r/mysteryfiction is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses mystery, crime, detective, mysteries, and fiction, and they frequently recommend/review cozy mysteries and whodunnits.
A subreddit for all kinds of mystery & crime fiction. Any subgenre and any format is welcome as long as it's relevant.
Feel free to join the mystery fiction discord too! Link here:
https://discord.gg/jmmjcdzvFm
Popular Themes in r/mysteryfiction
#1
Advice Requests
: "There are some great old mysteries on librivox, here are some of my favourites and has anyone got any good suggestions?"
15 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Kickstarter-Funded Mystery Novel Makes Its Kindle Debut on Amazon - Press Release"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "What are some Detective/Noir/Mystery Stories which take place on a single location like a mansion…etc?"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Created a mystery movie trivia quiz if anyone wants to play!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/mysteryfiction
#1
Mystery
: "Welcome to fans of Mystery fiction - subreddit is now open again!"
159 posts
#2
Crime
: "The essential mystery/Crime writers are..."
53 posts
#3
Detective
: "I have been collecting Hardboiled, Detective Fiction of the Black Mask And Mystery Story magazine variety for decades ( Chandler, Hammett,Ross MacDonald etc(and recently picked this up-Ross MacDonald"The Doomsters" 1st edition HC ©1958 A Lew Archer Novel that I had never owned"
33 posts
#4
Mysteries
: "What Mysteries have you been reading or watching? - December 2024"
28 posts
#5
Fiction
: "Welcome to fans of mystery Fiction - subreddit is now open again!"
22 posts
#6
Novel
: "More amazing Edward Gorey art, from the John Bellairs Novel The Dark Secret of Weatherend!"
21 posts
#7
Crime Fiction
: "The Best Literary Crime Fiction of 2020"
19 posts
#8
History
19 posts
#9
Thriller
: "10 Murder Mystery Thrillers EVERY Woman Should Read"
13 posts
#10
Novels
: "Recently written very well plotted mystery Novels"
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/mysteryfiction
Cozy Mysteries
1 review
#1
Kathleen M. Cosgrove
4.0★ from 1 review
Whodunnits
1 review
#1
Cathy Ace
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/mysteryfiction
#1
Discussion
: "What are your favorite mystery movies and why?"
12 posts
#2
Other
: "The Best Literary Crime Novels of 2024"
4 posts
#3
Recommendation request
: "Recently written very well plotted mystery novels"
1 post
#4
Question
: "Can institutions be the unreliable narrator?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/mysteryfiction
Yearly
+479 members(14.4%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026