Mystery/Thriller/Detective Books Featuring and Written by Black Women: Part 1

1.
The Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #1)
The Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 17,494 ratings
2.
When No One Is Watching
When No One Is Watching 3.48 avg rating — 110,036 ratings
3.
Monday's Not Coming
Monday's Not Coming 4.25 avg rating — 72,571 ratings
4.
All Her Little Secrets
All Her Little Secrets 3.70 avg rating — 22,660 ratings
5.
A Darker Shade of Crimson (Ivy League, #1)
A Darker Shade of Crimson (Ivy League, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 157 ratings
5.
Ruthless Pamela Jean
Ruthless Pamela Jean 4.53 avg rating — 45 ratings
5.
Kill For You
Kill For You 3.91 avg rating — 44 ratings
8.
Murder in the Aisles (A Felicia Swift Mystery, #1)
Murder in the Aisles (A Felicia Swift Mystery, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings
9.
L.A. Blues
L.A. Blues 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings
10.
L.A. Blues II (Urban Books)
L.A. Blues II (Urban Books) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
11.
A Glimmer of Death (An Odessa Jones Mystery, #1)
A Glimmer of Death (An Odessa Jones Mystery, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 1,343 ratings
12.
What You Don't See (Cass Raines, #3)
What You Don't See (Cass Raines, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 1,792 ratings
13.
Goldie Vance #1 (Goldie Vance, #1)
Goldie Vance #1 (Goldie Vance, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 472 ratings
14.
Murder by Page One (Peach Coast Library Mystery, #1)
Murder by Page One (Peach Coast Library Mystery, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
15.
And Now She's Gone
And Now She's Gone 3.47 avg rating — 5,673 ratings
16.
Shades Of Black: Crime And Mystery Stories By African-American Authors
Shades Of Black: Crime And Mystery Stories By African-American Authors 3.92 avg rating — 106 ratings
17.
Broken Places (Cass Raines, #1)
Broken Places (Cass Raines, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 3,308 ratings
18.
Borrowed Time (Cass Raines, #2)
Borrowed Time (Cass Raines, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 2,087 ratings
19.
A Tourist's Guide to Murder (Mystery Bookshop #6)
A Tourist's Guide to Murder (Mystery Bookshop #6) 4.01 avg rating — 1,104 ratings
20.
A Game of Cones (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #2)
A Game of Cones (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #2) 3.37 avg rating — 2,148 ratings
21.
Tangled Roots (Kendra Clayton Mystery, #2)
Tangled Roots (Kendra Clayton Mystery, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 251 ratings
22.
Strange Bedfellows (Charlotte Justice, #4)
Strange Bedfellows (Charlotte Justice, #4) 3.57 avg rating — 42 ratings
23.
Dirty Laundry (Charlotte Justice, #3)
Dirty Laundry (Charlotte Justice, #3) 3.67 avg rating — 83 ratings
24.
Stormy Weather (Charlotte Justice, #2)
Stormy Weather (Charlotte Justice, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 73 ratings
25.
Inner City Blues (Charlotte Justice, #1)
Inner City Blues (Charlotte Justice, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 197 ratings
26.
Long Goodbyes (Virginia Kelly Mystery, #3)
Long Goodbyes (Virginia Kelly Mystery, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings
27.
The Lavender House Murder
The Lavender House Murder 3.25 avg rating — 59 ratings
28.
In the Game
In the Game 3.40 avg rating — 84 ratings
29.
Death's Favorite Child (A Lizzie Stuart Mystery #1)
Death's Favorite Child (A Lizzie Stuart Mystery #1) 3.87 avg rating — 54 ratings
30.
If I Should Die
If I Should Die 3.83 avg rating — 212 ratings
31.
City of Saviors (Detective Elouise Norton, #4)
City of Saviors (Detective Elouise Norton, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 922 ratings
32.
Trail of Echoes (Detective Elouise Norton, #3)
Trail of Echoes (Detective Elouise Norton, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 1,073 ratings
33.
Skies of Ash (Detective Elouise Norton, #2)
Skies of Ash (Detective Elouise Norton, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 1,308 ratings
34.
Land of Shadows (Detective Elouise Norton, #1)
Land of Shadows (Detective Elouise Norton, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 2,712 ratings
35.
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White #3)
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
36.
A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #1)
A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #1) 3.21 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
37.
Execution in E (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #5)
Execution in E (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 628 ratings
38.
Of Blood and Sorrow (Tamara Hayle, #8)
Of Blood and Sorrow (Tamara Hayle, #8) 4.07 avg rating — 272 ratings
39.
Dying in the Dark (Tamara Hayle, #7)
Dying in the Dark (Tamara Hayle, #7) 4.05 avg rating — 323 ratings
40.
The Devil Riding (Tamara Hayle, #6)
The Devil Riding (Tamara Hayle, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 269 ratings
41.
Easier to Kill (Tamara Hayle, #5)
Easier to Kill (Tamara Hayle, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 343 ratings
42.
No Hiding Place (Tamara Hayle, #4)
No Hiding Place (Tamara Hayle, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 406 ratings
43.
Where Evil Sleeps (Tamara Hayle, #3)
Where Evil Sleeps (Tamara Hayle, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 381 ratings
44.
Devil's Gonna Get Him (Tamara Hayle, #2)
Devil's Gonna Get Him (Tamara Hayle, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 551 ratings
45.
Sly, Slick & Wicked (Kendra Clayton Mystery, #5)
Sly, Slick & Wicked (Kendra Clayton Mystery, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings
46.
Schooled in Lies (Kendra Clayton Mystery, #4)
Schooled in Lies (Kendra Clayton Mystery, #4) 3.67 avg rating — 99 ratings
47.
Diva's Last Curtain Call (Kendra Clayton Mystery, #3)
Diva's Last Curtain Call (Kendra Clayton Mystery, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 97 ratings
48.
The Company You Keep (Kendra Clayton Mysteries, #1)
The Company You Keep (Kendra Clayton Mysteries, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 488 ratings
49.
Secrets and Sweet Rolls (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries #5)
Secrets and Sweet Rolls (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries #5) 4.10 avg rating — 130 ratings
50.
Macaroons, Mummies and Murder (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries, #4)
Macaroons, Mummies and Murder (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 171 ratings
51.
Candy Canes and Criminals (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries #3)
Candy Canes and Criminals (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries #3) 4.06 avg rating — 243 ratings
52.
When Death Comes Stealing (Tamara Hayle, #1)
When Death Comes Stealing (Tamara Hayle, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,072 ratings
53.
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1)
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,129 ratings
54.
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth (Blanche White, #2)
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth (Blanche White, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
55.
Blanche Passes Go (Blanche White, #4)
Blanche Passes Go (Blanche White, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
56.
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1)
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,828 ratings
57.
Hollywood Ending (Detective by Day, #2)
Hollywood Ending (Detective by Day, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 974 ratings
58.
The Plot is Murder (Mystery Bookshop #1)
The Plot is Murder (Mystery Bookshop #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,906 ratings
59.
Read Herring Hunt (Mystery Bookshop #2)
Read Herring Hunt (Mystery Bookshop #2) 4.03 avg rating — 1,491 ratings
60.
The Novel Art of Murder (Mystery Bookshop #3)
The Novel Art of Murder (Mystery Bookshop #3) 4.09 avg rating — 1,100 ratings
61.
Wed, Read & Dead (Mystery Bookshop #4)
Wed, Read & Dead (Mystery Bookshop #4) 4.17 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
62.
Bookmarked for Murder (Mystery Bookshop #5)
Bookmarked for Murder (Mystery Bookshop #5) 4.14 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
63.
Sweet and Salty Treachery (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries, #1)
Sweet and Salty Treachery (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 299 ratings
64.
Barbecue, Bourbon and Bullets (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries #2)
Barbecue, Bourbon and Bullets (HoneyBun Shop Mysteries #2) 3.87 avg rating — 1,832 ratings
65.
A Cold and Silent Dying (Marti MacAlister, #12)
A Cold and Silent Dying (Marti MacAlister, #12) 3.86 avg rating — 73 ratings
66.
Fatal Remains (Marti MacAlister, #11)
Fatal Remains (Marti MacAlister, #11) 3.83 avg rating — 69 ratings
67.
Windy City Dying (Marti MacAlister, #10)
Windy City Dying (Marti MacAlister, #10) 3.89 avg rating — 83 ratings
68.
Whispers in the Dark (Marti MacAlister, #9)
Whispers in the Dark (Marti MacAlister, #9) 3.74 avg rating — 74 ratings
69.
Scream In Silence (Marti MacAlister, #8)
Scream In Silence (Marti MacAlister, #8) 3.89 avg rating — 65 ratings
70.
See No Evil (Marti MacAlister, #6)
See No Evil (Marti MacAlister, #6) 3.60 avg rating — 98 ratings
71.
Keep Still (Marti MacAlister, #5)
Keep Still (Marti MacAlister, #5) 3.79 avg rating — 81 ratings
72.
Done Wrong (Marti MacAlister, #4)
Done Wrong (Marti MacAlister, #4) 3.81 avg rating — 94 ratings
73.
Gone Quiet (Marti MacAlister, #3)
Gone Quiet (Marti MacAlister, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 95 ratings
74.
Slow Burn (Marti MacAlister, #2)
Slow Burn (Marti MacAlister, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 96 ratings
75.
Dead Time (Marti MacAlister, #1)
Dead Time (Marti MacAlister, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 188 ratings
76.
They All Fall Down
They All Fall Down 2.90 avg rating — 5,943 ratings
77.
Goldie Vance #2 (Goldie Vance, #2)
Goldie Vance #2 (Goldie Vance, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 191 ratings
78.
Goldie Vance Vol. 1
Goldie Vance Vol. 1 3.91 avg rating — 5,999 ratings
79.
Tell No Tales (Marti MacAlister, #7)
Tell No Tales (Marti MacAlister, #7) 3.70 avg rating — 77 ratings
80.
Plain Brown Wrapper (Alex Powell, #1)
Plain Brown Wrapper (Alex Powell, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 208 ratings
81.
Sex, Murder and a Double Latte (Sophie Katz Murder Mystery, #1)
Sex, Murder and a Double Latte (Sophie Katz Murder Mystery, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 8,371 ratings
82.
The Red Queen Dies (Detective Hannah McCabe, #1)
The Red Queen Dies (Detective Hannah McCabe, #1) 3.11 avg rating — 387 ratings
83.
Hit Time (Georgia Barnett Mystery #2)
Hit Time (Georgia Barnett Mystery #2) 3.62 avg rating — 47 ratings
84.
Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly 4.12 avg rating — 6,061 ratings
85.
I Told Her Your Secret: A Novel
I Told Her Your Secret: A Novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
86.
The Secret Keepers (Black Water Tales #1)
The Secret Keepers (Black Water Tales #1) 3.77 avg rating — 421 ratings
87.
Tick Tock: A Novel
Tick Tock: A Novel liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
88.
Deceptive Justice (Victoria Justice Mysteries #2)
Deceptive Justice (Victoria Justice Mysteries #2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
89.
Details at 10 (Georgia Barnett Mystery #1)
Details at 10 (Georgia Barnett Mystery #1) 3.54 avg rating — 48 ratings
90.
Love and Other Criminal Behavior
Love and Other Criminal Behavior 4.36 avg rating — 83 ratings
91.
Every Thursday
Every Thursday liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
92.
Dead Dead Girls (Harlem Renaissance Mystery #1)
Dead Dead Girls (Harlem Renaissance Mystery #1) 3.21 avg rating — 5,981 ratings
93.
All That Is Secret
All That Is Secret 3.58 avg rating — 1,631 ratings
94.
Catherine House
Catherine House 3.12 avg rating — 28,033 ratings
95.
Mama Cracks a Mask of Innocence
Mama Cracks a Mask of Innocence 4.20 avg rating — 30 ratings
96.
Mama Pursues Murderous Shadows
Mama Pursues Murderous Shadows 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings
97.
Mama Rocks the Empty Cradle
Mama Rocks the Empty Cradle 3.65 avg rating — 74 ratings
98.
Mama Stalks the Past
Mama Stalks the Past 3.56 avg rating — 95 ratings
99.
Mama Saves A Victim
Mama Saves A Victim 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings
100.
Mama Stands Accused
Mama Stands Accused 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings
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