It's been a busy week on our blog thanks to Mystery Writers Appreciation Month, and so today we're taking a time-out from contemplating mystery craft to pass along some information about agents and agencies who as of this June 2011 posting are actively looking for mysteries. 

Please pay close attention to submission instructions and areas of interest within the mystery genre, where relevant.

1. FinePrint Literary Management
agent-Janet Reid
send a query letter via e-mail that includes the first 30 pages of the novel, the pages should be in the body of the e-mail(not as an attachment. the subject line should read: Query for (insert title of your project)-in the query letter you must address her personally
e-mail to janet@fineprintlit.com
prefers-thrillers, mysteries and crime fiction of all kinds but no horror 

2. Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency, Inc
agent-Ann Rittenberg
prefers snail mail query letter with the first three chapters and a SASE
to:  15 Maiden Lane, Suite 206
New York, NY 10038
has sold a lot of mysteries, likes upmarket suspense,thrillers, and mysteries

3. The Wendy Weil Agency, Inc.
agent-Wendy Weil
please send snail mail queries to:
232 Madison Avenue, Suite 1300
New York, NY 10016
query letters should be no longer than two pages , which should include a little bit about yourself and an overview of the project, include a SASE
they are interested in mystery/thrillers 

4.Victoria Sanders & Associates
agent-Victoria Sanders
send query letter with the first three chapters (or 25 pages) pasted into the body of the message to queriesvsa@hotmail.com
only accepts e-mail-query letters should describe the project and the author in the body of a single one page e-mail that doesn’t contain attached files has sold mysteries 

5. The Aaron Priest Agency
agent-Lucy Childs
submit a one page query letter via email to: querychilds@aaronpriest.com
interested in mysteries 

6. The Axelrod Agency
agent- Steven Axelrod
send queries to: steve@axelrodagency.com
represents lots of mysteries 

7. Jane Rotrosen Agency
agent-Andrea Carillo
e-mail query letter to: acirillo@janerotrosen.com
send query letter, a brief synopsis, and up to three chapters of the novel, no attachments-type query in subject line 

8. Gelfman Schneider Agency
agent- Victoria Marini
send a query letter, synopsis, and sample (no more than 40 pages) in the body of the e-mail to:
victoria.gsliterary@gmail.com 

9. The Karpfinger Agency
send a one page letter of inquiry by snail mail, include a brief synopsis, a couple lines about your background as well as telephone and e-mail, include a SASE
send to:
The Karpfinger Agency
357 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011 

10. Donald Maass Literary Agency
agent- Cameron McClure (female)
e-mail cmcclure@maassagency.com with the query letter and the first five pages pasted into the body of the e-mail
has sold lots of mysteries 

11. Bleecker Street Associates, Inc
agent- Agnes Birnbaum
send a short letter with SASE to:
217 Thompson Street, #519
New York, NY 10012
likes mystery/suspense and true crime 

12. Andrea Brown Literary Agency
agent- Laura Rennert
lauraqueries@gmail.com
send e-mail to the above address, put query in the subject line, paste in a small sample of writing into the body of the e-mail with the query letter
likes literary mysteries and thrillers

13. Liza Dawson Associates
agent- Liza Dawson
likes upscale mysteries, well-textured thrillers
send query along with a SASE may be sent snail mail to:
Liza Dawson Associates
350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2003
New York, NY 10001

14. The Jennifer Dechiara Literary Agency
agent- Jennifer DeChiara
likes mysteries and thrillers
accepts e-mail queries only with query in the subject line and no attachments
send to jendec@aol.com

15. Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.
agent- Ellen Geiger
likes mysteries/thrillers
send query letter to:
Frances Goldin Literary Agency
57 E. 11th Street, Suite 5B
New York, NY 10003

16. Jean V. Naggar
agent- Elizabeth Evans
likes mystery novels that incorporate a particularly fascinating setting, historical research or a unique plot twist. Novels that build to a fever pitch.
send query letter and the novel’s first fifty pages in the body of the e-mail to:
eeveans@jvnla.com

17. John Hawkins & Associates, Inc.
agent- Anne Hawkins
send queries to: ahawkins@jhalit.com
likes mystery/suspense/thrillers

18.KT Public Relations & Literary Services
agent- Kae Tienstra
send a brief e-mail query to kae@ktpublicrelations.com
especially loves cozy mysteries

19. Toni Lopopolo Literary Management
agent-Toni Lopopolo
interested in mystery series set in other countries, and mysteries set in the USA with ethnic protagonists
send via e-mail only to lopopolobooks@aol.com include query in subject line, include query letter, synopsis, first five pages of first chapter, and description of fiction writing studies, no attachments of course

20.Nancy Yost Literary Agency
agent- Nancy Yost
specializing in crime novels, thrillers, mysteries, suspense, and historical suspense
agent-Natanya Wheeler
particularly interested in moody mysteries, cozy mysteries, and dark edgy psychological thrillers
see nyliterary.com

21.Susan Ann Protter, Literary Agent
likes suspense including mysteries and thrillers
send one page query letter with SASE which gives overview, brief synopsis, author’s background
send via snail mail only to:
110 West 40th St., Suite 1408
New York, NY 10018

22.Helen Rees Literary Agency
agent- Ann Collette
likes to agent mystery, thriller, suspense, horror and vampire
email query letter to agent10702@aol.com

23.Wendy Schmalz Agency
agent- Wendy Schmalz
P.O. Box 831
Hudson, NY 12534
send query letter and synopsis via snail mail to above address

24.The Talbot Fortune Agency, LLC
agent- John Talbot
represents lots of thrillers and mysteries
send query letter via e-mail, include the word query in the subject line and query for John Talbot, paste in the first five pages of the manuscript
send to: queries@talbotfortuneagency.com

25.Veritas Literary Agency
agent-Katherine Boyle
include a cover letter listing previously published work, a one page summary and the first two chapters submit via e-mail only to submissions@veritasliterary.com
interested in mysteries and true crime

26. Hannigan Salky Getzler Literay Agency
hsgagency.com
agent- Josh Getzler
most interested in procedural mysteries (particularly, but not exclusively period and foreign), and thrillers
new agency forming-website not up as of yet, is worth checking back into because of his interest in mysteries

27. Larsen Pomada Literary
agent- Laurie McLean
send the first 10 pages and a 2-page plot synopsis of the ms via e-mail to
query@agentsavant.com
likes mystery and horror

28. Bradford Literary Agency
send e-mail query to queries@bradfordlit.com
send query letter along with the first chapter of the ms and a synopsis, include the genre and word count in the cover letter

29. Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises
agent- Betsy Amster
send queries to b.amster.assistant@gmail.com
embed the first three pages in the body of the e-mail
voice-driven mysteries and thrillers

30.Zachary Shuster Harmsworth
agent-Mary Beth Chappell
cozy mysteries and horror
use online form for submissions

31. Blue Ridge Literary Agency
likes mystery and cozy mystery
send e-mail query to query@blueridgeagency.com
Attn: Mrs. Dawn Dowdle, Agent
send synopsis and 1st three chapters as word attachments, must send in attachments

32. Secret Agent Man
agent-Scott Mortenson
small agency handling mainly mystery, suspense, and thrillers
send queries to: query@secretagentman.net
put query in the subject line, include sample chapters and synopsis
focuses on mystery (detective, procedural, hard-boiled, noir, amateur, humorous

Note: If you're looking for help with your query or submission materials, we hope you'll check out Query and Submission Packet Evaluation, which is available at a 10% discount for mystery and true crime writers for the month of June. 

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