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Best Mystery & Crime Book Publishing Companies

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Atria Publishing Group

Genres: Urban Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Self-Help, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Health & Wellbeing, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Part of: Simon and Schuster > Atria Publishing Group

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.atriabooks.biz/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
My Sister's Keeper

Jodi Picoult

The Japanese Lover

Isabel Allende

Lethal Agent

Vince Flynn

Madville Publishing

Genres: Action & Adventure, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, and Women's Fiction

Location: Houston, US

Website: https://madvillepublishing.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book queries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

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Sonju

Wondra Chang

What a Wonderful World This Could Be

Lee Zacharias

Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology

Julie E. Bloemeke and Dustin Brookshire

Ulysses Press

Genres: Cookbook, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Humor, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, and Young Adult

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://ulyssespress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Book synopsis - View guidelines →

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Small press

💥 Hit titles
Shukr

Gabrielle Deonath

The Little Book of Hermetic Principles

Amber D. Browne

Here to Make Friends

Hope Kelaher

Honey Blossom Press

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Business, Cookbook, Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Politics, Romance, Science Fiction, Self-Help, True Crime, Women's Fiction, and Young Adult

Location: Philadelphia, US

Website: https://www.honeyblossompress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Small press

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Knopf Doubleday

Genres: Cookbook, Architecture, Art, Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Historical Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Environmental, Politics, Math & Science, Religion & Spirituality, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Self-Help, Comics & Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, and Fiction

Part of: Penguin Random House > Knopf Doubleday

Location: New York City, US

Website: http://knopfdoubleday.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

Allen and Unwin

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help, Humor, History, Environmental, Politics, Business, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Medical, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: Sydney, AU

Website: https://www.allenandunwin.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Manuscript entries & contests - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Love Objects

Emily Maguire

Tashi

Anna & Barbara Fienberg

Tuxtails Publishing, LLC

Genres: Action & Adventure, DIY, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Self-Help, and Short Story

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.tuxtailspublishing.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

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Small press

💥 Hit titles
Captain Jenkins: Flowers for Alcyon

Jessica Scott Romano

How to Be an American in Italy

Jessica Scott Romano

Beautiful in Death

Caroline Taylor

Mysterious Press

Genres: True Crime, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction

Part of: Grove Atlantic > Mysterious Press

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://groveatlantic.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Coronation

Boris Akunin

She Lover of Death

Boris Akunin

Girl Running

Lawrence Lariar

Blind Eye Books

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Romance, LGBTQ+, Diverse Literature, and Fiction

Location: Seattle, US

Website: https://www.blindeyebooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Bellingham Mysteries

Nicole Kimberling

Swift and the Black Dog

Ginn Hale

Nothing But Good

Kess McKinley

Confluence Literary

Confluence Literary Agency was formed in 2026 through the merger of Bond Literary Agency and Copps Literary Services, uniting decades of industry expertise with a fresh vision for literary representation.

Genres: Children's, Cookbook, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.confluencelit.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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