The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions

💼 Agency: John Hawkins & Associates

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jhalit.com/#Home

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Mystery

Previous clients: Tasha Alexander, Taylor Stevens, Miranda Beverly-Whittermore, William Kowalski

💼 Agency: Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.jdlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, LGBTQ, Feminism, Humor, Politics, Short Story

Previous clients: Brent Hartinger, Richard Mintzer, Jeff Anderson, Franco Aureliani

💼 Agency: CookeMcDermid

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://cookemcdermid.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Business Book, Crime Fiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, History, Humor, LGBTQ, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Psychology, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Zoey Leigh Peterson, Tima Kurdi, Michael Crummey, Robyn Doolittle, Cathal Kelly

💼 Agency: P.S. Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.psliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Mystery, Romance, Psychology, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Colin Mochrie, Mary Akers, Danny Appleby, Jay Onrait, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Lorene Sauro

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Knight Agency

🌍 Location: Atlanta, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.knightagency.net/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Romance, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Commercial Fiction, Feminism, Biography, Business Book, Cookbook, Diverse Fiction, History, LGBTQ, Mystery, New Adult, Politics, Psychology, Romantasy, Spirituality, Sports, Travel

Previous clients: Sara Ackerman, Joy Avery, Dakota Cassidy, Laure Greer, Carlos Evans

💼 Agency: The Bent Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.thebentagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Memoir, Biography, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction, Politics

Previous clients: Kevin J. Anderson, Howard Bloom, L.D. Crichton, John Kessel

💼 Agency: Confluence Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Dallas, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.coppsliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Diverse Fiction, Cookbook, Romance, Thriller, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Mystery, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: Building a client list

💼 Agency: Nelson Literary Agency

🌍 Location: Denver, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.nelsonagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Diverse Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, New Adult, Upmarket Fiction

Previous clients: John Galligan, Alison Hammer, Kathleen West, Jonathan Messinger, Shana Galen

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Axelrod Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://axelrodagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Fiction

Previous clients: S.J. Rozan, Christine Feehan, Suzanne Brockman, J.R. Ward, Julia Quinn

💼 Agency: Wolf Literary Services

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.wolflit.com

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through Query Manager

Genres: Feminism, Horror, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Fiction, History, Mystery, Politics, Psychology, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Spirituality, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Cookbook, Crime Fiction

Previous clients: Briohny Doyle, Omar Sakr, Ainslie Hogarth, Gina Rushton, Ruby Hamad

Open to queries