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The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1) The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1)
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avg rating 3.79 — 44,478 ratings — published 1841
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Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #1) Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #1)
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avg rating 3.69 — 11,875 ratings — published 2011
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Leather Bound)
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avg rating 4.51 — 218,922 ratings — published 1887
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Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 14,908 ratings — published 2021
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Death in Focus (Elena Standish, #1) Death in Focus (Elena Standish, #1)
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avg rating 3.90 — 4,006 ratings — published 2019
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Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5) Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
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avg rating 4.38 — 151,187 ratings — published 2020
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The Infinite Blacktop (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #3) The Infinite Blacktop (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #3)
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avg rating 3.92 — 2,727 ratings — published 2018
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Diamond Solitaire (Peter Diamond, #2) Diamond Solitaire (Peter Diamond, #2)
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avg rating 3.87 — 3,054 ratings — published 1992
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Murder on Union Square (Gaslight Mystery, #21) Murder on Union Square (Gaslight Mystery, #21)
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avg rating 3.85 — 3,728 ratings — published 2018
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A Gladiator Dies Only Once (Roma Sub Rosa, #11) A Gladiator Dies Only Once (Roma Sub Rosa, #11)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,211 ratings — published 2005
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Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)
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avg rating 3.80 — 58,464 ratings — published 1987
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The Snake Stone (Yashim the Eunuch, #2) The Snake Stone (Yashim the Eunuch, #2)
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avg rating 3.78 — 2,293 ratings — published 2007
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The Janissary Tree (Yashim the Eunuch #1) The Janissary Tree (Yashim the Eunuch #1)
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avg rating 3.55 — 6,703 ratings — published 2006
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A Death in Vienna (Liebermann Papers, #1) A Death in Vienna (Liebermann Papers, #1)
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avg rating 3.84 — 3,929 ratings — published 2005
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,669,889 ratings — published 1939
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
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avg rating 4.20 — 753,914 ratings — published 1934
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
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avg rating 4.13 — 397,166 ratings — published 1902
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
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avg rating 3.89 — 634,903 ratings — published 2013
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The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #1) The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 14,745 ratings — published 1998
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The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
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avg rating 3.89 — 39,864 ratings — published 1951
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The Naming of the Dead (Inspector Rebus, #16) The Naming of the Dead (Inspector Rebus, #16)
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avg rating 4.03 — 13,326 ratings — published 2006
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Resurrection Men (Inspector Rebus, #13) Resurrection Men (Inspector Rebus, #13)
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avg rating 4.05 — 14,953 ratings — published 2002
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Black and Blue (Inspector Rebus, #8) Black and Blue (Inspector Rebus, #8)
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avg rating 4.09 — 19,227 ratings — published 1997
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The Bellini Card (Yashim the Eunuch, #3) The Bellini Card (Yashim the Eunuch, #3)
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avg rating 3.75 — 1,674 ratings — published 2010
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Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 2,228 ratings — published 2010
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 504,129 ratings — published 1887
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Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4) Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4)
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avg rating 3.93 — 49,405 ratings — published 2010
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
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avg rating 3.88 — 138,474 ratings — published 2001
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 20,674 ratings — published 1991
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Corbow's Theory Corbow's Theory (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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The Missing Half The Missing Half (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 138,015 ratings — published 2025
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Listen for the Lie Listen for the Lie (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 595,023 ratings — published 2024
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Home Before Dark Home Before Dark (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 330,984 ratings — published 2020
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The Fate of the Poseidonia The Fate of the Poseidonia (ebook)
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avg rating 3.09 — 65 ratings — published 1927
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The Proof of My Innocence The Proof of My Innocence (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.72 — 7,528 ratings — published 2024
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Blueberry Pie and Other Stories Blueberry Pie and Other Stories (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1932
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Verity Verity (ebook)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,007,834 ratings — published 2018
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City of Destruction (Malabar House #5) City of Destruction (Malabar House #5)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,452 ratings — published 2024
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Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4) Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4)
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avg rating 4.20 — 2,190 ratings — published 2023
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The Dying Day (Malabar House #2) The Dying Day (Malabar House #2)
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avg rating 4.19 — 3,438 ratings — published 2021
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The Edge of Darkness (Malabar House, #6) The Edge of Darkness (Malabar House, #6)
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avg rating 4.47 — 628 ratings — published 2026
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The Lost Man of Bombay (Malabar House #3) The Lost Man of Bombay (Malabar House #3)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,840 ratings — published 2022
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Last Victim of the Monsoon Express (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #4.5) Last Victim of the Monsoon Express (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #4.5)
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avg rating 4.14 — 822 ratings — published 2019
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Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1) Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 6,084 ratings — published 2020
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Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK
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avg rating 3.76 — 96 ratings — published 2014
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Revenge of the Tipping Point Revenge of the Tipping Point (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 63,607 ratings — published 2024
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The Red Room (Risk Agent, #3) The Red Room (Risk Agent, #3)
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avg rating 3.19 — 694 ratings — published 2014
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The Long Arm and Other Detective Stories (Black Heath Classic Crime) The Long Arm and Other Detective Stories (Black Heath Classic Crime)
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avg rating 3.71 — 17 ratings — published 2014
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Beyond the Pale (Ravenwood Mysteries #7) Beyond the Pale (Ravenwood Mysteries #7)
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avg rating 4.67 — 341 ratings — published 2021
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A Bitter Draught (Ravenwood Mysteries, #2) A Bitter Draught (Ravenwood Mysteries, #2)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,082 ratings — published 2015
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Arthur Conan Doyle
“It is a pity he did not write in pencil. As you have no doubt frequently observed, the impression usually goes through -- a fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes

T.S. Eliot
“The detective story, as created by Poe, is something as specialised and as intellectual as a chess problem, whereas the best English detective fiction has relied less on the beauty of the mathematical problem and much more on the intangible human element. [...] In The Moonstone the mystery is finally solved, not altogether by human ingenuity, but largely by accident. Since Collins, the best heroes of English detective fiction have been, like Sergeant Cuff, fallible.”
T.S. Eliot, Selected Essays: 1917-1932

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