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Best Detective/Mystery Series
Can't wait for the next one!
Can't seem to add just authors so I randomly chose a book.
Tags: mystery

1
Fearless Fourteen
Fearless Fourteen
by Janet Evanovich 38 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
2
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
by Laurie R. King (Goodreads author) 26 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
3
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 25 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
4
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
5
The Narrows
The Narrows
by Michael Connelly 18 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
6
A Grave Talent
A Grave Talent
by Laurie R. King (Goodreads author) 18 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
7
T is for Trespass
T is for Trespass
by Sue Grafton 17 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
8
One for the Money
One for the Money
by Janet Evanovich 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
9
The Murder Room
The Murder Room
by P.D. James 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
by James Lee Burke 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
11
When The Bough Breaks
When The Bough Breaks
by Jonathan Kellerman 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
12
The Body in the Library: A Miss Marple Mystery
The Body in the Library: A Miss Marple Mystery
by Agatha Christie 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Crocodile on the Sandbank
by Elizabeth Peters 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
14
Gaudy Night
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
17
The Broken Window
The Broken Window
by Jeffery Deaver 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
18
A Great Deliverance
A Great Deliverance
by Elizabeth George 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
19
Winter Study
Winter Study
by Nevada Barr 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
20
The Ritual Bath
The Ritual Bath
by Faye Kellerman 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
21
Listening Woman
Listening Woman
by Tony Hillerman 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
22
Mallory's Oracle
Mallory's Oracle
by Carol O'Connell 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
23
Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunett...
by Donna Leon 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
24
Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance
by Rex Stout 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
25
Postmortem
Postmortem
by Patricia Cornwell 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript
The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript
by Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator) 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
27
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
In the Woods
In the Woods
by Tana French 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
29
The Dogs of Riga
The Dogs of Riga
by Henning Mankell 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
Tell No One
Tell No One
by Harlan Coben 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
31
The Thin Man
The Thin Man
by Dashiell Hammett 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
The Quiet Game
The Quiet Game
by Greg Iles 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
33
Dance of Death
Dance of Death
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
34
The Godwulf Manuscript
The Godwulf Manuscript
by Robert B. Parker 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
Hard Time
Hard Time
by Sara Paretsky 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
In A Dry Season
In A Dry Season
by Peter Robinson 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
Resurrection Men
Resurrection Men
by Ian Rankin 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
The Old Silent
The Old Silent
by Martha Grimes 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
39
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
40
The Deep Blue Good-by
The Deep Blue Good-by
by John D. MacDonald 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
41
Dissolution
Dissolution
by C.J. Sansom 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
by P.D. James 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
Mummy Dearest: A Claire Malloy Mystery
Mummy Dearest: A Claire Malloy Mystery
by Joan E. Hess 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
44
A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle o...
by Ellis Peters 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
Step on a Crack
Step on a Crack
by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
Deal Breaker
Deal Breaker
by Harlan Coben 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
47
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
by Dorothy Gilman 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
The Sins of the Fathers
The Sins of the Fathers
by Lawrence Block 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
49
Maisie Dobbs
Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
50
Murder on a Girls' Night Out: A Southern Sisters Mystery
Murder on a Girls' Night Out: A Southern Sister...
by Anne George 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
51
Rules Of Prey
Rules Of Prey
by John Sandford 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
Cross (Alex Cross, Book 12)
Cross (Alex Cross, Book 12)
by James Patterson 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
53
Madness in Maggody
Madness in Maggody
by Joan E. Hess 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
54
Baltimore Blues
Baltimore Blues
by Laura Lippman 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
54
Murder at the Watergate
Murder at the Watergate
by Margaret Truman 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
56
Spanish Dagger
Spanish Dagger
by Susan Wittig Albert (Goodreads author) 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
Vengeance in Death
Vengeance in Death
by J.D. Robb 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
58
Roman Blood
Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Blueberry Muffin Murder
Blueberry Muffin Murder
by Joanne Fluke 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
60
Blacklist
Blacklist
by Sara Paretsky 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
The Cater Street Hangman
The Cater Street Hangman
by Anne Perry 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
62
A Test of Wills
A Test of Wills
by Charles Todd 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
63
The Serpent's Tale
The Serpent's Tale
by Ariana Franklin 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
63
Black Dog
Black Dog
by Stephen Booth 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Family Honor
Family Honor
by Robert B. Parker 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Deception Point
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Blind Justice
Blind Justice
by Bruce Alexander 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters
by Earlene Fowler 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
69
Déjà Dead
Déjà Dead
by Kathy Reichs 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
70
Cop Hater
Cop Hater
by Ed McBain 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
71
The Killing of the Saints
The Killing of the Saints
by Alex Abella (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
72
Silent In The Grave
Silent In The Grave
by Deanna Raybourn 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
73
Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery
Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery
by Peter Abrahams 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
74
To Shield the Queen
To Shield the Queen
by Fiona Buckley 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
75
Still Life with Crows
Still Life with Crows
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
76
Killer Heat
Killer Heat
by Linda Fairstein 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
77
Curtain
Curtain
by Agatha Christie 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
78
In the Bleak Midwinter
In the Bleak Midwinter
by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
78
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
by Emily Brightwell 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
78
The Moving Finger
The Moving Finger
by Agatha Christie 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
78
Storm Front
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
Nightshade
Nightshade
by Susan Wittig Albert (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
83
Dare to Die
Dare to Die
by Carolyn Hart 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
84
A Cold Day In Paradise
A Cold Day In Paradise
by Steve Hamilton (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
A Rule Against Murder
A Rule Against Murder
by Louise Penny 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
by Michael Connelly 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
87
The Surgeon
The Surgeon
by Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
88
The Accidental Florist
The Accidental Florist
by Jill Churchill 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
89
Catering to Nobody
Catering to Nobody
by Diane Mott Davidson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
90
Angels Flight
Angels Flight
by Michael Connelly 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
91
The Lion's Game
The Lion's Game
by Nelson DeMille 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
Hit Man
Hit Man
by Lawrence Block 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
93
Miami Blues
Miami Blues
by Charles Willeford 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
93
The Shanghai Moon
The Shanghai Moon
by S.J. Rozan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
93
The Wooden Leg Of Inspector Anders
The Wooden Leg Of Inspector Anders
by Marshall Browne 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
93
Careless in Red
Careless in Red
by Elizabeth George 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
93
Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights
Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights
by Kyra Davis (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
93
Slow Motion Riot
Slow Motion Riot
by Peter Blauner 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
99
Night Passage
Night Passage
by Robert B. Parker 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
99
Greenwich Killing Time
Greenwich Killing Time
by Kinky Friedman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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comments (showing 1-4 of 4) (4 new)

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message 1: by Mary Todd (new)

1230903 Thanks for voting...I haven't read Sansom and am on the way to the library to pick one up!


message 2: by Rachel (new)

2097698 Oh dear...have never heard of these books before! Yeowch...


message 3: by Jan (new)

Nophoto-f-25x33 I can't believe that Colin Dexter wasn't on the list!


message 4: by Thom (new)

Nophoto-m-25x33 Jan wrote: "I can't believe that Colin Dexter wasn't on the list!"

What would you recommend I read first ?


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