IMBA 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century

1.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,526 ratings
2.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,797 ratings
3.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,051 ratings
4.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,754 ratings
5.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,235 ratings
6.
Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe, #6)
Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe, #6)
by: Rex Stout
4.19 avg rating — 6,496 ratings
7.
The Hours Before Dawn
The Hours Before Dawn 3.79 avg rating — 1,751 ratings
8.
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
9.
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1)
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,882 ratings
10.
A Broken Vessel (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #2)
A Broken Vessel (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #2)
by: Kate Ross
4.04 avg rating — 2,438 ratings
11.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,301 ratings
11.
Behind That Curtain (Charlie Chan Mystery Book 3)
Behind That Curtain (Charlie Chan Mystery Book 3) 4.02 avg rating — 630 ratings
13.
The Circular Staircase (Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Trilogy #2)
The Circular Staircase (Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Trilogy #2) 3.62 avg rating — 6,799 ratings
13.
Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2)
Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 32,254 ratings
13.
The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1)
The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1) 3.45 avg rating — 1,570 ratings
16.
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,006 ratings
17.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,193 ratings
17.
Blood at the Root (Inspector Banks, #9)
Blood at the Root (Inspector Banks, #9) 3.98 avg rating — 5,650 ratings
19.
The Sands of Windee (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #2)
The Sands of Windee (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #2) 3.96 avg rating — 720 ratings
20.
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) 4.17 avg rating — 24,405 ratings
21.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,114 ratings
22.
The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6)
The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6) 3.80 avg rating — 3,989 ratings
23.
Hamlet, Revenge! (Sir John Appleby, #2)
Hamlet, Revenge! (Sir John Appleby, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 1,097 ratings
24.
The Beast Must Die (Nigel Strangeways, #4)
The Beast Must Die (Nigel Strangeways, #4) 3.76 avg rating — 1,970 ratings
25.
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Charles Latimer #1)
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Charles Latimer #1) 3.92 avg rating — 11,522 ratings
26.
Death of a Peer (Roderick Alleyn, #10)
Death of a Peer (Roderick Alleyn, #10) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,790 ratings
27.
The Wrong Murder (John J. Malone #3)
The Wrong Murder (John J. Malone #3) 3.95 avg rating — 116 ratings
28.
Green for Danger (Inspector Cockrill #2)
Green for Danger (Inspector Cockrill #2) 3.84 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
29.
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 7,615 ratings
30.
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Ed & Am Hunter #1)
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Ed & Am Hunter #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,019 ratings
31.
I Married a Dead Man
I Married a Dead Man 3.84 avg rating — 1,357 ratings
32.
Cat of Many Tails (Ellery Queen Detective, #20)
Cat of Many Tails (Ellery Queen Detective, #20) 3.85 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
33.
Brat Farrar
Brat Farrar 4.03 avg rating — 11,444 ratings
34.
Smallbone Deceased (Inspector Hazlerigg, #4)
Smallbone Deceased (Inspector Hazlerigg, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 2,650 ratings
35.
An English Murder
An English Murder 3.68 avg rating — 4,381 ratings
36.
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
37.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,518 ratings
38.
A Dram of Poison
A Dram of Poison 3.72 avg rating — 408 ratings
39.
The List of Adrian Messenger (Colonel Gethryn, #12)
The List of Adrian Messenger (Colonel Gethryn, #12) 3.95 avg rating — 196 ratings
40.
A Stranger In My Grave
A Stranger In My Grave 3.60 avg rating — 813 ratings
41.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 122,066 ratings
42.
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1)
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 19,508 ratings
43.
The Chill (Lew Archer, #11)
The Chill (Lew Archer, #11) 4.07 avg rating — 4,658 ratings
44.
In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs, #1)
In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 3,106 ratings
45.
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7) 3.81 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
46.
Time and Again (Time, #1)
Time and Again (Time, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 24,611 ratings
47.
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4)
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 10,576 ratings
48.
No More Dying Then (Inspector Wexford, #6)
No More Dying Then (Inspector Wexford, #6) 3.85 avg rating — 3,230 ratings
49.
Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct, #26)
Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct, #26)
by: Ed McBain
3.93 avg rating — 2,384 ratings
50.
Dark Nantucket Noon (Homer Kelly, #2)
Dark Nantucket Noon (Homer Kelly, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 330 ratings
51.
The Sunday Hangman (Kramer and Zondi Mystery #5)
The Sunday Hangman (Kramer and Zondi Mystery #5) 3.77 avg rating — 112 ratings
52.
Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone #1)
Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone #1) 3.85 avg rating — 6,618 ratings
53.
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1)
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 8,496 ratings
54.
Chinaman's Chance (Arthur Case Wu, #1)
Chinaman's Chance (Arthur Case Wu, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 1,069 ratings
55.
Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2)
Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 7,676 ratings
56.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,573 ratings
57.
Looking For Rachel Wallace (Spenser, #6)
Looking For Rachel Wallace (Spenser, #6) 4.12 avg rating — 9,989 ratings
58.
The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1)
The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 19,444 ratings
59.
Death By Sheer Torture (Perry Trethowan, #1)
Death By Sheer Torture (Perry Trethowan, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 313 ratings
60.
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes (Mario Balzic Detective Mystery, #5)
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes (Mario Balzic Detective Mystery, #5) 3.70 avg rating — 197 ratings
61.
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating — 190,128 ratings
62.
The Thin Woman (Ellie Haskell Mystery, #1)
The Thin Woman (Ellie Haskell Mystery, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 7,036 ratings
63.
Deadlock (V.I. Warshawski, #2)
Deadlock (V.I. Warshawski, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 6,179 ratings
64.
Strike Three, You're Dead (Harvey Blissberg Mystery #1)
Strike Three, You're Dead (Harvey Blissberg Mystery #1) 3.45 avg rating — 108 ratings
65.
When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)
When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 67,531 ratings
66.
Sleeping Dog (Missing Mystery, #29)
Sleeping Dog (Missing Mystery, #29) 3.74 avg rating — 415 ratings
67.
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder, #6)
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 5,830 ratings
68.
Tourist Season
Tourist Season 3.91 avg rating — 24,179 ratings
69.
The Ritual Bath (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #1)
The Ritual Bath (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #1) 3.95 avg rating — 18,190 ratings
70.
Rough Cider
Rough Cider 3.70 avg rating — 458 ratings
71.
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1)
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 30,719 ratings
72.
Old Bones (Gideon Oliver, #4)
Old Bones (Gideon Oliver, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 2,569 ratings
73.
The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1)
The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 12,705 ratings
74.
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1)
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 124,241 ratings
75.
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,908 ratings
76.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,177 ratings
77.
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8) 4.13 avg rating — 15,021 ratings
78.
Death's Bright Angel (Wilson & McLeish, #1)
Death's Bright Angel (Wilson & McLeish, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 466 ratings
79.
Black Cherry Blues (Dave Robicheaux, #3)
Black Cherry Blues (Dave Robicheaux, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 16,826 ratings
80.
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 24,666 ratings
81.
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (Ballad, #1)
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (Ballad, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 3,716 ratings
82.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,362 ratings
83.
Sanibel Flats (Doc Ford, #1)
Sanibel Flats (Doc Ford, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 8,467 ratings
84.
Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #1)
Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 14,937 ratings
85.
Booked to Die (Cliff Janeway, #1)
Booked to Die (Cliff Janeway, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9,362 ratings
86.
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1)
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 7,561 ratings
87.
The Ice House
The Ice House 3.83 avg rating — 10,571 ratings
88.
Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon, #1)
Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 22,113 ratings
89.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,565 ratings
90.
Child of Silence (Bo Bradley, #1)
Child of Silence (Bo Bradley, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,082 ratings
91.
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 77,266 ratings
92.
The Yellow Room Conspiracy
The Yellow Room Conspiracy 3.49 avg rating — 172 ratings
93.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,266 ratings
94.
Mallory's Oracle (Kathleen Mallory, #1)
Mallory's Oracle (Kathleen Mallory, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 6,846 ratings
95.
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
96.
Vanishing Act (Jane Whitefield, #1)
Vanishing Act (Jane Whitefield, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 7,695 ratings
97.
Blue Lonesome
Blue Lonesome 3.91 avg rating — 418 ratings
98.
Concourse (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #2)
Concourse (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #2) 3.93 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
99.
The Club Dumas
The Club Dumas 3.81 avg rating — 43,866 ratings
100.
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1)
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 19,835 ratings
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