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Favorite Crime and Mystery Books - Page 2

A selection of crime fiction, some novels, some short story collections/anthologies, a few non-fiction books on the mystery/detective genre, some from outside the genre including titles usually associated with sf, fantasy, horror and more mainstream writing. Not objective, just a list of books I've found entertaining and put forward for your consideration.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
42
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
43
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
44
Arthur Conan Doyle
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (Stanley Ellin)
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
45
Stanley Ellin
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
46
James Ellroy
Hollywood Nocturnes (Ellroy)
Hollywood Nocturnes
47
Ellroy
The Horizontal Man (Helen Eustis)
The Horizontal Man
48
Helen Eustis
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
49
William Faulkner
Intruder in the Dust (William Faulkner)
Intruder in the Dust
50
William Faulkner
Knight's Gambit (William Faulkner)
Knight's Gambit
51
William Faulkner
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
52
Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
53
Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
54
Gillian Flynn
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner)
Druid's Blood
55
Esther M. Friesner
Twilight (William Gay)
Twilight
56
William Gay
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Goss)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
57
Theodora Goss
Greene, Graham: A Gun for Sale
Greene, Graham: A Gun for Sale
58
Grave Error (Stephan Greenleaf)
Grave Error
59
Stephan Greenleaf
The Big Knockover (Dashiell Hammett)
The Big Knockover
60
Dashiell Hammett
The Continental Op
The Continental Op
61
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
62
Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
63
Dashiell Hammett
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
64
Dashiell Hammett
Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
Generation Loss
65
Elizabeth Hand
Available Dark (Elizabeth Hand)
Available Dark
66
Elizabeth Hand
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (George V. Higgins)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
67
George V. Higgins
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
68
A Rage in Harlem (Chester Himes)
A Rage in Harlem
69
Chester Himes
The Snowman's Children (Glen Hirshberg)
The Snowman's Children
70
Glen Hirshberg
Sleep With Slander (Dolores Hitchens)
Sleep With Slander
71
Dolores Hitchens
Dread Journey (Dorothy B. Hughes)
Dread Journey
72
Dorothy B. Hughes
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
73
Dorothy B. Hughes
Cover Her Face (P. D. James)
Cover Her Face
74
P. D. James
Sleep No More (P.D. James)
Sleep No More
75
P.D. James
Talking About Detective Fiction (P.D. James)
Talking About Detective Fiction
76
P.D. James
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson)
The Cold Dish
77
Craig Johnson
The Highwayman (Craig Johnson)
The Highwayman
78
Craig Johnson
Junkyard Dogs (Craig Johnson)
Junkyard Dogs
79
Craig Johnson
Wait for Signs (Craig Johnson)
Wait for Signs
80
Craig Johnson
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