Best Multicultural Mysteries

1.
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
2.
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1)
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,042 ratings
3.
The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1)
The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 9,314 ratings
4.
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1)
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 72,703 ratings
5.
A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1)
A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1) 3.63 avg rating — 3,676 ratings
6.
The Skull Mantra (Inspector Shan, #1)
The Skull Mantra (Inspector Shan, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 4,711 ratings
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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 30,656 ratings
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Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3)
Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 45,391 ratings
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Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1)
Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,849 ratings
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Murder Down Under (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #4)
Murder Down Under (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #4) 3.93 avg rating — 1,237 ratings
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Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7)
Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 29,593 ratings
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The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing (Vish Puri, #2)
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing (Vish Puri, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 5,158 ratings
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The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #1)
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 11,442 ratings
14.
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #1)
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 11,002 ratings
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Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Jimm Juree, #1)
Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Jimm Juree, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,162 ratings
16.
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1)
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 17,339 ratings
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The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 32,488 ratings
18.
The Dragon Scroll (Sugawara Akitada, #1)
The Dragon Scroll (Sugawara Akitada, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
19.
Death of the Mantis (Detective Kubu, #3)
Death of the Mantis (Detective Kubu, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
20.
Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1)
Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 23,423 ratings
21.
Thirty-Three Teeth (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #2)
Thirty-Three Teeth (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,323 ratings
22.
Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)
Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 16,328 ratings
23.
Snow Angels (Inspector Kari Vaara, #1)
Snow Angels (Inspector Kari Vaara, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 4,623 ratings
24.
A Red Death (Easy Rawlins #2)
A Red Death (Easy Rawlins #2) 3.97 avg rating — 6,115 ratings
25.
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1)
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,129 ratings
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The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5)
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 1,786 ratings
27.
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4)
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 10,575 ratings
28.
The Collaborator of Bethlehem (Omar Yussef Mystery, #1)
The Collaborator of Bethlehem (Omar Yussef Mystery, #1)
by: Matt Rees
3.73 avg rating — 1,331 ratings
29.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,357 ratings
30.
The Salaryman's Wife (Rei Shimura #1)
The Salaryman's Wife (Rei Shimura #1) 3.61 avg rating — 3,719 ratings
31.
A Beautiful Place to Die (Detective Emmanuel Cooper, #1)
A Beautiful Place to Die (Detective Emmanuel Cooper, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 3,971 ratings
32.
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1)
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,055 ratings
33.
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1)
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,540 ratings
34.
Moonlight Downs (Emily Tempest, #1)
Moonlight Downs (Emily Tempest, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 774 ratings
35.
The Scarred Woman (Department Q, #7)
The Scarred Woman (Department Q, #7) 3.92 avg rating — 17,105 ratings
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The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)
The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 4,054 ratings
37.
Salvation of a Saint (Detective Galileo, #2)
Salvation of a Saint (Detective Galileo, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 25,230 ratings
38.
The Second Death Of Goodluck Tinubu (Detective Kubu, #2)
The Second Death Of Goodluck Tinubu (Detective Kubu, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 1,170 ratings
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Children of the Street (Darko Dawson #2)
Children of the Street (Darko Dawson #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,074 ratings
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The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1)
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,728 ratings
41.
China Trade (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #1)
China Trade (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #1) 3.74 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
42.
Blood of the Wicked (Chief Inspector Mario Silva #1)
Blood of the Wicked (Chief Inspector Mario Silva #1) 3.68 avg rating — 860 ratings
43.
Mixed Blood (Cape Town #1)
Mixed Blood (Cape Town #1) 3.90 avg rating — 629 ratings
44.
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter 3.83 avg rating — 45,893 ratings
45.
Finding Nouf (Nayir Sharqi & Katya Hijazi #1)
Finding Nouf (Nayir Sharqi & Katya Hijazi #1) 3.80 avg rating — 9,869 ratings
46.
Devil-Devil (Kella and Conchita Mysteries #1)
Devil-Devil (Kella and Conchita Mysteries #1) 3.49 avg rating — 540 ratings
46.
A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree (Inspector Singh Investigates #4)
A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree (Inspector Singh Investigates #4) 3.99 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
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The Princess of Burundi (Ann Lindell, #4)
The Princess of Burundi (Ann Lindell, #4) 3.42 avg rating — 4,483 ratings
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Black Betty
Black Betty 4.08 avg rating — 5,570 ratings
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White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins, #3)
White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 5,055 ratings
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The Preacher (Patrik Hedström, #2)
The Preacher (Patrik Hedström, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 46,700 ratings
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A Carrion Death (Detective Kubu, #1)
A Carrion Death (Detective Kubu, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 2,194 ratings
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Disco for the Departed (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #3)
Disco for the Departed (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 4,825 ratings
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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 296,840 ratings
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Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart (Inspector Ghote, #8)
Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart (Inspector Ghote, #8) 3.62 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1)
Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,999 ratings
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Moth (Lew Griffin, #2)
Moth (Lew Griffin, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 557 ratings
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The Cutting Season
The Cutting Season 3.64 avg rating — 16,902 ratings
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Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 18,531 ratings
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The Janissary Tree (Yashim the Eunuch #1)
The Janissary Tree (Yashim the Eunuch #1) 3.55 avg rating — 6,577 ratings
61.
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #1)
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #1)
by: Ovidia Yu
3.93 avg rating — 2,839 ratings
62.
Blind Goddess (Hanne Wilhelmsen, #1)
Blind Goddess (Hanne Wilhelmsen, #1)
by: Anne Holt
3.45 avg rating — 5,246 ratings
63.
Red Mandarin Dress: Inspector Chen 5 (As heard on Radio 4)
Red Mandarin Dress: Inspector Chen 5 (As heard on Radio 4) 3.78 avg rating — 2,018 ratings
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Trouble in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries #1)
Trouble in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries #1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,415 ratings
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The Jade Peony
The Jade Peony 3.72 avg rating — 5,588 ratings
66.
The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 29,970 ratings
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The Fallen (Jade de Jong, #3)
The Fallen (Jade de Jong, #3) 3.65 avg rating — 226 ratings
68.
The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan, #2)
The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 984 ratings
68.
The Feng Shui Detective (Feng Shui Detective #1)
The Feng Shui Detective (Feng Shui Detective #1) 3.57 avg rating — 647 ratings
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Murder at Cape Three Points (Darko Dawson #3)
Murder at Cape Three Points (Darko Dawson #3) 3.78 avg rating — 1,072 ratings
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Baby Jane
Baby Jane 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings
72.
The Long-Legged Fly (Lew Griffin, #1)
The Long-Legged Fly (Lew Griffin, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,428 ratings
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Black Hornet (Lew Griffin, #3)
Black Hornet (Lew Griffin, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 408 ratings
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The Snake Stone (Yashim the Eunuch, #2)
The Snake Stone (Yashim the Eunuch, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 2,248 ratings
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The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1)
The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 18,691 ratings
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Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #1)
Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 3,058 ratings
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Fearless Jones
Fearless Jones 3.92 avg rating — 3,291 ratings
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The Conjure-Man Dies
The Conjure-Man Dies 3.83 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
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Dark Clouds Over Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries #2)
Dark Clouds Over Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries #2) 4.06 avg rating — 1,126 ratings
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Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 13,178 ratings
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The Painted Gun
The Painted Gun 3.49 avg rating — 217 ratings
81.
The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry, #3)
The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 9,138 ratings
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Raining Men and Corpses (Raina Sun Mystery #1)
Raining Men and Corpses (Raina Sun Mystery #1) 3.72 avg rating — 2,415 ratings
84.
Snake Agent (Detective Inspector Chen, #1)
Snake Agent (Detective Inspector Chen, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
85.
A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
by: Y.S. Lee
3.79 avg rating — 18,095 ratings
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Death of a Lake (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, #18)
Death of a Lake (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, #18) 4.06 avg rating — 404 ratings
87.
Dead in the Water (Kate Shugak, #3)
Dead in the Water (Kate Shugak, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 6,586 ratings
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Hagar's Daughter (Black Classics Series)
Hagar's Daughter (Black Classics Series) 3.70 avg rating — 121 ratings
88.
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses 3.81 avg rating — 37,105 ratings
90.
Outsider in Amsterdam (Grijpstra & de Gier Mystery #1)
Outsider in Amsterdam (Grijpstra & de Gier Mystery #1) 3.62 avg rating — 1,872 ratings
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The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1)
The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,701 ratings
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The Xibalba Murders (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #1)
The Xibalba Murders (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
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Gold of Our Fathers (Darko Dawson #4)
Gold of Our Fathers (Darko Dawson #4) 3.86 avg rating — 596 ratings
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Under a Monsoon Cloud (Inspector Ghote, #15)
Under a Monsoon Cloud (Inspector Ghote, #15) 3.87 avg rating — 774 ratings
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The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5)
The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 12,050 ratings
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The Wailing Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #15)
The Wailing Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #15) 4.12 avg rating — 8,690 ratings
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1222 (Hanne Wilhelmsen, #8)
1222 (Hanne Wilhelmsen, #8)
by: Anne Holt
3.35 avg rating — 6,029 ratings
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Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)
Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) 4.06 avg rating — 10,129 ratings
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Death by His Grace (Darko Dawson #5)
Death by His Grace (Darko Dawson #5) 3.71 avg rating — 582 ratings
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The Imam of Tawi-Tawi (Ava Lee, #10)
The Imam of Tawi-Tawi (Ava Lee, #10) 3.92 avg rating — 849 ratings
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