Best Detective

1.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,395 ratings
2.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,832 ratings
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Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
by: Rex Stout
3.97 avg rating — 16,287 ratings
4.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,308 ratings
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Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 17,649 ratings
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Hag's Nook (Dr. Gideon Fell, #1)
Hag's Nook (Dr. Gideon Fell, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 1,532 ratings
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Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,922 ratings
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,567 ratings
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A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1)
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 17,341 ratings
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The Crime at Black Dudley
The Crime at Black Dudley 3.61 avg rating — 9,310 ratings
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The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1)
The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 12,337 ratings
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Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)
Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 23,741 ratings
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A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1)
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,838 ratings
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A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 43,634 ratings
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A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #2)
A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 25,553 ratings
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Gallows View (Inspector Banks, #1)
Gallows View (Inspector Banks, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 17,943 ratings
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A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1)
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,540 ratings
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One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,294 ratings
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Black Dog (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #1)
Black Dog (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 6,142 ratings
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Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)
Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 176,678 ratings
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Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)
Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 56,327 ratings
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The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1)
The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 19,092 ratings
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Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)
Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 160,792 ratings
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Bloody Instructions (Antony Maitland, #1)
Bloody Instructions (Antony Maitland, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 67 ratings
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A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,912 ratings
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Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse 3.82 avg rating — 21,579 ratings
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Murder at Irish Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series, #1)
Murder at Irish Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 70 ratings
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Shakespeare's Champion (A Lily Bard Mystery, #2)
Shakespeare's Champion (A Lily Bard Mystery, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 17,857 ratings
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Blind Justice (Sir John Fielding, #1)
Blind Justice (Sir John Fielding, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 3,693 ratings
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The Plague Court Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #1)
The Plague Court Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 890 ratings
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A New Leash on Death (A Dog Lover's Mystery, #1)
A New Leash on Death (A Dog Lover's Mystery, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,416 ratings
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Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, #3)
Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 15,992 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 — 273,173 ratings
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The House on Bloodhound Lane
The House on Bloodhound Lane 4.24 avg rating — 633 ratings
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Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1)
Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 11,794 ratings
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Shakespeare's Counselor (Lily Bard, #5)
Shakespeare's Counselor (Lily Bard, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 14,233 ratings
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The Dandelion Murders (Claire Sharples, #2)
The Dandelion Murders (Claire Sharples, #2) 3.26 avg rating — 46 ratings
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The Lily Bard Mysteries Omnibus (Lily Bard, #1-5)
The Lily Bard Mysteries Omnibus (Lily Bard, #1-5) 4.19 avg rating — 1,095 ratings
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Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,560 ratings
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A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,442 ratings
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Sweet and Deadly
Sweet and Deadly 3.42 avg rating — 6,697 ratings
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Cut to the Quick (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #1)
Cut to the Quick (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #1)
by: Kate Ross
4.01 avg rating — 4,250 ratings
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Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2)
Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 7,677 ratings
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Poppy Done to Death (Aurora Teagarden, #8)
Poppy Done to Death (Aurora Teagarden, #8) 3.89 avg rating — 16,282 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
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The Last Detective (Peter Diamond, #1)
The Last Detective (Peter Diamond, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 7,977 ratings
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Picture Miss Seeton (Miss Seeton, #1)
Picture Miss Seeton (Miss Seeton, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 3,078 ratings
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The Julius House (Aurora Teagarden, #4)
The Julius House (Aurora Teagarden, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 19,841 ratings
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Dead Simple (Roy Grace, #1)
Dead Simple (Roy Grace, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 30,309 ratings
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Midnight Riot (Rivers of London #1)
Midnight Riot (Rivers of London #1) 3.85 avg rating — 143,987 ratings
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The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1)
The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 5,832 ratings
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Death and the Chapman (Roger the Chapman, #1)
Death and the Chapman (Roger the Chapman, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,668 ratings
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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,571 ratings
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Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1)
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 7,398 ratings
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Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1)
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 9,278 ratings
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,383 ratings