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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1142 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 753,943 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 973 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 504,141 ratings — published 1887
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 844 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 634,915 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 831 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 397,179 ratings — published 1902
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 826 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,669,945 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 809 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 362,863 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 797 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 524,085 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 730 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 330,964 ratings — published 1892
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 659 times as detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 316,424 ratings — published 1937
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 644 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 182,654 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 600 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 209,364 ratings — published 1936
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 577 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 298,739 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 535 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 171,526 ratings — published 1939
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 472 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 — 233,120 ratings — published 2015
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 471 times as detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 218,925 ratings — published 1887
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 448 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 386,858 ratings — published 2000
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 426 times as detective)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,494,703 ratings — published 2005
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 405 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 123,714 ratings — published 1923
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 388 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 830,382 ratings — published 2020
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 372 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 117,643 ratings — published 1930
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 369 times as detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 219,517 ratings — published 1930
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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 — 107,170 ratings — published 1893
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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 358 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 219,915 ratings — published 1992
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 347 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 111,452 ratings — published 1938
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 343 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 — 190,089 ratings — published 2018
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 340 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 71,959 ratings — published 1904
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 323 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 96,271 ratings — published 1942
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 322 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 86,039 ratings — published 1932
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 317 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,559,996 ratings — published 2003
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 317 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 132,554 ratings — published 1942
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 312 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 153,182 ratings — published 2011
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 312 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 86,709 ratings — published 1928
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
by (shelved 301 times as detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 447,054 ratings — published 2007
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 300 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 75,092 ratings — published 1936
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23)
by (shelved 296 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 91,028 ratings — published 1941
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 293 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 72,502 ratings — published 1936
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 292 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 — 291,502 ratings — published 2005
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 289 times as detective)
avg rating 3.56 — 77,232 ratings — published 1927
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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 288 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 278,151 ratings — published 1998
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 287 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 77,066 ratings — published 1924
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 286 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 57,017 ratings — published 1914
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 286 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 64,382 ratings — published 1933
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 285 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 997,767 ratings — published 2006
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 285 times as detective)
avg rating 3.56 — 107,692 ratings — published 1969
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Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5) Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 279 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 — 151,195 ratings — published 2020
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Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 275 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 68,435 ratings — published 1935
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 274 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 215,803 ratings — published 2001
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 272 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 — 134,626 ratings — published 1997
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 264 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 71,300 ratings — published 1938
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 259 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 78,686 ratings — published 1957
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“When those we care about are weakest, that’s when we must be strong for them.”
A.G. Russo, The Cases Nobody Wanted

Susan  Rowland
“You can’t set fires, Anna. Never again. Promise.”
[Anna] aimed her defiance at Mary.
“And you? What’s your reason to hate me?”
Caroline spoke quietly. “We nearly died — in the fire in those mountains and at the house when Ravi had a gun pointed at us.” Her eyes were full of tears. “The fire you set at The Old Hospital could have killed me as well as Janet and Agnes.”
Anna muttered into the syrupy dregs of her tea. “Fire, you’re firing me?”
Mary grimaced. There had been too much fire.”
Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

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