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

101.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,193 ratings
102.
The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1)
The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 11,522 ratings
102.
First Night of Summer
First Night of Summer 3.95 avg rating — 237 ratings
102.
Croker Diaries: Educating Justice
Croker Diaries: Educating Justice 3.97 avg rating — 38 ratings
102.
Death by Haggis
Death by Haggis
by: Jay Cutts
4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
102.
Mojado (Navajo Nation Mystery #4)
Mojado (Navajo Nation Mystery #4) 4.37 avg rating — 2,140 ratings
102.
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 480,559 ratings
102.
The Children of Men
The Children of Men 3.67 avg rating — 51,104 ratings
102.
The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1)
The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,657 ratings
102.
The Silent Corner (Jane Hawk, #1)
The Silent Corner (Jane Hawk, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 38,941 ratings
102.
Dark Dead Stars
Dark Dead Stars 4.10 avg rating — 50 ratings
102.
A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram, #2)
A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 16,295 ratings
102.
WHY GOOD MEN KILL: Novella - Two hour reading
WHY GOOD MEN KILL: Novella - Two hour reading 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
102.
Rat-a-tat-tat
Rat-a-tat-tat 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
102.
Rogues & Patriots: A Nick Crane Thriller
Rogues & Patriots: A Nick Crane Thriller 4.70 avg rating — 70 ratings
116.
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,908 ratings
116.
Croker Diaries: Justice Be Mine (The Croker Diaries Book 1)
Croker Diaries: Justice Be Mine (The Croker Diaries Book 1) 3.49 avg rating — 61 ratings
116.
Ancient Blood (Navajo Nation Mystery #3)
Ancient Blood (Navajo Nation Mystery #3) 4.29 avg rating — 2,637 ratings
116.
The Harder They Fall (Softley Softley #1)
The Harder They Fall (Softley Softley #1) 4.25 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
116.
The Inside Ring (Joe DeMarco, #1)
The Inside Ring (Joe DeMarco, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,776 ratings
116.
Worth Killing For (DI Fenchurch, #2)
Worth Killing For (DI Fenchurch, #2)
by: Ed James
4.11 avg rating — 4,246 ratings
116.
The Tenth Justice
The Tenth Justice 3.95 avg rating — 14,246 ratings
116.
Dark Hollow Lake Collection One
Dark Hollow Lake Collection One 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings
116.
Dark Roads
Dark Roads 3.96 avg rating — 32,686 ratings
125.
The Eight (The Eight, #1)
The Eight (The Eight, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 45,360 ratings
125.
Navajo Autumn (Navajo Nation Mystery, #1)
Navajo Autumn (Navajo Nation Mystery, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 3,135 ratings
125.
The Doomsday Key
The Doomsday Key 4.18 avg rating — 31,214 ratings
125.
Dark Around the Edges
Dark Around the Edges 4.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
129.
Boy Made of Dawn (Navajo Nation Mystery, #2)
Boy Made of Dawn (Navajo Nation Mystery, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 3,011 ratings
129.
Fallen (Will Trent, #5)
Fallen (Will Trent, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 73,108 ratings
129.
Plum Island (John Corey, #1)
Plum Island (John Corey, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 58,321 ratings
129.
Lies
Lies 3.91 avg rating — 40,774 ratings
129.
The Brass Verdict (The Lincoln Lawyer, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #19)
The Brass Verdict (The Lincoln Lawyer, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #19) 4.23 avg rating — 92,002 ratings
129.
Dangerous Games (DCYE, #4)
Dangerous Games (DCYE, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 73 ratings
135.
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1)
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 7,429 ratings
135.
The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13)
The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13) 3.86 avg rating — 18,952 ratings
135.
A Place Called Here
A Place Called Here 3.68 avg rating — 35,612 ratings
135.
The Charm School
The Charm School 4.28 avg rating — 40,342 ratings
139.
The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8)
The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8) 4.20 avg rating — 87,955 ratings
139.
Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles, #11)
Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles, #11) 4.20 avg rating — 33,812 ratings
141.
The Dreaming
The Dreaming 4.80 avg rating — 102 ratings
142.
The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #5)
The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #5) 4.23 avg rating — 93,316 ratings
142.
Dream Catcher
Dream Catcher 4.84 avg rating — 43 ratings
144.
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 — 40,603 ratings
144.
The Journey I Don't Remember
The Journey I Don't Remember 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
146.
Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther #1-3)
Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther #1-3) 4.22 avg rating — 11,438 ratings
147.
Destroyer Angel (Anna Pigeon, #18)
Destroyer Angel (Anna Pigeon, #18) 3.86 avg rating — 6,775 ratings
148.
Clockers
Clockers 4.09 avg rating — 9,555 ratings
149.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,283 ratings
150.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,362 ratings
151.
Evil and the Mask
Evil and the Mask 3.57 avg rating — 2,098 ratings
152.
Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
by: Rex Stout
3.97 avg rating — 16,285 ratings
153.
From Hell
From Hell 4.19 avg rating — 43,731 ratings
154.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,535 ratings
154.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,873 ratings
156.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
by: Ruth Ware
3.73 avg rating — 714,770 ratings
157.
One by One
One by One
by: Ruth Ware
3.72 avg rating — 213,262 ratings
158.
The Turn of the Key
The Turn of the Key
by: Ruth Ware
3.91 avg rating — 316,578 ratings
159.
I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1)
I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 6,594 ratings
159.
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by: Ruth Ware
3.80 avg rating — 194,106 ratings
161.
In a Dark, Dark Wood
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by: Ruth Ware
3.72 avg rating — 389,233 ratings
162.
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 349,756 ratings
163.
Miami Blues (Hoke Moseley #1)
Miami Blues (Hoke Moseley #1) 3.90 avg rating — 5,124 ratings
164.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,342 ratings
165.
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn 3.86 avg rating — 42,132 ratings
166.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating — 230,246 ratings
167.
Nick's Trip (Nick Stefanos #2)
Nick's Trip (Nick Stefanos #2) 3.85 avg rating — 1,757 ratings
168.
Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1)
Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 12,373 ratings
169.
Where Are the Children? (Where Are the Children, #1)
Where Are the Children? (Where Are the Children, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 59,981 ratings
170.
Pulp
Pulp 3.67 avg rating — 42,969 ratings
171.
Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt, #4)
Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 29,629 ratings
172.
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone 3.86 avg rating — 38,156 ratings
173.
Little Girl Lost (DS Lucy Black, #1)
Little Girl Lost (DS Lucy Black, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 9,376 ratings
174.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,094 ratings
175.
The Chessmen (Lewis Trilogy, #3)
The Chessmen (Lewis Trilogy, #3)
by: Peter May
4.11 avg rating — 22,376 ratings
176.
The Lewis Man (Lewis Trilogy, #2)
The Lewis Man (Lewis Trilogy, #2)
by: Peter May
4.22 avg rating — 29,208 ratings
177.
The Blackhouse (Lewis Trilogy, #1)
The Blackhouse (Lewis Trilogy, #1)
by: Peter May
4.09 avg rating — 43,465 ratings
178.
Gravesend
Gravesend 3.88 avg rating — 850 ratings
179.
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
179.
The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5)
The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 12,052 ratings
181.
Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)
Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) 4.06 avg rating — 10,130 ratings
182.
The Quiet Game (Penn Cage #1)
The Quiet Game (Penn Cage #1)
by: Greg Iles
4.23 avg rating — 40,658 ratings
183.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,198 ratings
184.
Waiting for Wednesday (Frieda Klein, #3)
Waiting for Wednesday (Frieda Klein, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 13,827 ratings
185.
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2)
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 7,422 ratings
185.
Thursday's Child (Frieda Klein, #4)
Thursday's Child (Frieda Klein, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 12,660 ratings
187.
Remains of Innocence (Joanna Brady, #16)
Remains of Innocence (Joanna Brady, #16) 4.15 avg rating — 8,933 ratings
188.
The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)
The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 6,991 ratings
188.
Harbour Street (Vera Stanhope #6)
Harbour Street (Vera Stanhope #6) 4.15 avg rating — 13,351 ratings
190.
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot 4.06 avg rating — 1,326 ratings
190.
Second Watch (J.P. Beaumont, #21)
Second Watch (J.P. Beaumont, #21) 4.22 avg rating — 9,030 ratings
192.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 385,152 ratings
192.
Any Other Name (Walt Longmire, #10)
Any Other Name (Walt Longmire, #10) 4.25 avg rating — 14,270 ratings
194.
Blind Justice (William Monk, #19)
Blind Justice (William Monk, #19) 3.99 avg rating — 3,610 ratings
195.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me 3.85 avg rating — 24,518 ratings
195.
Acceptable Loss (William Monk, #17)
Acceptable Loss (William Monk, #17) 4.07 avg rating — 3,976 ratings
197.
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1)
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 8,496 ratings
197.
The Shifting Tide (William Monk, #14)
The Shifting Tide (William Monk, #14) 4.13 avg rating — 3,806 ratings
199.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,500 ratings
199.
A Breach of Promise (William Monk, #9)
A Breach of Promise (William Monk, #9) 4.10 avg rating — 5,396 ratings
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