Best Detective/Mystery Series

101.
The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13)
The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13) 3.86 avg rating — 18,947 ratings
102.
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 27,282 ratings
103.
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 63,490 ratings
104.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,858 ratings
105.
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 613,882 ratings
106.
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 69,057 ratings
107.
The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)
The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,924 ratings
108.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,470 ratings
109.
Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
by: Jo Nesbø
3.98 avg rating — 78,716 ratings
110.
Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #44)
Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #44) 4.10 avg rating — 48,398 ratings
111.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,856 ratings
112.
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,599 ratings
113.
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1)
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 17,339 ratings
114.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,558 ratings
115.
Dance of Death (Pendergast, #6; Diogenes, #2)
Dance of Death (Pendergast, #6; Diogenes, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 34,934 ratings
116.
Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2)
Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 50,067 ratings
117.
L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8)
L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8) 4.31 avg rating — 22,094 ratings
118.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
by: Lee Child
4.08 avg rating — 343,559 ratings
119.
Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4)
Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 149,098 ratings
120.
Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)
Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 160,785 ratings
121.
Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)
Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7) 4.15 avg rating — 131,577 ratings
122.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,194 ratings
123.
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) 4.14 avg rating — 32,858 ratings
124.
The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8)
The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8) 4.20 avg rating — 87,942 ratings
125.
Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8)
Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) 3.87 avg rating — 30,061 ratings
126.
Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley, #2)
Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 24,720 ratings
127.
Message in a Bullet (A Raymond Mackey Mystery, #1)
Message in a Bullet (A Raymond Mackey Mystery, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 45 ratings
128.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,682 ratings
129.
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #10)
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #10) 4.13 avg rating — 23,777 ratings
130.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,296 ratings
131.
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1)
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 7,561 ratings
132.
Bad Blood (Virgil Flowers, #4)
Bad Blood (Virgil Flowers, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 31,613 ratings
133.
The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2)
The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 13,656 ratings
133.
Buried Prey (Lucas Davenport, #21)
Buried Prey (Lucas Davenport, #21) 4.26 avg rating — 39,399 ratings
135.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 60,124 ratings
136.
The Lion's Game (John Corey, #2)
The Lion's Game (John Corey, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 39,570 ratings
136.
Into the Killer Sphere (Chase Williams detective stories #1)
Into the Killer Sphere (Chase Williams detective stories #1) 4.23 avg rating — 217 ratings
138.
Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3)
Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 38,746 ratings
139.
Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles, #8)
Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles, #8) 4.19 avg rating — 51,240 ratings
140.
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1)
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 19,831 ratings
141.
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1)
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 19,231 ratings
142.
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, #9)
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, #9) 4.17 avg rating — 125,003 ratings
143.
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6)
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 136,821 ratings
144.
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10) 4.16 avg rating — 107,408 ratings
145.
Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15)
Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15) 4.03 avg rating — 94,692 ratings
146.
The Dead of Jericho (Inspector Morse, #5)
The Dead of Jericho (Inspector Morse, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 5,609 ratings
147.
Renatus (Renatus #1)
Renatus (Renatus #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,386 ratings
148.
Renatus 2
Renatus 2 3.78 avg rating — 1,288 ratings
149.
Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)
Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) 4.06 avg rating — 10,129 ratings
150.
Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12)
Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12) 4.17 avg rating — 104,416 ratings
151.
The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1)
The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 19,442 ratings
152.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,259 ratings
153.
Dark of the Moon (Virgil Flowers, #1)
Dark of the Moon (Virgil Flowers, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42,272 ratings
154.
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1)
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,728 ratings
155.
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 87,788 ratings
156.
High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)
High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 134,727 ratings
157.
Murder on a Girls' Night Out (Southern Sisters, #1)
Murder on a Girls' Night Out (Southern Sisters, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 7,443 ratings
158.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 214,002 ratings
159.
The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5)
The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 79,081 ratings
160.
Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar, #2)
Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 46,842 ratings
161.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 41,557 ratings
162.
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,208 ratings
163.
Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10)
Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10) 3.95 avg rating — 31,981 ratings
164.
Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)
Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11) 4.17 avg rating — 114,738 ratings
165.
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by: Dan Brown
3.76 avg rating — 640,158 ratings
166.
Family Honor (Sunny Randall, #1)
Family Honor (Sunny Randall, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 6,429 ratings
167.
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 59,900 ratings
168.
Night Passage (Jesse Stone, #1)
Night Passage (Jesse Stone, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 15,004 ratings
168.
Shadow Roll (A Sam Russo Mystery, #1)
Shadow Roll (A Sam Russo Mystery, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,227 ratings
170.
Blind Justice (Sir John Fielding, #1)
Blind Justice (Sir John Fielding, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 3,692 ratings
171.
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) 4.03 avg rating — 190,586 ratings
172.
Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5)
Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 36,442 ratings
173.
The Russian Doll: A Raymond Mackey Mystery -- Book 2
The Russian Doll: A Raymond Mackey Mystery -- Book 2 4.90 avg rating — 31 ratings
174.
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 54,788 ratings
175.
Reliquary (Pendergast, #2)
Reliquary (Pendergast, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 49,448 ratings
176.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,571 ratings
177.
Still Life With Crows (Pendergast, #4)
Still Life With Crows (Pendergast, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 41,106 ratings
178.
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1)
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 44,880 ratings
179.
Murder at the Watergate (Capital Crimes, #15)
Murder at the Watergate (Capital Crimes, #15) 3.66 avg rating — 983 ratings
180.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,710 ratings
181.
The Complete Father Brown
The Complete Father Brown 4.03 avg rating — 10,582 ratings
182.
Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2)
Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 17,995 ratings
183.
Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2)
Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 83,507 ratings
184.
And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe, #13)
And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe, #13)
by: Rex Stout
4.17 avg rating — 5,393 ratings
185.
Cutting Right to the Chase Vol.2, (Chase Williams detective short stories 2)
Cutting Right to the Chase Vol.2, (Chase Williams detective short stories 2) 4.70 avg rating — 114 ratings
186.
Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum, #16)
Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum, #16) 3.98 avg rating — 86,144 ratings
187.
The Hard Way (Jack Reacher, #10)
The Hard Way (Jack Reacher, #10)
by: Lee Child
4.20 avg rating — 91,162 ratings
188.
Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9)
Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9) 3.91 avg rating — 12,407 ratings
189.
Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6)
Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6) 3.97 avg rating — 40,794 ratings
190.
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13)
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13) 4.11 avg rating — 101,412 ratings
191.
Cop Hater (87th Precinct, #1)
Cop Hater (87th Precinct, #1)
by: Ed McBain
3.83 avg rating — 8,498 ratings
191.
The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
by: Jo Nesbø
3.94 avg rating — 107,413 ratings
193.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,975 ratings
194.
Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9)
Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9) 3.98 avg rating — 31,774 ratings
195.
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 77,255 ratings
196.
Hit Man (Keller, #1)
Hit Man (Keller, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 6,474 ratings
197.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,247 ratings
198.
Glory in Death (In Death, #2)
Glory in Death (In Death, #2)
by: J.D. Robb
4.27 avg rating — 70,777 ratings
199.
The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9)
The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9) 4.27 avg rating — 20,406 ratings
200.
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 30,656 ratings
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