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80 Great Mystery Books

If you enjoy reading mysteries, this is your list. From YA to classics to recent novels, how many have you read?
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A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
1
Sue Grafton
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
2
Caleb Carr
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
3
James Patterson
Anatomy of a Murder (Robert Traver)
Anatomy of a Murder
4
Robert Traver
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
6
Liane Moriarty
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
7
Raymond Chandler
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector
8
Jeffrey Deaver
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
9
Kate Atkinson
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Lillian Jackson Braun)
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
10
Lillian Jackson Braun
The Cheerleaders (Kara Thomas)
The Cheerleaders
11
Kara Thomas
Crocodile on the Sandback
Crocodile on the Sandback
12
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
13
Robert Galbraith
A Curious Beginning (Deanna Raybourn)
A Curious Beginning
14
Deanna Raybourn
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
15
Mark Haddon
Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
Daughter of Time
16
Josephine Tey
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
17
Dan Brown
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
18
Frederick Forsyth
Death by Darjeeling (Childs)
Death by Darjeeling
19
Childs
Death Comes to Pemberley (P. D. James)
Death Comes to Pemberley
20
P. D. James
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
21
William Landay
Deja Dead (Kathy Reichs)
Deja Dead
22
Kathy Reichs
Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective (Donald J. Sobol)
Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective
23
Donald J. Sobol
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
24
Celeste Ng
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
25
Jasper Fforde
Father Brown: The Essential Tales (G.K. Chesterton)
Father Brown: The Essential Tales
26
G.K. Chesterton
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
27
John Grisham
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
28
E. L. Konigsburg
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
29
Paula Hawkins
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
30
Stieg Larsson
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
31
Gillian Flynn
A Great Deliverance
A Great Deliverance
32
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
33
Lucy Foley
Her Royal Spyness (Rhys Bowen)
Her Royal Spyness
34
Rhys Bowen
The Hidden Staircase (Carolyn Keene)
The Hidden Staircase
35
Carolyn Keene
Homicide in Hardcover (Kate Carlisle)
Homicide in Hardcover
36
Kate Carlisle
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
37
Doyle
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
38
Tara French
Killer Smile (Lisa Scottoline)
Killer Smile
39
Lisa Scottoline
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
40
Lee Child
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