Memorial Day Mysteries // Memorial Day Crime Fiction

Memorial Day aka Decoration Day is a day of remembrance of those men and women who died protecting us, for those who didn't return home. Many people go to cemeteries and memorials on the last Monday in May, and there's a tradition to fly the flag at half mast. In the U.S. Memorial Day is part of a three day holiday weekend. Many think of this weekend as the beginning of Summer, a time for Barbecues, the Beach, the Cabin, and S'mores. 

In memory of all who served their country, here's an updated list of Mysteries set during Memorial Day Weekend. Let me know if I've forgotten any titles. 

Memorial Day Mysteries

Death is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons
Double Blast by Gretchen Archer

Last Man Standing by David Baldacci
The Twenty Three by Linwood Barclay
The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff by D.D. Black

Murder's No Votive Confidence by Christin Brecher

The Block Party by Jamie Day

Treble at the Jam Fest by Leslie Budewitz
The Decoration Memorial Day War by David H. Brown
Memorial Day by Sandra Thompson Brown and Duane Brown
Flowers for Bill O'Reilly: Memorial Day by Max Allan Collins

Black Echo by Michael Connelly  

Absolute Certainty by Rose Connors
A Poisonous Pour by Maddie Day
Memorial Day by Vince Flynn

Silenced in Salem by Cat Green

She Left by Stacie Grey

Memorial Day's Escape by A.E. Howe

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
Mulch Ado About Murder by Edith Maxwell

Memorial Day by Harry Shannon
Beside Still Waters by Debbie Viguie
Who Killed the Neanderthal by Cheryl Zelenka

Children's Mysteries:

Trixie Belden: The Mystery of the Memorial Day Fire by Kathryn Kenny
Sam's Top Secret Journal: Memorial Day by Sean Adelman, Siri Bardarson, Dianna Border & Andrea Hurst

Short Stories:

"The Day After Memorial Day," Gerald Elias

 "Memorial Day," R. T. Lawton, AHMM, March/April 2026

Rosemary is for Remembrance. Check out the recipe for Rosemary Chocolate Chip Cookies on my other blog: DyingforChocolate.com