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Mysterypeople Top 100 Crime and Suspense Novels

A list of the greatest crime novels of all time, from the folks at the legendary Austin bookstore BookPeople.
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The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
1
Raymond Chandler
And Then There Were None (By Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (By Agatha Christie)
2
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
3
Patricia Highsmith
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
4
Raymond Chandler
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
5
Dashiell Hammett
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
6
Patricia Highsmith
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
7
Laura
Laura
8
The Horizontal Man (Helen Eustis)
The Horizontal Man
9
Helen Eustis
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
10
Dorothy B. Hughes
The Blank Wall (Elisabeth Sanxay Holding)
The Blank Wall
11
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
12
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential
13
James Ellroy
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone
14
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
15
James Crumley
Sherlock Holmes (Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
16
Doyle
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
17
Jim Thompson
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
18
The Way Some People Die (Ross MacDonald)
The Way Some People Die
19
Ross MacDonald
Farewell My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
20
Raymond Chandler
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player
21
Tomato Red (Daniel Woodrell)
Tomato Red
22
Daniel Woodrell
The Hunter
The Hunter
23
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
24
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
25
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
26
Daphne Du Maurier
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
27
Harper Lee
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
28
Ken Follett
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
29
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson)
The Cold Dish
30
Craig Johnson
The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
31
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
32
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
33
Donna Tartt
Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
Mischief
34
Charlotte Armstrong
The Blunderer (Patricia Highsmith)
The Blunderer
35
Patricia Highsmith
Beast in View
Beast in View
36
Fools' Gold (Dolores Hitchens)
Fools' Gold
37
Dolores Hitchens
The Power of the Dog (Don Winslow)
The Power of the Dog
38
Don Winslow
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
39
John Le Carré
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
40
Natsuo Kirino
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