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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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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
Wolfpack Publishing
Action & Adventure, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Westerns, Fiction
Location - Las Vegas, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://wolfpackpublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
.45 Caliber
Peter Brandvold
The Repairman
L.J. Martin
Law Of The Rope
Robert Vaughan
No Exit Press
True Crime, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Nonfiction
Part of - Oldcastle Books Group > Exit Press
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://noexit.co.uk/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Mercenary
Paul Vidich
American Sherlocks
Nick Rennison
Nick
Michael Farris Smith
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
Amazon Westland
Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Cookbook, Romance, Action & Adventure, Art, Photography, Business, Fiction, Nonfiction
Part of - Amazon Publishing > Amazon Westland
Location - Mumbai, IN
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.amazon.in/westlandbooks
💥 Hit titles
One Arranged Murder
Chetan Bhagat
Dharma
Amish Roy & Bhavna Roy
Eating in the Age of Dieting
Rujuta Diwekar
The Mysterious Press
True Crime, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Nonfiction
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - http://mysteriouspress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Waiting for Rusty
William Cole
The Downside
Mike Cooper
The Seven of Calvary
Anthony Boucher
Rare Bird Books
Architecture, Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Mystery & Crime, Cookbook, Environmental, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Photography, Math & Science, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Self-Help, Politics, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story
Location - Los Angeles, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://rare-bird-books.myshopify.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Camgirl
Isa Mazzei
Ambition in Black + White
Melinda Marshall & Tai Wingfield
All the Right Circles
John Russell
HarperCollins India
Biographies & Memoirs, History, Cookbook, Religion & Spirituality, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Business, Self-Help, Picture Book, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Novella, Children's
Location - New Delhi, IN
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://harpercollins.co.in/
💥 Hit titles
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
A Mirror Made of Rain
Naheed Phiroze Patel
Powerful
Nirupama Subramanian
Hachette 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.hachette.com.au/
💥 Hit titles
Sooley
John Grisham
The Night Train
Clyde Edgerton
The Warsaw Orphan
Kelly Rimmer
Urban Books
African-American, Urban Fiction, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Christian, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction
Location - Wyandanch, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Website - https://www.urbanbooks.net/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Influence: Death on the Beach
Carl Weber
Platinum Persuasion
India
The Secret Lives of Baltimore Girls 2
Katt
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