UK 100 Crime Books and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: The Readers Vote

101.
Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur, #4)
Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 21,172 ratings
102.
Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 24,887 ratings
103.
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,271 ratings
104.
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) 4.12 avg rating — 294,157 ratings
105.
The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2)
The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 19,927 ratings
106.
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4)
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 10,576 ratings
107.
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) 4.04 avg rating — 18,205 ratings
107.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,762 ratings
109.
Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
by: Lee Child
4.22 avg rating — 101,029 ratings
110.
The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 112,717 ratings
111.
The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, #3)
The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 35,506 ratings
112.
From Doon With Death (Inspector Wexford, #1)
From Doon With Death (Inspector Wexford, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 14,889 ratings
113.
Sworn To Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1)
Sworn To Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 49,603 ratings
114.
Strong Poison
Strong Poison 4.14 avg rating — 32,865 ratings
114.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,539 ratings
116.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,226 ratings
117.
Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2)
Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 7,677 ratings
118.
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1)
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 92,711 ratings
119.
Eeny Meeny (Helen Grace, #1)
Eeny Meeny (Helen Grace, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 52,676 ratings
120.
The Rule of Four
The Rule of Four 3.29 avg rating — 38,246 ratings
121.
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 37,938 ratings
121.
The Murder Bag (Max Wolfe, #1)
The Murder Bag (Max Wolfe, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 8,164 ratings
123.
Gallows View (Inspector Banks, #1)
Gallows View (Inspector Banks, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 17,943 ratings
124.
Fatherland
Fatherland 4.02 avg rating — 53,952 ratings
125.
Black and Blue (Inspector Rebus, #8)
Black and Blue (Inspector Rebus, #8) 4.09 avg rating — 18,364 ratings
126.
Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #1)
Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 14,940 ratings
127.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,994 ratings
128.
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 3.97 avg rating — 73,609 ratings
129.
Unspeakable Things
Unspeakable Things 3.79 avg rating — 85,185 ratings
130.
Voices (Inspector Erlendur, #5)
Voices (Inspector Erlendur, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 14,801 ratings
130.
The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)
The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 15,476 ratings
132.
The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1)
The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,664 ratings
133.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair 4.20 avg rating — 218,702 ratings
134.
Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery, #6)
Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery, #6) 3.92 avg rating — 3,165 ratings
135.
The Hollow Man (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6)
The Hollow Man (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6) 3.80 avg rating — 3,991 ratings
136.
The Green Ripper (Travis McGee #18)
The Green Ripper (Travis McGee #18) 4.13 avg rating — 4,619 ratings
137.
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair 3.96 avg rating — 10,244 ratings
137.
Tooth and Nail (Inspector Rebus, #3)
Tooth and Nail (Inspector Rebus, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 20,261 ratings
139.
Watching the Dark (Inspector Banks, #20)
Watching the Dark (Inspector Banks, #20) 4.01 avg rating — 7,549 ratings
140.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,468 ratings
141.
The Ministry of Fear
The Ministry of Fear 3.78 avg rating — 7,386 ratings
142.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,837 ratings
143.
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 223,653 ratings
144.
The Eight (The Eight, #1)
The Eight (The Eight, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 45,363 ratings
145.
Dark Of The Moon (Virgil Flowers, #1)
Dark Of The Moon (Virgil Flowers, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42,281 ratings
146.
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1)
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 16,924 ratings
147.
Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1)
Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 23,436 ratings
148.
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets 4.36 avg rating — 19,840 ratings
149.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,991 ratings
150.
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
The Poisoned Chocolates Case 3.78 avg rating — 3,579 ratings
150.
Sherlock: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock: The Hound of the Baskervilles 4.13 avg rating — 376,341 ratings
152.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,259 ratings
153.
Bad Blood (Virgil Flowers, #4)
Bad Blood (Virgil Flowers, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 31,613 ratings
154.
Rough Country (Virgil Flowers, #3)
Rough Country (Virgil Flowers, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 26,813 ratings
155.
Amazonia
Amazonia 4.15 avg rating — 34,922 ratings
155.
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 106,959 ratings
157.
The September Society (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #2)
The September Society (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 10,215 ratings
158.
The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16)
The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16) 4.22 avg rating — 250,401 ratings
159.
Artists in Crime (Roderick Alleyn, #6)
Artists in Crime (Roderick Alleyn, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 9,634 ratings
160.
No Time for Goodbye
No Time for Goodbye 4.02 avg rating — 41,935 ratings
160.
Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) 3.98 avg rating — 84,946 ratings
162.
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1)
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,047 ratings
163.
The Good Girl
The Good Girl 3.81 avg rating — 271,434 ratings
163.
Hanging Hill
Hanging Hill
by: Mo Hayder
3.88 avg rating — 6,595 ratings
165.
The Long Good-bye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Good-bye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,504 ratings
165.
A Place of Hiding (Inspector Lynley, #12)
A Place of Hiding (Inspector Lynley, #12) 3.90 avg rating — 11,306 ratings
167.
The Field of Blood (Paddy Meehan, #1)
The Field of Blood (Paddy Meehan, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 4,866 ratings
168.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,120 ratings
168.
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1)
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,882 ratings
170.
The Watchman (Elvis Cole, #11; Joe Pike, #1)
The Watchman (Elvis Cole, #11; Joe Pike, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 27,908 ratings
170.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 969,040 ratings
172.
A Painted House
A Painted House 3.77 avg rating — 100,393 ratings
172.
Nerve
Nerve 4.13 avg rating — 6,119 ratings
172.
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1)
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 19,236 ratings
172.
Resurrection Men (Inspector Rebus, #13)
Resurrection Men (Inspector Rebus, #13) 4.05 avg rating — 14,286 ratings
176.
B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)
B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 59,623 ratings
177.
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly 3.67 avg rating — 2,882 ratings
178.
The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1)
The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 9,319 ratings
179.
Blue Heaven
Blue Heaven
by: C.J. Box
4.15 avg rating — 19,967 ratings
180.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,597 ratings
180.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,910 ratings
182.
The Woods
The Woods 4.06 avg rating — 108,737 ratings
183.
Below Zero (Joe Pickett, #9)
Below Zero (Joe Pickett, #9)
by: C.J. Box
4.23 avg rating — 21,942 ratings
184.
Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) 4.02 avg rating — 79,458 ratings
185.
The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #1)
The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 3,544 ratings
185.
Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4)
Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 40,029 ratings
187.
A Dark-Adapted Eye
A Dark-Adapted Eye 3.93 avg rating — 9,914 ratings
187.
Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike, #1)
Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 26,656 ratings
189.
Past Reason Hated (Inspector Banks, #5)
Past Reason Hated (Inspector Banks, #5) 3.97 avg rating — 7,031 ratings
190.
Five Complete Travis McGee Novels: A Tan and Sandy Silence/The Dreadful Lemon Sky/The Empty Copper Sea/The Green Ripper/Free Fall in Crimson
Five Complete Travis McGee Novels: A Tan and Sandy Silence/The Dreadful Lemon Sky/The Empty Copper Sea/The Green Ripper/Free Fall in Crimson 4.32 avg rating — 142 ratings
191.
The Empty Copper Sea (Travis McGee #17)
The Empty Copper Sea (Travis McGee #17) 4.18 avg rating — 4,814 ratings
192.
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1)
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,691 ratings
192.
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) 3.94 avg rating — 67,396 ratings
194.
Leap of Faith (The Rufino Factor Book One)
Leap of Faith (The Rufino Factor Book One) 4.19 avg rating — 242 ratings
195.
Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone #1)
Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone #1) 3.85 avg rating — 6,618 ratings
195.
Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake, #1)
Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 180,541 ratings
197.
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2)
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 174,926 ratings
198.
The Pandarus File
The Pandarus File 4.31 avg rating — 6,518 ratings
198.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place 4.12 avg rating — 8,478 ratings
200.
Sleep Tight (DCI Tom Douglas, #3)
Sleep Tight (DCI Tom Douglas, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 28,582 ratings
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