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Crime Masterworks: 101 of the Best Crime Novels Ever - Page 2

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 Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
41
Jane Harper
The Deep Blue Goodbye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Goodbye
42
John D. MacDonald
The Hunter (Richard Stark)
The Hunter
43
Richard Stark
The Outfit (Richard Stark)
The Outfit
44
Richard Stark
I, the Jury (Mickey Spillane)
I, the Jury
45
Mickey Spillane
The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
The Riddle of the Sands
46
Erskine Childers
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
47
Raymond Chandler
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
48
Raymond Chandler
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
49
Kenneth Fearing
My Friend Maigret (Georges Simenon)
My Friend Maigret
50
Georges Simenon
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
51
Patricia Highsmith
Black Money (Ross MacDonald)
Black Money
52
Ross MacDonald
Jar City (Arnaldur Indriðason)
Jar City
53
Arnaldur Indriðason
Silence of the Grave (Arnaldur Indriðason)
Silence of the Grave
54
Arnaldur Indriðason
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
The Keeper of Lost Causes
55
Jussi Adler-Olsen
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
56
Robert Galbraith
Absolute Power (David Baldacci)
Absolute Power
57
David Baldacci
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (Joel Dicker)
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
58
Joel Dicker
The Bat (Jo Nesbø)
The Bat
59
Jo Nesbø
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
60
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
61
John Grisham
The Client (John Grisham)
The Client
62
John Grisham
The Runaway Jury (John Grisham)
The Runaway Jury
63
John Grisham
The Godwulf Manuscript (Robert B. Parker)
The Godwulf Manuscript
64
Robert B. Parker
Looking for Rachel Wallace
Looking for Rachel Wallace
65
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
66
Caleb Carr
Tell No One (Harlan Coben)
Tell No One
67
Harlan Coben
The Monkey's Raincoat
The Monkey's Raincoat
68
Plum Island (Nelson Demille)
Plum Island
69
Nelson Demille
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson)
The Cold Dish
70
Craig Johnson
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
71
Daphne Du Maurier
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
72
Wilkie Collins
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
73
Wilkie Collins
The Innocence of Father Brown (GK Chesterton)
The Innocence of Father Brown
74
GK Chesterton
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
75
Cormac McCarthy
The Sins of the Fathers (Lawrence Block)
The Sins of the Fathers
76
Lawrence Block
Eight Million Ways to Die
Eight Million Ways to Die
77
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
78
Paula Hawkins
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
79
Graham Greene
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
80
Harper Lee
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