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IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of 20th Century

The Independent Mystery Booksellers has apparently been defunct since 2006, but prior to that they selected the top 100 mysteries of the 20th century. A large portion of these sit on my bookshelves just waiting to be read. I'm familiar with most of the authors but not necessarily the titles they chose. Good things to hunt for at the used bookstores.
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Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke
1
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
2
Eric Ambler
A Dram of Poison (Charlotte Armstrong)
A Dram of Poison
3
Charlotte Armstrong
Aunt Dimity's Death
Aunt Dimity's Death
4
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
In the Heat of the Night
5
John Ball
Death by Sheer Torture (Robert Barnard)
Death by Sheer Torture
6
Robert Barnard
Track of the Cat (Nevada Barr)
Track of the Cat
7
Nevada Barr
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
8
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
9
Green for Danger (Christianna Brand)
Green for Danger
10
Christianna Brand
The Fabulous Clipjoint
The Fabulous Clipjoint
11
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
12
John Buchan
Black Cherry Blues
Black Cherry Blues
13
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
14
James M. Cain
The Thin Woman (Dorothy Cannell)
The Thin Woman
15
Dorothy Cannell
The Three Coffins (John Dickson Carr)
The Three Coffins
16
John Dickson Carr
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
17
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
18
Raymond Chandler
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
19
Agatha Christie
The Concrete Blonde (Michael Connelly)
The Concrete Blonde
20
Michael Connelly
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes (K.C. Constantine)
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes
21
K.C. Constantine
The Monkey's Raincoat
The Monkey's Raincoat
22
The Moving Toyshop (Edmund Crispin)
The Moving Toyshop
23
Edmund Crispin
Dreaming of the Bones
Dreaming of the Bones
24
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
25
The Yellow Room Conspiracy (Peter Dickinson)
The Yellow Room Conspiracy
26
Peter Dickinson
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
27
Doyle
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
28
Daphne Du Maurier
Booked to Die
Booked to Die
29
Old Bones
Old Bones
30
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
31
Janet Evanovich
Time and Again (Jack Finney)
Time and Again
32
Jack Finney
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca
33
Whip Hand (Dick Francis)
Whip Hand
34
Dick Francis
The Hours Before Dawn (Delia Fremlin)
The Hours Before Dawn
35
Delia Fremlin
A Great Deliverance (Elizabeth George)
A Great Deliverance
36
Elizabeth George
Smallbone Deceased - A London Mystery (Michael Gilbert)
Smallbone Deceased - A London Mystery
37
Michael Gilbert
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
38
Sue Grafton
The Killings at Badger's Drift (Caroline Graham)
The Killings at Badger's Drift
39
Caroline Graham
The Man With a Load of Mischief (Martha Grimes)
The Man With a Load of Mischief
40
Martha Grimes
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