Crime, Mystery & Thrillers

The Agatha Awards honor the “traditional mystery,” books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie. The genre is loosely defined as mysteries that contain no explicit sex or excessive gore. It is awarded by attendees at the Malice Domestic convention.

Mystery literary award presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention.

The Barry Award is a crime literary prize awarded annually by the editors of Deadly Pleasures.

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards are given annually to celebrate the very best in crime and thriller writing.

The Edgars, or Edgar Allan Poe Awards, are presented annually to the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater from the previous year. They are awarded by the Mystery Writers of America.

International Association of Crime Writers awards the Hammett Prize annually for literary excellence in the field of crime-writing, as reflected in a book published in the English language in the U.S. or Canada.

The annual Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards are chosen by registered members of each Left Coast Crime convention.

The Macavity Award is named for the “mystery cat” of T.S. Eliot. Each year the members of Mystery Readers International nominate and vote for their favorite mysteries in four categories.

The Nero is presented annually by The Wolfe Pack (the official Nero Wolfe Society) for the best American mystery.

The Shamus Award is given by the Private Eye Writers of America to honor excellent work in the Private Eye genre.

The International Thriller Writers organization is dedicated to elevating and promoting the thriller genre. The Thriller Awards are presented annually at the Thrillfest conference.

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Reviews of great new mystery & thriller books, including psychological thrillers, crime thrillers, erotic thrillers, and more.

The site for die-hard crime and thriller fans.

International Noir Fiction includes reviews and ideas on crime novels originally published outside of the United States.

Mystery news, events, books, and more.

Mystery Readers International is the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world, is open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers.

Information about new and soon-forthcoming books, special author projects, and crime fiction news.

Mystery review site.

A resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books. Lists over 4,900 authors, with chronological lists of their books (over 56,000 titles), both series (5,500+) and non-series.

A directory of private eyes and other tough guys and gals, complete with bios and bibliographies.