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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions

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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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Natasha Kern

💼 Agency: Natasha Kern Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Seattle, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Previous clients: Tamera Alexander, Jody Hedlund, Kristi Ann Hunter, Kathleen Fuller, Beth Wiseman, Lynn Austin, Terri Blackstock, Maggie Brendan, Margaret Brownley, Heidi Chiavaroli, Pamela Clare, Amy Clipston, Mary Connealy, Zuri Day, Melanie Dickerson

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Lucienne Diver

💼 Agency: The Knight Agency

🌍 Location: Atlanta, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://knightagency.net/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Horror, Women's Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Crime Fiction, Humor, New Adult

Previous clients: N.K. Jemisin, Rachel Caine, Genevieve Cogman, Chloe Neill, Faith Hunter, Alyssa Cole

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Jennifer Mattson

💼 Agency: Andrea Brown Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Chicago, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Katy Loutzenhiser, Kate Hannigan, Kim Norman, Linda Ashman

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BJ Robbins

💼 Agency: BJ Robbins Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Los Angeles, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction

Previous clients: Stephen Graham Jones, Nafisa Haji, Renee Swindle, Mary Volmer

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Robert Gottlieb

💼 Agency: Trident Media Group

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Deepak Chopra, Dale Brown, Brian Herbert, Alex Orlov, Andrea Kane

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Marlene Stringer

💼 Agency: Marlene Stringer

🌍 Location: Naples, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

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

Previous clients: Liane Merciel, Emily Bleeker, Jennifer Blom, Alyxandra Harvey, Suzanne Johnson

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Michelle Wolfson

💼 Agency: Wolfson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York City, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Feminism

Previous clients: Kiersten White, Kasie West, Tawna Fenske, Lauren Blakely

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Jeff Ourvan

💼 Agency: Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

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

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Business Book, Middle Grade, Mystery, Politics, Science Fiction, Sports

Previous clients: Tatsha Robertson, Neesha Arter, Kerrie Hollihan, Peter Houlahan

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Meg Wheeler

💼 Agency: Westwood Creative Artists

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://wcaltd.com/meg-wheeler/

📣 Preferred contact method: Send queries to submissions@wcaltd.com and specify the agent in the subject line.

Genres: Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Thriller

Previous clients: Mark Abley, Michael Adams, Caroline Adderson, Anar Ali, Kamal Al-Solaylee

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