Forensic detectives analyze anthropological or archaeological remains; use modern scientific tests, and/or psychological or psychiatric analysis to solve their crimes. Forensic mysteries take us through a world of evidence collection and analysis.

Forensic mysteries usually have a moderate to extreme gore factor, with or without much actual violence. Those with weak stomachs should be careful. Ask us to recommend something not too difficult on the stomach. One other word of warning: These mysteries are rarely light or humorous in tone. Many forensic stories are cross-listed in the Thriller, Police procedural, or Serial killer categories.

Keith Ablow
Frank Clevenger, MA Psychiatrist
Denial
Projection
Compulsion
Psychopath
Murder Suicide

Sarah Andrews
Em Hansen, Geologist
Tensleep
Fall in Denver
Mother Nature
Only Flesh and Bones
Bone Hunter
Eye for Gold
Fault Line

Noreen Ayres
Smokey Brandon, CA Pathologist
The World the Color of Salt
Carcass Trade
Juan Doe Murders

Arthur W. Bahr
Simon Rose, NY Psychiatrist
Certifiably Insane

Pat Barker
Tom Seymour,Child Psychiatrist
Border Crossing

Vivian Chern
Tamsen Bayn, Forensic Psychiatrist

Homicidal Intent

Beverly Connor
Lindsay Chambers, Anthropologist
Rumor of Bones
Questionable Remains
Dressed to Die
Skeleton Crew
Airtight Case

Robin Cook
Laurie Montgomery, Anthropologist
Jack Stapleton, Medical Examiner
Blindsight
Chromosome 6
Vector

Tom Corcoran
Alex Rutledge, Crime Scene Photographer
Mango Opera
Gumbo Limbo
Bone Island Opera

Patricia Cornwell
Kay Scarpetta, Medical Examiner
Postmortem
Body of Evidence
All That Remains
Cruel and Unusual
Body Farm
From Potter’s Field
Unnatural Exposure
Point of Origin
Black Notice
Last Precinct

Jeffrey Deaver
Lincoln Rhyme, Forensic Detective
Bone Collector
Coffin Dancer
Empty Chair
Stone Monkey

Eileen Dreyer
Timmie Leary, Nurse
Brain Dead

Aaron J. Elkins
Gideon Oliver, Anthropologist
Fellowship of Fear
Dark Place
Murder in the Queen’s Armes
Old Bones
Curses
Icy Clutches
Make No Bones
Dead Men’s Hearts
Twenty Blue Devils
Skeleton Dance

G.H. Ephron
Peter Zak, Boston Psychologist
Amnesia
Addiction
Delusion

Brian Freemantle
Claudia Carter, Profiler/Psychiatrist
Mind/Reader

Joseph Glass
Susan Shader, Psychiatrist
Eyes
Blood

Leonard S. Goldberg
Joanna Blalock, Psychiatrist
Deadly Medicine
Deadly Practice
Deadly Care
Deadly Harvest
Deadly Exposure
Lethal Measures
Fatal Care

James W. Hall
Tom & Alexandra Raferty, Photographers
Body Language
Blackwater Sound

Iris Johansen
Eve Duncan, Face Sculptor
Face of Deception
Killing Game
Search
Body of Lies

Dylan Jones
Natalie Vine, Psychiatrist
Outside the Rules

Jonathan Kellerman
Alex Delaware, Psychologist
When the Bough Breaks
Blood Test
Over the Edge
Silent Partner
Time Bomb
Private Eyes
Devil’s Waltz
Bad Love
Self-Defense
The Web
Survival of the Fittest
The Clinic
Monster
Dr. Death
Flesh and Blood
The Murder Book

Richard La Plante
Josef Tanaka, Forensic Pathologist
Mantis
Leopard
Steroid Blues

Sarah Lovell
Sylvia Strange, Psychiatrist
Dangerous Attachments
Acquired Motives
Desperate Silence
Dante’s Inferno

Nigel McCrery
Samantha Ryan, British Pathologist
Silent Witness
Spider’s Web

Sharyn McCrumb
Elizabeth MacPherson, Pathologist
Sick of Shadows
Lovely in Her Bones
Highland Laddie Gone
Paying the Piper
Windsor Knot
Missing Susan
MacPherson’s Lament
If I’d Killed Him When I Met Him
PMS Outlaws

Jim Mortimore
Edward “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Psychiatrist
Cracker: The Mad Woman in the Attic

Darian North
Iris Lanier, Anthropologist
Bone Deep

Carol O’Connell
Judas Child, Ali Cray, Psychologist
Judas Child

Michael Ondaatje
Anil Tissera, Pathologist
Anil’s Ghost

Ridley Pearson
Joe Dartelli, Forensic Detective

Lou Boldt & Daphne Matthews, Forensic Detective & Psychologist
Chain of Evidence
Undercurrents
Angel Maker
No Witnesses
Beyond Recognition
Pied Piper
First Victim
Middle of Nowhere
Art of Deception

John Philpin
Lucas & Lane Frank, Forensic Psychiatrist & Detective
Prettiest Feathers
Tunnel of Night
Dreams in the Key of Blue
Murder Channel

Kathy Reichs
Temperance Brennan, Forensic Anthropologist
Deja Dead
Deadly Du Jour
Deadly Decisions
Fatal Voyage
Grave Secrets

Anna Salter
Michael Stone, Psychologist
Shiny Water
Fault Lines
White Lies
Prison Blues

James Sturz
Anthropologists
Sasso

Faye Sultan & Teresa Kennedy
Portia McTeague, Psychologist
Over the Line
Help Line

Carol Thurston
Kate McKinnon, Medical Illustrator/Anthropologist
Eye of Horus

Robert W. Walker
Jessica Coran, Pathologist
Killer Instinct
Fatal Instinct
Primal Instinct
Darkest Instinct
Pure Instinct
Extreme Instinct
Blind Instinct
Bitter Instinct
Unnatural Instinct

Stephen W. White
Alan Gregory, Psychologist

Privledged Information
Private Practices
Higher Authority
Harm’s Way
Remote Control
Critical Conditions
Manner of Death
Cold Case
The Program
Warning Signs
Best Revenge

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