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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.

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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