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100 Greatest Mysterys of All Time - What Would You Add to It?
Daniel
Feb 19, 2014 11:52AM
I came across this list of 100 greatest mysteries of all time. It's a fantastic list but it could probably stand to be updated with a few indie authors and a couple more modern mystery masterpieces. What would you add to it/recommend?
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I'd actually take issue with some of them being classified as "mysterys". Dracula, The Hunt for Red October, Day of the Jackal, etc are good books but not what you would normally put in the mystery genre. Some notable books/authors missing from that list:
Dennis Lehane
Colin Dexter
Bill Pronzini (seriously, "I, The Jury" but no Nameless Detective novels")
Dick Francis
Dennis Lehane
Colin Dexter
Bill Pronzini (seriously, "I, The Jury" but no Nameless Detective novels")
Dick Francis
I would add P. D. James, Elizabeth George, Ann Cleves, Ruth Rendel and Mignon Eberhart to the above list of authors that need to be included.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Murder of Roger Acroyd
Daniel Jeffries
Both excellent choices. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo blew me way. The second book was the best in the series though. Less info-dumpy and strong charact
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The Westing Game to me will always be one of my the best
Sherlock Holmes has a unique character . During reading the complete volume the reader's means of thinking would change. It would even change the point of view of the reader towards other people, and life in general if deeply understood.
My way of thinking was really affected after reading that volume, honestly .
My way of thinking was really affected after reading that volume, honestly .
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