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BookBub's Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time

Here is a list of BookBub's Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time. How many of these books have you read?
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The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
1
Caleb Carr
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
2
James Patterson
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
3
Theodore Dreiser
An Innocent Client (Scott Pratt)
An Innocent Client
4
Scott Pratt
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
6
Dan Brown
Aunty Lee's Delights (Ovidia Yu)
Aunty Lee's Delights
7
Ovidia Yu
Baby's Got Blue Eyes (L.M. Krier)
Baby's Got Blue Eyes
8
L.M. Krier
Birdman (Mo Hayder)
Birdman
9
Mo Hayder
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
10
Michael Connelly
Blanche on the Lam (Barbara Neely)
Blanche on the Lam
11
Barbara Neely
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector
12
Jeffrey Deaver
The Cabinet of Curiosities (Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child)
The Cabinet of Curiosities
13
Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
14
Kate Atkinson
Child 44 (Tom Rob Smith)
Child 44
15
Tom Rob Smith
City of the Dead (Herbert Lieberman)
City of the Dead
16
Herbert Lieberman
The Client (John Grisham)
The Client
17
John Grisham
The Cobra Event (Richard Preston)
The Cobra Event
18
Richard Preston
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson)
The Cold Dish
19
Craig Johnson
The Cove (Catherine Coulter)
The Cove
20
Catherine Coulter
Cover Her Face (P. D. James)
Cover Her Face
21
P. D. James
The Crucifix Killer (Chris Carter)
The Crucifix Killer
22
Chris Carter
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
23
Robert Galbraith
The Cutting Season (Attica Locke)
The Cutting Season
24
Attica Locke
Dark Fire (C.J. Sansom)
Dark Fire
25
C.J. Sansom
Dark Pines (Will Dean)
Dark Pines
26
Will Dean
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
27
Josephine Tey
Death at La Fenice (Donna Leon)
Death at La Fenice
28
Donna Leon
Deeper Than the Dead (Tami Hoag)
Deeper Than the Dead
29
Tami Hoag
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
30
William Landay
Déjà Dead (Kathy Reichs)
Déjà Dead
31
Kathy Reichs
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
32
Walter Mosley
Even Money (Dick Francis & Felix Francis)
Even Money
33
Dick Francis & Felix Francis
Fatal Vision (Joe McGinnis)
Fatal Vision
34
Joe McGinnis
Fear of the Dark (Gar Anthony Haywood)
Fear of the Dark
35
Gar Anthony Haywood
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
36
Stieg Larsson
The Godwulf Manuscript (Robert B. Parker)
The Godwulf Manuscript
37
Robert B. Parker
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
38
Gillian Flynn
A Great Deliverance (Elizabeth George)
A Great Deliverance
39
Elizabeth George
Grotesque (Natsuo Kirino)
Grotesque
40
Natsuo Kirino
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