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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions

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Allison Remcheck Pernetti

💼 Agency: Stimola Literary Studio

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Mystery, Picture Book, Thriller

Previous clients: Kenneth Kraegel, Jacob Kramer, Esme Raji Codell, Courtney Allison Moulton

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Abby Saul

💼 Agency: The Lark Group

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Daisy Bateman, Courtney Ellis, Elizabeth Breck

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Sharon Pelletier

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ, Romance

Previous clients: Amy Gentry, Libby Hubscher, Dharma Kelleher, Bess Kingsley, T.J. Martinson, Rena Olsen

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Nicole Resciniti

💼 Agency: The Seymour Agency

🌍 Location: Naples, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://theseymouragency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Action & Adventure, Cookbook, Spirituality

Previous clients: Cecy Robson, Amanda Flower, Marisa Cleveland, Jeff Gunning, Lorie Langdon

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Nicole Payne

💼 Agency: Copps Literary Services

🌍 Location: Dallas, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Cookbook, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller, African-American, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Christian, Fantasy, Humor, LGBTQ, Mystery, New Adult, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Spirituality, Sports

Previous clients: Building a client list

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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

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Leslie Zampetti

💼 Agency: Open Book Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.openbooklit.com/home

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Crime Fiction, LGBTQ, Diverse Fiction, Picture Book

Previous clients: Christiana Doucette, Francis Morella, Andrea Shapiro, Kate Allen Fox

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Hannah Mann

💼 Agency: Writers House

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Mystery, Thriller

Previous clients: Libby Babbott-Klein, Alexandra Thompson, Sarah Goodman, Kelly Baptist

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Kurestin Armada

💼 Agency: Root Literary

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Middle Grade, Horror, Picture Book, Mystery

Previous clients: A.K. Larkwood, Claire Eliza Bartlett, K.A. Doore, Emily Tesh, Rachel Hoffman

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Larissa Melo Pienkowski

💼 Agency: Azantian Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.azantianlitagency.com/about-us/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries via QueryManager

Genres: BIPOC, Children's Book, Feminism, Fiction, LGBTQ, Mystery, Nonfiction

Previous clients:

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