Mysteries!

Books

	Animal Mysteries From pet detectives to furry perpetrators, these animal mysteries will have you wagging your tail!
	Effective Detectives with Linear Perspective The novel versions of some of your favorite crime and detective films featuring some awfully clever private investigators with unmatched craft and wit.
	History Mysteries: The 20th Century Read your mysteries decade-by-decade and get a taste of U.S. history.
	The Mystery of Nancy Drew Fiction and non-fiction about that famous girl detective! Sleuth, teenager, All-American girl -- what do you really know about Nancy Drew?
	Mysteries for Kids: Get a Clue @ Your Library Whether puzzling over pictures or following a trail of more complicated clues, young readers and listeners will enjoy testing their sleuthing skills with these titles. You can browse even more in our catalog under Mystery And Detective Stories.
	Mystery Parodies Choose an affectionate, tongue-in-cheek send-up of a classic detective tale for a tremendously entertaining summer read.
	Thrillers and Mysteries for the Adrenaline Junkie Tired of predictable endings? In need of a gripping novel to read? Want to be captivated until the very end? Then pick up these quick reads that are sure to make your knuckles turn white, if not your hair!
	Watching the Detectives Graphic Novels about Mystery and Crime
	Women Spy Novels The world of women operatives in fiction spans the globe and includes dangerous situations, covert operations, and extreme tactics. Mixed in with the suspense are intelligent women characters ready to take on the challenge.
	Staff Picks: Mysteries Check out the mysteries that library staff have been reading! And while you are there you can peruse other genres like fiction, classic fiction, nonfiction, biography, cookbooks, graphic novels...
	For even more recommendations, check out the Mystery Lists from 2006.

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Book Groups

• Mystery Book Group
  Meets at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main Library in the Quiet Reading Room on the first floor on the third Friday of the month at 1 pm.

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Listen to or Watch a Mystery

	Mysteries on DVD Check out these movie and television classics starring your favorite sleuths: Sam Spade, Columbo, Miss Marple, Lord Peter Wimsey, and Mr. Moto.
	Mysteries on CD More and more bestselling mysteries are available on CD. Try these on your commute to work or for your next road trip.
	PlayAway Mysteries Pick up one of these portable listening devices loaded with a favorite mystery!
	View additional movies from our 2006 list. You can find additional television and movie mysteries by browsing: Detective And Mystery Television Programs Detective And Mystery Films Murder -- Drama.

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Websites

• Crime Fiction Dossier
  http://www.crimefictionblog.com/
  This is a blog (Web Log) by David J. Montgomery, a writer and critic specializing in crime fiction and regularly contributor to the Chicago Sun-Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe and USA Today.

• Harper Collins Mystery Channel
  At this publisher's website you can browse their books by category, author, and title.

• Mystery Ink
  http://www.mysteryinkonline.com/
  Mystery and thriller book reviews, author interviews and more!
  • Gumshoe Award

• Mystery Lovers Bookshop
  http://www.mysterylovers.com/
  This local bookstore in Oakmont specializes in mystery and crime fiction.

• Mystery Readers International
  http://www.mysteryreaders.org/
  Includes links to Reading Groups (and how to start your own), mystery periodicals, and mystery bookstores. Their readers choose the Macavity Award for the best mystery novels, nonfiction, and short story of the year.

• Mystery Writers of America
  http://www.mysterywriters.org/
  This organization awards the annual Edgar Allan Poe Awards® (the "Edgars®"). Their "Resources" also include links to other websites of criminal interest.

• Reader's Advisory Adult Reading Lists
  The selection from the Mid-Continent Public Library includes mysteries based on a theme.
  • Culinary Mysteries

• Sisters in Crime
  http://www.sistersincrime.org/
  Sisters in Crime is an international organization of writers, readers, booksellers, librarians, agents, editors, reviewers, and teachers interested in promoting the work of women mystery writers. On their website you can browse through books in print to discover women mystery writers.
  • Sisters in Crime Pittsburgh
    This is the Mary Roberts Rinehart Chapter which meets at the Mystery Lovers Bookshop in Oakmont, Pa.

• Stop, You're Killing Me!
  http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/
  This site for lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books offers hundreds of authors, with complete, chronological lists of their books, as well as a character index.