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IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of 20th Century - Page 2

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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The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
41
Dashiell Hammett
An English Murder (Cyril Hare)
An English Murder
42
Cyril Hare
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
43
Thomas Harris
Tourist Season (Carl Hiassen)
Tourist Season
44
Carl Hiassen
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
45
Patricia Highsmith
On Beulah Height (Reginald Hill)
On Beulah Height
46
Reginald Hill
A Thief of Time (Tony Hillerman)
A Thief of Time
47
Tony Hillerman
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Chester Himes)
Cotton Comes to Harlem
48
Chester Himes
Hamlet, Revenge
Hamlet, Revenge
49
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
50
The Ritual Bath (Faye Kellerman)
The Ritual Bath
51
Faye Kellerman
When the Bough Breaks (Jonathan Kellerman)
When the Bough Breaks
52
Jonathan Kellerman
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
53
Laurie R. King
Dark Nantucket Noon (Jane Langton)
Dark Nantucket Noon
54
Jane Langton
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
55
John Le Carré
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
56
Harper Lee
Darkness Take My Hand
Darkness Take My Hand
57
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
58
Elmore Leonard
Sleeping Dog (Dick Lochte)
Sleeping Dog
59
Dick Lochte
Rough Cider (Peter Lovesey)
Rough Cider
60
Peter Lovesey
The Deep Blue Good-Bye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Good-Bye
61
John D. MacDonald
The List of Adrian Messenger (Philip MacDonald)
The List of Adrian Messenger
62
Philip MacDonald
The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
The Chill
63
Ross MacDonald
Bootlegger's Daughter
Bootlegger's Daughter
64
Death of a Peer
Death of a Peer
65
Sadie When She Died (Ed McBain)
Sadie When She Died
66
Ed McBain
The Sunday Hangman (James McClure)
The Sunday Hangman
67
James McClure
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (Sharyn McCrumb)
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O
68
Sharyn McCrumb
Stranger in My Grave
Stranger in My Grave
69
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
70
Walter Mosley
Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Marcia Muller)
Edwin of the Iron Shoes
71
Marcia Muller
Death's Bright Angel
Death's Bright Angel
72
Mallory's Oracle (Carol O'Connell)
Mallory's Oracle
73
Carol O'Connell
Child of Silence (Abigail Padgett)
Child of Silence
74
Abigail Padgett
Deadlock
Deadlock
75
Looking for Rachel Wallace
Looking for Rachel Wallace
76
The Club Dumas (Arturo Perez-Reverte)
The Club Dumas
77
Arturo Perez-Reverte
Vanishing Act (Thomas Perry)
Vanishing Act
78
Thomas Perry
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Elizabeth Peters)
Crocodile on the Sandbank
79
Elizabeth Peters
One Corpse Too Many (Ellis Peters)
One Corpse Too Many
80
Ellis Peters
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