics.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Overland Park, Kansas, United States
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39. MBTB's Mystery Book Blog
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Description Murder by the Book, Portland, Oregon, reviews mystery & crime books. MURDER BY THE BOOK, a bookstore for the mystery reading community, opened in 1983.
Email ****@mbtb.com
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
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Mystery Book Bloggers
| Blogger Name | Designation | Blog Link | Twitter Handle | Twitter Follower | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Rudolph | Author | mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com | @janetrudolph | 9.1K | |
| Francine Paino | Author | austinmysterywriters.com | |||
| Elizabeth Spann Craig | Author | elizabethspanncraig.com/blog-3 | @elizabethscraig | 35.8K | |
| Kay Dibianca | Author | killzoneblog.com | @kdibianca | 538 | |
| Sue Coletta | Author | killzoneblog.com | @suecoletta1 | 13.5K | |
| Terry Odell | Author | killzoneblog.com | @authorterryo | 5.4K | |
| Garry Rodgers | Author | killzoneblog.com | @garryrodgers1 | 11.2K | |
| Elaine Viets | Author | killzoneblog.com | @evmysterywriter | 2.3K | |
| Kristopher Zgorski | Editor | bolobooks.com | |||
| Steve Lewis | Author | mysteryfile.com/blog | |||
| Lori Caswell | Author | escapewithdollycas.com | @dollycas | 3K | |
| Janet Hutchings | Author | somethingisgoingtohappen.net | @eqmm | 2.9K | |
| Lesa Holstine | Author | lesasbookcritiques.com | @lesaholstine | 5.7K | |
| John Raab | Author / CEO / Publisher | suspensemagazine.com/blog2 | |||
| Suspense Magazine | Editorial Inquiries | suspensemagazine.com/blog2 | |||
| BethKanell | Author | kingdombks.blogspot.com | @bethkanell | 1.3K | |
| Diane Fanning | Author | dianefanning.com | |||
| Leslie Ann Budewitz | Author | mysterywriters.org | |||
| L.J. Sellers | Author | ljsellers.com | @ljsellers | 6.6K | |
| Les Blatt | Author | classicmysteries.net | @lesblatt | 690 | |
| Marilyn Meredith | Author | marilynmeredith.blogspot.com | @marilynmeredith | 1.5K | |
| Scott Montgomery | Author | mysterypeople.wordpress.com | |||
| Jessie Crockett | Editor | wickedauthors.com/tag/cozy-mysteries | |||
| Edith Maxwell | Editor | wickedauthors.com/tag/cozy-mysteries | |||
| Sarah E. Glenn | Editor In Chief | mysteryandhorrorllc.com/blog | @saraheglenn | 3.8K | |
| Gwen Mayo | Publisher | mysteryandhorrorllc.com/blog | @gwenmayo | 402 | |
| Rosalind Barden | Author | mysteryandhorrorllc.com/blog | @bardenrosalind | 6.6K | |
| Erika Kehlet | Author | booksthething.com/category/cozy-mystery | @ekehlet | 4.5K | |
| Roberta Gibson | Author | blog.robertagibsonwrites.com/category/mystery-review | @robertagibson | 516 | |
| Tom Savage | Author | tomsavagebooks.com/mystery-man | |||
| Edith Maxwell | Author | midnightinkbooks.blogspot.com | |||
| Linda O. Johnston | Author | midnightinkbooks.blogspot.com | |||
| Sandy Penny | Author | sweetmysterybooks.blogspot.com | |||
| Jenny | Author | cozymysterybookshop.com/blog | |||
| Kate Kelly | Author | midwestmurder.blogspot.com |