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Looking for Mystery novels and short story collections and anthologies with between 25,000 and 49,999 ratings. mjf

Books with less than 25,000 ratings will be removed from this list. Books with more than 49,999 ratings will be moved to the next list.

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.

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Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
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Popular Highly Rated Mystery

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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	The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 43,322 ratings score: 441, 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
2	The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #5) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 35,436 ratings score: 434, 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
3	Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 46,912 ratings score: 428, 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
4	Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #35) by Agatha Christie 3.82 avg rating — 39,778 ratings score: 423, 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
5	One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #22) by Agatha Christie 3.78 avg rating — 47,312 ratings score: 416, 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
6	Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 43,718 ratings score: 402, 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
7	The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #25) by Agatha Christie 3.80 avg rating — 46,416 ratings score: 400, 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
8	At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10) by Agatha Christie 3.71 avg rating — 48,894 ratings score: 396, 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
9	A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 47,887 ratings score: 388, 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
10	Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 30,450 ratings score: 386, 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
11	Mrs. McGinty's Dead (Hercule Poirot, #29) by Agatha Christie 3.86 avg rating — 42,055 ratings score: 357, 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
12	Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #21) by Agatha Christie 3.94 avg rating — 49,843 ratings score: 355, 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
13	The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle, #2) by Agatha Christie 3.78 avg rating — 46,064 ratings score: 351, 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
14	Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 38,144 ratings score: 349, 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
15	Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) by Agatha Christie 3.87 avg rating — 47,130 ratings score: 342, 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
16	Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot, #31) by Agatha Christie 3.77 avg rating — 41,715 ratings score: 331, 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
17	The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell 3.29 avg rating — 38,959 ratings score: 324, 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
18	Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.13 avg rating — 34,449 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
19	Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.19 avg rating — 33,019 ratings score: 300, 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
20	The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1) by Craig Johnson 4.11 avg rating — 47,822 ratings score: 295, 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
21	Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade by Tanya Thompson 3.66 avg rating — 26,632 ratings score: 293, 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
22	A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) by Ellis Peters 3.96 avg rating — 45,716 ratings score: 291, 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
22	Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1) by Simon R. Green 3.78 avg rating — 25,827 ratings score: 291, 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
24	They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #5) by Agatha Christie 3.78 avg rating — 47,964 ratings score: 289, 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
25	The Swarm by Frank Schätzing 4.11 avg rating — 32,400 ratings score: 286, 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
26	Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.16 avg rating — 25,399 ratings score: 285, 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
27	The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2) by Carolyn Keene 3.96 avg rating — 46,496 ratings score: 284, 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
28	The Black Book (Billy Harney, #1) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 44,913 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
29	What Have You Done (Adler and Dwyer, #0.5) by Matthew Farrell (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 30,534 ratings score: 282, 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
29	The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin 4.05 avg rating — 41,541 ratings score: 282, 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
31	Motor Mouth (Alex Barnaby #2) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 28,157 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
32	Private Games (Private, #3) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 26,259 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
33	Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) by John Connolly (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 34,776 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
33	Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 36,334 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
35	Her Last Goodbye (Morgan Dane, #2) by Melinda Leigh (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 48,806 ratings score: 274, 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
35	The Labours of Hercules (Hercule Poirot, #26) by Agatha Christie 3.75 avg rating — 33,788 ratings score: 274, 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	Right Behind You (FBI Profiler, #7) by Lisa Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 38,799 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
38	Mad River (Virgil Flowers, #6) by John Sandford 4.23 avg rating — 26,730 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
39	Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 37,567 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
40	The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #8) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 28,354 ratings score: 267, 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
41	Curious Minds (Knight and Moon, #1) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 28,591 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
42	Suspect (Scott James & Maggie, #1) by Robert Crais 4.19 avg rating — 26,473 ratings score: 265, 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
43	A Dark Lure (A Dark Lure, #1) by Loreth Anne White (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 44,515 ratings score: 263, 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
44	King and Maxwell (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #6) by David Baldacci (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 44,326 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
45	Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery, #1) by Denise Grover Swank (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 33,406 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
45	Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) by Susan Elia MacNeal (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 35,681 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
47	Golden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #27) by John Sandford 4.31 avg rating — 26,958 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
48	No Second Chance by Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 47,399 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
49	Shelter (Mickey Bolitar, #1) by Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 35,892 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
50	Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5) by Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 37,972 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
50	Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 27,696 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
52	Silent Scream (DI Kim Stone, #1) by Angela Marsons (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 47,668 ratings score: 255, 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
53	Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood 3.84 avg rating — 30,736 ratings score: 254, 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 Passenger by Lisa Lutz (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 46,720 ratings score: 252, 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 Dead Key by D.M. Pulley (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 30,425 ratings score: 252, 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	Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) by Arnaldur Indriðason 3.81 avg rating — 33,115 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
57	Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 26,055 ratings score: 248, 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
58	Bone Gap by Laura Ruby 3.80 avg rating — 30,782 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
59	Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 34,019 ratings score: 244, 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
60	Touch & Go (Tessa Leoni, #2; Detective D.D. Warren, #7) by Lisa Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 42,107 ratings score: 242, 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	You've Been Warned by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 25,944 ratings score: 241, 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	The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1) by Edgar Allan Poe 3.79 avg rating — 45,142 ratings score: 239, 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	Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 49,457 ratings score: 238, 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
64	15th Affair (Women's Murder Club, #15) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 45,450 ratings score: 236, 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	Lethal (Lee Coburn, #1) by Sandra Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 38,925 ratings score: 235, 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	In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 31,633 ratings score: 234, 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
66	Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1) by Donna Leon 3.89 avg rating — 44,581 ratings score: 234, 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
68	Gone (FBI Profiler, #5) by Lisa Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 49,318 ratings score: 233, 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	Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 43,710 ratings score: 232, 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	Only the Innocent (DCI Tom Douglas, #1) by Rachel Abbott (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 27,726 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
71	By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #4) by Agatha Christie 3.77 avg rating — 26,955 ratings score: 226, 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	No Time for Goodbye (No Time For Goodbye, #1) by Linwood Barclay (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 44,353 ratings score: 225, 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	The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1) by Agatha Christie 3.83 avg rating — 37,440 ratings score: 224, 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
74	The Killing Game (Eve Duncan, #2) by Iris Johansen (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 32,191 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
74	A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway, #4) by Elly Griffiths (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 32,490 ratings score: 223, 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
76	The People vs. Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #25) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 28,555 ratings score: 220, 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	Murder in the Mews (Hercule Poirot, #16) by Agatha Christie 3.77 avg rating — 29,933 ratings score: 219, 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
78	After Anna by Lisa Scottoline (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 48,067 ratings score: 218, 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
78	Friction by Sandra Brown (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34,086 ratings score: 218, 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
80	Still Lives by Maria Hummel (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 34,115 ratings score: 217, 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
81	Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) by Dorothy L. Sayers 3.97 avg rating — 26,416 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
82	The Viper's Nest (The 39 Clues, #7) by Peter Lerangis 3.98 avg rating — 46,413 ratings score: 214, 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
82	Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers, #2) by John Sandford 4.17 avg rating — 31,698 ratings score: 214, 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
82	A Merciful Secret (Mercy Kilpatrick, #3) by Kendra Elliot (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 32,643 ratings score: 214, 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
85	The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) by Raymond Chandler 4.05 avg rating — 29,202 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
86	The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1) by Lisa Lutz (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 38,358 ratings score: 212, 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
86	That Night by Chevy Stevens (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 32,721 ratings score: 212, 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
86	The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) by Seishi Yokomizo 3.63 avg rating — 27,507 ratings score: 212, 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
89	D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, #4) by Sue Grafton 3.90 avg rating — 46,905 ratings score: 211, 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
89	T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20) by Sue Grafton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32,599 ratings score: 211, 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
89	The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 40,477 ratings score: 211, 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
89	Judgment in Death (In Death, #11) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 42,193 ratings score: 211, 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
89	Remember Me by Mary Higgins Clark 3.96 avg rating — 25,492 ratings score: 211, 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
94	Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 41,080 ratings score: 210, 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
95	Live to Tell (Detective D.D. Warren, #4) by Lisa Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 48,204 ratings score: 209, 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
95	Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4) by Kate Atkinson 3.93 avg rating — 49,849 ratings score: 209, 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
95	Once Gone (Riley Paige, #1) by Blake Pierce (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 34,737 ratings score: 209, 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
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message 1: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 15, 2014 10:57PM

A Scandal in Bohemia graduated

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message 2: by Mitchell (last edited Feb 17, 2015 07:58PM) (new)

Feb 17, 2015 07:56PM

Sizzling Sixteen and Bleak House and The Likeness and The Maltese Falcon graduated

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message 3: by Mitchell (last edited Sep 27, 2015 05:53PM) (new)

Sep 27, 2015 05:52PM

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and The Sign of Four and Explosive Eighteen and The Black Dahlia and Possession graduated

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message 4: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 13, 2016 10:25AM

Still Life and The Moonstone and Case Histories and The Poet and Grave Sight and Alias Grace and The Camel Club and Rules of Prey and Faithful Place and The Redbreast and The Snowman and The Turn of the Screw and The Man in the Brown Suit and Tripwire and The Crying of Lot 49 and The Boy Next Door graduated

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message 5: by Claire (Clairby11xxx) (new)

Mar 20, 2017 05:20AM

Graduated Fingersmith

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message 6: by Mitchell (new)

Mar 21, 2017 11:06PM

The Beekeeper's Apprentice and Maisie Dobbs and The A.B.C. Murders and Child 44 and Night Film and The Distant Hours and Gone Tomorrow and The Yiddish Policemen's Union and Running Blind and The Hangman's Daughter and M is for Malice and Notorious Nineteen graduated

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message 7: by Claire (Clairby11xxx) (new)

Jun 06, 2017 06:47AM

Graduated Annihilation

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message 8: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 28, 2017 10:59PM

The Woods and Broken Harbour and When the Bough Breaks and Still Missing and Burial Rites and Bring Up the Bodies and Bad Luck and Trouble graduated

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message 9: by Claire (Clairby11xxx) (new)

Jan 23, 2018 03:12AM

Graduated:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Faceless Killers
The 19th Wife
The Secret of the Old Clock
Echo Burning
The Confession
If Tomorrow Comes
Foucault's Pendulum
The Luminaries

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message 10: by Mitchell (new)

May 24, 2018 11:50PM

Crocodile on the Sandbank and The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and Gorky Park and Blindsighted graduated

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message 11: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Sep 30, 2018 12:11AM

Graduated: The Hard Way, The Body in the Library, Takedown Twenty

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message 12: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jan 13, 2019 12:37AM

Graduated: The Last Coyote, A Fatal Grace

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message 13: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Feb 24, 2019 12:18AM

Graduated: The New York Trilogy, The Secret Place

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message 14: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jun 10, 2019 10:02AM

Graduated: The Brass Verdict, The Ice Princess, The Trespasser

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message 15: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jul 29, 2019 10:52PM

Graduated: Unnatural Exposure, The Devil's Star

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message 16: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Sep 11, 2019 08:33AM

Graduated: The Odessa File, Force of Nature

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message 17: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Sep 13, 2020 01:27AM

Graduated:
Plum Lovin'
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Caught
Trunk Music
The Reversal
Glory in Death
The Collector
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Alone
The Apprentice
Top Secret Twenty-One
Lock In
How the Light Gets In
Stalking Jack the Ripper
From Potter's Field
The City & the City

Removed for not having enough shelvings as "mystery":
The End of the Affair
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

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message 18: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Dec 12, 2020 02:05AM

Graduated:
The Hypnotist
Wicked Appetite
Bury Your Dead
The Murder on the Links
Truly Devious
Two Can Keep a Secret
The Broken Girls
The Big Bad Wolf
Sister
The Name of This Book Is Secret

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message 19: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Feb 19, 2021 08:45AM

Graduated:
The Leopard
Tears of the Giraffe
The Brutal Telling
Evil Under the Sun
The Name of the Star

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message 20: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Apr 09, 2021 11:28AM

Graduated:
The Beautiful Mystery
A Murder Is Announced
Miracle Creek

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message 21: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jul 18, 2021 02:32AM

Graduated:
B is for Burglar
Five Little Pigs
The Magus
4:50 from Paddington
Gone for Good
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
J is for Judgment
A Trick of the Light
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
Crooked House
Dissolution
Hercule Poirot's Christmas

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message 22: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Sep 09, 2021 10:04AM

Graduated:
Poirot Investigates
The Coffin Dancer
The Burning Room
Run Away
The Girl Who Lived
A Darkness More Than Night
Pretty Baby
My Name Is Red
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
The Secret Adversary

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message 23: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Dec 31, 2021 10:25AM

Graduated:
C is for Corpse
Whose Body?
Knots and Crosses
A Great Reckoning
Peril at End House

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message 24: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Apr 03, 2022 03:50AM

Graduated:
The Gods of Guilt
Mary, Mary
The Narrows
The Girls in the Garden
The Long Way Home
The Kept Woman

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message 25: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Nov 20, 2022 04:36AM

Graduated:
City of Bones
Home
The Nature of the Beast
The Heist
The Mystery of the Blue Train
Kingdom of the Blind

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message 26: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Mar 27, 2023 11:04AM

Graduated:
Murder in Mesopotamia
Hallowe'en Party
The Big Four
Cards on the Table
Appointment with Death

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message 27: by Fiona (new)

Nov 26, 2023 07:53AM

Graduated:
My Cousin Rachel
Plum Island
Where Are the Children?

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message 28: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Dec 10, 2023 10:54AM

Graduated:
The Millennium Trilogy
Hold Tight
Fatal Voyage
Nine Dragons
Stay Close
Plum Lucky
The Closers
Find Her
Cause of Death
Kisscut
The Perfect Stranger
The Colorado Kid
Criminal
Love You More
The Naturals
The Word is Murder
The Crossing Places
Turbo Twenty-Three
Cockroaches
Fallen
The Child
The House of Silk
10th Anniversary
The Cabinet of Curiosities
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
The Sword Thief
When the Wind Blows
The Naturalist
Private
The Devotion of Suspect X
Four Blind Mice
Death in the Clouds
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
The 8th Confession
Mean Streak
The 9th Judgment
Double Cross
A Killer's Mind
Step on a Crack
The Sixth Man
Don't You Cry

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message 29: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jan 20, 2024 01:14AM

Graduated:
Redemption
The Trapped Girl
The Scarecrow
A Faint Cold Fear
Killer Instinct
Judge & Jury
The Short Drop
Dearly Devoted Dexter

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message 30: by Fiona (new)

Feb 19, 2024 03:01AM

Graduated:
Lord Edgware Dies

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message 31: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Mar 23, 2024 02:28AM

Graduated:
Follow You Home
London Bridges
Monday's Not Coming
The Violin Conspiracy
The Brothers Hawthorne
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
The Cloisters
The Mystery Guest

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message 32: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

May 12, 2024 12:59AM

Graduated:
Rapture in Death
Indelible
The Overlook
Hour Game
Moonflower Murders
Nothing More to Tell
Escaping from Houdini
All In

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message 33: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jun 09, 2024 01:00AM

Graduated:
Twisted Twenty-Six
The London Séance Society

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message 34: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Aug 18, 2024 10:29AM

Graduated:
Raven Black
The Moving Finger
Unseen
Hardcore Twenty-Four
A Curious Beginning
Confessions
Broken Homes

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message 35: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Oct 27, 2024 02:22AM

Graduated:
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Look Alive Twenty-Five
Open Season
A Nearly Normal Family
The Valley of Fear
Spells for Forgetting

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message 36: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jan 18, 2025 06:34AM

Graduated:
A Great Deliverance
11th Hour
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Iron Lake
The Marlow Murder Club

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message 37: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Mar 11, 2025 12:14PM

Graduated:
The Children of Men
Ice Cold
The Perfect Husband
When You Disappeared
When Will There Be Good News?
Every Last Fear

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message 38: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jun 04, 2025 11:07AM

Graduated:
A Pocket Full of Rye
The Holiday
Live Wire
Genuine Fraud
White Cat
A Calamity of Souls
The Sentence is Death
Phantom

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message 39: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Aug 03, 2025 01:26AM

Graduated:
A Caribbean Mystery
The Neighbor
Sleeping Murder
The Stepford Wives
Birds of a Feather
Faithless
Death du Jour
Every Last Lie
The Golden Spoon

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message 40: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Sep 14, 2025 01:25AM

Graduated:
The Mephisto Club
Second Glance
Sworn to Silence
The Last Thing She Ever Did
The Last Party
The Ghostwriter

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message 41: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Jan 15, 2026 10:28AM

Graduated:
Cat Among the Pigeons
12th of Never
One Good Turn
Plum Spooky
The Ruin
Look Again
Fever Dream
Hide
The Burning Girls

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message 42: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Apr 22, 2026 10:05AM

Graduated:
After the Funeral
Elephants Can Remember
Curtain
Just One Look
Three Act Tragedy
The Redeemer
Foxglove Summer

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message 43: by Mitchell (new)

May 17, 2026 09:45PM

Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17) and Close to Home (DI Adam Fawley, #1) and The Murder House and The Wife and The Mystery of Mrs. Christie and Police (Harry Hole, #10) graduated

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message 44: by Mitchell (new)

Jun 06, 2026 08:51AM

🎓 Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar, #2) and I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #16) and The Absent One (Department Q, #2) graduated

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message 45: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 06, 2026 07:08AM

❌ OUTLIER: [TOO MANY RATINGS] Invisible (Invisible, #1) by James Patterson (Ratings: 50,053, Avg: 4.15, Pos: 43)
❌ OUTLIER: [TOO MANY RATINGS] The Son by Jo Nesbø (Ratings: 50,001, Avg: 4.08, Pos: 188)

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message 46: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 10, 2026 03:28PM

❌ OUTLIER: [TOO MANY RATINGS] Ceremony in Death (In Death, #5) by J.D. Robb (Ratings: 50,020, Avg: 4.27, Pos: 431)

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message 47: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 20, 2026 08:22AM

OUTLIER: [TOO MANY RATINGS] The Keepsake (Rizzoli & Isles, #7) by Tess Gerritsen (Ratings: 50,001, Avg: 4.12, Pos: 100)

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message 48: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 02, 2026 11:07PM

❌ OUTLIER: [TOO MANY RATINGS] Unlucky 13 (Women's Murder Club, #13) by James Patterson (Ratings: 50,000, Avg: 4.09, Pos: 410)

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message 49: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 13, 2026 07:01AM

❌ OUTLIER: [TOO MANY RATINGS] Nine Lives by Peter Swanson (Ratings: 50,022, Avg: 3.56, Pos: 123)
❌ OUTLIER: [TOO MANY RATINGS] Beyond Reach (Grant County, #6) by Karin Slaughter (Ratings: 50,002, Avg: 4.20, Pos: 362)

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