title: The Crown Crime Companion: The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time
author: Inc. Mystery Writers Of America
description: This handy guide to mysteries, chosen by those who should know, provides a short synopsis of included titles, as well as dates of publication. Short essays then introduce top-ten lists for various categories, such as historical and humorous. The work concludes with a list of Edgar Award winners.<br />Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: [About the Authors](MurderofKingTu_toc.html#auth-1)
  
  
  JAMES PATTERSON is one of the bestselling writers of all time, with more than
  170 million books sold worldwide. He is the
  
  
  author of the top-selling detective series of the past twenty years—the Alex
  Cross novels, including _Kiss the Girls_ and _Along Came a Spider,_ both of
  which were made into hit movies. Mr. Patterson also writes the bestselling
  Women’s Murder Club novels, set in San
  
  
  Francisco, and the new series of #1 _New York Times_ bestsellers featuring
  Detective Michael Bennett of the NYPD. He won an Edgar Award, the mystery
  world’s highest honor, for
  
  
  his first novel. He lives in Florida.
  
  
  
  
  
  James Patterson’s lifelong passion for books and reading led him to launch a
  new website,
  
  
  [ReadKiddoRead.com](http://www.ReadKiddoRead.com), which helps parents,
  grandparents, teachers, and librarians find the very best children’s books for
  their kids.
  
  
  
  
  
  MARTIN DUGARD is the _New York Times_ bestselling author of such nonfict