Short Crime Classics

1.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,111 ratings
2.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place 4.12 avg rating — 8,478 ratings
3.
Fools' Gold
Fools' Gold 3.84 avg rating — 186 ratings
4.
Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7) 3.79 avg rating — 10,811 ratings
5.
The Widow
The Widow 3.77 avg rating — 1,254 ratings
6.
The Getaway
The Getaway 3.91 avg rating — 7,169 ratings
7.
Beast In View
Beast In View 3.72 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
8.
The Prone Gunman
The Prone Gunman 3.61 avg rating — 1,940 ratings
9.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,865 ratings
10.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold 3.97 avg rating — 224,389 ratings
11.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4.05 avg rating — 10,370 ratings
12.
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7) 3.81 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
13.
The Galton Case (Lew Archer, #8)
The Galton Case (Lew Archer, #8) 4.07 avg rating — 4,130 ratings
14.
Distant Star
Distant Star 3.92 avg rating — 13,897 ratings
15.
The Thief
The Thief 3.52 avg rating — 8,128 ratings
16.
The Thief
The Thief 3.20 avg rating — 529 ratings
17.
Honeymoon
Honeymoon 3.69 avg rating — 2,128 ratings
18.
Gone Fishin' (Easy Rawlins, #6)
Gone Fishin' (Easy Rawlins, #6) 3.90 avg rating — 3,065 ratings
19.
Queenpin
Queenpin 3.75 avg rating — 4,957 ratings
20.
Blood on Snow (Blood on Snow, #1)
Blood on Snow (Blood on Snow, #1)
by: Jo Nesbø
3.55 avg rating — 34,027 ratings
21.
The Girl in the Green Raincoat (Tess Monaghan, #11)
The Girl in the Green Raincoat (Tess Monaghan, #11) 3.47 avg rating — 7,643 ratings
22.
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution 3.70 avg rating — 2,016 ratings
23.
Under the Bright Lights (Rene Shade, #1)
Under the Bright Lights (Rene Shade, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 883 ratings
24.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,382 ratings
25.
The Meursault Investigation
The Meursault Investigation 3.49 avg rating — 9,216 ratings