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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterHeist Society by Ally CarterCross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally CarterOnly the Good Spy Young by Ally CarterDon't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
Best YA Spy/Mystery Novels
626 books — 1,620 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Detective Fiction
1,187 books — 1,082 voters

Murder on Family Grounds by Susan RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonListen for the Lie by Amy TinteraDeeper Than the Dead by Debra Webb
Top Fast-Paced Mystery
910 books — 832 voters
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn BarnesKiller Instinct by Jennifer Lynn BarnesThe Fixer by Jennifer Lynn BarnesOne of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManusA Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Young Adult Crime/Murder Mysteries
414 books — 640 voters

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoOut by Natsuo KirinoSalvation of a Saint by Keigo HigashinoMalice by Keigo HigashinoConfessions by Kanae Minato
Japanese Mystery/Detective/Crime Fiction Translated Into English
175 books — 387 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books I think are great
915 books — 354 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisRedeemed By Fire by C.J. BahrThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books That You Should Read
673 books — 338 voters
Storm Front by Jim ButcherDead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonTHE ECHOING GUN by Yasmin ChinoyDeath Masks by Jim ButcherTurn Coat by Jim Butcher
Best Fantasy-Mystery/Detective
262 books — 331 voters

The Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisThe Nameless Dead by Leta SerafimWitch in Disguise by Karen McSpadeShadows of Truth by Barry Finlay
Crime Fiction
531 books — 239 voters
COOPER by Elizabeth JacobsRock Chick Rescue by Kristen AshleyWild Man by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Redemption by Kristen AshleyUntil November by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Romantic Suspense-Climatic stories that have our hearts racing
333 books — 161 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe City & the City by China MiévilleThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Science Fiction Detective Novels
230 books — 155 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Bookish Thrillers
115 books — 129 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin HallThe Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoA Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
Best Multicultural Mysteries
224 books — 126 voters
Revenge at Ravenswick by Kelly OliverA Whole Latte Murder by Caroline FardigThe Last Place You Look by Kristen LepionkaThe Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieOne for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Women Sleuths
226 books — 122 voters

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany CavallaroThe Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy SpringerJackaby by William RitterEgypt's Fire by Tom PhillipsEvery Breath by Ellie Marney
YA & Middle Grade Sherlock Holmes
174 books — 111 voters
The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettDouble Indemnity by James M. CainThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainThe Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
Pages of Noir: The Books that Became Film Noir
102 books — 99 voters

THE ECHOING GUN by Yasmin ChinoyOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichKilling Floor by Lee ChildThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Best Action & Thrillers Ever
697 books — 89 voters
The Big Bad by Brad HuestisShadows of Truth by Barry FinlayDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa Layne
Murder
312 books — 87 voters

Theocracide by James WymoreAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Great Science Fiction Detective Stories
156 books — 77 voters
Rock Chick by Kristen AshleyCornered Coyote by Dianne HarmanRock Chick Revenge by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Renegade by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley
For Your Eyes Only! Romance Heroes and Heroines Who are Private Investigators
34 books — 74 voters

Exhale Love by Donn PhillipsA CLUE LEFT HANGING by C.K. PhillipsWrap It Up! by Bonnie HardyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Magnificant Mystery
126 books — 74 voters
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha ChristieHercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha ChristieMystery in White by J. Jefferson FarjeonHer Last Secret by Barbara CopperthwaiteAn English Murder by Cyril Hare
Christmas crime novels
221 books — 68 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettDear Edward by Ann NapolitanoThe Guest List by Lucy Foley
2020: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
725 books — 68 voters
Blacksad by Juan Díaz CanalesFatale, Vol. 1 by Ed BrubakerBatman by Jeph LoebAmerican Vampire, Vol. 1 by Scott SnyderCriminal, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker
Crime Comics & Graphic Novels
231 books — 65 voters

A CLUE LEFT HANGING by C.K. PhillipsThe Captive by Graham WilsonMia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyThe Tests by Robert W. KirbyHeathen's Barrow by Nash Nelson
Best Dark Psychological Thriller books filled with Secrets and Suspense
38 books — 65 voters
IT'S OK TO CRY by Daniel HamelThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Family Tree by Steph MullinThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahA Blessed Olive Tree by Zain Hashmi
2021: What books do I want to read most?
91 books — 59 voters

In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall SmithThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMedicus by Ruth DownieThe Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth PetersThe Snowman by Jo Nesbø
Great Mystery Series of the 00's
65 books — 45 voters
Same Old Truths by Delora DennisThe Green Reaper by Elizabeth FournierDéjà Dead by Kathy ReichsThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
Death becomes him or her
127 books — 42 voters

Amateur City by Katherine V. ForrestThe News in Small Towns by Iza MoreauHunter's Way by Gerri HillMadness in Small Towns by Iza MoreauMurder by Tradition by Katherine V. Forrest
Novels about Lesbian Sleuths
94 books — 37 voters
Everlasting by Carol JohnsonRenatus by John A. SaundersMissing in Miskatonic by J.P. BehrensImmune by Shannon MayerRenatus 2 by John A. Saunders
Supernatural Detective Mysteries
30 books — 35 voters

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