Mystery Readers' Advisory Resources

Print Resources:

• Burgess, Michael and Jill Vassilakos, Murder in Retrospect: A Selective Guide to Historical Mystery Fiction (Libraries Unlimited, 2005).
• Charles, John, Joanna Morrison and Candace Clark, The Mystery readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Clues to Murder and Mayhem (American Library Association, 2002).
• Niebuhr, Gary Warren, Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction (Libraries Unlimited, 2003).
• Niebuhr, Gary Warren, Read 'Em Their Writes: A Handbook for Mystery and Crime Fiction Book Discussions (Libraries Unlimited, 2006).
• Trott, Barry, Read On....Crime Fiction: Reading Lists for Every Taste (Libraries Unlimited, 2008).

 *** These may be borrowed from the State Library through ILL.

Online Resources for Book lists:

• Iread Mysteries: topical booklists
• Crime Thru Time: lists by author (under Library link) and timeline
• Looking for a Mystery?: lists by date, country and topic
• Overbooked's Crime Fiction Index: links to multiple resources and lists
• Stop, You're Killing Me: lists by author, character, location, job, etc.