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

"The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association looks back at the 1900s and have compiled a list of favorites"
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The Hours Before Dawn (Celia Fremlin)
The Hours Before Dawn
41
Celia Fremlin
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man
42
Cornell Woolrich
The Ice House (Minette Walters)
The Ice House
43
Minette Walters
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (Sharyn McCrumb)
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O
44
Sharyn McCrumb
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
In the Heat of the Night
45
John Ball
The Killings at Badger's Drift (Caroline Graham)
The Killings at Badger's Drift
46
Caroline Graham
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
47
James Crumley
The Laughing Policeman (Maj Sjöwall)
The Laughing Policeman
48
Maj Sjöwall
The List of Adrian Messenger (Philip MacDonald)
The List of Adrian Messenger
49
Philip MacDonald
Looking for Rachel Wallace (Robert B. Parker)
Looking for Rachel Wallace
50
Robert B. Parker
Mallory's Oracle (Carol O'Connell)
Mallory's Oracle
51
Carol O'Connell
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
52
Dashiell Hammett
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes (K.C. Constantine)
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes
53
K.C. Constantine
The Man With a Load of Mischief (Martha Grimes)
The Man With a Load of Mischief
54
Martha Grimes
The Mask of Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
The Mask of Dimitrios
55
Eric Ambler
The Monkey's Raincoat (Robert Crais)
The Monkey's Raincoat
56
Robert Crais
The Moving Toyshop (Edmund Crispin)
The Moving Toyshop
57
Edmund Crispin
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
58
Dorothy L Sayers
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
59
Agatha Christie
No More Dying Then (Ruth Rendell)
No More Dying Then
60
Ruth Rendell
Old Bones (Aaron Elkins)
Old Bones
61
Aaron Elkins
On Beulah Height (Reginald Hill)
On Beulah Height
62
Reginald Hill
One Corpse Too Many (Ellis Peters)
One Corpse Too Many
63
Ellis Peters
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
64
Janet Evanovich
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
65
James M. Cain
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
66
Scott Turow
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
67
Daphne Du Maurier
The Ritual Bath (Faye Kellerman)
The Ritual Bath
68
Faye Kellerman
Rough Cider (Peter Lovesey)
Rough Cider
69
Peter Lovesey
Sadie When She Died (Ed McBain)
Sadie When She Died
70
Ed McBain
The Sands of Windee (Arthur W. Upfield)
The Sands of Windee
71
Arthur W. Upfield
Sanibel Flats (Randy Wayne White)
Sanibel Flats
72
Randy Wayne White
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
73
Thomas Harris
Sleeping Dog (Dick Lochte)
Sleeping Dog
74
Dick Lochte
Smallbone Deceased (Michael Gilbert)
Smallbone Deceased
75
Michael Gilbert
Some Buried Caesar (Rex Stout)
Some Buried Caesar
76
Rex Stout
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
77
John Le Carré
A Stranger in My Grave (Margaret Millar)
A Stranger in My Grave
78
Margaret Millar
Strike Three, You're Dead (Richard D. Rosen)
Strike Three, You're Dead
79
Richard D. Rosen
The Sunday Hangman (James McClure)
The Sunday Hangman
80
James McClure
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