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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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Blind Eye Books
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Romance, LGBTQ+, Diverse Literature, Fiction
Location - Seattle, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.blindeyebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Bellingham Mysteries
Nicole Kimberling
Swift and the Black Dog
Ginn Hale
Nothing But Good
Kess McKinley
Conundrum Publishing
Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense
Location - Denver, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Submission form - Submit here
Website - https://www.conundrumpub.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Shelter Below
R.L. Kennedy
The Stranger
Mark Ayre
The Enigma Strain
Nick Thacker
Bloomsbury
Academic, African-American, Comics & Graphic Novels, Cookbook, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, True Crime
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Website - https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/
💥 Hit titles
Outlawed
Anna North
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon
Hemlock Press
Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense
Part of - Harper Collins > Hemlock Press
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Website - https://twitter.com/hemlock_press?mc_cid=714e175360&mc_eid=19f692a020
💥 Hit titles
Death Under a Little Sky
Stig Abell
Kennedy 35
Charles Cumming
End of Story
A.J. Finn
Scarlet Suspense
Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense
Part of - Penzler Publications
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://penzlerpublishers.com/product-category/scarlet/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Rising Tide
Sam Lloyd
Chloe Cates is Missing
Mandy McHugh
The Cliff House
Chris Brookmyre
Tuxtails Publishing, LLC
Action & Adventure, DIY, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Self-Help, Short Story
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.tuxtailspublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Captain Jenkins: Flowers for Alcyon
Jessica Scott Romano
How to Be an American in Italy
Jessica Scott Romano
Beautiful in Death
Caroline Taylor
Northodox Press
Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Location - Manchester, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Partial manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.northodox.co.uk/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Clockwork Magpies
Emma Whitehall
Out of Human Sight
Sophie Parkes
Airedale
Dylan Byford
Madville Publishing
Action & Adventure, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction
Location - Houston, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Book queries - Submit here
Website - https://madvillepublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Sonju
Wondra Chang
What a Wonderful World This Could Be
Lee Zacharias
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology
Julie E. Bloemeke and Dustin Brookshire
Claret Press
Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Jewish Literature, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Novella, Politics, Thriller & Suspense, Travel, Women's Fiction
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Book queries - Submit here
Website - https://www.claretpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Black Tea
Stephen Morris
Daisy Chain
Justine Gilbert
Opera
Julie Anderson
Ulysses Press
Children's, Cookbook, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Humor, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Young Adult
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Book synopsis - Submit here
Website - https://ulyssespress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Shukr
Gabrielle Deonath
The Little Book of Hermetic Principles
Amber D. Browne
Here to Make Friends
Hope Kelaher
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