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Murder…by the Numbers! Mysteries & Thrillers with Numbers in Their Titles
Looking for a good mystery novel? Open to new ideas? Here's a fun one for those who appreciate Arabic numbers, the decimal numeral system, and arbitrary sorting strategies.
We’ve gathered below 36 mystery and thriller books that incorporate numbers in their titles—specifically, the numbers zero through ten. That’s it; that’s as far as we thought it through. We realize that this is in no way a comprehensive list (for example, there's the entire Stephanie Plum series that's number-themed), and we encourage everyone to add suggestions in the comments section.
As always, the fun with these themed sorting systems is in the interesting juxtapositions. You might find Three Blind Mice next to Four Found Dead. Or Eight Perfect Murders near Nine Perfect Strangers, with some macabre bell ringing in between. Author Ruth Ware alone spans the theme with Zero Hours and The Woman in Cabin 10.
We’ve got old books and new books, red books and blue books. (For more color options, try this.) Click over the book cover images for more details, and add any interesting leads to your Want to Read shelf.
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Your turn! Recommend a mystery or thriller with a number in the title in the comments below!
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Jun 08, 2023 08:13PM
The Man who Died Twice
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha ChristieThe Murders of Richard the Third by Elizabeth Peters
The Third Encounter by Sara Woods
Our First Murder by Torrey Chanslor
The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Toward Zero by Agatha Christie
Six Nuns and a Shotgun by Colin Watson
A Thief or Two by Sara Woods
Murders in Volume Two by Elizabeth Daly
Seven Dead by T. Jefferson Farjeon
Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews
Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews
Ten Pound Penalty by Dick Francis
The Fifth Man by Manning Coles
Six Feet Under by Dorothy Simpson
Did you Google books with numbers in the title or are you recommending these
That is hilarious all, and I mean all, including good reads and comments have a number in the title. Must be a murder thing LOL
I'm almost caught up to current on Stephanie Plum! I plan on starting in on James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series next (first one is called 1st to Die).
I have a few here on my TBR list. I loved Peter Swanson's Eight Perfect Murders and thought Nine Lives was its sequel when I picked it up. It wasn't but it was a really enjoyable book. Christie's Toward Zero was told in an interesting way and had tennis, so I loved that.
From the British Library Classic Crime reissues, I recommend: Verdict of Twelve by Raymond Postgate
I recommend The Maid by Nita Prose. I thought the idea of cleaning as an analogy to solving a murder was and is excellent.
Nicole wrote: "I recommend The Maid by Nita Prose. I thought the idea of cleaning as an analogy to solving a murder was and is excellent."No number in the title--doesn't belong in this conversation. Was a terrific book, though
Agatha Christie also wrote Ten Little Indians, aka ...And Then There Were None.
@gerri that’s one I was expecting to see, maybe under the alternative title of ‘ten little soldiers’
Wait that was the poem not the title 😂 whoops!
Gerri wrote: "Agatha Christie also wrote Ten Little Indians, aka ...And Then There Were None."A classic!
zero night, brian freemanbelow zero, c.j. box
absolute zero, chuck logan
down to the zero, andrew vachss
Twelve Drummers Drumming by C.C. BenisonEleven Pipers Piping by C.C. Benison
Ten Lords A-Leaping by C.C. Benison
These were the first to come to mind.
