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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 81 publishers.
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Professional editors help your manuscript stand out for the right reasons.
We hope this directory will help you find the right publisher for your book. To get the most out of it, make sure to:
- Research the publisher;
- Study their submission guidelines; and
- Submit only in the genres they’re interested in.
For more tips on the process, learn how to get your book published and which publishers to avoid. Best of luck!
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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
Atmosphere Press
Academic, Action & Adventure, African-American, Architecture, Art, Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Business, Catholic, Children's, Christian, Cookbook, Diverse Literature, Economics, Education & Reference, Environmental, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Humor, Islam, Jewish Literature, Law, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Math & Science, Medical, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Novella, Photography, Picture Book, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Romance, Science Fiction, Screenplays, Self-Help, Short Story, Sports & Outdoors, Technology, Thriller & Suspense, Travel, True Crime, Urban Fiction, Westerns, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Location - Houston, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Online submission - Submit here
Website - https://atmospherepress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
And the Stars Kept Watch
Peter Friedrichs
Sunflowers Beneath the Snow
Teri M. Brown
Bello the Cello
Dennis Mathew
Pan Macmillan Australia
Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Horror, Action & Adventure, Self-Help, Historical Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Mystery & Crime, History, Business, Travel, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Architecture, Art, Cookbook, Humor, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's, Poetry, Short Story
Location - Sydney, AU
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/
💥 Hit titles
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Mark Manson
Circus of Wonders
Elizabeth Macneal
The Evening and the Morning
Ken Follett
Fledgling Press
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Women's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Short Story, Children's
Location - Edinburgh, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://www.fledglingpress.co.uk/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Whirligig
Andrew James Greig
When We Get To The Island
Alex Nye
Board
David C. Flanagan
Bold Strokes Books
Romance, LGBTQ+, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction
Location - New York City, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Unrivaled
Radclyffe
Bet the Farm
Fiona Riley
Give In To Me
Elle Spencer
Tule Publishing
Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Women's Fiction, Diverse Literature, Fiction
Location - Los Angeles, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://tulepublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
A Viking's Shadow
H L Marsay
My Kind of Cowboy
Pam Crooks
The Fall Into Ruin
Bronwyn Stuart
Srishti Publishing
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Business, Humor, Health & Wellbeing, Politics, Self-Help, Travel, Fantasy, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - New Delhi, IN
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://srishtipublishers.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Life is What You Make It
Preeti Shenoy
You Are My Reason to Smile
Arpit Vageria
The One From the Stars
Keshav Aneel
Head of Zeus
Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Cookbook, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://headofzeus.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Children of D'Hara
Terry Goodkind
The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin
Doppler
Erlend Loe
Speaking Volumes
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Westerns, Romance, Fiction
Part of - Zenerji Media Group > Speaking Volumes
Location - Naples, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - http://www.speakingvolumes.us/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Signal Thirty-Two
MacKinlay Kantor
Wicked Secrets
Justine Davis
The Ex
John Lutz
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