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50 Essential Mystery Novels Everyone Should Read

Based on this article from 2014 http://flavorwire.com/434548/50-essential-mystery-novels-that-everyone-should-read/50
(might be a little dated but nevertheless a good starting point)
Includes gothic, noir, modern, Scandinavian, classic, etc.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1
Conan Doyle
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
2
Dorothy L. Sayers
A Coffin for Dimitrios
A Coffin for Dimitrios
3
Arthur & George
Arthur & George
4
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
5
Raymond Chandler
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
6
Dashiell Hammett
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
7
Agatha Christie
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
8
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales
9
Edgar Allan Poe
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
10
Daphne Du Maurier
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
11
Caleb Carr
The Intuitionist
The Intuitionist
12
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
13
Michael Chabon
When We Were Orphans (Kazuo Ishiguro)
When We Were Orphans
14
Kazuo Ishiguro
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
15
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
16
Wilkie Collins
Dust and Shadow
Dust and Shadow
17
New York Trilogy
New York Trilogy
18
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
19
Walter Mosley
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
20
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carre)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
21
John Le Carre
Fadeout
Fadeout
22
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
23
Umberto Eco
The Circular Staircase (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Circular Staircase
24
Mary Roberts Rinehart
True Confessions
True Confessions
25
Beast in View
Beast in View
26
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
27
Josephine Tey
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
28
Ian Fleming
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
29
Patricia Highsmith
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
30
Scott Turow
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
31
Frederick Forsyth
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
32
Dennis Lehane
Sneaky People
Sneaky People
33
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
34
Tara French
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
35
Barbara Vine
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
36
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
37
John Buchan
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
38
Ken Follett
I, the Jury (Mickey Spillane)
I, the Jury
39
Mickey Spillane
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
40
Stieg Larsson
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