Best Mysteries from the 1980s

100.
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes 4.17 avg rating — 5,830 ratings
102.
Black Hearts And Slow Dancing (Mac Fontana, #1)
Black Hearts And Slow Dancing (Mac Fontana, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 251 ratings
102.
The Cooking School Murders (Eugenia Potter, #1)
The Cooking School Murders (Eugenia Potter, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 388 ratings
104.
The Nantucket Diet Murders (Eugenia Potter, #3)
The Nantucket Diet Murders (Eugenia Potter, #3) 3.54 avg rating — 438 ratings
105.
A Fatal Inversion
A Fatal Inversion 3.93 avg rating — 4,736 ratings
106.
The House of Stairs
The House of Stairs 3.78 avg rating — 3,845 ratings
107.
The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford, #14)
The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford, #14) 3.88 avg rating — 3,918 ratings
108.
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2)
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 8,902 ratings
109.
Charters and Caldicott
Charters and Caldicott 3.49 avg rating — 47 ratings
110.
The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1)
The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 12,707 ratings
111.
Harm's Way (Inspector Sloan #11)
Harm's Way (Inspector Sloan #11) 3.80 avg rating — 500 ratings
112.
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1)
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 30,722 ratings
113.
Speaker of Mandarin (Inspector Wexford, #12)
Speaker of Mandarin (Inspector Wexford, #12) 3.78 avg rating — 2,977 ratings
113.
Murder at the Old Vicarage (Lloyd & Hill, #2)
Murder at the Old Vicarage (Lloyd & Hill, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 1,943 ratings
115.
Sheiks And Adders (Sir John Appleby, #33)
Sheiks And Adders (Sir John Appleby, #33) 3.46 avg rating — 103 ratings
116.
The Old Silent (Richard Jury, #10)
The Old Silent (Richard Jury, #10) 3.93 avg rating — 5,774 ratings
117.
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (Hank the Cowdog, #1)
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (Hank the Cowdog, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 6,426 ratings
118.
Light Thickens (Roderick Alleyn, #32)
Light Thickens (Roderick Alleyn, #32) 3.91 avg rating — 2,353 ratings
119.
Photo Finish (Roderick Alleyn, #31)
Photo Finish (Roderick Alleyn, #31) 3.89 avg rating — 2,235 ratings
120.
Death Notes (Inspector Wexford, #11)
Death Notes (Inspector Wexford, #11) 3.76 avg rating — 2,779 ratings
120.
Death on the Air and Other Stories
Death on the Air and Other Stories 3.66 avg rating — 698 ratings
122.
Shining Through
Shining Through 3.96 avg rating — 3,659 ratings
123.
Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5)
Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5) 3.97 avg rating — 5,465 ratings
124.
Under a Monsoon Cloud (Inspector Ghote, #15)
Under a Monsoon Cloud (Inspector Ghote, #15) 3.87 avg rating — 774 ratings
125.
Help the Poor Struggler (Richard Jury #6)
Help the Poor Struggler (Richard Jury #6) 3.97 avg rating — 4,723 ratings
126.
Mrs. Malory Investigates (Mrs. Malory Mysteries, #1)
Mrs. Malory Investigates (Mrs. Malory Mysteries, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 905 ratings
127.
A Six-Letter Word for Death (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #16)
A Six-Letter Word for Death (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #16) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 441 ratings
128.
Not Exactly a Brahmin (Jill Smith, #3)
Not Exactly a Brahmin (Jill Smith, #3) 3.66 avg rating — 130 ratings
129.
A Family Affair (Sir John Appleby, #24)
A Family Affair (Sir John Appleby, #24) 3.55 avg rating — 91 ratings
130.
The Killing of Katie Steelstock
The Killing of Katie Steelstock 3.59 avg rating — 79 ratings
130.
Report for Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1)
Report for Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1) 3.35 avg rating — 2,606 ratings
130.
Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth, #4)
Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth, #4) 3.83 avg rating — 10,163 ratings
130.
Hunting Annabelle
Hunting Annabelle 3.51 avg rating — 2,310 ratings
130.
The Practical Navigator
The Practical Navigator 4.01 avg rating — 87 ratings
130.
Tapping the Source
Tapping the Source
by: Kem Nunn
3.97 avg rating — 2,815 ratings
130.
The Sedleigh Hall Murder (Eric Ward #1)
The Sedleigh Hall Murder (Eric Ward #1)
by: Roy Lewis
4.19 avg rating — 2,908 ratings
137.
Paragon Walk (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #3)
Paragon Walk (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #3) 3.83 avg rating — 8,939 ratings
138.
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 18,145 ratings
139.
The Snake Tattoo (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #2)
The Snake Tattoo (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #2) 3.83 avg rating — 1,661 ratings
139.
Billingsgate Shoal (Charlie "Doc" Adams Mystery #1)
Billingsgate Shoal (Charlie "Doc" Adams Mystery #1) 3.63 avg rating — 147 ratings
141.
The Menehune Murders
The Menehune Murders 3.61 avg rating — 38 ratings
141.
A Trouble of Fools (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #1)
A Trouble of Fools (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,890 ratings
141.
Cold Dog Soup
Cold Dog Soup 3.87 avg rating — 172 ratings
141.
A Dedicated Man (Inspector Banks, #2)
A Dedicated Man (Inspector Banks, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 9,542 ratings
145.
Petrella at Q
Petrella at Q 3.93 avg rating — 54 ratings
145.
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 43,631 ratings
147.
Miss Melville Regrets (Miss Melville #1)
Miss Melville Regrets (Miss Melville #1) 3.82 avg rating — 233 ratings
147.
Gone to Her Death (Lloyd & Hill, #3)
Gone to Her Death (Lloyd & Hill, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 373 ratings
149.
The Grub-And-Stakers Pinch a Poke (Grub-And-Stakers #3)
The Grub-And-Stakers Pinch a Poke (Grub-And-Stakers #3) 3.99 avg rating — 357 ratings
149.
Weedy Rough
Weedy Rough 3.82 avg rating — 39 ratings
151.
Appleby And The Ospreys (Sir John Appleby, #36)
Appleby And The Ospreys (Sir John Appleby, #36) 3.68 avg rating — 104 ratings
152.
Nor Live So Long (Antony Maitland, #47)
Nor Live So Long (Antony Maitland, #47) 3.61 avg rating — 28 ratings
152.
The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (Bernie Rhodenbarr, #5)
The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (Bernie Rhodenbarr, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 3,072 ratings
154.
The Daisy Ducks
The Daisy Ducks 3.98 avg rating — 48 ratings
154.
The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (Bernie Rhodenbarr, #4)
The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (Bernie Rhodenbarr, #4) 3.89 avg rating — 3,219 ratings
156.
The Deer Leap (Richard Jury, #7)
The Deer Leap (Richard Jury, #7) 3.84 avg rating — 3,884 ratings
156.
Old Bones (Gideon Oliver, #4)
Old Bones (Gideon Oliver, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 2,569 ratings
158.
Put Out the Light (Antony Maitland, #45)
Put Out the Light (Antony Maitland, #45) 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings
159.
Away with Them to Prison (Antony Maitland, #43)
Away with Them to Prison (Antony Maitland, #43) 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings
160.
Green Grow the Dollars (John Putnam Thatcher, #19)
Green Grow the Dollars (John Putnam Thatcher, #19) 3.92 avg rating — 138 ratings
161.
Gideon's Way
Gideon's Way 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
162.
Carson's Conspiracy (Sir John Appleby, #35)
Carson's Conspiracy (Sir John Appleby, #35) 3.56 avg rating — 73 ratings
163.
Murder's Out of Tune (Antony Maitland, #42)
Murder's Out of Tune (Antony Maitland, #42) 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings
163.
The miser
The miser 3.59 avg rating — 37 ratings
165.
Lord Mullion's Secret (3) (Honeybath)
Lord Mullion's Secret (3) (Honeybath) 3.53 avg rating — 107 ratings
165.
Wine of Life
Wine of Life 3.62 avg rating — 24 ratings
167.
Felony Report
Felony Report 3.72 avg rating — 43 ratings
168.
Banquets of the Black Widowers (The Black Widowers, #4)
Banquets of the Black Widowers (The Black Widowers, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 939 ratings
169.
Enter a Gentlewoman (Antony Maitland, #34)
Enter a Gentlewoman (Antony Maitland, #34) 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
169.
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers 3.68 avg rating — 202 ratings
171.
Death Times Three (Nero Wolfe, #47)
Death Times Three (Nero Wolfe, #47)
by: Rex Stout
4.08 avg rating — 1,853 ratings
172.
The Going Down of the Sun
The Going Down of the Sun 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings
173.
Red Cent
Red Cent 3.53 avg rating — 32 ratings
174.
Plugged Nickel
Plugged Nickel 3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings
175.
Nibbled to Death by Ducks
Nibbled to Death by Ducks 3.60 avg rating — 113 ratings
176.
Thinning the Turkey Herd
Thinning the Turkey Herd 3.61 avg rating — 69 ratings
177.
Interface for Murder (J. Pletcher #1)
Interface for Murder (J. Pletcher #1) 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
178.
The Whale's Footprints
The Whale's Footprints 3.72 avg rating — 65 ratings
179.
Penny Ferry
Penny Ferry 4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings
180.
Moscow Metal
Moscow Metal really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 41 ratings
181.
Dead of winter
Dead of winter 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
182.
Killed on the Ice (The Matt Cobb Mysteries Book 4)
Killed on the Ice (The Matt Cobb Mysteries Book 4) 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings
183.
Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue (Wycliffe, #14)
Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue (Wycliffe, #14) 3.76 avg rating — 235 ratings
184.
Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin (Wycliffe, #13)
Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin (Wycliffe, #13) 3.75 avg rating — 211 ratings
185.
The Secret of Annexe 3 (Inspector Morse, #7)
The Secret of Annexe 3 (Inspector Morse, #7) 3.87 avg rating — 3,788 ratings
186.
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
187.
Curses! (Gideon Oliver, #5)
Curses! (Gideon Oliver, #5) 3.90 avg rating — 1,063 ratings
188.
An Equal Opportunity Death (Vejay Haskell, #1)
An Equal Opportunity Death (Vejay Haskell, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 75 ratings
189.
The Dark Place (Gideon Oliver, #2)
The Dark Place (Gideon Oliver, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 2,410 ratings
190.
A Deceptive Clarity (The Chris Norgren Mysteries, #1)
A Deceptive Clarity (The Chris Norgren Mysteries, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,091 ratings
191.
No Word from Winifred (A Kate Fansler Mystery #8)
No Word from Winifred (A Kate Fansler Mystery #8) 3.61 avg rating — 373 ratings
192.
Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver, #3)
Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,125 ratings
193.
Wycliffe and the Four Jacks (Wycliffe, #12)
Wycliffe and the Four Jacks (Wycliffe, #12) 3.91 avg rating — 217 ratings
194.
Blackground
Blackground 3.46 avg rating — 63 ratings
195.
Striving With Gods
Striving With Gods 3.81 avg rating — 36 ratings
196.
Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth, #2)
Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 13,070 ratings
197.
Pattern Crimes
Pattern Crimes 3.55 avg rating — 112 ratings
198.
The Man in the Moss-Colored Trousers
The Man in the Moss-Colored Trousers 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
199.
New Year Resolution (Toby Wilde, Book 2)
New Year Resolution (Toby Wilde, Book 2) 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
200.
Sweet Death, Kind Death (A Kate Fansler Mystery #7)
Sweet Death, Kind Death (A Kate Fansler Mystery #7) 3.53 avg rating — 330 ratings
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