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Goodreads' Top 200 Crime Books

The 200 most popular crime books according to the Goodreads website. See how many you have read and perhaps pick up a few tips on what to read next.
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The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
1
Steig Larsson
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
2
Gillian Flynn
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
3
Stieg Larsson
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
4
Truman Capote
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
5
Robert Galbraith
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
6
Agatha Christie
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
7
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
8
Paula Hawkins
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
9
Gillian Flynn
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
10
Mario Puzo
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree
11
The Zombie Room (R.D Ronald)
The Zombie Room
12
R.D Ronald
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
13
Dan Brown
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
14
Thomas Harris
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
15
Gillian Flynn
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
16
Raymond Chandler
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
17
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Silkworm (Galbraith, Robert)
The Silkworm
18
Galbraith, Robert
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
19
Dan Brown
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
20
Tara French
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
21
Jeff Lindsay
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
22
Thomas Harris
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
23
Patricia Cornwell
Deja Dead (Kathy Reichs)
Deja Dead
24
Kathy Reichs
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
25
Alice Sebold
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
26
Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
27
Agatha Christie
Assuming Names
Assuming Names
28
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
29
Agatha Christie
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
30
Jo Nesbø
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
31
James Ellroy
The Redbreast
The Redbreast
32
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
33
Lee Child
The Bat (Jo Nesbø)
The Bat
34
Jo Nesbø
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
35
James Patterson
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
36
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
37
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
38
Janet Evanovich
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
39
Faceless Killers (Henning Mankell)
Faceless Killers
40
Henning Mankell
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