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100 Mystery Novels Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime - Page 2

A good mystery novel will chill its readers, keeping them on their toes until the final reveal.
Amazon editors debuted a new list of the 100 mysteries and thrillers that everyone should read in their lifetime, based on reader selections and ratings at Goodreads.
From well-known authors like Agatha Christie and Edgar Allan Poe to suspense-genre newcomers, these are the 100 thrillers that will keep you reading deep into the night (in alphabetical order).
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Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
Night Soldiers
41
Alan Furst
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
42
Cormac McCarthy
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
43
Janet Evanovich
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
44
Patricia Cornwell
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
45
Scott Turow
Pulp (Charles Bukowski)
Pulp
46
Charles Bukowski
Raise the Titanic! (Clive Cussler)
Raise the Titanic!
47
Clive Cussler
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
48
Daphne Du Maurier
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
49
Thomas Harris
Relic (Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child)
Relic
50
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
51
James Clavell
Sister (Rosamund Lupton)
Sister
52
Rosamund Lupton
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
53
Louise Penny
Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
54
Jim Butcher
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
55
Robert Louis Stevenson
Tell No One (Harlan Coben)
Tell No One
56
Harlan Coben
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
57
Caleb Carr
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
58
Michael Crichton
The Bat (Jo Nesbø)
The Bat
59
Jo Nesbø
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector
60
Jeffrey Deaver
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
61
Robert Ludlum
The Circular Staircase (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Circular Staircase
62
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
63
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
64
Dan Brown
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
65
Josephine Tey
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
66
Frederick Forsyth
The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
The Drowning Pool
67
Ross MacDonald
The Eiger Sanction (Trevanian)
The Eiger Sanction
68
Trevanian
The Eight (Katherine Neville)
The Eight
69
Katherine Neville
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
70
Stieg Larsson
The Gold Bug and Other Tales
The Gold Bug and Other Tales
71
The Hot Rock (Donald E. Westlake)
The Hot Rock
72
Donald E. Westlake
The Hot Spot (Charles Williams)
The Hot Spot
73
Charles Williams
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
74
Tom Clancy
The Kill Artist (Daniel Silva)
The Kill Artist
75
Daniel Silva
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
76
Jim Thompson
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
77
James Crumley
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
78
Raymond Chandler
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
79
Dashiell Hammett
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
80
Umberto Eco
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