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100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century, Picked by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Ass'n.

In 2000, mystery booksellers looked back at a century of murder and compiled a list of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century. Members of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association's online discussion group spent nearly two months considering and debating hundreds of titles recommended by mystery booksellers throughout the country. They agreed that each author could only appear once on the list.
IMBA's book, 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century, was published in December 2000 by The Crum Creek Press . This publication includes a member review discussing what makes each mystery on the list special, as well as members' choices of other titles they wish has been included. It won an Agatha and an Anthony award for the best non-fiction/critical work of 2000.
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Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke
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A Coffin for Dimitrios
A Coffin for Dimitrios
2
A Dram of Poison
A Dram of Poison
3
Aunt Dimity's Death
Aunt Dimity's Death
4
In the Heat of the Night (Novel)
In the Heat of the Night (Novel)
5
Death by Sheer Torture
Death by Sheer Torture
6
Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat
7
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
8
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
9
Green for Danger
Green for Danger
10
The Fabulous Clipjoint
The Fabulous Clipjoint
11
The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps
12
Black Cherry Blues
Black Cherry Blues
13
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
14
The Thin Woman
The Thin Woman
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The Three Coffins
The Three Coffins
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Thus Was Adonis Murdered
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
17
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
18
Raymond Chandler
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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Agatha Christie
The Concrete Blonde
The Concrete Blonde
20
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes
21
The Monkey's Raincoat
The Monkey's Raincoat
22
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
23
Dreaming of the Bones
Dreaming of the Bones
24
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
25
The Yellow Room Conspiracy
The Yellow Room Conspiracy
26
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
27
Arthur Conan Doyle
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
28
Daphne Du Maurier
Booked to Die
Booked to Die
29
Old Bones
Old Bones
30
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
31
Janet Evanovich
Time and Again (Jack Finney)
Time and Again
32
Jack Finney
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca
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Whip Hand
Whip Hand
34
The Hours Before Dawn
The Hours Before Dawn
35
A Great Deliverance
A Great Deliverance
36
Smallbone Deceased
Smallbone Deceased
37
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
38
Sue Grafton
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift
39
The Man With the Load of Mischief
The Man With the Load of Mischief
40
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