HRF Keating 100 Best Crime and Mystery Books

1.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,269 ratings
2.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,451 ratings
3.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,395 ratings
4.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,250 ratings
5.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,184 ratings
6.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,247 ratings
7.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,109 ratings
8.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,499 ratings
9.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,195 ratings
10.
Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple, #12)
Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple, #12) 3.99 avg rating — 50,600 ratings
11.
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 21,052 ratings
12.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,494 ratings
13.
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1) 3.95 avg rating — 29,077 ratings
14.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 4.09 avg rating — 10,388 ratings
15.
The Documents in the Case
The Documents in the Case 3.99 avg rating — 5,430 ratings
16.
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1)
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 18,293 ratings
17.
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280 4.04 avg rating — 11,877 ratings
18.
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
19.
The Circular Staircase (Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Trilogy #2)
The Circular Staircase (Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Trilogy #2) 3.62 avg rating — 6,798 ratings
20.
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
21.
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7)
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 16,389 ratings
22.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4.05 avg rating — 10,370 ratings
22.
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 24,728 ratings
24.
The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh, #5)
The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh, #5) 3.95 avg rating — 20,071 ratings
25.
Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct, #26)
Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct, #26)
by: Ed McBain
3.93 avg rating — 2,383 ratings
26.
Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1)
Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 18,388 ratings
27.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 3.66 avg rating — 12,947 ratings
28.
Surfeit Of Lampreys (Roderick Alleyn, #10)
Surfeit Of Lampreys (Roderick Alleyn, #10) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,790 ratings
29.
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle 3.93 avg rating — 2,341 ratings
30.
The False Inspector Dew
The False Inspector Dew 3.97 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
31.
More Work for the Undertaker (Albert Campion Mystery, #13)
More Work for the Undertaker (Albert Campion Mystery, #13) 3.96 avg rating — 2,638 ratings
31.
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 7,615 ratings
33.
Fletch (Fletch, #1)
Fletch (Fletch, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 8,871 ratings
34.
The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3)
The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 10,242 ratings
35.
The Green Ripper (Travis McGee #18)
The Green Ripper (Travis McGee #18) 4.13 avg rating — 4,619 ratings
36.
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black 3.87 avg rating — 2,741 ratings
37.
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1)
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,617 ratings
38.
Maigret in Court (Inspector Maigret #55)
Maigret in Court (Inspector Maigret #55) 3.81 avg rating — 916 ratings
39.
The Case of the Sulky Girl (Perry Mason, #2)
The Case of the Sulky Girl (Perry Mason, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 2,890 ratings
40.
Green for Danger (Inspector Cockrill #2)
Green for Danger (Inspector Cockrill #2) 3.84 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
41.
Nobody's Perfect (Dortmunder, #4)
Nobody's Perfect (Dortmunder, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 1,601 ratings
42.
A Judgement in Stone
A Judgement in Stone 3.89 avg rating — 7,913 ratings
43.
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes 3.75 avg rating — 2,767 ratings
44.
Smallbone Deceased (Inspector Hazlerigg, #4)
Smallbone Deceased (Inspector Hazlerigg, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 2,650 ratings
45.
Death in a Tenured Position (A Kate Fansler Mystery #6)
Death in a Tenured Position (A Kate Fansler Mystery #6) 3.61 avg rating — 2,050 ratings
46.
Laidlaw
Laidlaw 3.87 avg rating — 5,570 ratings
47.
A Pinch of Snuff (Dalziel & Pascoe, #5)
A Pinch of Snuff (Dalziel & Pascoe, #5) 3.82 avg rating — 1,694 ratings
48.
Young Man, I Think You're Dying
Young Man, I Think You're Dying 3.44 avg rating — 32 ratings
49.
Dirty Snow
Dirty Snow 3.89 avg rating — 4,174 ratings
50.
My Friend Maigret (Maigret #31)
My Friend Maigret (Maigret #31) 3.58 avg rating — 1,927 ratings
51.
Beyond This Point Are Monsters
Beyond This Point Are Monsters 3.73 avg rating — 232 ratings
52.
Gun Before Butter (Van der Valk #3)
Gun Before Butter (Van der Valk #3) 3.71 avg rating — 180 ratings
53.
The Glass Sided Ants Nest
The Glass Sided Ants Nest 3.42 avg rating — 318 ratings
54.
The Beast Must Die (Nigel Strangeways, #4)
The Beast Must Die (Nigel Strangeways, #4) 3.76 avg rating — 1,969 ratings
55.
The Tremor of Forgery
The Tremor of Forgery 3.75 avg rating — 2,742 ratings
56.
The Expendable Man
The Expendable Man 4.08 avg rating — 3,259 ratings
57.
The Sands of Windee (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #2)
The Sands of Windee (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #2) 3.96 avg rating — 720 ratings
58.
Before the Fact
Before the Fact 3.59 avg rating — 841 ratings
59.
Blind Man with a Pistol (Harlem Cycle, #8)
Blind Man with a Pistol (Harlem Cycle, #8) 3.58 avg rating — 1,016 ratings
59.
Calamity Town (Ellery Queen Detective, #16)
Calamity Town (Ellery Queen Detective, #16) 3.74 avg rating — 734 ratings
61.
Beast In View
Beast In View 3.72 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
62.
Last Seen Wearing
Last Seen Wearing 3.84 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
63.
Five Roundabouts to Heaven
Five Roundabouts to Heaven 3.56 avg rating — 179 ratings
64.
Tragedy at Law (Francis Pettigrew, #1)
Tragedy at Law (Francis Pettigrew, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 815 ratings
65.
The Artful Egg (Kramer and Zondi Mystery #7)
The Artful Egg (Kramer and Zondi Mystery #7) 3.68 avg rating — 258 ratings
66.
To Make a Killing (Inspector Rudd, #9)
To Make a Killing (Inspector Rudd, #9) 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings
67.
The Glitter Dome
The Glitter Dome 3.80 avg rating — 1,626 ratings
68.
All on a Summer's Day
All on a Summer's Day 3.07 avg rating — 14 ratings
69.
Kill Claudio
Kill Claudio 3.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
70.
Skinflick (Dave Brandstetter, #5)
Skinflick (Dave Brandstetter, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 547 ratings
71.
The Investigation
The Investigation 3.73 avg rating — 204 ratings
72.
A Death in the Life (Julie Hayes Mysteries #1)
A Death in the Life (Julie Hayes Mysteries #1) 3.14 avg rating — 149 ratings
73.
The Blue Hammer (Lew Archer, #18)
The Blue Hammer (Lew Archer, #18) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,251 ratings
74.
The Naked Nuns (Flaxborough, #8)
The Naked Nuns (Flaxborough, #8) 3.92 avg rating — 249 ratings
75.
The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow 3.29 avg rating — 1,124 ratings
76.
Poison Oracle
Poison Oracle 3.31 avg rating — 106 ratings
77.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall 3.49 avg rating — 47 ratings
78.
The Players and the Game
The Players and the Game 3.36 avg rating — 64 ratings
79.
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 18,531 ratings
80.
The Private Wound
The Private Wound 3.41 avg rating — 88 ratings
81.
Mr. Splitfoot (Dr. Basil Willing #12)
Mr. Splitfoot (Dr. Basil Willing #12) 3.60 avg rating — 60 ratings
82.
The Last Best Friend
The Last Best Friend 3.34 avg rating — 74 ratings
83.
Murder Against the Grain (John Putnam Thatcher, #6)
Murder Against the Grain (John Putnam Thatcher, #6) 3.91 avg rating — 179 ratings
84.
R.S.V.P. Murder
R.S.V.P. Murder 3.69 avg rating — 42 ratings
85.
The Man Who Killed Himself
The Man Who Killed Himself 3.38 avg rating — 103 ratings
86.
The New Sonia Wayward
The New Sonia Wayward 3.54 avg rating — 97 ratings
87.
The Hollow Man & The House in Gallows Lane
The Hollow Man & The House in Gallows Lane 3.65 avg rating — 62 ratings
88.
Death of My Aunt (Malcolm Warren Mysteries, #1)
Death of My Aunt (Malcolm Warren Mysteries, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 250 ratings
89.
The Casebooks of MR J. G. Reeder: Book 1-Room 13, the Mind of MR J. G. Reeder and Terror Keep
The Casebooks of MR J. G. Reeder: Book 1-Room 13, the Mind of MR J. G. Reeder and Terror Keep 3.75 avg rating — 72 ratings
90.
Uncle Abner: The Doomdorf Mystery
Uncle Abner: The Doomdorf Mystery 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings
91.
The Thinking Machine
The Thinking Machine 3.67 avg rating — 926 ratings
92.
The Specialty of the House and Other Stories: The Complete Mystery Tales, 1948-1978
The Specialty of the House and Other Stories: The Complete Mystery Tales, 1948-1978 4.18 avg rating — 255 ratings
93.
Gideon's Week (Gideon, #2)
Gideon's Week (Gideon, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 785 ratings
94.
The party at No. 5
The party at No. 5 3.67 avg rating — 76 ratings
95.
Il morto che non riposa
Il morto che non riposa 3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings
96.
Devil Take the Blue-tail Fly
Devil Take the Blue-tail Fly 3.45 avg rating — 257 ratings
97.
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Ed & Am Hunter #1)
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Ed & Am Hunter #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,019 ratings
98.
The Horizontal Man
The Horizontal Man 3.41 avg rating — 463 ratings
99.
Murder Among Friends
Murder Among Friends 3.67 avg rating — 46 ratings
100.
Appleby's End (Sir John Appleby, #10)
Appleby's End (Sir John Appleby, #10) 3.88 avg rating — 453 ratings