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Goodreads Best Detective/Mystery Books

These are the best detective and mystery books according to the voters at Goodreads. What have you read?
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
2
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
3
Agatha Christie
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
4
Janet Evanovich
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
5
Agatha Christie
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
6
Stieg Larsson
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
7
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
8
Laurie R. King
Fearless Fourteen (Janet Evanovich)
Fearless Fourteen
9
Janet Evanovich
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
10
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11
Alexander McCall Smith
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
12
Louise Penny
Naked in Death (J.D. Robb)
Naked in Death
13
J.D. Robb
Gaudy Night
Gaudy Night
14
T Is for Trespass (Sue Grafton)
T Is for Trespass
15
Sue Grafton
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
16
Agatha Christie
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
17
Patricia Cornwell
The Narrows (Michael Connelly)
The Narrows
18
Michael Connelly
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
19
Sue Grafton
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
20
Agatha Christie
The Secret of the Old Clock (Carolyn Keene)
The Secret of the Old Clock
21
Carolyn Keene
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
22
Arthur Conan Doyle
Rules of Prey
Rules of Prey
23
The Surgeon (Tess Gerritsen)
The Surgeon
24
Tess Gerritsen
A Great Deliverance
A Great Deliverance
25
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
26
Tara French
Fer-De-Lance
Fer-De-Lance
27
Listening Woman (Tony Hillerman)
Listening Woman
28
Tony Hillerman
Crocodile on the Sandback
Crocodile on the Sandback
29
Tell No One (Harlan Coben)
Tell No One
30
Harlan Coben
Deja Dead (Kathy Reichs)
Deja Dead
31
Kathy Reichs
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
32
Agatha Christie
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
33
Raymond Chandler
The Bone Collector (Jeffery Deaver)
The Bone Collector
34
Jeffery Deaver
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
35
Dashiell Hammett
The Murder Room (P.D. James)
The Murder Room
36
P.D. James
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Maisie Dobbs
37
Jacqueline Winspear
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
38
Umberto Eco
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
39
Dashiell Hammett
When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks
40
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