Best Literary Mysteries

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Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1)
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 5,882 ratings
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American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating β€” 349,163 ratings
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) 4.12 avg rating β€” 294,061 ratings
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Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train 3.72 avg rating β€” 36,829 ratings
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Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating β€” 530,067 ratings
206.
The Wife in the Photo
The Wife in the Photo 3.63 avg rating β€” 6,291 ratings
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Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1)
Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,205 ratings
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Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)
Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) 4.35 avg rating β€” 26,754 ratings
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town 3.86 avg rating β€” 82,843 ratings
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The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3)
The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3) 4.17 avg rating β€” 39,110 ratings
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The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 4.06 avg rating β€” 442,636 ratings
212.
Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1)
Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) 4.11 avg rating β€” 88,695 ratings
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The Last Guest House
The Last Guest House 3.79 avg rating β€” 3,582 ratings
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The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener 3.83 avg rating β€” 30,205 ratings
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating β€” 172,314 ratings
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) 4.05 avg rating β€” 287,379 ratings
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The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8)
The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8) 4.20 avg rating β€” 87,948 ratings
218.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,782,699 ratings
219.
A Rule Against Murder (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #4)
A Rule Against Murder (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #4) 4.21 avg rating β€” 105,467 ratings
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Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating β€” 629,415 ratings
221.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,802,120 ratings
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The Standoff (Jack Widow, #12)
The Standoff (Jack Widow, #12) 4.41 avg rating β€” 2,307 ratings
223.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating β€” 165,983 ratings
224.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 15,445 ratings
225.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 66,215 ratings
225.
Black Fox: An Indigenous Horror Novel
Black Fox: An Indigenous Horror Novel 4.02 avg rating β€” 559 ratings
227.
A Trick of the Light (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #7)
A Trick of the Light (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #7) 4.32 avg rating β€” 86,845 ratings
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The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3) 3.94 avg rating β€” 107,415 ratings
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The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating β€” 104,976 ratings
231.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,903 ratings
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) 4.03 avg rating β€” 190,597 ratings
233.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,415,028 ratings
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The Book of Occult
The Book of Occult 3.65 avg rating β€” 3,466 ratings
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Factotum
Factotum 3.92 avg rating β€” 74,337 ratings
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Devil's Snare (Witches of Palmetto Point #3)
Devil's Snare (Witches of Palmetto Point #3) 4.40 avg rating β€” 6,032 ratings
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Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 308,592 ratings
238.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating β€” 992,009 ratings
239.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating β€” 170,058 ratings
240.
Lunar Park
Lunar Park 3.65 avg rating β€” 30,298 ratings
241.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,650,342 ratings
242.
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2)
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 174,906 ratings
243.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 29,359 ratings
244.
Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti, #5)
Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti, #5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 16,970 ratings
245.
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 17,411 ratings
246.
Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1)
Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 5,904 ratings
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions 4.12 avg rating β€” 20,716 ratings
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A Very Bad Thing
A Very Bad Thing 4.15 avg rating β€” 40,367 ratings
250.
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2)
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2) 3.93 avg rating β€” 7,421 ratings
251.
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 27,218 ratings
252.
A Small Death in Lisbon
A Small Death in Lisbon 3.86 avg rating β€” 7,071 ratings
253.
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 4.11 avg rating β€” 63,281 ratings
254.
Dressed for Death (Commissario Brunetti, #3)
Dressed for Death (Commissario Brunetti, #3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 17,083 ratings
255.
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) 3.98 avg rating β€” 18,416 ratings
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Wayward Spirits (Witches of Palmetto Point #2)
Wayward Spirits (Witches of Palmetto Point #2) 4.42 avg rating β€” 7,386 ratings
257.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,904,523 ratings
258.
Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)
Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) 3.87 avg rating β€” 43,232 ratings
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Invisible Monsters
Invisible Monsters really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 149,315 ratings
260.
The Scold's Bridle
The Scold's Bridle 3.91 avg rating β€” 10,076 ratings
261.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating β€” 41,871 ratings
262.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating β€” 815,571 ratings
263.
The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3)
The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3) 4.16 avg rating β€” 113,774 ratings
264.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 3.86 avg rating β€” 11,220 ratings
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Fatherland
Fatherland 4.02 avg rating β€” 53,930 ratings
266.
Mean Spirited
Mean Spirited 4.28 avg rating β€” 5,614 ratings
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Murder Must Advertise  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) 4.17 avg rating β€” 24,405 ratings
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House of Spies (Gabriel Allon, #17)
House of Spies (Gabriel Allon, #17) 4.31 avg rating β€” 33,803 ratings
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating β€” 102,599 ratings
270.
Renatus (Renatus #1)
Renatus (Renatus #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,386 ratings
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The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating β€” 171,034 ratings
272.
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn 3.86 avg rating β€” 42,129 ratings
273.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 484,674 ratings
273.
Murder Board (Boston Crime Thriller #1)
Murder Board (Boston Crime Thriller #1) 4.18 avg rating β€” 6,131 ratings
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The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating β€” 37,389 ratings
276.
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) 4.24 avg rating β€” 21,666 ratings
279.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating β€” 901,324 ratings
280.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 820,154 ratings
281.
Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4)
Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4) 4.03 avg rating β€” 27,234 ratings
282.
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2)
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2) 4.24 avg rating β€” 731 ratings
283.
Renatus 2
Renatus 2 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,288 ratings
284.
Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)
Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 56,320 ratings
285.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 205,274 ratings
286.
The Quincunx
The Quincunx 4.02 avg rating β€” 8,105 ratings
287.
One Lost Soul (Hidden Norfolk #1)
One Lost Soul (Hidden Norfolk #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 22,706 ratings
288.
River of Darkness (John Madden, #1)
River of Darkness (John Madden, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 8,769 ratings
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The Murder Room (Adam Dalgliesh, #12)
The Murder Room (Adam Dalgliesh, #12) 3.86 avg rating β€” 15,529 ratings
290.
My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1)
My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 163,947 ratings
291.
Arthur & George
Arthur & George 3.72 avg rating β€” 18,624 ratings
292.
Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3)
Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3) 3.89 avg rating β€” 17,194 ratings
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The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,315,414 ratings
294.
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
by: Dan Brown
3.90 avg rating β€” 580,851 ratings
295.
City of Shadows
City of Shadows 3.97 avg rating β€” 4,946 ratings
296.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 252,293 ratings
297.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating β€” 47,111 ratings
298.
Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee, #10)
Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee, #10) 4.06 avg rating β€” 12,546 ratings
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The Forgotten Lock
The Forgotten Lock 4.91 avg rating β€” 186 ratings
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Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) 3.81 avg rating β€” 31,784 ratings