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Hello Whodunnit fans! Let us help you solve the mystery of which whodunnit to read next.
Welcome Whodunit fans!
This guide will help you solve the mystery of which whodunnit you should read next. In this guide, we share a range of mysteries and thrillers to suit every interest, including stories by local authors, staff picks, classics and contemporary reads.
Staff Picks
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Librarian
Monica S. from the River Heights Library also contributes to this guide, helping to share the genres of mysteries and thrillers with you.
Award winners
- The Edgar AwardsThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America and named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre.
- The Anthony AwardsThe Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America.
- The Agatha AwardsThe Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the cozy mystery subgenre (i.e. closed setting, no sex or violence, amateur detective).
- The Arthur Ellis AwardsThe Arthur Ellis Awards, organized by the Crime Writers of Canada, are for crime writing, including detective, espionage, mystery, suspense, and thriller writing. It is
- The International Thriller AwardsThe International Thriller Writers is an honorary society of authors, both fiction and nonfiction, who write books broadly classified as “thrillers.” This would include (but isn’t limited to) such subjects as murder mystery, detective, suspense, horror, supernatural, action, espionage, true crime, war, adventure, and myriad similar subject areas.