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100 Must-Read Mystery & Crime Novels Around the World

Lazy (hopefully ;p) summer days are perfect for reading a good mystery novel. Here's Bookriot's list of must-read mystery and crime novels from around the world. When it says "series" under the picture, check the item if you have read any book from the series.
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A Beautiful Place to Die (Malla Nann)
A Beautiful Place to Die
1
Malla Nann
A Land Without Jasmine (Wajdi Al-Ahdal)
A Land Without Jasmine
2
Wajdi Al-Ahdal
A Midsummer's Equation (Keigo Higashino)
A Midsummer's Equation
3
Keigo Higashino
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Shamini Flint)
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
4
Shamini Flint
A Quiet Place (Seicho Matsumoto)
A Quiet Place
5
Seicho Matsumoto
A Vine in the Blood (Leighton Gage)
A Vine in the Blood
6
Leighton Gage
Alex Morrow Series (Denise Mina)
Alex Morrow Series
7
Denise Mina
All She Was Worth (Miyuki Miyabe)
All She Was Worth
8
Miyuki Miyabe
All Yours (Claudia Piñeiro)
All Yours
9
Claudia Piñeiro
Arthur & George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur & George
10
Julian Barnes
As Red as Blood (Salla Simukka)
As Red as Blood
11
Salla Simukka
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (Mario Giordano)
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
12
Mario Giordano
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
13
S.J. Watson
Betty Boo (Claudia Piñeiro)
Betty Boo
14
Claudia Piñeiro
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
15
Liane Moriarty
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
16
Kate Atkinson
Inspector Gamache Series (Louise Penny)
Inspector Gamache Series
17
Louise Penny
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
Confessions
18
Kanae Minato
Cormoran Strike Series (Robert Galbraith)
Cormoran Strike Series
19
Robert Galbraith
Darko Dawson Series (Kwei Quartey)
Darko Dawson Series
20
Kwei Quartey
Death Going Down (Bosco)
Death Going Down
21
Bosco
Death in Breslau (Marek Krajewski)
Death in Breslau
22
Marek Krajewski
Death of a Red Heroine (Qiu Xiaolong)
Death of a Red Heroine
23
Qiu Xiaolong
Dublin Murder Squad Series (Tana French)
Dublin Murder Squad Series
24
Tana French
Duffy Series (Dan Kavanagh)
Duffy Series
25
Dan Kavanagh
Final Curtain (Kjersti Scheen)
Final Curtain
26
Kjersti Scheen
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
27
Sarah Waters
Flavia De Luce (Books by Alan Bradley)
Flavia De Luce (Books by Alan Bradley)
28
Goth (Otsuichi)
Goth
29
Otsuichi
Grotesque (Natsuo Kirino)
Grotesque
30
Natsuo Kirino
Harry Hole Series
Harry Hole Series
31
I Let You Go (Clare MacKintosh)
I Let You Go
32
Clare MacKintosh
I Remember You (Yrsa Sigurðardóttir)
I Remember You
33
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
In the Miso Soup - Ryu Murakami
In the Miso Soup - Ryu Murakami
34
Detective Inspector Huss (Helen Tursten)
Detective Inspector Huss
35
Helen Tursten
Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Seicho Matsumoto)
Inspector Imanishi Investigates
36
Seicho Matsumoto
Inspector Konrad Sejer Series (Karin Fossum)
Inspector Konrad Sejer Series
37
Karin Fossum
Jane Steele (Lyndsay Faye)
Jane Steele
38
Lyndsay Faye
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
39
Edogawa Rampo
Killing Auntie (Andrzej Bursa)
Killing Auntie
40
Andrzej Bursa
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