Crime

The crime genre includes the broad selection of books on criminals and the court system, but the most common focus is investigations and sleuthing. Mystery novels are usually placed into this category, although there is a separate division for "crime". Hard Case Crime is one example.

One of Us Is Lying
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir
Roses of May (The Collector #2)
Shadow Man
The Long Drop
I'll Eat When I'm Dead
Not a Sound
You Will Pay
Heat Storm (Nikki Heat, #9)
Forbidden Promises (The O'Malleys, #4)
G-Man (Bob Lee Swagger, #10)
What My Body Remembers
Exit Strategy (Nick Mason, #2)
Crime Song (Frank Marr #2)
Finding Mighty

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  • The Girl on the Train
    Dead Certain
    16th Seduction (Women's Murder Club, #16)
    Silent Child
    The Hate U Give
    A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick #1)
    The Couple Next Door
    Roses of May (The Collector #2)
    Golden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #27)
    The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
    The Trapped Girl (Tracy Crosswhite #4)
    In a Dark, Dark Wood
    One Perfect Lie
    A Criminal Defense
    My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1)
    The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn BarnesKiller Instinct by Jennifer Lynn BarnesThe Diviners by Libba BrayPretty Little Liars by Sara ShepardLiars, Inc. by Paula Stokes
    Young Adult Crime/Murder Mysteries
    219 books — 324 voters
    Sworn to Silence by Linda CastilloBlood Orchids by Toby NealGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithHeavy Duty People by Iain ParkeJar City by Arnaldur Indriðason
    CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
    500 books — 273 voters

    The Book of Paul by Richard  LongHeavy Duty People by Iain ParkeA Reason to Live by Matthew IdenHeavy Duty Trouble by Iain ParkeHeavy Duty Attitude by Iain Parke
    Crime Books That Should Be Movies
    311 books — 319 voters
    Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
    The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
    993 books — 1,065 voters

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
    Best Crime & Mystery Books
    5,151 books — 12,255 voters
    Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterPoint Blank by Anthony HorowitzScorpia by Anthony HorowitzEagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz
    Spy Kids
    249 books — 514 voters

    The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2)
    Gone Girl
    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium, #3)
    The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
    The Girl on the Train
    Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
    A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
    Dark Places
    The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
    The Godfather
    In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
    The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
    Sharp Objects
    The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
    The Silence of the Lambs  (Hannibal Lecter, #2)

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