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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1112 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 718,758 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 950 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 489,282 ratings — published 1887
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 810 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 621,098 ratings — published 2013
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 802 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 383,177 ratings — published 1902
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 796 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,583,844 ratings — published 1939
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 765 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 338,424 ratings — published 1926
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 763 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 496,898 ratings — published 1920
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 699 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 323,690 ratings — published 1892
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 641 times as detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 301,294 ratings — published 1937
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 633 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 175,605 ratings — published 1890
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 564 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 196,036 ratings — published 1936
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 563 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 291,385 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 522 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 166,961 ratings — published 1939
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 455 times as detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 215,805 ratings — published 1887
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 451 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 — 226,902 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 419 times as detective)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,416,726 ratings — published 2005
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 405 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 375,242 ratings — published 2000
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 389 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 116,348 ratings — published 1923
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 366 times as detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 104,477 ratings — published 1893
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 361 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,541 ratings — published 1930
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 356 times as detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 210,263 ratings — published 1930
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The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
by (shelved 346 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 214,564 ratings — published 1992
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 334 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 738,932 ratings — published 2020
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 333 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 69,665 ratings — published 1905
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 329 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 99,919 ratings — published 1938
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 324 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 — 183,911 ratings — published 2018
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 315 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 81,692 ratings — published 1932
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,502,804 ratings — published 2003
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 90,832 ratings — published 1942
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 302 times as detective)
avg rating 3.82 — 125,373 ratings — published 1942
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 300 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 81,101 ratings — published 1928
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 294 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 71,113 ratings — published 1936
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 292 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 87,210 ratings — published 1941
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
by (shelved 289 times as detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 435,581 ratings — published 2007
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 286 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 146,894 ratings — published 2011
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 283 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 54,681 ratings — published 1914
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 283 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 69,126 ratings — published 1936
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 282 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 979,954 ratings — published 2006
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 278 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 72,747 ratings — published 1927
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 278 times as detective)
avg rating 3.56 — 103,019 ratings — published 1969
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 278 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 274,743 ratings — published 1998
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 276 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 73,766 ratings — published 1924
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 275 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,821 ratings — published 1933
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 273 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 — 279,954 ratings — published 2005
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Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 267 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 64,713 ratings — published 1935
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 267 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 209,195 ratings — published 2001
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 265 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 — 129,405 ratings — published 1997
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 258 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 68,088 ratings — published 1938
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Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5) Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 256 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 — 144,925 ratings — published 2020
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 255 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,196 ratings — published 1957
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Theasa Tuohy
“Quite," Detective Vidal pronounced as though he'd learned his English in a British finishing school. "Even Madame Rachel, who sat right beside, could not tell.”
Theasa Tuohy, Mademoiselle le Sleuth

Raymond Chandler
“Dead men are heavier than broken hearts.”
Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep

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