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Crime Masterworks: 101 of the Best Crime Novels Ever - Page 3

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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Stick (Elmore Leonard)
Stick
81
Elmore Leonard
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
82
James Ellroy
The Moving Toy Shop (Edmund Crispin)
The Moving Toy Shop
83
Edmund Crispin
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
84
Agatha Christie
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1) (Carolyn Keene)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1)
85
Carolyn Keene
The Hidden Staircase (Carolyn Keene)
The Hidden Staircase
86
Carolyn Keene
The Witness for the Prosecution (Agatha Christie)
The Witness for the Prosecution
87
Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
88
Agatha Christie
The Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
The Murder at the Vicarage
89
Agatha Christie
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
90
Dashiell Hammett
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
91
Dashiell Hammett
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
92
Dashiell Hammett
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector
93
Jeffrey Deaver
Jack's Return Home (Ted Lewis)
Jack's Return Home
94
Ted Lewis
Trunk Music (Michael Connelly)
Trunk Music
95
Michael Connelly
Black and Blue (Ian Rankin)
Black and Blue
96
Ian Rankin
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
97
Ellis Peters
Last Bus to Woodstock (Colin Dexter)
Last Bus to Woodstock
98
Colin Dexter
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
In the Heat of the Night
99
John Ball
The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
The Thursday Murder Club
100
Richard Osman
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
101
Dorothy L. Sayers
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