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Mystery Writers of America Top 100 Mysteries of All Time as Listed by Goodreads - Page 2

In 1995 the Mystery Writers of America published a book called "The Crown Crime Companion: The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time". This is a list of those books, ranked in order by the number of votes they received from the MWA. The list itself was taken from Goodreads.
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Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
41
Martin Cruz Smith
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
42
John Le Carre
Dance Hall of the Dead
Dance Hall of the Dead
43
A Thief of Time
A Thief of Time
44
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
45
Murder Must Advertise (1933)
Murder Must Advertise (1933)
46
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
47
Charles Dickens
The Doorbell Rang (Rex Stout)
The Doorbell Rang
48
Rex Stout
Stick
Stick
49
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
50
Patricia Highsmith
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
51
Chinaman's Chance (Ross Thomas)
Chinaman's Chance
52
Ross Thomas
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
53
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
54
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
55
Raymond Chandler
God Save the Mark
God Save the Mark
56
Time and Again (Jack Finney)
Time and Again
57
Jack Finney
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
58
Ira Levin
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
59
Ellis Peters
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
60
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
61
Ambler
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
62
The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
The Chill
63
Ross MacDonald
Trent's Last Case (E. C. Bentley)
Trent's Last Case
64
E. C. Bentley
The Hot Rock (Donald E. Westlake)
The Hot Rock
65
Donald E. Westlake
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
66
Dashiell Hammett
The Circular Staircase (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Circular Staircase
67
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File
68
Len Deighton
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
69
Bank Shot (Donald E. Westlake)
Bank Shot
70
Donald E. Westlake
The Third Man (Greene)
The Third Man
71
Greene
Where Are the Children? (Mary Higgins Clark)
Where Are the Children?
72
Mary Higgins Clark
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
73
Sue Grafton
The First Deadly Sin (Lawrence Sanders)
The First Deadly Sin
74
Lawrence Sanders
The Innocence of Father Brown (GK Chesterton)
The Innocence of Father Brown
75
GK Chesterton
Smiley's People (John Le Carré)
Smiley's People
76
John Le Carré
Our Man in Havana (Penguin Classics)
Our Man in Havana
77
Penguin Classics
Wobble to Death (Peter Lovesey)
Wobble to Death
78
Peter Lovesey
Ashenden
Ashenden
79
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
80
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