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Best Crime Novels

A few books I've read and enjoyed and would recommend.
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Quite Ugly One Morning (Christopher Brookmyre)
Quite Ugly One Morning
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Christopher Brookmyre
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
2
John Le Carré
Be My Enemy (Christopher Brookmyre)
Be My Enemy
3
Christopher Brookmyre
Black Widow (Christopher Brookmyre)
Black Widow
4
Christopher Brookmyre
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away (Christopher Blackmyre)
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
5
Christopher Blackmyre
The Sacred Art of Stealing (Christopher Brookmyre)
The Sacred Art of Stealing
6
Christopher Brookmyre
Where the Bodies Are Buried (Christopher Brookmyre)
Where the Bodies Are Buried
7
Christopher Brookmyre
Flesh Wounds (Christopher Brookmyre)
Flesh Wounds
8
Christopher Brookmyre
The Cut (Chris Brookmyre)
The Cut
9
Chris Brookmyre
When the Devil Drives (Christopher Brookmyre)
When the Devil Drives
10
Christopher Brookmyre
All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye (Christopher Brookmyre (2006))
All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye
11
Christopher Brookmyre (2006)
The Tale Etched in Blood and a Hard Black Pencil (Christopher Brookmyre)
The Tale Etched in Blood and a Hard Black Pencil
12
Christopher Brookmyre
Not the End of the World (Christopher Brookmyre)
Not the End of the World
13
Christopher Brookmyre
Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks (Christopher Brookmyre)
Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks
14
Christopher Brookmyre
Started Early, Took My Dog (Kate Atkinson)
Started Early, Took My Dog
15
Kate Atkinson
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
16
Kate Atkinson
One Good Turn (Kate Atkinson)
One Good Turn
17
Kate Atkinson
When Will There Be Good News? (Kate Atkinson)
When Will There Be Good News?
18
Kate Atkinson
Big Sky (Kate Atkinson)
Big Sky
19
Kate Atkinson
Hyde (Craig Russell)
Hyde
20
Craig Russell
Black and Blue (Ian Rankin)
Black and Blue
21
Ian Rankin
The Poet
The Poet
22
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
23
Robert Bloch
Garnethill (Denise Mina)
Garnethill
24
Denise Mina
The Long Drop (Denise Mina)
The Long Drop
25
Denise Mina
Resolution (Denise Mina)
Resolution
26
Denise Mina
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
27
Doyle
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
28
Stephen King
A Mind to Murder (P.D. James)
A Mind to Murder
29
P.D. James
Original Sin (P.D. James)
Original Sin
30
P.D. James
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
31
Patricia Highsmith
Ripley Under Water (Patricia Highsmith)
Ripley Under Water
32
Patricia Highsmith
Ripley's Game (Patricia Highsmith)
Ripley's Game
33
Patricia Highsmith
Ripley Under Ground (Patricia Highsmith)
Ripley Under Ground
34
Patricia Highsmith
The Green Ripper (John D. MacDonald)
The Green Ripper
35
John D. MacDonald
One Fearful Yellow Eye (John D. MacDonald)
One Fearful Yellow Eye
36
John D. MacDonald
Roseanna (Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö)
Roseanna
37
Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
Standing in Another Man's Grave (Ian Rankin)
Standing in Another Man's Grave
38
Ian Rankin
Cop Hater
Cop Hater
39
Mr Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr Mercedes
40
Stephen King
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