Best First Book in a Mystery Series

1.
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 39,544 ratings
2.
Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #1)
Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 3,059 ratings
3.
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating — 190,129 ratings
4.
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,603 ratings
5.
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1)
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,828 ratings
6.
Dirty Old Town (Shane Cleary #1)
Dirty Old Town (Shane Cleary #1) 4.04 avg rating — 46 ratings
6.
This Dog for Hire (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #1)
This Dog for Hire (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 866 ratings
6.
Kurn County
Kurn County 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
6.
Love You to Death (Charlie D Mystery, 1)
Love You to Death (Charlie D Mystery, 1) 3.36 avg rating — 221 ratings
6.
Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Jimm Juree, #1)
Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Jimm Juree, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,162 ratings
6.
The Code of the Hills (Ozarks Mystery, #1)
The Code of the Hills (Ozarks Mystery, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,661 ratings
12.
A New Leash on Death (A Dog Lover's Mystery, #1)
A New Leash on Death (A Dog Lover's Mystery, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,415 ratings
12.
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1)
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,046 ratings
12.
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,593 ratings
15.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,272 ratings
15.
Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1)
Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 2,147 ratings
15.
The Surgeon (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles, #1)
The Surgeon (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 172,613 ratings
15.
A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #1)
A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 5,214 ratings
19.
Solo Act (Elder Darrow Mystery, #2)
Solo Act (Elder Darrow Mystery, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings
19.
Apple Cider Slaying (A Cider Shop Mystery, #1)
Apple Cider Slaying (A Cider Shop Mystery, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,276 ratings
19.
The Tale of Hill Top Farm (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Hill Top Farm (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 4,323 ratings
19.
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1)
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,039 ratings
19.
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1)
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 7,561 ratings
24.
Among The Shadows (Detective Byron, #1)
Among The Shadows (Detective Byron, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,926 ratings
24.
Murder, She Barked (Paws and Claws Mystery, #1)
Murder, She Barked (Paws and Claws Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 4,956 ratings
24.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 32,495 ratings
24.
A Solitude of Wolverines (Alex Carter #1)
A Solitude of Wolverines (Alex Carter #1) 3.91 avg rating — 6,338 ratings
24.
In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)
In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1) 3.89 avg rating — 16,754 ratings
29.
Broken Places (Cass Raines, #1)
Broken Places (Cass Raines, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 3,311 ratings
29.
The Holiday Murders (Holiday Murders, #1)
The Holiday Murders (Holiday Murders, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 595 ratings
29.
The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, #1)
The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 34,226 ratings
32.
The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch, #1)
The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 13,775 ratings
32.
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1)
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1) 3.75 avg rating — 11,003 ratings
34.
The Ides of April (Flavia Albia, #1)
The Ides of April (Flavia Albia, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 3,806 ratings
35.
The Good Detective (Detective P. T. Marsh, #1)
The Good Detective (Detective P. T. Marsh, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 4,906 ratings
35.
A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
by: Y.S. Lee
3.79 avg rating — 18,095 ratings
37.
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1)
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 19,231 ratings
37.
The Business of Blood (The Fiona Mahoney Mysteries, #1)
The Business of Blood (The Fiona Mahoney Mysteries, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,279 ratings
39.
Two Days Gone (Ryan DeMarco Mystery, #1)
Two Days Gone (Ryan DeMarco Mystery, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 7,407 ratings
39.
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1)
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,130 ratings
41.
Deadline (Jack McMorrow Mystery, #1)
Deadline (Jack McMorrow Mystery, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 495 ratings
42.
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 274,928 ratings
43.
Prime Time (Charlotte McNally #1)
Prime Time (Charlotte McNally #1) 3.74 avg rating — 932 ratings
44.
The Other Woman (Jane Ryland, #1)
The Other Woman (Jane Ryland, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 3,353 ratings