Women Are Writing The Best Crime Novels

1.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,491 ratings
2.
Faithful Place
Faithful Place really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 129,784 ratings
3.
The Likeness
The Likeness 4.06 avg rating — 175,255 ratings
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The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,497 ratings
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The Secret Place
The Secret Place 3.85 avg rating — 92,301 ratings
6.
In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 429,605 ratings
7.
Missing, Presumed (DS Manon Bradshaw, #1)
Missing, Presumed (DS Manon Bradshaw, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 30,987 ratings
8.
You Will Know Me
You Will Know Me 3.43 avg rating — 44,735 ratings
9.
The Silent Dead (Paula Maguire, #3)
The Silent Dead (Paula Maguire, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 2,869 ratings
10.
Broken Harbor
Broken Harbor 3.95 avg rating — 107,811 ratings
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Raven Black (Shetland, #1)
Raven Black (Shetland, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 54,367 ratings
12.
The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway, #7)
The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway, #7) 4.11 avg rating — 24,789 ratings
13.
Last to Die (Rizzoli & Isles, #10)
Last to Die (Rizzoli & Isles, #10) 4.13 avg rating — 36,506 ratings
14.
Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles, #8)
Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles, #8) 4.19 avg rating — 51,241 ratings
15.
Beneath The Bleeding (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #5)
Beneath The Bleeding (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #5) 4.14 avg rating — 9,507 ratings
16.
Fox Evil
Fox Evil 3.62 avg rating — 3,953 ratings
17.
Shell Game (Kathleen Mallory, #5)
Shell Game (Kathleen Mallory, #5) 3.86 avg rating — 2,023 ratings
18.
The Retribution (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #7)
The Retribution (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #7) 4.07 avg rating — 9,334 ratings
19.
A Place of Execution
A Place of Execution 4.14 avg rating — 18,494 ratings
19.
Triptych (Will Trent, #1)
Triptych (Will Trent, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 120,500 ratings
21.
Cold Hit (Alexandra Cooper, #3)
Cold Hit (Alexandra Cooper, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 4,560 ratings
22.
Keeping The Dead (Rizzoli & Isles, #7)
Keeping The Dead (Rizzoli & Isles, #7) 4.12 avg rating — 47,264 ratings
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Hanging Hill
Hanging Hill
by: Mo Hayder
3.88 avg rating — 6,595 ratings
24.
Der Scherbensammler (Jette Weingärtner #3)
Der Scherbensammler (Jette Weingärtner #3) 3.94 avg rating — 2,241 ratings
24.
If Snow Hadn't Fallen (Lacey Flint, #1.5)
If Snow Hadn't Fallen (Lacey Flint, #1.5) 3.89 avg rating — 2,660 ratings
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The Darkest Secret
The Darkest Secret 3.68 avg rating — 9,091 ratings
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The Passenger
The Passenger
by: Lisa Lutz
3.72 avg rating — 45,287 ratings
26.
Der Erdbeerpflücker (Jette Weingärtner #1)
Der Erdbeerpflücker (Jette Weingärtner #1) 3.60 avg rating — 6,063 ratings
26.
Like This, For Ever (Lacey Flint, #3)
Like This, For Ever (Lacey Flint, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 9,997 ratings
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Something In the Water
Something In the Water 3.55 avg rating — 223,379 ratings
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Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train 3.72 avg rating — 36,831 ratings
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Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s: A Library of America Boxed Set
Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s: A Library of America Boxed Set 4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Broken (Will Trent, #4)
Broken (Will Trent, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 78,346 ratings
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Der Mädchenmaler (Jette Weingärtner #2)
Der Mädchenmaler (Jette Weingärtner #2) 3.84 avg rating — 2,609 ratings
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The Lost (Paula McGuire, #1)
The Lost (Paula McGuire, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 7,118 ratings
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Platform Seven
Platform Seven 3.53 avg rating — 7,245 ratings
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Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan, #16)
Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan, #16) 3.92 avg rating — 18,727 ratings
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Der Schattengänger (Jette Weingärtner #4)
Der Schattengänger (Jette Weingärtner #4) 3.83 avg rating — 1,570 ratings
39.
Report for Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1)
Report for Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1) 3.35 avg rating — 2,604 ratings
39.
Don't Look Back (Konrad Sejer #2)
Don't Look Back (Konrad Sejer #2) 3.78 avg rating — 11,620 ratings
39.
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1)
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 22,522 ratings
42.
Woman with a Secret (Spilling CID, #9)
Woman with a Secret (Spilling CID, #9) 3.16 avg rating — 6,756 ratings
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Splinter the Silence (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #9)
Splinter the Silence (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #9) 4.13 avg rating — 8,738 ratings
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The Black Path (Rebecka Martinsson, #3)
The Black Path (Rebecka Martinsson, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 7,841 ratings
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Hard Light (Cass Neary, #3)
Hard Light (Cass Neary, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 755 ratings
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The Torment of Others (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #4)
The Torment of Others (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 9,800 ratings
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Broken
Broken 3.55 avg rating — 1,525 ratings
48.
What Remains of Me
What Remains of Me 3.72 avg rating — 4,724 ratings
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Silent Creed (Ryder Creed, #2)
Silent Creed (Ryder Creed, #2)
by: Alex Kava
4.14 avg rating — 5,586 ratings
48.
Black Seconds (Konrad Sejer, #6)
Black Seconds (Konrad Sejer, #6) 3.82 avg rating — 6,003 ratings
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Ashes to Ashes (Kovac and Liska, #1)
Ashes to Ashes (Kovac and Liska, #1)
by: Tami Hoag
4.05 avg rating — 61,308 ratings
51.
The Dark Room
The Dark Room 3.73 avg rating — 5,193 ratings
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The Shape of Snakes
The Shape of Snakes 3.75 avg rating — 4,716 ratings
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The Zig Zag Girl (The Brighton Mysteries, #1)
The Zig Zag Girl (The Brighton Mysteries, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 16,247 ratings
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Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,601 ratings
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Garnethill (Garnethill, #1)
Garnethill (Garnethill, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 9,739 ratings
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The Bird that did not Sing (Lorimer #11)
The Bird that did not Sing (Lorimer #11)
by: Alex Gray
4.12 avg rating — 990 ratings
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City of Shadows
City of Shadows 3.97 avg rating — 4,946 ratings
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A Pound of Flesh (Lorimer #9)
A Pound of Flesh (Lorimer #9)
by: Alex Gray
4.03 avg rating — 996 ratings
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Just One Evil Act (Inspector Lynley, #18)
Just One Evil Act (Inspector Lynley, #18) 3.80 avg rating — 13,483 ratings
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The Chalk Girl (Kathleen Mallory, #10)
The Chalk Girl (Kathleen Mallory, #10) 4.04 avg rating — 3,608 ratings
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Believing the Lie (Inspector Lynley, #17)
Believing the Lie (Inspector Lynley, #17) 3.83 avg rating — 15,768 ratings
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Blood Tide (Paula Maguire, #5)
Blood Tide (Paula Maguire, #5) 4.21 avg rating — 2,112 ratings
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The Perfect Husband (FBI Profiler, #1)
The Perfect Husband (FBI Profiler, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 51,293 ratings
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Death Angel (Alexandra Cooper, #15)
Death Angel (Alexandra Cooper, #15) 3.91 avg rating — 4,432 ratings
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The Silence (DC Gary Goodhew Mystery #4)
The Silence (DC Gary Goodhew Mystery #4) 3.93 avg rating — 581 ratings
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The Calling (DC Gary Goodhew Mystery #3)
The Calling (DC Gary Goodhew Mystery #3) 3.81 avg rating — 843 ratings
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Girl Missing
Girl Missing 3.78 avg rating — 15,008 ratings
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Still Waters
Still Waters
by: Tami Hoag
3.85 avg rating — 7,631 ratings
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Gone (FBI Profiler, #5)
Gone (FBI Profiler, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 47,786 ratings
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Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15)
Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15) 3.91 avg rating — 23,832 ratings
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Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood 3.77 avg rating — 22,813 ratings
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Criminal (Will Trent, #6)
Criminal (Will Trent, #6) 4.28 avg rating — 68,160 ratings
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Skin Privilege (Grant County, #6)
Skin Privilege (Grant County, #6) 4.20 avg rating — 44,490 ratings
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Judgment in Death (In Death, #11)
Judgment in Death (In Death, #11)
by: J.D. Robb
4.37 avg rating — 40,185 ratings
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Promises in Death (In Death, #28)
Promises in Death (In Death, #28)
by: J.D. Robb
4.42 avg rating — 38,599 ratings
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Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13)
Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13) 3.93 avg rating — 27,236 ratings
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206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12)
206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12) 3.94 avg rating — 28,506 ratings
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Crime School (Kathleen Mallory, #6)
Crime School (Kathleen Mallory, #6) 3.97 avg rating — 2,251 ratings
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Tokyo
Tokyo
by: Mo Hayder
3.92 avg rating — 11,925 ratings
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The Bone Bed (Kay Scarpetta, #20)
The Bone Bed (Kay Scarpetta, #20) 3.76 avg rating — 27,199 ratings
82.
Dust (Kay Scarpetta, #21)
Dust (Kay Scarpetta, #21) 3.69 avg rating — 23,329 ratings
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Acid Row
Acid Row 3.74 avg rating — 4,643 ratings
84.
The House of Women
The House of Women 3.62 avg rating — 112 ratings
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Unsafe Convictions
Unsafe Convictions 3.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Mallory's Oracle (Kathleen Mallory, #1)
Mallory's Oracle (Kathleen Mallory, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 6,846 ratings
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Judas Child
Judas Child 4.08 avg rating — 3,308 ratings
88.
Killing the Shadows
Killing the Shadows 3.98 avg rating — 6,301 ratings
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One False Move
One False Move
by: Alex Kava
3.95 avg rating — 4,032 ratings
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Whitewash
Whitewash
by: Alex Kava
3.56 avg rating — 1,714 ratings
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Faithless (Grant County, #5)
Faithless (Grant County, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 50,153 ratings
92.
A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County, #3)
A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 59,988 ratings
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Indelible (Grant County, #4)
Indelible (Grant County, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 57,080 ratings
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The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2)
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 8,901 ratings
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A Certain Justice (Adam Dalgliesh, #10)
A Certain Justice (Adam Dalgliesh, #10) 3.95 avg rating — 11,790 ratings
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Death of an Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh, #6)
Death of an Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 14,666 ratings
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 20,012 ratings
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The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh, #14)
The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh, #14) 3.81 avg rating — 19,182 ratings
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Down the Darkest Road (Oak Knoll, #3)
Down the Darkest Road (Oak Knoll, #3)
by: Tami Hoag
4.06 avg rating — 18,179 ratings
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Pig Island
Pig Island
by: Mo Hayder
3.37 avg rating — 6,803 ratings
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