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Books of the 18 Top Mystery Writers of All Time

Here are the books of the top 18 mystery writers as per 'Become a writer today'. How many have you read?
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
1
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
2
Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
3
Agatha Christie
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
4
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
5
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6
Arthur Conan Doyle
Death Comes to Pemberley (P.D James)
Death Comes to Pemberley
7
P.D James
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
8
P.D. James
Cover Her Face
Cover Her Face
9
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
10
Thomas Harris
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
11
Thomas Harris
Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal Rising
12
Thomas Harris
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
13
Daphne Du Maurier
Frenchman's Creek (Daphne Du Maurier)
Frenchman's Creek
14
Daphne Du Maurier
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
15
Daphne Du Maurier
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
16
Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
17
Dashiell Hammett
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
18
Dashiell Hammett
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
19
James Patterson
The Angel Experiment (James Patterson)
The Angel Experiment
20
James Patterson
1st to Die (James Patterson)
1st to Die
21
James Patterson
Anna's Book (Ruth Rendell)
Anna's Book
22
Ruth Rendell
From Doon With Death (Ruth Rendell)
From Doon With Death
23
Ruth Rendell
A Judgement in Stone
A Judgement in Stone
24
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
25
Truman Capote
Summer Crossing
Summer Crossing
26
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
27
Truman Capote
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
28
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
29
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
30
Stieg Larsson
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
31
Stephen King
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
32
Stephen King
It (Stephen King)
It
33
Stephen King
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
34
Dorothy L. Sayers
Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Strong Poison
35
Dorothy L. Sayers
Unnatural Death (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Unnatural Death
36
Dorothy L. Sayers
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
37
Gillian Flynn
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
38
Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
39
Gillian Flynn
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
40
Lee Child
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