Novels Set in Carmel
- Austin, Mary. Isidro (1905)
- Cabot, Meg. Haunted (2003) and Twilight (2005)
- Chamberlain, Barbara. A Slice of Carmel (2011), Slash and Turn (2012)
- Clark, Mary Higgins. Weep No More My Lady (1987)
- Clark, Walter Van Tilburg. The City of Trembling Leaves (1945)
- Comstock, Tim. Reunion in Carmel (2010)
- Connell, Evan S. Notes From a Bottle Found at a Beach at Carmel (1963)
- Day, Dianne. Bohemian Murders (1997) and other mystery novels
- Delinsky, Barbara. Coast Road (1998)
- Elkins, Charlotte. A Wicked Slice (1989)
- Evans, John. Shadows Flying (1936)
- Flinn, Elaine. Tagged for Murder (2004) and other mystery novels
- Fullerton, Claire. A Portal in Time (2013)
- Gilligan, Roy. Stab in the Bach (1996) and other mystery novels
- Gualtieri, Kathryn. Murder in the Pines (2011), and sequels
- Jacobs, Nancy Baker. Star Struck (2002)
- Kaminsky, Stuart. The Melting Clock (1991)
- Kennealy, Jerry. Polo in the Rough (1989)
- Koonts, Dean. The Watchers (1987)
- Kuhns, Christine A. The Adventures of Sage & the Subway Crew Voyage to Carmel (children’s book) (1990)
- Levy, Marc. If Only it Were True (2000)
- Littlepage, Layne. Murder-by–the-Sea (1987)
- London, Jack. Valley of the Moon (1913)
- Mahoney, Bill. Christmas in Carmel (2001)
- Mohler, Charles. The Hill (1970) and Love is for Pros (2000)
- Moore, Brian.
Cold Heaven (1983) and
The Great Victorian Collection (1975)
Morris, Julie Finigan. Exit Strategy (2017) - Murphy, Shirley Rousseau. Cat in the Dark (1999) and other cat mysteries
- Nash, Anne. Death by Design (1944); Cabbages and Crime (1945); Unhappy Rendezvous (1946)
- Norris, Kathleen. Passion Flower (1930)
- O’Brien, Meg. Sacred Trust (2000)
- O’Shaughnessy, Perri. Show No Fear (2008) and other mystery novels
- Overton, Theodora. Loose Diamonds (2001)
- Paul, Diana. Things Unsaid (2015)
- Pearson, Ridley. Probable Cause (1990)
- Pronzini, Bill. Undercurrents (1973)
- Rendell, Ruth. Death Notes (1981)
- Rocky Point Murders (anthology) (2000)
- Steel, Danielle. Summer’s End (1986)
- Steinhower, Olen. All the Old Knives (2015)
- Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island (1884)
- Stone, Katherine. The Other Twin (2003)
- Tomblin, Marilou. The Carmelo Diaries (2003)
- Tyler, Lee. Case of the Missing Links (1999)
- Whitney, Phyllis. The Flaming Tree (1985)
- Williams, Mona. This House is Burning (1978)
(updated August 2018)