Mystery Classics Books

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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.04 — 206,972 ratings — published 1930
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,562,370 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 12 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.00 — 490,496 ratings — published 1920
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Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.83 — 60,276 ratings — published 1923
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 10 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.20 — 710,255 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.13 — 485,554 ratings — published 1887
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 8 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.12 — 297,512 ratings — published 1937
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Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.98 — 25,063 ratings — published 1926
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The Moonstone The Moonstone (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.91 — 97,725 ratings — published 1868
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.14 — 379,422 ratings — published 1902
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The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3) The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.86 — 55,997 ratings — published 1942
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.94 — 68,237 ratings — published 1936
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.89 — 72,912 ratings — published 1924
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.30 — 321,970 ratings — published 1892
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The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.77 — 14,718 ratings — published 1931
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #4) By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.76 — 24,791 ratings — published 1968
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The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1) The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.61 — 9,394 ratings — published 1929
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The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.90 — 37,637 ratings — published 1951
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.26 — 332,637 ratings — published 1926
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Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3) Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.07 — 29,808 ratings — published 1927
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A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.01 — 83,302 ratings — published 1950
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,440 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 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.29 — 103,798 ratings — published 1893
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The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1) The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.85 — 69,472 ratings — published 1922
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.04 — 18,317 ratings — published 1928
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Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #4) Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #4)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.13 — 15,577 ratings — published 1928
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The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1) The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.81 — 18,425 ratings — published 1911
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Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.24 — 21,747 ratings — published 1937
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Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8) Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.10 — 17,713 ratings — published 1932
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The Woman in White The Woman in White (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.01 — 163,535 ratings — published 1859
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.82 — 123,587 ratings — published 1942
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The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple, #0.5) The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple, #0.5)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.94 — 40,433 ratings — published 1932
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Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
by (shelved 6 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.14 — 33,018 ratings — published 1968
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.03 — 192,978 ratings — published 1936
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After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.92 — 47,919 ratings — published 1953
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.02 — 80,489 ratings — published 1932
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.88 — 79,781 ratings — published 1928
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A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1) A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.79 — 16,514 ratings — published 1934
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Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries (Lord Peter Wimsey # 9) Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries (Lord Peter Wimsey # 9)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,700 ratings — published 1933
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.95 — 59,892 ratings — published 1933
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Look to the Lady (Albert Campion Mystery, #3) Look to the Lady (Albert Campion Mystery, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,661 ratings — published 1931
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The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,651 ratings — published 1946
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.89 — 173,891 ratings — published 1890
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The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1) The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.76 — 12,463 ratings — published 1929
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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8) The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.96 — 53,185 ratings — published 1962
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N or M? (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #3) N or M? (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.81 — 28,762 ratings — published 1941
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2) The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.80 — 32,297 ratings — published 1929
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Murder Must Advertise  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.17 — 24,496 ratings — published 1933
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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
by (shelved 5 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 4.20 — 31,706 ratings — published 1935
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Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1) Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as mystery-classics)
avg rating 3.91 — 41,395 ratings — published 1962
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