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A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection

http://mikegrost.com/classics.htm
History, trends, schools of writing, and an alphabetical list of mystery authors.
AllReaders

http://www.allreaders.com/bookSearcha.asp?SubjectID=2
Search engine for novels, with specific search elements, including plot, theme, characters, and setting.
Booked

http://www.booked.tv/
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.
Clerical Detectives

http://www.detecs.org/
Introductions to over 180 clerical detectives, including detecting clergy, ex-clergy, monks, nuns and several others.
Detectives on Stamps

http://www.trussel.com/detfic/nicarag.htm
Nicaragua issued a series of postage stamps portraying a dozen fictional detectives.
Golden Age Mysteries

http://www.jdcarr.com/forum/
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!

http://www.angelfire.com/ct2/mystery/murderhome.html
List of holiday-theme murder mysteries and their authors, categorized by holiday.
Looking for a Mystery?

http://www.sldirectory.com/mystery.html
A guide to both the history of the mystery novel and to locating modern mysteries by topic and style.
Mormons in Mystery Novels

http://www.adherents.com/lit/mys_lds.html
Mormon and Utah-based fictional detectives, and the mystery novels in which they appear.
Mysteries In Print

http://www.bogies.net/mip/mip.html
An on-going listing of new and upcoming mystery books and books on tape. Books and audio tapes can be purchased online.
Mystery Books With Lesbian Characters

http://mbwlc.tripod.com/
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

http://www.mysteryinkonline.com/
Information about mystery novels and authors. Includes book reviews.
MysteryNet.com

http://www.mysterynet.com/
Online mystery network offering mystery entertainment and information.
MystNoir

http://mystnoir0.tripod.com/MystNoirDir/
Information about African American mystery writers and characters. Reviews and news are also featured.
Stop, You're Killing Me!

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/
Lists authors and series characters, indexed by last name, location and occupation.
Tangled Web UK

http://www.twbooks.co.uk/
Authors, books, reviews, Crime Scene, discussion and news.
Tea and Mystery

http://teamystery.tripod.com/
Features books, reviews, children's mysteries, and links. Feature author is Agatha Christie.
The Early Whodunit

http://mikegrost.com/sensatio.htm
Traces the development of the early whodunit in both mystery and conventional literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Wikipedia: Crime Fiction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_fiction
Article covering the history of the genre, its categories, use in film and criticism.

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