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H.R.F. Keating's Top 100 Crime Novels - Page 2

This list is taken from H.R.F. Keating's 1987 book 'Crime and Mystery: the 100 Best Books'. You can find the list, using this link: https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/H.R.F.+Keating%27s+100+Best+Crime+%2526+Mystery+Books
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My Friend Maigret (Georges Simenon)
My Friend Maigret
41
Georges Simenon
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
42
Smallbone Deceased - A London Mystery (Michael Gilbert)
Smallbone Deceased - A London Mystery
43
Michael Gilbert
Dirty Snow (Georges Simenon)
Dirty Snow
44
Georges Simenon
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
45
Josephine Tey
Last Seen Wearing (Hillary Waugh)
Last Seen Wearing
46
Hillary Waugh
The Tiger in the Smoke (Margery Allingham)
The Tiger in the Smoke
47
Margery Allingham
Five Roundabouts to Heaven (John Bingham)
Five Roundabouts to Heaven
48
John Bingham
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
49
Raymond Chandler
Post Mortem (Guy Cullingford)
Post Mortem
50
Guy Cullingford
The Cellar at No. 5 (Shelley Smith)
The Cellar at No. 5
51
Shelley Smith
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
52
Patricia Highsmith
Beast in View
Beast in View
53
Gideon's Week (J. J. Marric (John Creasey))
Gideon's Week
54
J. J. Marric (John Creasey)
Quiet Horror (Stanley Ellin)
Quiet Horror
55
Stanley Ellin
The Specialty of the House (Stanley Ellin)
The Specialty of the House
56
Stanley Ellin
Maigret in Court (Georges Simenon)
Maigret in Court
57
Georges Simenon
The New Sonia Wayward (Michael Innes)
The New Sonia Wayward
58
Michael Innes
Gun Before Butter (Nicolas Freeling)
Gun Before Butter
59
Nicolas Freeling
The Expendable Man (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Expendable Man
60
Dorothy B. Hughes
Pop. 1280 (Jim Thompson)
Pop. 1280
61
Jim Thompson
R.S.V.P. Murder (M.G. Eberhart)
R.S.V.P. Murder
62
M.G. Eberhart
The Man Who Killed Himself (Julian Symons)
The Man Who Killed Himself
63
Julian Symons
Murder Against the Grain (Emma Lathen)
Murder Against the Grain
64
Emma Lathen
Roseanna (Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö)
Roseanna
65
Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
The Last Best Friend (George Sims)
The Last Best Friend
66
George Sims
The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest (Peter Dickinson)
The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest
67
Peter Dickinson
The Private Wound (Nicholas Blake)
The Private Wound
68
Nicholas Blake
The Tremor of Forgery (Patricia Highsmith)
The Tremor of Forgery
69
Patricia Highsmith
Blind Man With a Pistol
Blind Man With a Pistol
70
Young Man, I Think You're Dying (Joan Fleming)
Young Man, I Think You're Dying
71
Joan Fleming
Beyond This Point Are Monsters (Margaret Millar)
Beyond This Point Are Monsters
72
Margaret Millar
Sadie When She Died
Sadie When She Died
73
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
74
The Players and the Game (Julian Symons)
The Players and the Game
75
Julian Symons
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (Stanley Ellin)
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
76
Stanley Ellin
Dance Hall of the Dead
Dance Hall of the Dead
77
The Poison Oracle (Peter Dickinson)
The Poison Oracle
78
Peter Dickinson
Fletch
Fletch
79
The Black Tower (P.D. James)
The Black Tower
80
P.D. James
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