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Masters of Mystery, Intrigue, and Suspense

Our maverick English Teacher and genre advocate looks over the mystery, intrigue, and suspense genres and highlights 70 masters of the form by selecting ONE representative book for each of them. Some of his selections may surprise or even infuriate you, but all of them are worth reading.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
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At Risk (Stella Rimington)
At Risk (Stella Rimington)
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Berlin Game (Len Deighton)
Berlin Game (Len Deighton)
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The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
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The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
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Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
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Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
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A Coffin for Dimitrios
A Coffin for Dimitrios
10
A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
11
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
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A Dandy in Aspic (Marlowe)
A Dandy in Aspic (Marlowe)
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A Dark-Adapted Eye
A Dark-Adapted Eye
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Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
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The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
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The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
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DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
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The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
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The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
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Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle
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Fletch (Greg Mcdonald)
Fletch (Greg Mcdonald)
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From Russia With Love
From Russia With Love
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Ghosts of Belfast (Neville)
Ghosts of Belfast (Neville)
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The Glass Key
The Glass Key
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
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The Good German (Joseph Kanon)
The Good German (Joseph Kanon)
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Hardcase (Dan Simmons)
Hardcase (Dan Simmons)
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The Hunter
The Hunter
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I Am the Only Running Footman (Martha Grimes)
I Am the Only Running Footman (Martha Grimes)
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I the Jury
I the Jury
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I Married a Dead Man
I Married a Dead Man
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Ice Station Zebra (Alistair MacLean)
Ice Station Zebra (Alistair MacLean)
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In the Bleak Midwinter (Julia Spencer-Fleming)
In the Bleak Midwinter (Julia Spencer-Fleming)
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In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
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In a Strange City (Laura Lippman)
In a Strange City (Laura Lippman)
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The Inspector (De Hartog)
The Inspector (De Hartog)
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A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
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Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
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The Lady Chapel (Candace Robb)
The Lady Chapel (Candace Robb)
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