Popular Mysteries on Goodreads with between 25000 and 49999 ratings (523 books)

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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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50,000 to 99,999
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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 — 43,151 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 — 35,330 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 — 46,732 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 — 39,276 ratings score: 410, 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	Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 43,494 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
5	One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #22) by Agatha Christie 3.78 avg rating — 46,833 ratings score: 402, 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
7	At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10) by Agatha Christie 3.71 avg rating — 48,437 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
8	A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 47,598 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
9	The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26) by Agatha Christie 3.80 avg rating — 45,829 ratings score: 387, 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
10	Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 30,331 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	The Labours of Hercules (Hercule Poirot, #27) by Agatha Christie 3.75 avg rating — 33,445 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
12	Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 38,035 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
13	Mrs. McGinty's Dead (Hercule Poirot, #32) by Agatha Christie 3.86 avg rating — 41,674 ratings score: 346, 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	Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #21) by Agatha Christie 3.94 avg rating — 49,270 ratings score: 343, 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
15	Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) by Agatha Christie 3.87 avg rating — 46,704 ratings score: 341, 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	The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle, #2) by Agatha Christie 3.78 avg rating — 44,964 ratings score: 339, 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 — 38,898 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	Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot, #34) by Agatha Christie 3.77 avg rating — 41,295 ratings score: 321, 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
19	Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.13 avg rating — 34,248 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
20	A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) by Ellis Peters 3.96 avg rating — 45,518 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
21	They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #5) by Agatha Christie 3.78 avg rating — 47,572 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
22	The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1) by Agatha Christie 3.83 avg rating — 36,927 ratings score: 284, 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	The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2) by Carolyn Keene 3.96 avg rating — 46,197 ratings score: 283, 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
24	What Have You Done (Adler and Dwyer, #0.5) by Matthew Farrell (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 30,500 ratings score: 275, 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
24	Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 36,207 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
26	Her Last Goodbye (Morgan Dane, #2) by Melinda Leigh (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 48,429 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
27	Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery, #1) by Denise Grover Swank (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 33,361 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
27	The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5) by Agatha Christie 3.84 avg rating — 34,034 ratings score: 261, 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	No Second Chance by Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 46,882 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
30	Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5) by Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 37,815 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
31	Silent Scream (DI Kim Stone, #1) by Angela Marsons (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 47,311 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
32	Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood 3.84 avg rating — 30,501 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
33	The Passenger by Lisa Lutz (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 46,556 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
34	Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) by Arnaldur Indriðason 3.81 avg rating — 32,987 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
35	Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 33,820 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
36	Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 49,359 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
37	In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 31,519 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
38	No Time for Goodbye (No Time For Goodbye, #1) by Linwood Barclay (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 44,050 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
39	Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1) by Donna Leon 3.89 avg rating — 44,253 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
40	Murder in the Mews (Hercule Poirot, #16) by Agatha Christie 3.77 avg rating — 29,656 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
41	The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1) by Lisa Lutz (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 38,266 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
41	A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway, #4) by Elly Griffiths (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 32,217 ratings score: 210, 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	D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, #4) by Sue Grafton 3.89 avg rating — 46,677 ratings score: 208, 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	T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20) by Sue Grafton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32,455 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
43	The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 40,313 ratings score: 208, 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	Judgment in Death (In Death, #11) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 42,006 ratings score: 208, 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	Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4) by Kate Atkinson 3.93 avg rating — 49,605 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
45	Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 40,975 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
46	Live to Tell (Detective D.D. Warren, #4) by Lisa Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 47,853 ratings score: 206, 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	Taken at the Flood (Hercule Poirot, #29) by Agatha Christie 3.74 avg rating — 31,584 ratings score: 206, 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	The Missing Ones (D.I. Lottie Parker, #1) by Patricia Gibney 4.07 avg rating — 39,192 ratings score: 205, 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	Loyalty in Death (In Death, #9) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 38,897 ratings score: 204, 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	Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #1) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 49,747 ratings score: 203, 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	Cross Country (Alex Cross, #14) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 46,903 ratings score: 202, 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	Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15) by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 37,073 ratings score: 201, 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 Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) by Ben H. Winters (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 36,251 ratings score: 201, 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	Seduction in Death (In Death, #13) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 34,238 ratings score: 201, 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	Cradle and All by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 35,718 ratings score: 201, 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 Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #9) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.11 avg rating — 31,710 ratings score: 201, 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 Good Widow by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 34,659 ratings score: 200, 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	Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.19 avg rating — 32,860 ratings score: 200, 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
57	Towards Zero (Superintendent Battle, #5) by Agatha Christie 3.96 avg rating — 32,188 ratings score: 200, 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	I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 38,861 ratings score: 199, 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	Witness in Death (In Death, #10) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 38,433 ratings score: 199, 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 Postcard Killers by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 32,042 ratings score: 199, 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	Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6) by Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 42,012 ratings score: 198, 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 Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1) by M.C. Beaton 3.72 avg rating — 46,953 ratings score: 198, 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	Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1) by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 42,292 ratings score: 197, 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
65	A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) by Sherry Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 42,674 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
67	V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22) by Sue Grafton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34,458 ratings score: 196, 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 Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1) by Craig Johnson 4.11 avg rating — 47,489 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
67	Brimstone (Pendergast, #5; Diogenes, #1) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 44,199 ratings score: 196, 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	Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade by Tanya Thompson 3.66 avg rating — 26,650 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	Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard, #1) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 29,043 ratings score: 195, 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	Promises in Death (In Death, #28) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 40,160 ratings score: 195, 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	Chasing the Dime (Harry Bosch Universe, #12) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 43,684 ratings score: 195, 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	Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 42,869 ratings score: 194, 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 Retreat by Mark Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 32,323 ratings score: 194, 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	Sleep Tight (DCI Tom Douglas, #3) by Rachel Abbott (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 29,142 ratings score: 194, 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	White Fire (Pendergast, #13) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 29,930 ratings score: 194, 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	Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1) by Simon R. Green 3.78 avg rating — 25,791 ratings score: 194, 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	Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16) by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 37,170 ratings score: 193, 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	The Thirst (Harry Hole, #11) by Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 47,800 ratings score: 193, 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	Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly, #2) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 38,521 ratings score: 192, 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	Divided in Death (In Death, #18) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 33,532 ratings score: 192, 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	Lifeguard by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 29,826 ratings score: 192, 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	The Swarm by Frank Schätzing 4.10 avg rating — 32,008 ratings score: 192, 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	Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 41,001 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
85	The Black Book (Billy Harney, #1) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 44,416 ratings score: 191, 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 Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin 4.05 avg rating — 41,389 ratings score: 191, 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	Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1) by Blue Balliett 3.72 avg rating — 31,560 ratings score: 190, 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
88	An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears 3.94 avg rating — 27,615 ratings score: 190, 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
90	Think of a Number (Dave Gurney, #1) by John Verdon 3.88 avg rating — 40,447 ratings score: 189, 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
90	Guilty Wives by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 37,837 ratings score: 189, 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
90	The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, #1) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 34,765 ratings score: 189, 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
90	Cross the Line (Alex Cross, #24) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 30,521 ratings score: 189, 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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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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