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Masters of Mystery, Intrigue, and Suspense - Page 2

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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Laura
Laura
41
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
42
Raymond Chandler
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
43
Robert Ludlum
The Mephisto Club (Tess Gerritsen)
The Mephisto Club
44
Tess Gerritsen
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
45
Ellis Peters
Murder in the Place of Anubis (Robinson)
Murder in the Place of Anubis
46
Robinson
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
47
Dennis Lehane
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
48
Umberto Eco
Night and the City (Gerald Kersh)
Night and the City
49
Gerald Kersh
Nostromo (Joseph Conrad)
Nostromo
50
Joseph Conrad
One of Us Works for Them (Jack D. Hunter)
One of Us Works for Them
51
Jack D. Hunter
A Perfect Spy (John Le Carre)
A Perfect Spy
52
John Le Carre
The Poet
The Poet
53
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280
54
The Quiller Memorandum (Adam Hall)
The Quiller Memorandum
55
Adam Hall
The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
The Riddle of the Sands
56
Erskine Childers
River of Darkness (Rennie Airth)
River of Darkness
57
Rennie Airth
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
58
Service of All the Dead (Colin Dexter)
Service of All the Dead
59
Colin Dexter
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
60
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
Shoot the Piano Player (David Goodis)
Shoot the Piano Player
61
David Goodis
The Strangers in the House
The Strangers in the House
62
A Taste for Death
A Taste for Death
63
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
64
Graham Greene
The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
The Thirty-Nine Steps
65
John Buchan
Unknown Man No. 89 (Elmore Leonard)
Unknown Man No. 89
66
Elmore Leonard
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
67
Winter Prey (John Sandford)
Winter Prey
68
John Sandford
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
69
Wilkie Collins
The World at Night (Alan Furst)
The World at Night
70
Alan Furst
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