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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
1
Arthur Conan Doyle
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
2
Agatha Cristie
At Risk (Stella Rimington)
At Risk
3
Stella Rimington
Berlin Game (Len Deighton)
Berlin Game
4
Len Deighton
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
5
Kenneth Fearing
The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
6
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
7
Charles Dickens
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past)
8
Geoffrey Homes
A Coffin for Dimitrios
A Coffin for Dimitrios
9
A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise
10
Steve Hamilton
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
11
A Dandy in Aspic (Marlowe)
A Dandy in Aspic
12
Marlowe
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
13
Barbara Vine
Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber
14
MacDonald
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
15
Josephine Tey
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
16
Frederick Forsyth
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
17
Walter Mosley
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
18
The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
The Drowning Pool
19
Ross MacDonald
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
20
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
21
Ken Follett
Fletch (Greg Mcdonald)
Fletch
22
Greg Mcdonald
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
23
Ian Fleming
Ghosts of Belfast (Neville)
Ghosts of Belfast
24
Neville
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
25
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
26
Gillian Flynn
The Good German (Joseph Kanon)
The Good German
27
Joseph Kanon
Hardcase (Dan Simmons)
Hardcase
28
Dan Simmons
The Hunter
The Hunter
29
I Am the Only Running Footman (Martha Grimes)
I Am the Only Running Footman
30
Martha Grimes
I the Jury
I the Jury
31
I Married a Dead Man
I Married a Dead Man
32
Ice Station Zebra (Alistair MacLean)
Ice Station Zebra
33
Alistair MacLean
In the Bleak Midwinter (Julia Spencer-Fleming)
In the Bleak Midwinter
34
Julia Spencer-Fleming
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
35
Dorothy B. Hughes
In a Strange City (Laura Lippman)
In a Strange City
36
Laura Lippman
The Inspector (De Hartog)
The Inspector
37
De Hartog
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
38
Sue Grafton
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
39
Mary Elisabeth Braddon
The Lady Chapel (Candace Robb)
The Lady Chapel
40
Candace Robb
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