50 authors are filed under the Mystery genre, and at least half of each author’s subject-tagged books carry a matching subject. Each is listed with every book in publication order, most-searched first.
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13 books 1 series
Rabbi David Small, a religious sleuth in Massachusetts, is Harry Kemelman's creation and the figure at the centre of nearly all his books. Kemelman (1908-1996) was an American mystery writer and a professor of English. The Rabbi Small novels take their titles from the days of the week, from Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (1964) to That Day the Rabbi Left Town (1996), 13 catalogued books in all, with the policeman Hugh Lanigan recurring alongside Small.
35 books 7 series
Melissa Bourbon has 35 books in the catalogue, from Living the Vida Lola (2008) to Hem Fatale (2025). Subjects on file include cozy mystery, dressmaking, magic, ghosts and women business owners. Series include the Magical Dressmaking Mysteries, Lola Cruz Mysteries, Pippin Lane Hawthorne Mystery / Book Magic Mysteries, Deadly Legends and Foxy Ladies Mystery. Pleating for Mercy (2011) and A Fitting End (2012) are among the earlier titles.