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First Novels in Crime/Thriller Series

This is a list of debut novels of some well-known crime/thriller series as I think it is always good to start at the beginning...
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Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
Crime at Black Dudley
1
Margery Allingham
Cast, in Order of Disappearance (Simon Brett)
Cast, in Order of Disappearance
2
Simon Brett
A Nice Class of Corpse (Brett)
A Nice Class of Corpse
3
Brett
The Body on the Beach (Brett)
The Body on the Beach
4
Brett
The Neon Rain
The Neon Rain
5
Cimarron Rose (1997)
Cimarron Rose (1997)
6
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
7
Raymond Chandler
Meet the Tiger
Meet the Tiger
8
The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (G.K. Chesterton)
The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery
9
G.K. Chesterton
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
10
Lee Child
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
11
Agatha Christie
The Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
The Murder at the Vicarage
12
Agatha Christie
The Secret Adversary (Agatha Christie)
The Secret Adversary
13
Agatha Christie
WEEP NO MORE, MY LADY
WEEP NO MORE, MY LADY
14
I've Got You Under My Skin (Mary Higgins Clark)
I've Got You Under My Skin
15
Mary Higgins Clark
The Crow Trap (Ann Cleeves)
The Crow Trap
16
Ann Cleeves
Raven Black (Ann Cleeves)
Raven Black
17
Ann Cleeves
Deal Breaker (Harlan Coben)
Deal Breaker
18
Harlan Coben
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
19
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
20
Patricia Cornwell
The Case of the Gilded Fly
The Case of the Gilded Fly
21
The Bone Collector (Jeffery Deaver)
The Bone Collector
22
Jeffery Deaver
The Sleeping Doll (Jeffery Deaver)
The Sleeping Doll
23
Jeffery Deaver
Last Bus to Woodstock (Colin Dexter)
Last Bus to Woodstock
24
Colin Dexter
Ratking
Ratking
25
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
26
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
27
James Ellroy
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
28
Janet Evanovich
Dead Cert (Dick Francis)
Dead Cert
29
Dick Francis
Quiet as a Nun (Antonia Fraser)
Quiet as a Nun
30
Antonia Fraser
The Case of the Velvet Claws (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
31
Erle Stanley Gardner
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
32
Sue Grafton
Birdman (Mo Hayder)
Birdman
33
Mo Hayder
A Clubbable Woman (Reginald Hill)
A Clubbable Woman
34
Reginald Hill
Cover Her Face
Cover Her Face
35
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
36
Dead Simple (Peter James)
Dead Simple
37
Peter James
The Perfect Murder (H.R.F Keating)
The Perfect Murder
38
H.R.F Keating
The Ritual Bath
The Ritual Bath
39
When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks
40
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