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Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels

The world's most beloved mystery writers celebrate their favorite mystery novels in this gorgeously wrought collection, featuring essays by Michael Connelly, Kathy Reichs, Ian Rankin, and more.
In the most ambitious anthology of its kind, the world's leading mystery writers come together to champion the greatest mystery novels ever written. In a series of personal essays that reveal as much about the authors and their own work as they do about the books that they love, over a hundred authors from twenty countries have created a guide that will be indispensable for generations of readers and writers.
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Dupin Stories (Edgar Allan Poe)
Dupin Stories
1
Edgar Allan Poe
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
2
Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
3
Charles Dickens
The Dead Letter (Metta Victoria Fuller Victor)
The Dead Letter
4
Metta Victoria Fuller Victor
The Moonstone (Collins)
The Moonstone
5
Collins
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
7
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Assassin (Liam O'flaherty)
The Assassin
8
Liam O'flaherty
The Bastard (Erskine Caldwell)
The Bastard
9
Erskine Caldwell
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
10
Dashiell Hammett
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
11
Have His Carcase (1932)
Have His Carcase (1932)
12
The Saint V. Scotland Yard (Leslie Charteris)
The Saint V. Scotland Yard
13
Leslie Charteris
Fast One (Paul Cain)
Fast One
14
Paul Cain
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
15
James M. Cain
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
16
Agatha Christie
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
17
Daphne Du Maurier
Brighton Rock (Greene)
Brighton Rock
18
Greene
Too Many Cooks (Rex Stout)
Too Many Cooks
19
Rex Stout
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
20
Farewell My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
21
Raymond Chandler
Hangover Square (Patrick Hamilton)
Hangover Square
22
Patrick Hamilton
Love's Lovely Counterfeit (James M. Cain)
Love's Lovely Counterfeit
23
James M. Cain
Nestor Burma 120, Rue De La Gare (Leo Malet)
Nestor Burma 120, Rue De La Gare
24
Leo Malet
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
25
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
26
Hughes
ACT OF PASSION (GEORGES SIMENON)
ACT OF PASSION
27
GEORGES SIMENON
I the Jury
I the Jury
28
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
29
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair
30
The Little Sister (Raymond Chandler)
The Little Sister
31
Raymond Chandler
Brat Farrar
Brat Farrar
32
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
33
Patricia Highsmith
The Tiger in the Smoke (Margery Allingham)
The Tiger in the Smoke
34
Margery Allingham
Black Wings Has My Angel (Elliott Chaze)
Black Wings Has My Angel
35
Elliott Chaze
The Big Heat (William P. McGivern)
The Big Heat
36
William P. McGivern
The Executioners (John D. MacDonald)
The Executioners
37
John D. MacDonald
The Pledge (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)
The Pledge
38
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
The Scene (Clarence Cooper, Jr.)
The Scene
39
Clarence Cooper, Jr.
A Stranger in My Grave (Margaret Millar)
A Stranger in My Grave
40
Margaret Millar
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