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Esquire - The 50 Best Mysteries of All Time

From Esquire - "If you have a crime, a question, and someone looking for answers, then you've got a mystery. Our all-time favorites include whodunits, horror novels, police procedurals, and more."
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
1
Bram Stoker
My Annihilation (Fuminori Nakamura)
My Annihilation
2
Fuminori Nakamura
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
3
Alex Michaelides
The Little Death (Michael Nava)
The Little Death
4
Michael Nava
Tourist Season
Tourist Season
5
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
6
Daphne Du Maurier
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
7
Jane Harper
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders
8
Yukito Ayatsuji
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
9
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
10
Mark Haddon
Havana Red (Leonardo Padura)
Havana Red
11
Leonardo Padura
The Deep Blue Good-By
The Deep Blue Good-By
12
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
13
Stieg Larsson
Maximum Bob (Elmore Leonard)
Maximum Bob
14
Elmore Leonard
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwall)
Postmortem
15
Patricia Cornwall
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
16
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
17
Wilkie Collins
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
18
Jo Nesbø
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
19
Killing Floor #1 (Lee Child)
Killing Floor #1
20
Lee Child
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes
21
Stephen King
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
22
Michael Connelly
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
23
Ira Levin
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
24
Dorothy B. Hughes
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
25
Dennis Lehane
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
26
Natsuo Kirino
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
27
Attica Locke
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
28
Sue Grafton
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
29
John Le Carré
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose
30
Eco
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
31
James Ellroy
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
32
Frederick Forsyth
Dead Time (Eleanor Taylor Bland)
Dead Time
33
Eleanor Taylor Bland
The Neon Rain (James Lee Burke)
The Neon Rain
34
James Lee Burke
In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods
35
Tana French
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
36
Shirley Jackson
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
37
Gillian Flynn
An Easy Thing (Taibo)
An Easy Thing
38
Taibo
The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
The Chill
39
Ross MacDonald
Miami Blues (Charles Willeford)
Miami Blues
40
Charles Willeford
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