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Plum Island (John Corey, #1)
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avg rating 4.07 — 60,868 ratings — published 1997
A Trick of the Light (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #7)
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avg rating 4.32 — 93,093 ratings — published 2011
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
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avg rating 4.20 — 764,424 ratings — published 1934
Tempting Sin (Mercenary Love #1)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,388 ratings — published 2009
All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #16)
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avg rating 4.43 — 85,603 ratings — published 2020
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)
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avg rating 4.48 — 101,665 ratings — published 2013
The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8)
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avg rating 4.20 — 94,319 ratings — published 2012
Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
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avg rating 4.35 — 101,378 ratings — published 2010
The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #5)
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avg rating 4.23 — 100,212 ratings — published 2009
A Rule Against Murder (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #4)
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avg rating 4.21 — 113,197 ratings — published 2008
The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3)
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avg rating 4.15 — 122,162 ratings — published 2007
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
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avg rating 3.89 — 295,174 ratings — published 2005
Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)
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avg rating 3.95 — 34,698 ratings — published 1999
A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #2)
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avg rating 4.09 — 149,181 ratings — published 2006
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 508,760 ratings — published 1887
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,002,977 ratings — published 2006
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,517,031 ratings — published 2005
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
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avg rating 4.04 — 585,806 ratings — published 1994
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
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avg rating 4.13 — 401,541 ratings — published 1902
Death at the White Hart (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 9,514 ratings — published 2025
The Probability of Murder (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 375 ratings — published
Shamed (Kate Burkholder, #11)
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avg rating 4.13 — 18,308 ratings — published 2019
The Trusted (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.75 — 8 ratings — published 2026
206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12)
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avg rating 3.94 — 29,656 ratings — published 2009
Three Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story, #1)
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avg rating 3.53 — 29,487 ratings — published 2005
Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp, #2)
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avg rating 4.33 — 61,899 ratings — published 2012
The Dark Side (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 9,117 ratings — published 2019
Miss Julia Strikes Back (Miss Julia, #8)
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avg rating 4.08 — 3,594 ratings — published 2007
In a Dark House (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #10)
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avg rating 4.12 — 8,318 ratings — published 2004
The Kind Worth Saving (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #2)
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avg rating 3.69 — 54,568 ratings — published 2023
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1)
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avg rating 3.90 — 21,017 ratings — published 1964
The Criss Cross Murders (Anne Walmer #2)
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avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published 2015
Cold Wind (Joe Pickett, #11)
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avg rating 4.29 — 23,737 ratings — published 2011
Endangered (Joe Pickett, #15)
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avg rating 4.41 — 24,380 ratings — published 2015
Battle Mountain (Joe Pickett, #25)
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avg rating 4.42 — 23,280 ratings — published 2025
Winterkill (Joe Pickett, #3)
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avg rating 4.26 — 32,864 ratings — published 2003
Vicious Circle (Joe Pickett, #17)
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avg rating 4.32 — 24,480 ratings — published 2017
Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett, #24)
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avg rating 4.32 — 28,036 ratings — published 2024
Jigsaw (Alex Delaware #41)
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avg rating 4.10 — 11,022 ratings — published 2026
All the Natural Beauties: A gripping serial killer thriller (CJ O'Hara Crime Thrillers, #1)
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avg rating 4.40 — 468 ratings — published 2021
The Silent Dolls (Detective Ellie Reeves #1)
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avg rating 4.24 — 7,425 ratings — published 2020
The Innocent (Will Robie, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 124,283 ratings — published 2012
True Blue (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 36,172 ratings — published 2009
The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 22,133 ratings — published 1973
Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
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avg rating 3.56 — 108,829 ratings — published 1969
The Cuban Affair (Audio CD)
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avg rating 3.79 — 37,341 ratings — published 2017
Conspiracy in Kiev (The Russian Trilogy #1)
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avg rating 3.60 — 1,567 ratings — published 2008
Vanishing Girls (Detective Josie Quinn, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 30,220 ratings — published 2018
The Murder of Minnie Callan (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 121 ratings — published