Thank you for
visiting Sports
Mysteries ... where the competition can be murder!
We
feature
mystery
books where sports are an integral part of the plot. Our site is
categorized by sport. Select one of the symbols above or select from
the list below to find mystery books for that sport:
Baseball:
Notable
authors of baseball mysteries include Troy Soos (a historical series
featuring Mickey Rawlings), G. S. Rowe (another historical series
featuring Will Beaman), Crabbe Evers (a series featuring sportswriter
and baseball sleuth Duffy House), David Everson (featuring ex-baseball
player turned private investigator Bobby Miles), Alison Gordon
(featuring amateur sleuth and baseball writer Kate Henry), and Mark
Richard Zubro (featuring professional baseball player Scott Carpenter
and his partner Tom Mason).
Football:
Notable
authors of football mysteries include Bob Morris (featuring former
Miami Dolphins player Zack Chasteen), Mel Stein (the Mark Rossetti
football thrillers), and more.
Basketball:
Notable
authors of basketball mysteries include Harlan Coben (featuring sports
agent Myron Bolitar, and John Feinstein (the Steve Thomas and Susan
Carol Anderson mysteries for young adults).
Golf:
Notable
authors include Roberta Isleib (the golf lover's series with Cassandra
Burdette), Keith Miles
(featuring pro golfer Alan Saxon), Charlotte and Aaron Elkins
(featuring pro woman's golfer Lee Ofsted), Conor Daly (with former
lawyer and pro golfer Kieran Lenahan), John Logue (the Morris and
Sullivan golfing series), and Barry Cork (featuring scratch golfer and
private investigator Angus Straun), and many others.
Tennis:
Notable
authors include Jack Bickham (with tennis pro and ex-CIA agent Brad
Smith), and Martina Navratilova (herself a tennis legend and author of
the Jordan Miles series).
Horse
Racing:
Notable authors include Dick Francis (a champion jockey turned author
of dozens of horse racing mysteries), Laura Crum (with horse
veterinarian Gail McCarthy), Kit Ehrman (featuring horse trainer Steve
Cline), and Jody Jaffe (with horse circuit reporter Natalie Gold).
Other Sports Mysteries:
Mystery books with sports themes that cannot be placed in one of the
above categories are listed here. Authors include Sue Henry (the Alaska
series with Iditarod rider Jessie Arnold), Victoria Houston (the dead
angler fishing series), and others writing about stockcar racing and
poker.
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