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A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection - History, trends, schools of writing, and an alphabetical list of mystery authors.

AllReaders - Search engine for novels, with specific search elements, including plot, theme, characters, and setting.

Bastulli Mystery Library - Profiles of authors and synopses of their works, a selection of classics of the genre, author interviews, and brief reviews.

Bibliomysteries - Information about bibliomysteries (mysteries with book/archive/library connections).

Bloody Words - Conference for readers and writers held in Canada every year. Program, news and updates, list of attendees, and registration details are included.

Booked - An interactive online book club where crime fiction lovers can have discussions in a forum, download podcasts, view webisodes and find out more about the accompanying TV show.

Books 'n' Bytes - Reviews, links, and information about authors, conventions, and awards.

Clerical Detectives - Introductions to Reverend Randollph, Rabbi Small, Sister Fidelma, Father Brown, Charlie Mortdecai, John Appleby and Michael Gilbert's characters - and their authors.

ClueLass - Contains information about awards, events, groups, new books, bookstores, magazines and other mystery websites.

Detectives on Stamps - Nicaragua issued a series of postage stamps portraying a dozen fictional detectives.

Funny But Fatal - Guide to funny mystery novels. Includes a bibliography and reviews.

Golden Age Mysteries - Message board for fans of mysteries in the classic tradition, including those written by Ellery Queen, Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, and Agatha Christie.

Holidays Can Be Murder! - List of holiday-theme murder mysteries and their authors, categorized by holiday.

I Love a Good Mystery - Weblog by a fan of mystery novels and crime fiction. Includes book reviews, author updates, genre news, and links to related content.

Looking for a Mystery? - A guide to both the history of the mystery novel and to locating modern mysteries by topic and style.

Magna cum Murder - Annual crime fiction festival. Includes list of featured guests, event history and a registration form.

Mormons in Mystery Novels - Mormon and Utah-based fictional detectives, and the mystery novels in which they appear.

Mostly Links Mystery Site - Links to sites dealing with mystery authors, books, publishers and book stores.

Mysteries and Academia - Background discussion and table-form bibliography.

Mysteries In Print - An on-going listing of new and upcoming mystery books and books on tape. Books and audio tapes can be purchased online.

Mysterious Home Page - Features links to sites dealing with mysteries and crime fiction, including authors, publishers, awards, reviews, and events.

Mystery Books With Lesbian Characters - Showcases mysteries in which the main character is a lesbian. Browse by author or by character. For each author, a link to official site if possible, profile of the character, bibliography. Notes Lambda-winning authors.

Mystery Ink - Information about mystery novels and authors. Includes book reviews.

MysteryNet.com - Online mystery network offering mystery entertainment and information.

MystNoir - Information about African American mystery writers and characters. Reviews and news are also featured.

Overbooked - New release information, book lists and author links.

Stop, You're Killing Me! - Lists authors and series characters, indexed by last name, location and occupation.

Suite 101: Mysteries - Features mini-mysteries, book reviews, message board, and links.

Suite 101: Mystery Novels & Authors - Archive includes book reviews, reading list and recommendations, and links.

Tangled Web UK - Authors, books, reviews, Crime Scene, discussion and news.

Tea and Mystery - Features books, reviews, children's mysteries, and links. Feature author is Agatha Christie.

The Early Whodunit - Traces the development of the early whodunit in both mystery and conventional literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Great Detective Stories - Discussion of mystery novel standards by Willard Huntington Wright.

The Mean Streets - A weblog featuring reviews, news and views related to new and classic mystery and hardboiled fiction.

Who Dunnit - Reviews and synopses of works and brief profiles of authors.

Wikipedia: Crime Fiction - Article covering the history of the genre, its categories, use in film and criticism.

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