Best Mysteries from the 1970s (252 books)

Your pick for best mysteries written and published in the 1970s. Fiction only, no supernatural or YA.

See also:
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime Readers Picks
Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
Best Mysteries of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Mystery

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

Edgar Awards:
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	Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple, #12) by Agatha Christie 3.99 avg rating — 52,364 ratings score: 1,767, and 18 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	Elephants Can Remember (Hercule Poirot, #42) by Agatha Christie 3.65 avg rating — 48,743 ratings score: 1,731, and 18 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	A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) by Ellis Peters 3.96 avg rating — 44,337 ratings score: 1,342, and 14 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	Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 78,839 ratings score: 1,333, and 14 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	An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) by P.D. James 3.82 avg rating — 20,303 ratings score: 1,301, and 14 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	The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth 4.27 avg rating — 145,403 ratings score: 1,173, and 12 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 Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1) by Anne Perry 3.91 avg rating — 22,181 ratings score: 1,160, and 12 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 Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh, #5) by P.D. James 3.95 avg rating — 20,280 ratings score: 997, 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
9	Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4) by P.D. James 4.03 avg rating — 27,518 ratings score: 972, 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
9	Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) by Tony Hillerman 4.06 avg rating — 19,385 ratings score: 972, 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
11	The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1) by Tony Hillerman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,850 ratings score: 950, 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
12	One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) by Ellis Peters 4.07 avg rating — 17,852 ratings score: 858, and 9 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 Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1) by Robert B. Parker 3.92 avg rating — 21,365 ratings score: 741, 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
14	Murder at the Savoy (Martin Beck, #6) by Maj Sjöwall 3.87 avg rating — 5,786 ratings score: 736, 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
15	The Locked Room (Martin Beck, #8) by Maj Sjöwall 3.93 avg rating — 5,895 ratings score: 710, 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
16	In the Frame by Dick Francis 4.11 avg rating — 5,391 ratings score: 687, 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
17	Risk by Dick Francis 4.04 avg rating — 4,961 ratings score: 678, 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
18	Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3) by Tony Hillerman 4.13 avg rating — 16,744 ratings score: 642, 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
19	Bonecrack by Dick Francis 4.15 avg rating — 5,194 ratings score: 617, 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	Slay Ride by Dick Francis 3.95 avg rating — 4,254 ratings score: 578, 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
21	Death of an Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh, #6) by P.D. James 3.94 avg rating — 14,883 ratings score: 561, 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	A Sleeping Life (Inspector Wexford, #10) by Ruth Rendell 3.82 avg rating — 3,356 ratings score: 538, 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
23	Rat Race by Dick Francis 4.14 avg rating — 4,803 ratings score: 502, 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
24	Tied Up In Tinsel (Roderick Alleyn, #27) by Ngaio Marsh 3.84 avg rating — 3,533 ratings score: 466, 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	Compromising Positions (Judith Singer #1) by Susan Isaacs (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 2,536 ratings score: 458, 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	A Family Affair (Nero Wolfe, #46) by Rex Stout 4.18 avg rating — 3,010 ratings score: 454, 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	The Judas Goat (Spenser, #5) by Robert B. Parker 4.10 avg rating — 11,107 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
28	Borrower of the Night (Vicky Bliss, #1) by Elizabeth Peters 3.75 avg rating — 7,926 ratings score: 443, 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	Promised Land (Spenser, #4) by Robert B. Parker really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,130 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
30	Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2) by Dick Francis 4.17 avg rating — 7,823 ratings score: 416, 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	Knockdown by Dick Francis 4.12 avg rating — 4,591 ratings score: 411, 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	Fletch (Fletch, #1) by Gregory McDonald 3.90 avg rating — 9,010 ratings score: 391, 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	Smokescreen by Dick Francis 4.09 avg rating — 5,415 ratings score: 387, 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
34	Rest You Merry (Peter Shandy, #1) by Charlotte MacLeod 3.97 avg rating — 3,597 ratings score: 386, 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	Trial Run by Dick Francis 3.94 avg rating — 3,879 ratings score: 383, 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
36	Last Bus to Woodstock (Inspector Morse, #1) by Colin Dexter 3.82 avg rating — 18,187 ratings score: 382, 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	Cinnamon Skin by John D. MacDonald 4.18 avg rating — 5,408 ratings score: 377, 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
38	High Stakes by Dick Francis 4.17 avg rating — 5,628 ratings score: 376, 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
39	The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #3) by Dorothy Gilman 4.20 avg rating — 9,783 ratings score: 367, 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	Black As He's Painted (Roderick Alleyn, #28) by Ngaio Marsh 3.80 avg rating — 2,280 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
41	Please Pass the Guilt (Nero Wolfe, #45) by Rex Stout 4.01 avg rating — 2,738 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
42	The Curse of the Kings by Victoria Holt 3.77 avg rating — 2,687 ratings score: 318, 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	Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red by Harry Kemelman 3.98 avg rating — 2,100 ratings score: 307, 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	Confess, Fletch (Fletch, #2) by Gregory McDonald 3.90 avg rating — 3,944 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
45	Where Are the Children? (Where Are the Children, #1) by Mary Higgins Clark 4.04 avg rating — 60,934 ratings score: 290, 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
46	The Affair of the Blood-Stained Egg Cosy (Burford Family, #1) by James Anderson 3.82 avg rating — 2,258 ratings score: 287, 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
47	The Secret Woman by Victoria Holt 3.89 avg rating — 2,935 ratings score: 283, 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
47	The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1) by Donald E. Westlake 3.95 avg rating — 7,242 ratings score: 283, 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
49	When in Rome (Roderick Alleyn, #26) by Ngaio Marsh 3.85 avg rating — 2,504 ratings score: 280, 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	Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe by Nan Lyons 3.41 avg rating — 198 ratings score: 277, 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
51	Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier 3.82 avg rating — 9,562 ratings score: 276, 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
52	Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat by M.K. Wren 3.69 avg rating — 164 ratings score: 273, 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
52	The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh 4.03 avg rating — 6,415 ratings score: 273, 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
54	Picture Miss Seeton (Miss Seeton, #1) by Heron Carvic 3.91 avg rating — 3,096 ratings score: 272, 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
54	The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #2) by Dorothy Gilman 4.18 avg rating — 12,869 ratings score: 272, 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
56	The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) by Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 12,171 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
57	His Burial Too (Inspector Sloan #5) by Catherine Aird 3.81 avg rating — 1,749 ratings score: 269, 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	The Shadow of the Lynx by Victoria Holt 3.73 avg rating — 2,764 ratings score: 269, 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	Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone, #1) by Marcia Muller 3.85 avg rating — 6,650 ratings score: 266, 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	The Murders of Richard III (Jacqueline Kirby, #2) by Elizabeth Peters 3.68 avg rating — 3,603 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
61	The Family Vault (Kelling & Bittersohn, #1) by Charlotte MacLeod 4.06 avg rating — 2,651 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
62	Sphinx by Robin Cook (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 4,915 ratings score: 256, 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
63	The Knocker on Death's Door (The Felse Investigations #10) by Ellis Peters 4.04 avg rating — 849 ratings score: 246, 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	City of Gold and Shadows (The Felse Investigations #12) by Ellis Peters 3.94 avg rating — 561 ratings score: 223, 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	The Turquoise Lament (Travis McGee #15) by John D. MacDonald 4.11 avg rating — 4,090 ratings score: 221, 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
66	The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton 3.89 avg rating — 34,700 ratings score: 215, 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	Touch Not the Cat: A Haunting Gothic Mystery of Debt, Death, and a Devastating Family Curse by Mary Stewart 3.95 avg rating — 8,869 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
68	Bear Island by Alistair MacLean 3.60 avg rating — 3,983 ratings score: 199, 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
69	Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) by V.C. Andrews 3.85 avg rating — 237,041 ratings score: 197, 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	Zadok's Treasure by Margot Arnold 3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 195, 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
70	Atlanta Deathwatch (Hardman #1) by Ralph Dennis 4.07 avg rating — 739 ratings score: 195, 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
72	Down Among the Jocks (Hardman Book 5) by Ralph Dennis 4.23 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 193, 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
73	The Golden Girl and All (Hardman Book 3) by Ralph Dennis 4.20 avg rating — 186 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
74	Time and Again (Time, #1) by Jack Finney 3.94 avg rating — 25,157 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
75	Waiting for Willa by Dorothy Eden 3.71 avg rating — 599 ratings score: 181, 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
76	Oh, Bury Me Not (Conan Flagg, #3) by M.K. Wren 3.83 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 176, 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
77	The Scarlet Ruse (Travis McGee #14) by John D. MacDonald 4.12 avg rating — 3,917 ratings score: 175, 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	Who Is Simon Warwick? (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #14) by Patricia Moyes really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 302 ratings score: 174, 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
79	Uneasy Paradise by Norah Lofts 3.70 avg rating — 33 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
80	The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches #1) by Nicholas Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 23,820 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
81	A Grave Mistake (Roderick Alleyn, #30) by Ngaio Marsh really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,358 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
82	The Eiger Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #1) by Trevanian 4.05 avg rating — 12,831 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
83	Green Darkness by Anya Seton 3.97 avg rating — 7,012 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
84	Unhappy Returns (Pollard & Toye, #9) by Elizabeth Lemarchand 3.91 avg rating — 175 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
84	Step in the Dark (Pollard & Toye, #8) by Elizabeth Lemarchand 4.20 avg rating — 173 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
84	No Vacation from Murder (Pollard and Toye, #6) by Elizabeth Lemarchand 4.11 avg rating — 198 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
87	Miss Seeton Sings (Miss Seeton, #4) by Heron Carvic 4.13 avg rating — 892 ratings score: 155, 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	Last Ditch (Roderick Alleyn, #29) by Ngaio Marsh 3.78 avg rating — 1,902 ratings score: 149, 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	Some Lie and Some Die (Inspector Wexford, #8) by Ruth Rendell 3.74 avg rating — 3,557 ratings score: 148, 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	The Embroidered Sunset by Joan Aiken 3.57 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 148, 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	On the Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt 3.99 avg rating — 6,034 ratings score: 146, 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	Miss Seeton Draws the Line (Miss Seeton, #2) by Heron Carvic 4.10 avg rating — 1,403 ratings score: 139, 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	A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #4) by Dorothy Gilman 4.18 avg rating — 8,476 ratings score: 126, 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
94	A Nun in the Closet by Dorothy Gilman 3.97 avg rating — 2,993 ratings score: 117, 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	Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson 3.85 avg rating — 8,690 ratings score: 115, 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	Death to the Landlords (The Felse Investigations, #11) by Ellis Peters 3.81 avg rating — 351 ratings score: 109, 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	Coma by Robin Cook (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 53,252 ratings score: 108, 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	Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 45,035 ratings score: 105, 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	Stealing Lillian by Tony Kenrick 4.08 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 99, and 1 person 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
100	This Fatal Writ (Antony Maitland, #29) by Sara Woods 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 98, and 1 person 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