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Favorite Crime and Mystery Books - Page 3

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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Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books (H. R. F. Keatng)
Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books
81
H. R. F. Keatng
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (Stuart M. Kaminsky)
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
82
Stuart M. Kaminsky
The Cadaver of Gideon Wyck (Alexander Laing)
The Cadaver of Gideon Wyck
83
Alexander Laing
Dead Petals (Alan L'anson)
Dead Petals
84
Alan L'anson
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
85
Dennis Lehane
Blood From a Stone (Donna Leon)
Blood From a Stone
86
Donna Leon
Quietly in Their Sleep (Donna Leon)
Quietly in Their Sleep
87
Donna Leon
When the Women Come Out to Dance (Elmore Leonard)
When the Women Come Out to Dance
88
Elmore Leonard
The Lodger (Marie Belloc Lowndes)
The Lodger
89
Marie Belloc Lowndes
The Archer Files: The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer (Ross MacDonald)
The Archer Files: The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer
90
Ross MacDonald
Black Money (Ross MacDonald)
Black Money
91
Ross MacDonald
The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
The Chill
92
Ross MacDonald
The Far Side of the Dollar (Ross MacDonald)
The Far Side of the Dollar
93
Ross MacDonald
The Galton Case (Ross MacDonald)
The Galton Case
94
Ross MacDonald
The Goodbye Look (Ross MacDonald)
The Goodbye Look
95
Ross MacDonald
The Underground Man (Ross MacDonald)
The Underground Man
96
Ross MacDonald
The Zebra-Striped Hearse (Ross MacDonald)
The Zebra-Striped Hearse
97
Ross MacDonald
Bimbos of the Death Sun (Sharyn McCrumb)
Bimbos of the Death Sun
98
Sharyn McCrumb
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
99
China Mieville
From Hell (Alan Moore)
From Hell
100
Alan Moore
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
101
Toni Morrison
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
102
Walter Mosley
A Red Death (Walter Mosley)
A Red Death
103
Walter Mosley
In the Lake of the Woods (Tim O'Brien)
In the Lake of the Woods
104
Tim O'Brien
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only
105
Sara Paretsky
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
106
Louise Penny
Dead Cold (Louise Penny)
Dead Cold
107
Louise Penny
The Cruelest Month (Louise Penny)
The Cruelest Month
108
Louise Penny
Uncle Abner (Melville Davisson Post)
Uncle Abner
109
Melville Davisson Post
100 Years' Entertainment (Ellery Queen)
100 Years' Entertainment
110
Ellery Queen
And on the Eighth Day (Ellery Queen)
And on the Eighth Day
111
Ellery Queen
The Sins of the Father (Ruth Rendell)
The Sins of the Father
112
Ruth Rendell
Final Girls (Riley Sager)
Final Girls
113
Riley Sager
Five Red Herrings (Dorothy Sayers)
Five Red Herrings
114
Dorothy Sayers
Film Noir Reader (Alain Silver)
Film Noir Reader
115
Alain Silver
Roseanna (Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per)
Roseanna
116
Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö)
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
117
Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
The Man on the Balcony (Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö)
The Man on the Balcony
118
Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö
The Laughing Policeman (Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö)
The Laughing Policeman
119
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
Fer-De-Lance (Rex Stout)
Fer-De-Lance
120
Rex Stout
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