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SDM Listman's 250 Favourite Novels

This is a list of 250 of my favorite novels that I have read. Enjoyable reads. Thanks to Tlj2600 for the idea for this list.
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The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
1
John Buchan
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
2
Stuart Turton
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
3
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
4
Caleb Carr
Allan Quatermain (H. Rider Haggard)
Allan Quatermain
5
H. Rider Haggard
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
6
Richard K. Morgan
The Analyst (John Katzenbach)
The Analyst
7
John Katzenbach
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
8
Agatha Christie
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
9
Michael Crichton
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
10
George Orwell
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
11
Robin Hobb
At the Earth's Core (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
At the Earth's Core
12
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Atlantis Found (Clive Cussler)
Atlantis Found
13
Clive Cussler
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
14
L. Ron Hubbard
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
15
Raymond Chandler
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
16
Michael Connelly
The Black Pharoah (Christian Jacques)
The Black Pharoah
17
Christian Jacques
The Black Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Black Stallion
18
Walter Farley
The Blinds (Adam Sternbergh)
The Blinds
19
Adam Sternbergh
Bloodline (Conn Iggulden)
Bloodline
20
Conn Iggulden
The Book of Strange New Things (Michel Faber)
The Book of Strange New Things
21
Michel Faber
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
22
Aldous Huxley
The Business of Dying (Simon Kernick)
The Business of Dying
23
Simon Kernick
Byzantium (Stephen R. Lawhead)
Byzantium
24
Stephen R. Lawhead
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
25
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
26
Suzanne Collins
The Charm School (Nelson Demille)
The Charm School
27
Nelson Demille
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
28
Robert Cormier
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
29
John Wyndham
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
30
Dave Eggers
Civil War (Mark Millar)
Civil War
31
Mark Millar
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
32
Jean Auel
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
33
George R.R. Martin
Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
34
Michael Crichton
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
35
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
36
Robert Galbraith
Danny the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny the Champion of the World
37
Roald Dahl
The Dark Crusader (MacLean)
The Dark Crusader
38
MacLean
The Day After Tomorrow (Allan Folsom)
The Day After Tomorrow
39
Allan Folsom
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
40
John Wyndham
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