Mystery Book Contests

The Mystery Book Contests website is pleased to participate in a number of mystery book contests to promote authors and their new mysteries. If you are an author, publicist, or publisher, and want more information on how you can promote your mystery book on this site, please visit Mystery Promotions.

To be eligible to win a mystery book prize package in one of our active contests, click on the contest name below to go to the entry form.

Active Contests

Contests Coming Soon

Recently Completed Contests

Blood and Whiskey by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall

Contest: Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall: Blood and Whiskey
Featured Mystery or Series: Blood and Whiskey
Featured Author: Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall
Start Date: May 01, 2012
End Date: May 08, 2012

Fatal Tango by Wolfram Fleischhauer

Contest: Wolfram Fleischhauer: Fatal Tango
Featured Mystery or Series: Fatal Tango
Featured Author: Wolfram Fleischhauer
Start Date: April 27, 2012
End Date: May 04, 2012

The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson

Contest: Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson: The Flatey Enigma
Featured Mystery or Series: The Flatey Enigma
Featured Author: Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson
Start Date: April 13, 2012
End Date: April 20, 2012

Is it Still Murder, Even if She Was a Bitch? by Robin Donovan

Contest: Robin Donovan: Is It Still Murder, Even If She Was a Bitch?
Featured Mystery or Series: Is it Still Murder, Even if She Was a Bitch?
Featured Author: Robin Donovan
Start Date: April 11, 2012
End Date: April 18, 2012

Writer's Block by Mark W. Danielson

Contest: Mark W. Danielson: Writer's Block
Featured Mystery or Series: Writer's Block
Featured Author: Mark W. Danielson
Start Date: March 21, 2012
End Date: March 28, 2012

Matanzas Bay by Parker Francis

Contest: Parker Francis: Matanzas Bay
Featured Mystery or Series: Matanzas Bay
Featured Author: Parker Francis
Start Date: March 08, 2012
End Date: March 15, 2012

Clawback by Mike Cooper

Contest: Mike Cooper: Clawback
Featured Mystery or Series: Clawback
Featured Author: Mike Cooper
Start Date: March 05, 2012
End Date: March 12, 2012

LIVE Ammo by Lynda Fitzgerald

Contest: Lynda Fitzgerald: The LIVE Series
Featured Mystery or Series: LIVE Ammo
Featured Author: Lynda Fitzgerald
Start Date: February 08, 2012
End Date: February 15, 2012

Code Blood by Kurt Kamm

Contest: Kurt Kamm: Code Blood
Featured Mystery or Series: Code Blood
Featured Author: Kurt Kamm
Start Date: November 17, 2011
End Date: November 24, 2011

The Dummy Line by Bobby Cole

Contest: Bobby Cole: The Dummy Line
Featured Mystery or Series: The Dummy Line
Featured Author: Bobby Cole
Start Date: November 02, 2011
End Date: November 09, 2011