The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Crime, Detective and Mystery Fiction

1.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,330 ratings
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,576 ratings
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,379 ratings
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The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 4.40 avg rating — 291,502 ratings
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Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,872 ratings
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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,194 ratings
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,338 ratings
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Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,247 ratings
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. I
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. I 4.14 avg rating — 726 ratings
10.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,804 ratings
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The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,259 ratings
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,243 ratings
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) 4.27 avg rating — 68,767 ratings
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The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,722 ratings
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 103,208 ratings
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The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,013 ratings
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) 3.96 avg rating — 53,463 ratings
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His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8)
His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8) 4.24 avg rating — 44,049 ratings
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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,786 ratings
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The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1)
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 18,293 ratings
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #9)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #9) 4.12 avg rating — 29,575 ratings
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Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
by: Rex Stout
3.97 avg rating — 16,286 ratings
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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,878 ratings
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Bleak House
Bleak House 4.02 avg rating — 112,459 ratings
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,261 ratings
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,121 ratings
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The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3)
The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 10,244 ratings
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating — 140,072 ratings
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The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 7,615 ratings
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The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1)
The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 11,525 ratings
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The Glass Key
The Glass Key 3.92 avg rating — 13,391 ratings
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,874 ratings
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The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands 3.63 avg rating — 7,477 ratings
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The Beast Must Die (Nigel Strangeways, #4)
The Beast Must Die (Nigel Strangeways, #4) 3.76 avg rating — 1,970 ratings
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1) 3.65 avg rating — 13,479 ratings
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The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason, #1)
The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 5,432 ratings
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Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1)
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,617 ratings
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Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery, #6)
Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery, #6) 3.92 avg rating — 3,165 ratings
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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating — 44,820 ratings
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 3.66 avg rating — 12,948 ratings
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The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe, #2)
The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe, #2)
by: Rex Stout
4.09 avg rating — 7,734 ratings
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Laura
Laura 3.97 avg rating — 3,848 ratings
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The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1)
The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,245 ratings
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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 33,806 ratings
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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
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Love Lies Bleeding (Gervase Fen, #5)
Love Lies Bleeding (Gervase Fen, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 2,082 ratings
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The Crooked Hinge (Dr. Gideon Fell, #8)
The Crooked Hinge (Dr. Gideon Fell, #8) 3.80 avg rating — 1,117 ratings
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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Melbourne Trilogy, #1)
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Melbourne Trilogy, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,790 ratings
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Trent's Last Case (Philip Trent, #1)
Trent's Last Case (Philip Trent, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 4,070 ratings
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Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock 3.69 avg rating — 34,855 ratings
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An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating — 38,269 ratings
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Before the Fact
Before the Fact 3.59 avg rating — 841 ratings
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The Poisoned Chocolates Case
The Poisoned Chocolates Case 3.78 avg rating — 3,579 ratings
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The Canary Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #2)
The Canary Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #2) 3.66 avg rating — 954 ratings
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The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent 3.58 avg rating — 24,256 ratings
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Uncle Abner Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories
Uncle Abner Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories 3.89 avg rating — 194 ratings
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The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery 3.68 avg rating — 14,040 ratings
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The Big Knockover: Selected Stories and Short Novels
The Big Knockover: Selected Stories and Short Novels 4.17 avg rating — 3,299 ratings
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Trial and Error (Ambrose Chitterwick #2)
Trial and Error (Ambrose Chitterwick #2) 3.74 avg rating — 391 ratings
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The Cask
The Cask 3.69 avg rating — 711 ratings
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Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8)
Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8) 3.96 avg rating — 4,706 ratings
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At the Villa Rose
At the Villa Rose 3.42 avg rating — 486 ratings
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The Tragedy of X (Drury Lane #1)
The Tragedy of X (Drury Lane #1) 3.89 avg rating — 623 ratings
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New Arabian Nights
New Arabian Nights 3.67 avg rating — 950 ratings
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Martin Hewitt, Investigator
Martin Hewitt, Investigator 3.28 avg rating — 167 ratings
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Ashenden
Ashenden 3.86 avg rating — 3,851 ratings
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Prince Zaleski
Prince Zaleski 3.14 avg rating — 103 ratings
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The Gentle Grafter
The Gentle Grafter
by: O. Henry
3.91 avg rating — 281 ratings
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The Old Man in the Corner (Teahouse Detective, #1)
The Old Man in the Corner (Teahouse Detective, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,265 ratings
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Zadig and L'Ingénu
Zadig and L'Ingénu
by: Voltaire
3.73 avg rating — 837 ratings
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The Red Thumb Mark (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #1)
The Red Thumb Mark (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #1) 3.72 avg rating — 1,081 ratings
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson 3.75 avg rating — 19,183 ratings
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The Judas Window (Sir Henry Merrivale, #7)
The Judas Window (Sir Henry Merrivale, #7) 4.07 avg rating — 853 ratings
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The Simple Art of Murder
The Simple Art of Murder 4.13 avg rating — 6,210 ratings
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Your Turn, Mr. Moto (Mr. Moto #1)
Your Turn, Mr. Moto (Mr. Moto #1) 3.53 avg rating — 328 ratings
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The Bellamy Trial
The Bellamy Trial 3.81 avg rating — 550 ratings
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The Penguin Pool Murder (Hildegarde Withers #1)
The Penguin Pool Murder (Hildegarde Withers #1) 3.66 avg rating — 796 ratings
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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
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The Moving Target (Lew Archer, #1)
The Moving Target (Lew Archer, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 4,943 ratings
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In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place 4.12 avg rating — 8,478 ratings
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The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont
The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont 3.23 avg rating — 159 ratings
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Lament for a Maker (Sir John Appleby, #3)
Lament for a Maker (Sir John Appleby, #3) 3.71 avg rating — 1,728 ratings
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The Lerouge Case (Monsieur Lecoq #1)
The Lerouge Case (Monsieur Lecoq #1) 3.74 avg rating — 551 ratings
84.
Drink to Yesterday (Tommy Hambledon, #1)
Drink to Yesterday (Tommy Hambledon, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 190 ratings
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If Death Ever Slept (Nero Wolfe, #29)
If Death Ever Slept (Nero Wolfe, #29)
by: Rex Stout
4.08 avg rating — 3,143 ratings
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The Marlowe Conspiracy
The Marlowe Conspiracy 3.34 avg rating — 192 ratings
86.
The Lodger
The Lodger 3.67 avg rating — 3,524 ratings
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Calamity Town / Dragon's teeth
Calamity Town / Dragon's teeth 4.16 avg rating — 300 ratings
89.
Home Sweet Homicide
Home Sweet Homicide 3.75 avg rating — 469 ratings
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The Cape Cod Mystery (Asey Mayo, #1)
The Cape Cod Mystery (Asey Mayo, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 699 ratings
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La Patience De Maigret (Inspector Maigret #64)
La Patience De Maigret (Inspector Maigret #64) 3.92 avg rating — 977 ratings
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Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust 3.74 avg rating — 6,155 ratings
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The Singing Bone (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries, #5)
The Singing Bone (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries, #5) 3.81 avg rating — 255 ratings
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The Viaduct Murder
The Viaduct Murder 3.51 avg rating — 169 ratings
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The Informer
The Informer 3.72 avg rating — 668 ratings
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Memoirs
Memoirs 3.56 avg rating — 243 ratings
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The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #1)
The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 3,544 ratings
98.
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective: Library Edition
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective: Library Edition 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Champagne for One (Nero Wolfe, #31)
Champagne for One (Nero Wolfe, #31)
by: Rex Stout
4.11 avg rating — 3,684 ratings
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Recollections of a Detective Police-Officer, by 'Waters'.
Recollections of a Detective Police-Officer, by 'Waters'. 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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