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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 765 times as murder)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,706,532 ratings — published 2019
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 394 times as murder)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,581,132 ratings — published 1939
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 384 times as murder)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,129,827 ratings — published 2019
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One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1) One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1)
by (shelved 362 times as murder)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,039,206 ratings — published 2017
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 345 times as murder)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,451,421 ratings — published 2002
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Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2) Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
by (shelved 315 times as murder)
avg rating 4.26 — 754,817 ratings — published 2020
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 307 times as murder)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,247,163 ratings — published 2015
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 302 times as murder)
avg rating 4.20 — 717,682 ratings — published 1934
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 293 times as murder)
avg rating 3.86 — 734,775 ratings — published 2020
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 280 times as murder)
avg rating 4.16 — 992,276 ratings — published 1992
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As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)
by (shelved 267 times as murder)
avg rating 4.19 — 548,869 ratings — published 2021
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 219 times as murder)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,551,476 ratings — published 2018
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The Guest List The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 214 times as murder)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,251,616 ratings — published 2020
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 214 times as murder)
avg rating 3.94 — 829,789 ratings — published 2009
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as murder)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,402,859 ratings — published 2012
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 206 times as murder)
avg rating 4.09 — 720,544 ratings — published 1966
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Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3) Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)
by (shelved 203 times as murder)
avg rating 4.29 — 16,875 ratings — published 2024
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 195 times as murder)
avg rating 4.26 — 337,710 ratings — published 1926
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as murder)
avg rating 3.78 — 470,701 ratings — published 2018
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as murder)
avg rating 4.00 — 749,842 ratings — published 2003
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 180 times as murder)
avg rating 4.04 — 542,715 ratings — published 1985
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as murder)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,202,754 ratings — published 2006
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 176 times as murder)
avg rating 4.00 — 496,098 ratings — published 1920
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
by (shelved 175 times as murder)
avg rating 3.78 — 435,197 ratings — published 2007
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 170 times as murder)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,414,397 ratings — published 2005
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as murder)
avg rating 3.64 — 342,877 ratings — published 2018
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 167 times as murder)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,670,153 ratings — published 2018
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 161 times as murder)
avg rating 4.01 — 581,700 ratings — published 2023
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 154 times as murder)
avg rating 4.12 — 300,770 ratings — published 1937
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Five Survive Five Survive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 151 times as murder)
avg rating 4.08 — 259,826 ratings — published 2022
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 147 times as murder)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,747,001 ratings — published 2008
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One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2) One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)
by (shelved 140 times as murder)
avg rating 3.90 — 280,934 ratings — published 2020
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The Naturals (The Naturals, #1) The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)
by (shelved 140 times as murder)
avg rating 4.22 — 316,995 ratings — published 2013
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The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
by (shelved 139 times as murder)
avg rating 3.75 — 693,756 ratings — published 2022
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If We Were Villains If We Were Villains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as murder)
avg rating 4.10 — 395,717 ratings — published 2017
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Pretty Girls Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as murder)
avg rating 4.01 — 676,220 ratings — published 2015
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The Only One Left The Only One Left (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as murder)
avg rating 4.13 — 571,934 ratings — published 2023
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as murder)
avg rating 4.14 — 436,727 ratings — published 2017
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 134 times as murder)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,860,628 ratings — published 2022
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The Erkeley Shadows The Erkeley Shadows (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 132 times as murder)
avg rating 4.30 — 8,173 ratings — published 2023
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 131 times as murder)
avg rating 3.89 — 620,594 ratings — published 2013
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 128 times as murder)
avg rating 4.26 — 979,429 ratings — published 2006
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 126 times as murder)
avg rating 4.03 — 195,526 ratings — published 1936
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Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1) Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1)
by (shelved 126 times as murder)
avg rating 3.89 — 178,258 ratings — published 2018
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Never Lie Never Lie (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 124 times as murder)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,355,084 ratings — published 2022
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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)
by (shelved 121 times as murder)
avg rating 3.76 — 216,269 ratings — published 2022
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 120 times as murder)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,053,999 ratings — published 1866
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 118 times as murder)
avg rating 4.11 — 261,253 ratings — published 2018
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Two Can Keep a Secret Two Can Keep a Secret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as murder)
avg rating 3.92 — 169,753 ratings — published 2019
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The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2) The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
by (shelved 114 times as murder)
avg rating 4.36 — 332,902 ratings — published 2021
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J.K. Rowling
“I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.”
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Susan  Rowland
“But this Scroll too has magical properties. From the moment I first saw it, the paper warmed to my touch. I know it came alive as I held it. Did you know there’s a serpent on the back? Some say it’s a dragon. It winked at me. Its lashes are gold.”
Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

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