Bloomsbury 100 Must Read Crime Novels

1.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,497 ratings
2.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,229 ratings
3.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 103,202 ratings
4.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,871 ratings
5.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,251 ratings
6.
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,322 ratings
7.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 158,983 ratings
8.
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating — 190,127 ratings
9.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,946 ratings
10.
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 21,053 ratings
11.
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity 4.06 avg rating — 27,751 ratings
12.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,508 ratings
13.
A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 82,266 ratings
14.
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1)
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 8,495 ratings
15.
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 93,950 ratings
16.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me 3.85 avg rating — 24,518 ratings
17.
The Moving Target (Lew Archer, #1)
The Moving Target (Lew Archer, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 4,943 ratings
18.
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7)
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 16,390 ratings
19.
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,578 ratings
20.
Dead Cert
Dead Cert 4.06 avg rating — 7,732 ratings
21.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 252,293 ratings
22.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,572 ratings
23.
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1)
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 19,507 ratings
24.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,362 ratings
25.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,752 ratings
26.
God Save The Child (Spenser, #2)
God Save The Child (Spenser, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 11,298 ratings
27.
The Hunter (Parker, #1)
The Hunter (Parker, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 13,929 ratings
28.
The Glass Key
The Glass Key 3.92 avg rating — 13,390 ratings
29.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 4.09 avg rating — 10,388 ratings
30.
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1)
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 18,292 ratings
31.
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1)
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 30,718 ratings
32.
The Bottoms
The Bottoms 4.19 avg rating — 9,487 ratings
33.
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8) 4.13 avg rating — 15,020 ratings
34.
Laura
Laura 3.97 avg rating — 3,848 ratings
35.
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder, #6)
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 5,830 ratings
36.
Tourist Season
Tourist Season 3.91 avg rating — 24,178 ratings
37.
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1)
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,687 ratings
38.
The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1)
The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 11,520 ratings
39.
The Ice House
The Ice House 3.83 avg rating — 10,570 ratings
40.
The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3)
The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 10,243 ratings
41.
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1)
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 19,231 ratings
42.
Tell No One
Tell No One 4.06 avg rating — 183,329 ratings
43.
The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe, #2)
The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe, #2)
by: Rex Stout
4.09 avg rating — 7,733 ratings
44.
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1)
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 9,277 ratings
45.
The Tiger in the Smoke (Albert Campion Mystery, #14)
The Tiger in the Smoke (Albert Campion Mystery, #14) 3.90 avg rating — 5,859 ratings
46.
Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct, #26)
Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct, #26)
by: Ed McBain
3.93 avg rating — 2,383 ratings
47.
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 7,615 ratings
48.
The Dead of Jericho (Inspector Morse, #5)
The Dead of Jericho (Inspector Morse, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 5,610 ratings
49.
LaBrava
LaBrava 3.81 avg rating — 4,156 ratings
50.
In a Dry Season (Inspector Banks, #10)
In a Dry Season (Inspector Banks, #10) 4.11 avg rating — 11,161 ratings
51.
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black 3.87 avg rating — 2,741 ratings
52.
Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander, #5)
Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 24,526 ratings
53.
The Beast Must Die (Nigel Strangeways, #4)
The Beast Must Die (Nigel Strangeways, #4) 3.76 avg rating — 1,970 ratings
54.
The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6)
The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6) 3.80 avg rating — 3,989 ratings
55.
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mike Hammer #6)
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mike Hammer #6) 3.67 avg rating — 1,513 ratings
56.
Smallbone Deceased (Inspector Hazlerigg, #4)
Smallbone Deceased (Inspector Hazlerigg, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 2,650 ratings
57.
Death of a Fool (Roderick Alleyn, #19)
Death of a Fool (Roderick Alleyn, #19) 3.77 avg rating — 2,476 ratings
58.
Dark Passage
Dark Passage 3.96 avg rating — 1,351 ratings
59.
Black and Blue (Inspector Rebus, #8)
Black and Blue (Inspector Rebus, #8) 4.09 avg rating — 18,362 ratings
60.
The Choirboys
The Choirboys 4.04 avg rating — 6,349 ratings
61.
Beast In View
Beast In View 3.72 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
62.
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (Blandish's Orchids and Dave Fenner #1)
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (Blandish's Orchids and Dave Fenner #1) 3.77 avg rating — 2,887 ratings
62.
An Unkindness of Ravens (Inspector Wexford, #13)
An Unkindness of Ravens (Inspector Wexford, #13) 3.72 avg rating — 4,988 ratings
64.
Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret, #48)
Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret, #48) 3.90 avg rating — 2,491 ratings
65.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1) 3.65 avg rating — 13,479 ratings
66.
Hamlet, Revenge! (Sir John Appleby, #2)
Hamlet, Revenge! (Sir John Appleby, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 1,097 ratings
67.
A Fatal Inversion
A Fatal Inversion 3.93 avg rating — 4,735 ratings
68.
Miami Blues (Hoke Moseley #1)
Miami Blues (Hoke Moseley #1) 3.90 avg rating — 5,124 ratings
69.
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Melbourne Trilogy, #1)
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Melbourne Trilogy, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,790 ratings
70.
Death in a Strange Country (Commissario Brunetti, #2)
Death in a Strange Country (Commissario Brunetti, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 20,088 ratings
71.
Fadeout (Dave Brandstetter, #1)
Fadeout (Dave Brandstetter, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,427 ratings
72.
The Fools in Town Are on Our Side
The Fools in Town Are on Our Side 4.18 avg rating — 771 ratings
73.
The Man Who Liked To Look At Himself (Mario Balzic Detective Mystery, #2)
The Man Who Liked To Look At Himself (Mario Balzic Detective Mystery, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 105 ratings
74.
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (Leo Waterman, #1)
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (Leo Waterman, #1)
by: G.M. Ford
3.88 avg rating — 2,299 ratings
75.
Malice Aforethought
Malice Aforethought 3.93 avg rating — 1,992 ratings
76.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4.05 avg rating — 10,370 ratings
77.
Under Cover of Daylight (Thorn, #1)
Under Cover of Daylight (Thorn, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 2,310 ratings
77.
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1)
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 7,428 ratings
79.
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (Toby Peters, #2)
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (Toby Peters, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 972 ratings
80.
Murder in the Central Committee (Pepe Carvalho #5)
Murder in the Central Committee (Pepe Carvalho #5) 3.55 avg rating — 1,253 ratings
81.
Dialogues of the Dead (Dalziel & Pascoe, #19)
Dialogues of the Dead (Dalziel & Pascoe, #19) 4.08 avg rating — 1,916 ratings
82.
The Deadly Percheron
The Deadly Percheron 3.73 avg rating — 1,073 ratings
83.
Trent's Last Case (Philip Trent, #1)
Trent's Last Case (Philip Trent, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 4,070 ratings
84.
Under the Bright Lights (Rene Shade, #1)
Under the Bright Lights (Rene Shade, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 883 ratings
85.
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Ed & Am Hunter #1)
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Ed & Am Hunter #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,019 ratings
86.
A Firing Offense (Nick Stefanos #1)
A Firing Offense (Nick Stefanos #1) 3.78 avg rating — 2,333 ratings
87.
Uncivil Seasons (Justin & Cuddy #1)
Uncivil Seasons (Justin & Cuddy #1) 3.84 avg rating — 920 ratings
88.
The Devil's Home On Leave (Factory Series #2)
The Devil's Home On Leave (Factory Series #2) 3.78 avg rating — 667 ratings
89.
Flinch (Jimmy Gage Mystery, #1)
Flinch (Jimmy Gage Mystery, #1) 3.35 avg rating — 206 ratings
90.
The Case of the Terrified Typist (Perry Mason, #49)
The Case of the Terrified Typist (Perry Mason, #49) 3.90 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
91.
Downriver (Amos Walker, #8)
Downriver (Amos Walker, #8) 3.99 avg rating — 203 ratings
92.
Dead Lagoon (Aurelio Zen, #4)
Dead Lagoon (Aurelio Zen, #4) 3.85 avg rating — 2,293 ratings
93.
Come Away, Death (Mrs. Bradley, #8)
Come Away, Death (Mrs. Bradley, #8) 3.30 avg rating — 212 ratings
94.
Dead Calm (John Ingram #2)
Dead Calm (John Ingram #2) 3.76 avg rating — 563 ratings
95.
Fast One
Fast One
by: Paul Cain
3.65 avg rating — 469 ratings
96.
Gone, No Forwarding (DKA File, #3)
Gone, No Forwarding (DKA File, #3)
by: Joe Gores
3.78 avg rating — 101 ratings
97.
A Three-Pipe Problem (Sheridan Haynes, #1)
A Three-Pipe Problem (Sheridan Haynes, #1) 3.04 avg rating — 132 ratings
98.
The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor
The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor 3.27 avg rating — 256 ratings
99.
When the Wind Blows (Francis Pettigrew, #3)
When the Wind Blows (Francis Pettigrew, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 553 ratings
100.
Four Corners of Night: A Novel
Four Corners of Night: A Novel 3.63 avg rating — 407 ratings