Detective Books

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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1098 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 712,038 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 938 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 486,410 ratings — published 1887
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 801 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 617,838 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 791 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 380,199 ratings — published 1902
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 781 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,566,907 ratings — published 1939
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 762 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 491,947 ratings — published 1920
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 758 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 333,907 ratings — published 1926
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 694 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 322,387 ratings — published 1892
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 637 times as detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 298,304 ratings — published 1937
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 623 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 174,272 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 556 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 193,526 ratings — published 1936
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 555 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 289,528 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 517 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 166,072 ratings — published 1939
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 446 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 — 225,405 ratings — published 2015
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 441 times as detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 215,259 ratings — published
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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 — 3,402,558 ratings — published 2005
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 400 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 373,447 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 384 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,856 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 359 times as detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 103,950 ratings — published 1893
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 359 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 113,976 ratings — published 1930
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 354 times as detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 207,399 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 345 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 213,315 ratings — published 1992
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 331 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 69,289 ratings — published 1905
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 325 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 99,302 ratings — published 1938
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 325 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 710,474 ratings — published 2020
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 319 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 — 182,553 ratings — published 2018
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 312 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 80,741 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 — 2,491,225 ratings — published 2003
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 310 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 89,706 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 300 times as detective)
avg rating 3.82 — 124,039 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 295 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 80,089 ratings — published 1928
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 291 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 70,381 ratings — published 1936
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 290 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 86,453 ratings — published 1941
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In the Woods In the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 288 times as detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 433,008 ratings — published 2007
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 287 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 145,708 ratings — published 2011
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 284 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 976,437 ratings — published 2006
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 282 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 68,455 ratings — published 1936
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 99,394 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 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 274,098 ratings — published 1998
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 276 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 71,824 ratings — published 1927
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 275 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 73,102 ratings — published 1924
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 274 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,099 ratings — published 1933
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 273 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 54,139 ratings — published 1914
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 271 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 — 277,752 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 — 64,043 ratings — published 1935
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 266 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 208,173 ratings — published 2001
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 262 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 — 128,602 ratings — published 1997
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 253 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,561 ratings — published 1957
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 251 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 67,405 ratings — published 1938
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Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5) Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 250 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 — 143,484 ratings — published 2020
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Mark Haddon
“And then I thought that I had to be like Sherlock Holmes and I had to detach my mind at will to a remarkable degree so that I did not notice how much it was hurting inside my head.”
Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

“She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,” the priest said.”
A.G. Russo, The Cases Nobody Wanted

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