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Amazon UK's 100 Crime Books and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime

A list of crime books and thrillers to read in your lifetime chosen by staff at amazon.co.uk. How many have you already read?
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1
Arthur Conan Doyle
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson
2
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
3
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
4
Agatha Christie
The Apple Tart of Hope (Sarah Moore Fitzgerald)
The Apple Tart of Hope
5
Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
Aunt Dimity's Death
Aunt Dimity's Death
6
The Bat (Jo Nesbø)
The Bat
7
Jo Nesbø
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
8
S.J. Watson
Black and Blue (Ian Rankin)
Black and Blue
9
Ian Rankin
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
10
James Ellroy
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
11
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
12
Robert Ludlum
A Boy Called Hope (Lara Williamson)
A Boy Called Hope
13
Lara Williamson
The Camel Club (David Baldacci)
The Camel Club
14
David Baldacci
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
15
Kate Atkinson
The Case of the Missing Servant
The Case of the Missing Servant
16
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
17
John Fowles
Cover Her Face
Cover Her Face
18
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
19
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
20
Robert Galbraith
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
21
Barbara Vine
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
22
Frederick Forsyth
Dead Ends (Erin Lange)
Dead Ends
23
Erin Lange
Dead Letter Drop (Peter James)
Dead Letter Drop
24
Peter James
Death of a Ghost (Margery Allingham)
Death of a Ghost
25
Margery Allingham
Deja Dead (Kathy Reichs)
Deja Dead
26
Kathy Reichs
Dissolution (C.J. Sansom)
Dissolution
27
C.J. Sansom
A Dram of Poison
A Dram of Poison
28
Eeny Meeny
Eeny Meeny
29
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
30
Ken Follett
Faceless Killers (Henning Mankell)
Faceless Killers
31
Henning Mankell
Five Red Herrings (1931)
Five Red Herrings (1931)
32
From Doon With Death (Ruth Rendell)
From Doon With Death
33
Ruth Rendell
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
34
Ian Fleming
Gallows View (Peter Robinson)
Gallows View
35
Peter Robinson
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
36
Paula Hawkins
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
37
Stieg Larsson
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
38
Mario Puzo
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
39
Gillian Flynn
The Good Girl (Mary Kubica)
The Good Girl
40
Mary Kubica
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