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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
score: 3764
vote
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
score: 2576
vote
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
score: 2466
vote
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
score: 2059
vote
5
The Narrows
The Narrows
by Michael Connelly 18 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1791
vote
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
score: 1762
vote
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
score: 1670
vote
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
score: 1478
vote
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
score: 1464
vote
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
score: 1289
vote
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
score: 1257
vote
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
score: 1177
vote
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
score: 1158
vote
14
Gaudy Night
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1154
vote
15
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1149
vote
16
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1070
vote
17
The Broken Window
The Broken Window
by Jeffery Deaver 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 992
vote
18
A Great Deliverance
A Great Deliverance
by Elizabeth George 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 973
vote
19
Winter Study
Winter Study
by Nevada Barr 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 960
vote
20
The Ritual Bath
The Ritual Bath
by Faye Kellerman 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 876
vote
21
Listening Woman
Listening Woman
by Tony Hillerman 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 850
vote
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
score: 788
vote
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
score: 779
vote
24
Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance
by Rex Stout 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 778
vote
25
Postmortem
Postmortem
by Patricia Cornwell 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 757
vote
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
score: 751
vote
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
score: 745
vote
28
In the Woods
In the Woods
by Tana French 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 681
vote
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
score: 680
vote
30
Tell No One
Tell No One
by Harlan Coben 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 674
vote
31
The Thin Man
The Thin Man
by Dashiell Hammett 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 649
vote
32
The Quiet Game
The Quiet Game
by Greg Iles 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 596
vote
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
score: 594
vote
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
score: 590
vote
35
Hard Time
Hard Time
by Sara Paretsky 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 587
vote
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
score: 577
vote
37
Resurrection Men
Resurrection Men
by Ian Rankin 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 575
vote
38
The Old Silent
The Old Silent
by Martha Grimes 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 566
vote
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
score: 491
vote
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
score: 489
vote
41
Dissolution
Dissolution
by C.J. Sansom 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 487
vote
42
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
by P.D. James 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 484
vote
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
score: 463
vote
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
score: 452
vote
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
score: 393
vote
46
Deal Breaker
Deal Breaker
by Harlan Coben 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 384
vote
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
score: 382
vote
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
score: 381
vote
49
Maisie Dobbs
Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 380
vote
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
score: 378
vote
51
Rules Of Prey
Rules Of Prey
by John Sandford 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 377
vote
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
score: 375
vote
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
score: 372
vote
54
Baltimore Blues
Baltimore Blues
by Laura Lippman 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 364
vote
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
score: 364
vote
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
score: 359
vote
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
score: 356
vote
58
Roman Blood
Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 297
vote
59
Blueberry Muffin Murder
Blueberry Muffin Murder
by Joanne Fluke 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 296
vote
60
Blacklist
Blacklist
by Sara Paretsky 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 292
vote
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
score: 290
vote
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
score: 287
vote
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
score: 286
vote
63
Black Dog
Black Dog
by Stephen Booth 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 286
vote
65
Family Honor
Family Honor
by Robert B. Parker 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 284
vote
65
Deception Point
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 284
vote
65
Blind Justice
Blind Justice
by Bruce Alexander 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 284
vote
68
Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters
by Earlene Fowler 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 282
vote
69
Déjà Dead
Déjà Dead
by Kathy Reichs 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 280
vote
70
Cop Hater
Cop Hater
by Ed McBain 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 271
vote
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
score: 200
vote
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
score: 199
vote
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
score: 198
vote
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
score: 197
vote
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
score: 196
vote
76
Killer Heat
Killer Heat
by Linda Fairstein 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 195
vote
77
Curtain
Curtain
by Agatha Christie 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 194
vote
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
score: 193
vote
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
score: 193
vote
78
The Moving Finger
The Moving Finger
by Agatha Christie 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 193
vote
78
Storm Front
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 193
vote
82
Nightshade
Nightshade
by Susan Wittig Albert (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 191
vote
83
Dare to Die
Dare to Die
by Carolyn Hart 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 189
vote
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
score: 188
vote
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
score: 187
vote
85
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
by Michael Connelly 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 187
vote
87
The Surgeon
The Surgeon
by Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 186
vote
88
The Accidental Florist
The Accidental Florist
by Jill Churchill 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 185
vote
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
score: 175
vote
90
Angels Flight
Angels Flight
by Michael Connelly 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 173
vote
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
score: 170
vote
92
Hit Man
Hit Man
by Lawrence Block 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 168
vote
93
Miami Blues
Miami Blues
by Charles Willeford 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
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
score: 100
vote
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
score: 100
vote
93
Careless in Red
Careless in Red
by Elizabeth George 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
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
score: 100
vote
93
Slow Motion Riot
Slow Motion Riot
by Peter Blauner 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
99
Night Passage
Night Passage
by Robert B. Parker 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 99
vote
99
Greenwich Killing Time
Greenwich Killing Time
by Kinky Friedman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 99
vote
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message 1: by Mary Todd (new)
Aug 16, 2008 09:54AM

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)
Sep 01, 2009 02:27AM

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


message 3: by Jan (new)
Sep 28, 2009 08:06AM

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


message 4: by Thom (new)
Oct 21, 2009 03:03PM

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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