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Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books - Page 2

This list was taken from H.R.F. Keating's 1987 book of classic and popular mystery titles, starting in 1845 and ending in 1986.
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My Friend Maigret (Georges Simenon)
My Friend Maigret
41
Georges Simenon
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
42
Smallbone Deceased
Smallbone Deceased
43
The Stain on the Snow (Georges Simenon)
The Stain on the Snow
44
Georges Simenon
Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
Daughter of Time
45
Josephine Tey
Last Seen Wearing
Last Seen Wearing
46
Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke
47
Five Roundabouts to Heaven (John Bingham)
Five Roundabouts to Heaven
48
John Bingham
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
49
Raymond Chandler
Post Mortem (Guy Gullingford)
Post Mortem
50
Guy Gullingford
The Party at No. 5 (Shelley Smith)
The Party at No. 5
51
Shelley Smith
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
52
Patricia Highsmith
Beast in View
Beast in View
53
Gideon's Week (John Creasey)
Gideon's Week
54
John Creasey
Mystery Stories (Stanley Ellin)
Mystery Stories
55
Stanley Ellin
Maigret in Court (Georges Simenons)
Maigret in Court
56
Georges Simenons
The New Sonia Wayward (Michael Innes)
The New Sonia Wayward
57
Michael Innes
Gun Before Butter (Nicolas Freeling)
Gun Before Butter
58
Nicolas Freeling
The Expendable Man (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Expendable Man
59
Dorothy B. Hughes
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280
60
R.S.V.P. Murder (M.G. Eberhart)
R.S.V.P. Murder
61
M.G. Eberhart
The Man Who Killed Himself (Julian Symons)
The Man Who Killed Himself
62
Julian Symons
Murder Against the Grain (Emma Lathen)
Murder Against the Grain
63
Emma Lathen
Roseanna (Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per)
Roseanna
64
Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per
The Last Best Friend (George Sims)
The Last Best Friend
65
George Sims
Skin Deep (The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest) (Peter Dickinson)
Skin Deep (The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest)
66
Peter Dickinson
Mr. Splitfoot (Helen McCloy)
Mr. Splitfoot
67
Helen McCloy
The Private Wound (Nicholas Blake)
The Private Wound
68
Nicholas Blake
The Tremor of Forgery (Patricia Highsmith)
The Tremor of Forgery
69
Patricia Highsmith
Blind Man With a Pistol
Blind Man With a Pistol
70
Young Man I Think You're Dying (Joan Fleming)
Young Man I Think You're Dying
71
Joan Fleming
Beyond This Point Are Monsters (Margaret Millar)
Beyond This Point Are Monsters
72
Margaret Millar
Sadie When She Died
Sadie When She Died
73
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
74
The Players and the Game (Julian Symons)
The Players and the Game
75
Julian Symons
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (Stanley Ellin)
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
76
Stanley Ellin
Dance Hall of the Dead
Dance Hall of the Dead
77
The Poison Oracle (Peter Dickinson)
The Poison Oracle
78
Peter Dickinson
Fletch
Fletch
79
The Black Tower (P.D. James)
The Black Tower
80
P.D. James
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