Best Crime & Mystery Books

1.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,282 ratings
2.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,012 ratings
3.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,729 ratings
4.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,727 ratings
5.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,324 ratings
6.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,867 ratings
7.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,304 ratings
8.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,460 ratings
9.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 158,968 ratings
10.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,599 ratings
11.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,250 ratings
12.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,913 ratings
13.
The Firm
The Firm 4.06 avg rating — 634,755 ratings
14.
A Story of Yesterday
A Story of Yesterday 4.53 avg rating — 16,472 ratings
15.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,657 ratings
16.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,221 ratings
17.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,472 ratings
18.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,256 ratings
19.
In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 429,574 ratings
20.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,184 ratings
21.
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,797 ratings
22.
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1)
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 124,235 ratings
23.
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree 3.85 avg rating — 35,324 ratings
24.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 820,145 ratings
25.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 289,191 ratings
26.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,293 ratings
27.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,008 ratings
28.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,647 ratings
29.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,473 ratings
30.
Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects 4.01 avg rating — 1,179,205 ratings
31.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,858 ratings
32.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,305 ratings
33.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 991,982 ratings
34.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,713 ratings
35.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 252,289 ratings
36.
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating — 190,125 ratings
37.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,048 ratings
38.
1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1)
1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 354,513 ratings
39.
The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16)
The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16) 4.22 avg rating — 250,356 ratings
40.
Dark Places
Dark Places 3.94 avg rating — 816,019 ratings
41.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,417 ratings
42.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 4.06 avg rating — 442,623 ratings
43.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,713 ratings
44.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
by: Lee Child
4.08 avg rating — 343,573 ratings
45.
Hidden Pictures
Hidden Pictures 4.16 avg rating — 505,004 ratings
46.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,506 ratings
47.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,700 ratings
48.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,568 ratings
49.
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 106,940 ratings
50.
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by: J.D. Robb
4.13 avg rating — 201,499 ratings
51.
Local Woman Missing
Local Woman Missing 4.13 avg rating — 687,362 ratings
52.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,310 ratings
53.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,161 ratings
54.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,248 ratings
55.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,500 ratings
56.
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,268 ratings
57.
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 69,058 ratings
58.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,739 ratings
59.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 102,491 ratings
60.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,980 ratings
61.
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,904 ratings
62.
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 439,116 ratings
63.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,365 ratings
64.
Those Empty Eyes
Those Empty Eyes 4.16 avg rating — 76,436 ratings
65.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,560 ratings
66.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating — 360,179 ratings
67.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,277 ratings
68.
What Lies in the Woods
What Lies in the Woods 3.95 avg rating — 184,353 ratings
69.
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 480,541 ratings
70.
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,571 ratings
71.
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
72.
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 93,950 ratings
73.
None of This Is True
None of This Is True 4.09 avg rating — 978,709 ratings
74.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,388 ratings
75.
Never Lie
Never Lie 4.08 avg rating — 1,237,389 ratings
76.
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 172,597 ratings
77.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating — 216,982 ratings
78.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,367 ratings
79.
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 119,778 ratings
80.
Deception Point
Deception Point
by: Dan Brown
3.76 avg rating — 691,647 ratings
81.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,751 ratings
82.
Pretty Girls
Pretty Girls 4.01 avg rating — 631,515 ratings
83.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,366 ratings
84.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating — 192,454 ratings
85.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,204 ratings
86.
The Paris Apartment
The Paris Apartment 3.65 avg rating — 675,395 ratings
87.
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
by: A.J. Finn
3.94 avg rating — 862,222 ratings
88.
Tell No One
Tell No One 4.06 avg rating — 183,321 ratings
89.
Look Closer
Look Closer 4.17 avg rating — 124,789 ratings
90.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,879 ratings
91.
The Only One Left
The Only One Left 4.13 avg rating — 518,505 ratings
92.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
by: Ruth Ware
3.73 avg rating — 714,572 ratings
93.
The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)
The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 1,305,837 ratings
94.
You (You, #1)
You (You, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 281,127 ratings
95.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,528 ratings
96.
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1)
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 92,702 ratings
97.
Lock Every Door
Lock Every Door 3.89 avg rating — 277,563 ratings
98.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,109 ratings
99.
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 82,508 ratings
100.
Not Forever, But For Now
Not Forever, But For Now 3.05 avg rating — 4,769 ratings
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