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Popular (Genre) Fiction Masterpieces of High Literary Value

187 works of category (genre) fiction that are also works of literature worthy of serious reading. The categories considered are:
Mystery/Detective, Crime, intrigue/Spy, high fantasy, horror/dark fantasy, Science Fiction, Gothic romance, and westerns. There are many, many more than are listed here, because the best writing is very often found in the genres.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
3
John Buchan
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
4
Arthur Conan Doyle
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
5
Neil Gaiman
Ancient Sorceries (Algernon Blackwood)
Ancient Sorceries
6
Algernon Blackwood
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
7
Agatha Christie
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
8
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
9
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
10
Kenneth Fearing
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere
11
James Ellroy
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky
12
A. B. Guthrie
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep
13
Chandler
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
14
James Ellroy
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
15
Charles Dickens
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
16
David Mitchell
The Bottoms (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Bottoms
17
Joe R. Lansdale
Boy's Life (Robert McCammon)
Boy's Life
18
Robert McCammon
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
19
Aldous Huxley
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
20
Robert Marasco
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
21
Miller
Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
22
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Carrion Comfort (Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
23
Simmons
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
24
Kurt Vonnegut
The Ceremonies (T.E.D. Klein)
The Ceremonies
25
T.E.D. Klein
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy (Barbara Vine)
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
26
Barbara Vine
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
27
Charles Dickens
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
28
Anthony Burgess
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
29
David Mitchell
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
30
Ambler
Collected Ghost Stories (M R James)
Collected Ghost Stories
31
M R James
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
32
The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory
33
Simmons
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
34
Mary Stewart
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
35
Dennis Etchison
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
36
Barbara Vine
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
37
Josephine Tey
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
38
Walter Mosley
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
39
Willis
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
40
James M. Cain
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