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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions

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Rachel Brooks

💼 Agency: BookEnds Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Newark, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.bookendsliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Abby Collette, Gin Jones, Naima Simone, Tricia Levenseller, Farah Heron

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Julia Kenny

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dclagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Cookbook, Memoir, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Jenny Milchman, Miriam Cohen, Ani Katz, Poppy Gee, David Joy

Open to queries

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Zach Honey

💼 Agency: FinePrint Literary Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://fineprintlit.com/zach-honey.html

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via QueryManager

Genres: Crime Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Sports, Thriller

Previous clients:

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Adam Chromy

💼 Agency: Movable Type Management

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.movabletm.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Sports

Previous clients: Max Fabricant, Michael Flocker, Susanne Dunlap, Michael Hogan

Open to queries

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Kate Nash

💼 Agency: Kate Nash Literary Agency

🌍 Location: London, GB

🧑‍💻 Website: https://katenashlit.co.uk/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Amanda Brittany, Casey King, Andie Newton, Maggie Baggot

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Danya Kukafka

💼 Agency: Trellis Literary Management

🌍 Location: Boston, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.trellisliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance, Science Fiction, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Short Story

Previous clients: Olufunke Grace Bankole, Erin Crosby-Eckstine, Emmalie Dropkin, Shaina Frazier, Andréa Ferrell Gannon, Danielle Girard, Yeji Yvonne Ham, Elise Hooper, Lina Patton, Jacquie Pham, Sara Sligar, Erin Swan

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Jessica Felleman

💼 Agency: Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Narrative Nonfiction, LGBTQ, Self-Help, Sports, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, New Adult, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Dr. Kathleen Smith, Tara Ison, Eugene Lee Yang, Cory O’Brien, Hannah Sloane

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Claire Harris

💼 Agency: Helm Literary

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.psliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Horror, Romance, Commercial Fiction, Feminism, Politics

Previous clients: Building a client list

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Meg Ruley

💼 Agency: Jane Rotrosen Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.janerotrosen.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Lisa Gardner, Robert Dalby, Beth Kendrick, Robert Dugoni

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Jim Donovan

💼 Agency: Jim Donovan Literary

🌍 Location: Dallas, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jimdonovanliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Sports

Previous clients: Jim Dent, Jeff Guinn, Michael Kauffman, Ron Faust

Open to queries

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