Classic Detective Books

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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 11 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 713,177 ratings — published 1934
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 207,726 ratings — published 1930
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,569,687 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 6 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 334,713 ratings — published 1926
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 5 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 298,817 ratings — published 1937
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 380,674 ratings — published 1902
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 5 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 193,861 ratings — published 1936
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.82 — 124,292 ratings — published 1942
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 215,343 ratings — published
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 104,034 ratings — published 1893
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 322,618 ratings — published 1892
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Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.83 — 60,439 ratings — published 1923
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A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 51,145 ratings — published 1964
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Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 33,096 ratings — published 1968
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Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 25,129 ratings — published 1926
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Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1) Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 16,404 ratings — published 1934
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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.19 — 31,780 ratings — published 1935
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The House of Silk (Horowitz's Holmes, #1) The House of Silk (Horowitz's Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.01 — 60,339 ratings — published 2011
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 11,804 ratings — published 1892
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The Five Orange Pips (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Five Orange Pips (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.71 — 9,424 ratings — published 1891
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 80,261 ratings — published 1928
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 492,817 ratings — published 1920
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The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple, #0.5) The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple, #0.5)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 40,592 ratings — published 1932
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A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.01 — 83,746 ratings — published 1950
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 486,887 ratings — published 1887
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Promised Land (Spenser, #4) Promised Land (Spenser, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 11,011 ratings — published 1976
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Mortal Stakes (Spenser, #3) Mortal Stakes (Spenser, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,920 ratings — published 1975
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The Widening Gyre (Spenser, #10) The Widening Gyre (Spenser, #10)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 7,356 ratings — published 1983
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Valediction (Spenser, #11) Valediction (Spenser, #11)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.07 — 8,917 ratings — published 1984
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Crimson Joy (Spenser, #15) Crimson Joy (Spenser, #15)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,991 ratings — published 1988
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Early Autumn (Spenser, #7) Early Autumn (Spenser, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.17 — 10,020 ratings — published 1981
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A Catskill Eagle (Spenser, #12) A Catskill Eagle (Spenser, #12)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,044 ratings — published 1985
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Looking For Rachel Wallace (Spenser, #6) Looking For Rachel Wallace (Spenser, #6)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 10,095 ratings — published 1980
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Taming a Sea-Horse (Spenser, #13) Taming a Sea-Horse (Spenser, #13)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,614 ratings — published 1986
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God Save The Child (Spenser, #2) God Save The Child (Spenser, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 11,423 ratings — published 1974
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Pale Kings And Princes (Spenser, #14) Pale Kings And Princes (Spenser, #14)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,588 ratings — published 1987
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The Judas Goat (Spenser, #5) The Judas Goat (Spenser, #5)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,990 ratings — published 1978
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A Savage Place (Spenser, #8) A Savage Place (Spenser, #8)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.01 — 8,499 ratings — published 1981
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Ceremony (Spenser, #9) Ceremony (Spenser, #9)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.01 — 8,043 ratings — published 1982
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 115,120 ratings — published 1923
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The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.77 — 14,740 ratings — published 1931
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The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1) The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.76 — 12,511 ratings — published 1929
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The Moonstone The Moonstone (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.91 — 97,920 ratings — published 1868
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Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6) Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.35 — 95,640 ratings — published 2010
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 69,343 ratings — published 1905
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Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1) Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 160,927 ratings — published 2016
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Moriarty (Horowitz's Holmes, #2) Moriarty (Horowitz's Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.80 — 31,204 ratings — published 2014
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Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2) Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.61 — 19,175 ratings — published 2016
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Crooked House Crooked House (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.08 — 89,175 ratings — published 1949
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The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #1) The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.54 — 3,594 ratings — published 1929
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