All the sites listed are updated on a regular basis and were chosen on the strength of
their information and appeal.
THE BEST MYSTERY SITES ON THE INTERNET |
All the sites listed are updated on a regular basis and were chosen on the strength of
their information and appeal.
Designed and maintained by Kate Derie, mystery writer and graphic designer,
this is simply the best mystery site on the Net. A veritable encyclopedia of mystery
information, with brilliant graphics, easy to locate sites and wonderful Black Widows
Web links to every conceivable aspect of the genre.
A wonderful and comprehensive site by Jan Steffensen,librarian at the Royal
Librarian School of Denmark. Everything you could ever wish to know about the
mystery is contained here in a regularly updated site which could keep browsers busy
for months. This site has excellent links to writers home-pages.
This site aims to document, preserve and facilitate study of the mystery while
becoming a comprehensive digital reference library available to all. A project
sponsored by Empire State College of State University of New York, this site is very
much still in progress and in-put is welcomed.
A British site for crime and mystery fiction with excellent reviews of mysteries by
highly reputed writers and critics. A graphically oriented site with great style and
illustrations which takes a long time to load and is not for slow connections.
A consistently good site with lovely graphics and photos and excellent
information about mysteries in general. An annoying split page design makes it
sometimes difficult to read and impossible to print out, but this site does contain
information aboutsome authors who are hard to find elsewhere.
6. A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection.
http://members.aol.com/mg4273/classics.htm
An invaluable resource of reading lists, essays and criticism of mysteries pre
1960. An educational site, designed and written by Michael E. Grost, it betrays the
likes and dislikes of its creator and doesn't pretend objectivity. The site gives a good
overview of the history and development of the genre.
The homepage of the Mystery Writers of America, a group founded in 1945 to
promote and protect writers' interests and increase esteem for the genre. Full of
information about the group and the Edgar Awards including a list of winners in every
category from 1945 onwards. Membership by invitation only.
8. Sherlockian Holmepage.
http://watserv1.uwaterloo.ca/~credmond/sh.html
Of all the Sherlock Holmes sites this is the most informative and the best.
Created by Canadian professor and author, Chris Redmond, it offers a bibliography,
biography and valuable links to all the resources on the Internet, including a link to the
listserv "The Hounds of the Internet".
9. Unofficial Tony Hillerman Homepage.
http://www.umsl.edu/~smeuller/index.htm
Attractive layout and elegant format characterize this site of information and
photographs about Hillerman and his books. Excellent bibliography, interview
transcripts and articles. Very interesting links to Navaho and western sites.
An Icelandic site by Ragnav Jonasson, a Christie translator. Very good
introduction to Christie which includes a biography, various detectives, films,
television, societies and links to Christie sites which are truly world-wide.
11. Edgar Allen Poe Society of Baltimore. http://raven.ubalt.edu/features/poe
Standout of the various Poe sites as the most informative and scholarly and
very far from being the most bizarre! Information about the society and its activities and
membership as well as places to visit related to Poe along with graphics and
directions. Links to other Poe sites provided but journey at your own risk.
12. Wilkie Collins Appreciation Page.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~drgrigg/wilkie.html
Dedicated to furthering the appreciation and readership of Collins this is an
excellent site containing a short biography, bibliography, latest news, societies and
links to Collins discussion page. A great feature is a direct link to Amazon.com and
over twenty Wilkie Collins' books, some of which are hard to find.
13. Trouble Is My Business. (Raymond Chandler.)
http://www.pictograph.com/CList5.html
Good style and entertaining writing make this short appreciation of Chandler
worth a visit. Descriptions of each of Chandler's novels and a Marlowe filmography are
helpful, as is the ability to click into the Virtual Ink Bookstore and buy the books then
and there.
Homepage of the Sayers' Society with great information about the very active
society and how to join. There is a short biography and a page of links with a nice
graphic of the Wimsey Coat of Arms - but that is it for graphics, this is not a visually
arresting site.
A freestyle jaunt around Restoration London inspired by Molly Brown's novel
"Invitation to a Funeral" (1996). Fabulous graphics make this entertaining and
educational site a place to return to. Great historical details with documents from the
era and a cast of thousands including Aphra Behn and Nell Gwyn.
A chatty, informal site, almost like a Grafton fan club, which tells everything one
would want to know about the author and her detective - including recipes for their
favorite foods. Good graphics and plenty of information about tours, books and
upcoming novels. Great way to advertise!
This site contains mysteries related to books and libraries. Has a bibliography
and references for bibliomysteries. Listings of library staff detectives (16), bibliophilic
detectives, library staff as murder victims (11), murder weapons used in libraries and a
list of weapons librarians might like to use, including O.C.L.C. terminal electrocution!
A site devoted to combating discrimination against women in the mystery field
and to increasing interest in the genre. It includes authors, agents, booksellers,
readers, editors, librarians and critics. Sponsors booths at events and has a speakers'
bureau. Information about events and links to other similar sites.
The Web's first magazine of mystery, suspense and crime fiction edited by
Walter Sorrell who has published several legal crime thrillers. Chatty and informal
tone with short stories, extracts from new novels, articles and information about the
genre. The 'Deadly Image Vault' has cover art from the pulp fiction hey-day.
20. Murder Must Advertise.
http://www.bitwise.net/~wonka/mystery/mystery.htm
A site dedicated to female mystery writers mostly of the classic English genre.
Although this is a work in progress it has a lovely design and excellent graphics and
promises well. The creator welcomes feedback and help with her site which has
reviews, links and a Mystery of the Month.
Last but not least ...
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