The A to Z of Murder: Essential Guide to Mystery, Detective & Pulp Fiction of the 19th and 20th C

1.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,291 ratings
2.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,194 ratings
3.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,842 ratings
4.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,539 ratings
5.
The Body In The Library (Miss Marple, #3)
The Body In The Library (Miss Marple, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 122,122 ratings
6.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,766 ratings
7.
They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #5)
They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #5) 3.78 avg rating — 43,873 ratings
8.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,290 ratings
9.
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,329 ratings
10.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,536 ratings
11.
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 21,055 ratings
12.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,445 ratings
13.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,758 ratings
14.
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 24,732 ratings
15.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,501 ratings
16.
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 18,416 ratings
17.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,564 ratings
18.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,543 ratings
19.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,392 ratings
20.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,257 ratings
21.
Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7) 3.79 avg rating — 10,811 ratings
22.
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) 4.14 avg rating — 32,859 ratings
23.
Trent's Last Case (Philip Trent, #1)
Trent's Last Case (Philip Trent, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 4,070 ratings
24.
The Simple Art of Murder
The Simple Art of Murder 4.13 avg rating — 6,210 ratings
24.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8) 3.96 avg rating — 52,615 ratings
26.
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 27,284 ratings
27.
The Law and the Lady
The Law and the Lady 3.79 avg rating — 3,326 ratings
28.
The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)
The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,949 ratings
29.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,366 ratings
30.
The Complete Father Brown
The Complete Father Brown 4.03 avg rating — 10,583 ratings
31.
The Brighter Buccaneer (Simon Templar 'The Saint' #11)
The Brighter Buccaneer (Simon Templar 'The Saint' #11) 4.12 avg rating — 249 ratings
31.
The Saint and Mr. Teal
The Saint and Mr. Teal 4.02 avg rating — 472 ratings
33.
The Old Man in the Corner: Twelve Classic Detective Stories
The Old Man in the Corner: Twelve Classic Detective Stories 3.57 avg rating — 1,265 ratings
34.
The Hand of Fu-Manchu
The Hand of Fu-Manchu 3.37 avg rating — 553 ratings
34.
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab 3.57 avg rating — 1,790 ratings
34.
Hardboiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories
Hardboiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories 4.16 avg rating — 191 ratings
37.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,717 ratings
38.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1) 3.65 avg rating — 13,479 ratings
38.
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,909 ratings
38.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,200 ratings
41.
For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley, #5)
For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 17,641 ratings
41.
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #10)
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #10) 3.85 avg rating — 50,045 ratings
43.
Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3)
Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 27,673 ratings
43.
Van Edgar Allan Poe tot Dashiell Hammett : De beste misdaadverhalen
Van Edgar Allan Poe tot Dashiell Hammett : De beste misdaadverhalen 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
43.
The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1)
The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 121,523 ratings
46.
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) 4.17 avg rating — 24,405 ratings
46.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar 3.80 avg rating — 33,804 ratings
48.
De wraakgodin
De wraakgodin 3.87 avg rating — 43,235 ratings
49.
Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) 3.98 avg rating — 84,933 ratings
49.
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 59,877 ratings
49.
Achtste vijfling (Death by Drowning, 4.50 from Paddington, A Christmas Tragedy, After the Funeral, The Companion)
Achtste vijfling (Death by Drowning, 4.50 from Paddington, A Christmas Tragedy, After the Funeral, The Companion) 3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings
52.
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution 4.14 avg rating — 4,277 ratings
52.
Break In
Break In 4.14 avg rating — 6,264 ratings
54.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,574 ratings
54.
Zeventiende Agatha Christie vijfling
Zeventiende Agatha Christie vijfling 3.89 avg rating — 36 ratings
56.
Zestiende Agatha Christie vijfling
Zestiende Agatha Christie vijfling 3.46 avg rating — 24 ratings
57.
The Club of Queer Trades
The Club of Queer Trades 3.89 avg rating — 2,684 ratings
57.
Het geheim van de blauwe trein
Het geheim van de blauwe trein 3.88 avg rating — 78,600 ratings
59.
Rear Window
Rear Window 3.98 avg rating — 1,942 ratings
59.
Een olifant vergeet niet gauw (Hercule Poirot, #42)
Een olifant vergeet niet gauw (Hercule Poirot, #42) 3.66 avg rating — 47,146 ratings
61.
Nothing More Than Murder
Nothing More Than Murder 3.72 avg rating — 1,212 ratings
61.
Zwarte koffie (Hercule Poirot, #7.5)
Zwarte koffie (Hercule Poirot, #7.5) 3.62 avg rating — 30,509 ratings
63.
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes 3.71 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
63.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 252,303 ratings
65.
The Fashion in Shrouds (Albert Campion Mystery, #10)
The Fashion in Shrouds (Albert Campion Mystery, #10) 3.92 avg rating — 2,897 ratings
65.
Detective Incognito
Detective Incognito
by: Rex Stout
4.04 avg rating — 3,235 ratings
67.
The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys 3.84 avg rating — 32,185 ratings
67.
De Saint en de Z-man
De Saint en de Z-man 4.14 avg rating — 189 ratings
69.
Early Autumn (Spenser, #7)
Early Autumn (Spenser, #7) 4.17 avg rating — 9,900 ratings
69.
De Saint en de zieke professor
De Saint en de zieke professor 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
71.
Promised Land (Spenser, #4)
Promised Land (Spenser, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,884 ratings
71.
De Saint in Parijs
De Saint in Parijs 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
73.
Vang de Saint
Vang de Saint 3.79 avg rating — 155 ratings
74.
The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15)
The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15) 4.13 avg rating — 5,979 ratings
74.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,273 ratings
76.
Miss Pym Disposes
Miss Pym Disposes 3.95 avg rating — 9,102 ratings
77.
The Final Judgment
The Final Judgment 4.02 avg rating — 5,867 ratings
77.
The Adventures of Race Williams
The Adventures of Race Williams 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings
79.
Black Orchids - A Nero Wolfe Novella (Nero Wolfe, #9)
Black Orchids - A Nero Wolfe Novella (Nero Wolfe, #9)
by: Rex Stout
4.15 avg rating — 5,976 ratings
79.
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #8)
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #8) 3.97 avg rating — 73,600 ratings
81.
The Adventures of Ellery Queen
The Adventures of Ellery Queen 3.87 avg rating — 990 ratings
82.
Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
by: Nan Lyons
3.40 avg rating — 194 ratings
83.
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear 3.96 avg rating — 53,461 ratings
84.
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime 3.78 avg rating — 23,738 ratings
85.
Pearls Before Swine (Albert Campion Mystery, #12)
Pearls Before Swine (Albert Campion Mystery, #12) 3.99 avg rating — 2,379 ratings
86.
The Secret Adversary
The Secret Adversary 3.85 avg rating — 68,869 ratings
87.
Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
by: Rex Stout
3.97 avg rating — 16,286 ratings