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Best Mystery & Crime Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 90 publishers.
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Bonnier Books
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Self-Help, Picture Book, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's
Location - Stockholm, SE
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://bonnierbooks.com/
💥 Hit titles
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris
10 Rules For Talking
Tim Harkness
The Foundling
Stacey Halls
Sourcebooks Fire
Young Adult, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction
Part of - Sourcebooks > Sourcebooks Fire
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.sourcebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Bone Witch
Rin Chupeco
The Dark Tide
Alicia Jasinska
It Came From the Sky
Chelsea Sedoti
Canelo
Historical Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ+, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.canelo.co/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Tracer
Jason Dean
The Lucky Eight
Sheila Bugler
One Good Lie
Jane Isaac
Aria Publishing
Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Crime, Fiction
Part of - Head of Zeus > Aria Publishing
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://ariafiction.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club
Faith Hogan
One Last Greek Summer
Mandy Baggot
The Girl from Vichy
Andie Newton
Berkley
Women's Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction
Part of - Penguin Random House > Penguin Publishing Group > Berkley
Location - New York City, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.penguin.com/publishers/berkley/
💥 Hit titles
The Kiss Quotient
Helen Hoang
Beach Read
Emily Henry
Dial A for Aunties
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Simon & Schuster
Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, History, Politics, Romance, Young Adult, Sports & Outdoors, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Novella, Children's
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/
💥 Hit titles
Beautiful Things
Hunter Biden
Home Body
Rupi Kaur
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R Covey
Penguin Random House
Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Cookbook, Romance, Picture Book, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Novella, Children's
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
The Guardians
John Grisham
Dzanc Books
Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Location - Raleigh, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Contests - Submit here
Website - https://www.dzancbooks.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
We Five
Mark Dunn
Gun Needle Spoon
Patrick O'Neil
In the Event of Contact
Ethel Rohan
Soho Press
Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Short Story
Location - New York City, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://sohopress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Fame Thief
Timothy Hallinan
Clark and Division
Naomi Hirahara
Blue Skinned Gods
SJ Sindu
Mysterious Press
True Crime, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction
Part of - Grove Atlantic > Mysterious Press
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://groveatlantic.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Coronation
Boris Akunin
She Lover of Death
Boris Akunin
Girl Running
Lawrence Lariar
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