Best Mysteries of the 20th Century (174 books)

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Looking for mysteries first published between Jan 1st 1900 and Dec 31st 1999.

Only add books with at least 1000 ratings. Books with less than 1000 ratings or published before Jan 1st 1999 or after Dec 31st 1999 can be removed without comment.

For purposes of this list it doesn't matter if the book is a cozy mystery or a crime mystery or a historical mystery or a literary mystery or a general mystery. When in doubt, check the shelves for the book - if it is shelved more than a 100 times as mystery and you want to, put it on this list.

See also:
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Best Mysteries by Subgenre
Best Cozy Mystery Series
Best Crime Mystery Books
Best Historical Mystery
Best Literary Mysteries
Best Thrillers

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Edgar Award Winners
Edgar Award Winners for Best First Novel
Edgar Award Winners for Fact Crime
Edgar Award Winners for Best Young Adult Fiction

Best Mysteries By Decade
1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020

Best Mysteries By Ratings
100,000 or more
50,000 to 99,999
25,000 to 49,999
10,000 to 24,999

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1	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.27 avg rating — 1,687,128 ratings score: 3,289, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) by Agatha Christie 4.26 avg rating — 367,456 ratings score: 2,470, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie 4.20 avg rating — 759,547 ratings score: 2,024, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie 4.12 avg rating — 319,051 ratings score: 1,628, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.13 avg rating — 399,610 ratings score: 1,473, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 753,142 ratings score: 987, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 3.86 avg rating — 118,222 ratings score: 880, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) by Raymond Chandler 3.94 avg rating — 172,359 ratings score: 770, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) by Agatha Christie 3.81 avg rating — 133,652 ratings score: 765, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.27 avg rating — 72,302 ratings score: 759, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 528,579 ratings score: 752, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Thirty-Nine Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) by John Buchan 3.59 avg rating — 48,118 ratings score: 747, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie 4.03 avg rating — 211,366 ratings score: 650, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 403,886 ratings score: 640, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4.09 avg rating — 749,047 ratings score: 591, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 832,235 ratings score: 587, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Secret History by Donna Tartt 4.15 avg rating — 1,098,264 ratings score: 583, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23) by Agatha Christie 3.97 avg rating — 91,891 ratings score: 579, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) by Josephine Tey 3.89 avg rating — 40,175 ratings score: 577, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) by Agatha Christie 4.04 avg rating — 220,869 ratings score: 554, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) by Agatha Christie 3.88 avg rating — 87,749 ratings score: 531, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 3.99 avg rating — 239,984 ratings score: 491, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 584,326 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) by Raymond Chandler 4.06 avg rating — 29,019 ratings score: 475, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) by Agatha Christie 3.56 avg rating — 108,320 ratings score: 459, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 220,940 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) by Raymond Chandler 4.09 avg rating — 43,939 ratings score: 450, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 358,380 ratings score: 449, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) by Carolyn Keene 3.97 avg rating — 86,024 ratings score: 444, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg 3.73 avg rating — 53,233 ratings score: 421, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 3.90 avg rating — 312,441 ratings score: 400, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 278,773 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) by Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 89,279 ratings score: 384, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) by Edmund Crispin 3.73 avg rating — 7,915 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 497,053 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth 4.27 avg rating — 148,588 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 3.91 avg rating — 302,509 ratings score: 365, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple, #12) by Agatha Christie really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 54,877 ratings score: 365, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) by Agatha Christie 4.01 avg rating — 89,540 ratings score: 364, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) by Agatha Christie 3.86 avg rating — 124,994 ratings score: 363, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) by Agatha Christie 3.96 avg rating — 79,232 ratings score: 359, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) by Agatha Christie 3.96 avg rating — 75,852 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) by Patricia Daniels Cornwell 4.03 avg rating — 267,360 ratings score: 354, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) by Agatha Christie 3.94 avg rating — 73,147 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) by Thomas Harris 4.26 avg rating — 598,099 ratings score: 335, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) by Elizabeth George (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 52,992 ratings score: 334, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) by Jeffery Deaver (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 198,741 ratings score: 332, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 452,121 ratings score: 329, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2) by Carolyn Keene 3.96 avg rating — 46,199 ratings score: 326, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett 3.89 avg rating — 39,246 ratings score: 320, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.02 avg rating — 21,894 ratings score: 308, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) by Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 157,207 ratings score: 306, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 173,032 ratings score: 302, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1) by Lilian Jackson Braun 3.86 avg rating — 34,186 ratings score: 301, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 80,479 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) by Caleb Carr 4.06 avg rating — 183,821 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (Hercule Poirot, #44) by Agatha Christie 4.10 avg rating — 51,720 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1) by Scott Turow (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 128,043 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1) by Edmund Crispin 3.50 avg rating — 3,645 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 164,998 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 152,952 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) by Sue Grafton 3.86 avg rating — 194,164 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 3.80 avg rating — 376,766 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) by Raymond Chandler 4.04 avg rating — 26,285 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 138,476 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) by Ellis Peters 3.96 avg rating — 45,519 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 671,528 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) by Patricia Highsmith 3.96 avg rating — 125,749 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3) by Agatha Christie 3.85 avg rating — 60,689 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1) by Agatha Christie 3.84 avg rating — 73,578 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3) by Sue Grafton 3.94 avg rating — 57,135 ratings score: 243, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1) by P.D. James 3.90 avg rating — 43,014 ratings score: 237, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 358,239 ratings score: 234, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) by Arthur Conan Doyle 3.95 avg rating — 57,447 ratings score: 227, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 83,102 ratings score: 213, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2) by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 89,692 ratings score: 207, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier 4.01 avg rating — 72,846 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Client by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 467,170 ratings score: 191, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Naked in Death (In Death, #1) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 207,091 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3) by John le Carré 4.29 avg rating — 42,958 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Father Brown Stories by G.K. Chesterton 3.79 avg rating — 2,481 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) by Raymond Chandler 3.98 avg rating — 19,457 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) by Martin Cruz Smith 4.04 avg rating — 70,697 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) by Agatha Christie 3.98 avg rating — 111,960 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) by Mario Puzo 4.40 avg rating — 475,023 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1) by Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 22,786 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 196,418 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 181,636 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.19 avg rating — 32,863 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood 3.84 avg rating — 30,510 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 111,819 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2) by Elizabeth Peters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,190 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.13 avg rating — 34,252 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 79,425 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1) by Ngaio Marsh 3.79 avg rating — 17,398 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1) by Len Deighton 3.91 avg rating — 18,375 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Firm (The Firm, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 121,189 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2) by Sue Grafton 3.89 avg rating — 62,052 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Faceless Killers (Wallander, #1) by Henning Mankell 3.76 avg rating — 80,464 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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