100 Mysteries & Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

1.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 3,378,420 ratings
1.
Lost Boy
Lost Boy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
3.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating β€” 608 ratings
4.
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating β€” 307 ratings
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating β€” 710,356 ratings
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The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating β€” 2,475,324 ratings
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 179,476 ratings
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating β€” 3,358,496 ratings
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 274,914 ratings
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Tell No One
Tell No One 4.06 avg rating β€” 183,332 ratings
11.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating β€” 165,985 ratings
12.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 267,306 ratings
13.
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) 4.18 avg rating β€” 35,727 ratings
14.
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 190,806 ratings
15.
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 439,119 ratings
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Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
Mad Love (DCYE, #3) 4.37 avg rating β€” 210 ratings
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And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,544,145 ratings
18.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating β€” 950,506 ratings
19.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
by: Lee Child
4.08 avg rating β€” 343,593 ratings
20.
In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating β€” 429,605 ratings
21.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating β€” 815,594 ratings
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Born Slippy
Born Slippy
by: Tom Lutz
3.88 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
23.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating β€” 360,204 ratings
24.
Rapid Eye Movement
Rapid Eye Movement 4.64 avg rating β€” 153 ratings
25.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 820,158 ratings
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A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan 3.91 avg rating β€” 32,991 ratings
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The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 4.06 avg rating β€” 442,641 ratings
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Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery 4.20 avg rating β€” 702,472 ratings
29.
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 69,059 ratings
30.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating β€” 697,773 ratings
31.
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
Relic (Pendergast, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 113,843 ratings
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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 362,952 ratings
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My Dirty California
My Dirty California 3.94 avg rating β€” 315 ratings
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) 4.05 avg rating β€” 287,383 ratings
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The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating β€” 142,715 ratings
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You Know What You Did
You Know What You Did 4.59 avg rating β€” 98 ratings
37.
The Double Bind
The Double Bind 3.64 avg rating β€” 30,338 ratings
38.
It
It 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,227,442 ratings
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The Dreaming
The Dreaming 4.80 avg rating β€” 102 ratings
40.
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1)
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 113,821 ratings
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The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) 4.23 avg rating β€” 106,946 ratings
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Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner 4.07 avg rating β€” 71,177 ratings
43.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating β€” 47,114 ratings
44.
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 24,666 ratings
45.
Marathon Man
Marathon Man 4.11 avg rating β€” 21,474 ratings
45.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating β€” 233,387 ratings
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The Secret Place
The Secret Place 3.85 avg rating β€” 92,301 ratings
48.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 573,265 ratings
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The Weight of Blood
The Weight of Blood 3.76 avg rating β€” 23,021 ratings
50.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,485 ratings
51.
Bones and Roses (Cypress Bay, #1)
Bones and Roses (Cypress Bay, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 742 ratings
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Lynch (Rider, #2)
Lynch (Rider, #2) 4.33 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
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A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 190,127 ratings
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Pedigree Crush with a Twisted Gene
Pedigree Crush with a Twisted Gene 4.79 avg rating β€” 38 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 β€” 327,508 ratings
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The Camel Trail
The Camel Trail 4.12 avg rating β€” 96 ratings
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Memory Man (Amos Decker, # 1)
Memory Man (Amos Decker, # 1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 154,582 ratings
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Wild Fire (John Corey, #4)
Wild Fire (John Corey, #4) 4.07 avg rating β€” 30,416 ratings
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Rider
Rider 3.82 avg rating β€” 114 ratings
57.
Leverage
Leverage 4.29 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
61.
Zero Day: Thriller
Zero Day: Thriller 4.06 avg rating β€” 84,633 ratings
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Nowhere Boulevard
Nowhere Boulevard 4.50 avg rating β€” 103 ratings
63.
A Question of Sanity
A Question of Sanity 4.24 avg rating β€” 111 ratings
64.
Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4)
Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4)
by: Lee Child
4.13 avg rating β€” 120,120 ratings
65.
A Judgement in Stone
A Judgement in Stone 3.89 avg rating β€” 7,913 ratings
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 273,169 ratings
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The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) 4.18 avg rating β€” 32,843 ratings
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 20,012 ratings
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 40,056 ratings
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Cape Fear
Cape Fear 4.04 avg rating β€” 14,598 ratings
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Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) 4.05 avg rating β€” 18,534 ratings
72.
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5) 3.91 avg rating β€” 37,932 ratings
72.
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 172,603 ratings
74.
The Talented Mr Ripley (Unabridged) [Audio Download]
The Talented Mr Ripley (Unabridged) [Audio Download] 3.95 avg rating β€” 110,512 ratings
74.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) 4.09 avg rating β€” 122,062 ratings
76.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 252,295 ratings
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating β€” 641,340 ratings
78.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating β€” 162,714 ratings
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What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know 3.57 avg rating β€” 24,639 ratings
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Until the Night (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #6)
Until the Night (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #6) 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,003 ratings
81.
Crime Machine (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #5)
Crime Machine (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #5) 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,118 ratings
82.
By the Time You Read This (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #4)
By the Time You Read This (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #4) 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,212 ratings
83.
Blackfly Season (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #3)
Blackfly Season (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #3) 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,063 ratings
84.
The Delicate Storm (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #2)
The Delicate Storm (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #2) 3.73 avg rating β€” 2,850 ratings
85.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating β€” 214,388 ratings
85.
Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1)
Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 6,592 ratings
87.
After I'm Gone
After I'm Gone 3.61 avg rating β€” 17,207 ratings
88.
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1)
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 124,239 ratings
89.
The Indian Bride (Konrad Sejer, #5)
The Indian Bride (Konrad Sejer, #5) 3.79 avg rating β€” 7,721 ratings
90.
Sweet Tooth
Sweet Tooth 3.44 avg rating β€” 51,881 ratings
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Sister
Sister 3.77 avg rating β€” 55,036 ratings
91.
The Kill (Maeve Kerrigan, #5)
The Kill (Maeve Kerrigan, #5) 4.20 avg rating β€” 6,382 ratings
93.
The Eiger Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #1)
The Eiger Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #1)
by: Trevanian
4.05 avg rating β€” 12,686 ratings
94.
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,629 ratings
95.
Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) 3.55 avg rating β€” 127,303 ratings
96.
The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon, #1)
The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 93,461 ratings
97.
Everywhere That Mary Went (Rosato & Associates, #1)
Everywhere That Mary Went (Rosato & Associates, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 16,718 ratings
97.
He Who Fears the Wolf (Konrad Sejer, #3)
He Who Fears the Wolf (Konrad Sejer, #3) 3.75 avg rating β€” 6,748 ratings
97.
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back 3.78 avg rating β€” 11,620 ratings
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Don't Go
Don't Go 3.77 avg rating β€” 22,405 ratings
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