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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 157 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.20 — 709,441 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 137 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.13 — 485,198 ratings — published 1887
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 118 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.00 — 489,803 ratings — published 1920
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,560,373 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 115 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.26 — 332,063 ratings — published 1926
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 102 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.12 — 297,163 ratings — published 1937
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 101 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.30 — 321,782 ratings — published 1892
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 99 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.14 — 379,062 ratings — published 1902
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 93 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.89 — 616,511 ratings — published 2013
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 88 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.89 — 173,727 ratings — published 1890
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 72 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.05 — 288,789 ratings — published 2014
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In the Woods In the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.78 — 432,069 ratings — published 2007
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 70 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.03 — 192,731 ratings — published 1936
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 70 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.94 — 166,165 ratings — published 1939
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 68 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.04 — 206,781 ratings — published 1930
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.87 — 696,923 ratings — published 2020
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 62 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,243 ratings — published 1923
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.87 — 113,741 ratings — published 1930
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 58 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.82 — 123,412 ratings — published 1942
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.51 — 215,002 ratings — published 1927
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 55 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.22 — 224,853 ratings — published 2015
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 55 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.98 — 99,057 ratings — published 1938
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 54 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.88 — 79,661 ratings — published 1928
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 53 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.02 — 80,378 ratings — published 1932
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 53 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,278 ratings — published 1957
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 53 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.03 — 89,235 ratings — published 1942
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 52 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.94 — 68,138 ratings — published 1936
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 51 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.29 — 103,713 ratings — published 1893
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 51 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,395,018 ratings — published 2005
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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 48 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.81 — 273,814 ratings — published 1998
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 47 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.96 — 70,031 ratings — published 1936
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 47 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.98 — 86,050 ratings — published 1941
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A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
by (shelved 47 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.01 — 83,191 ratings — published 1950
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The Likeness The Likeness (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.06 — 176,326 ratings — published 2008
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.97 — 147,171 ratings — published 1987
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 44 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.95 — 59,799 ratings — published 1933
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 44 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.87 — 67,108 ratings — published 1938
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 43 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.25 — 181,960 ratings — published 2018
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The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3) The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3)
by (shelved 43 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.85 — 55,926 ratings — published 1942
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Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11) Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)
by (shelved 42 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.84 — 47,193 ratings — published 1934
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Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17) Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17)
by (shelved 42 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.91 — 46,391 ratings — published 1937
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 42 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.90 — 72,819 ratings — published 1924
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 41 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.57 — 98,854 ratings — published 1969
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 40 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.96 — 53,942 ratings — published 1914
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 40 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.27 — 69,126 ratings — published 1905
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At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10) At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10)
by (shelved 40 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.71 — 44,913 ratings — published 1965
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The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26) The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)
by (shelved 40 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.80 — 42,258 ratings — published 1946
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 40 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.57 — 71,459 ratings — published 1927
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Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1) Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as detectives)
avg rating 3.95 — 159,531 ratings — published 2016
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The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as detectives)
avg rating 4.14 — 389,493 ratings — published 1980
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G.K. Chesterton
“The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic.”
G.K. Chesterton, The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery

Robert B. Parker
“How about the wrong crowd," I said. "You getting in with them?"
"Not much luck," Paul said. "I'm trying like hell, but the wrong crowd doesn't seem to want me."
"Don't quit," I said. "You want something, you go after it. I was nearly thirty-five before I could get in with wrong crowd.”
Robert B. Parker

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