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IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of 20th Century - Page 3

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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Blue Lonesome (Bill Pronzini)
Blue Lonesome
81
Bill Pronzini
Cat of Many Tails (Ellery Queen)
Cat of Many Tails
82
Ellery Queen
No More Dying Then (Ruth Rendell)
No More Dying Then
83
Ruth Rendell
The Wrong Murder (Craig Rice)
The Wrong Murder
84
Craig Rice
The Circular Staircase
The Circular Staircase
85
Blood at the Root (Peter Robinson)
Blood at the Root
86
Peter Robinson
Strike Three You're Dead
Strike Three You're Dead
87
A Broken Vessel (Kate Ross)
A Broken Vessel
88
Kate Ross
Concourse (S.J. Rozan)
Concourse
89
S.J. Rozan
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
90
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
91
Some Buried Caesar (Rex Stout)
Some Buried Caesar
92
Rex Stout
Brat Farrar (Josephine Tey)
Brat Farrar
93
Josephine Tey
Chinaman's Chance (Ross Thomas)
Chinaman's Chance
94
Ross Thomas
A Test of Wills (Charles Todd)
A Test of Wills
95
Charles Todd
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
96
Scott Turow
The Sands of Windee
The Sands of Windee
97
The Ice House (Minette Walters)
The Ice House
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Minette Walters
Sanibel Flats (Randy Wayne White)
Sanibel Flats
99
Randy Wayne White
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man
100
Cornell Woolrich
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