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Crime Masterworks: 101 of the Best Crime Novels Ever

I enjoyed Loviater's list "Crime Masterworks," which records a short-lived follow-up series to the SF & Fantasy Masterworks series. I love both the sci fi and fantasy Masterworks series, and enjoy crime lit; so here are 101 books I'd include in a Crime Masterworks series ...
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
1
Raymond Chandler
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
2
Dashiell Hammett
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File
3
Len Deighton
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
4
Raymond Chandler
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
5
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
6
Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
7
Agatha Christie
The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
The Thirty-Nine Steps
8
John Buchan
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
9
The Hound of Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of Baskervilles
10
Arthur Conan Doyle
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
11
Martin Cruz Smith
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
12
Scott Turow
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
13
Edgar Allan Poe
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
14
James M. Cain
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
15
James M. Cain
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Nine Tailors
16
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Laughing Policeman (Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö)
The Laughing Policeman
17
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
Roseanna (Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö)
Roseanna
18
Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
The Chill
19
Ross MacDonald
The Galton Case (Ross MacDonald)
The Galton Case
20
Ross MacDonald
The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
The Drowning Pool
21
Ross MacDonald
March Violets (Philip Kerr)
March Violets
22
Philip Kerr
The Pale Criminal
The Pale Criminal
23
A German Requiem
A German Requiem
24
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
25
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
26
Gillian Flynn
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
27
A.J. Finn
Knots & Crosses (Ian Rankin)
Knots & Crosses
28
Ian Rankin
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
29
Lee Child
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer
30
Michael Connelly
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
31
Michael Connelly
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
32
Ian Fleming
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders
33
Seishi Yokomizo
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
34
Alexander McCall Smith
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
35
Walter Mosley
Faceless Killers (Henning Mankell)
Faceless Killers
36
Henning Mankell
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
37
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
38
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
39
Tara French
Six Four (Hideo Yokoyama)
Six Four
40
Hideo Yokoyama
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