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The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time

With a panel of celebrated authors—Megan Abbott, Harlan Coben, S.A. Cosby, Gillian Flynn, Tana French, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Sujata Massey—TIME presents the most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential mystery and thriller books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s
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The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
1
Wilkie Collins
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Crime and Punishment
2
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Leavenworth Case (Anna Katharine Green)
The Leavenworth Case
3
Anna Katharine Green
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
4
Henry James
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
5
Doyle
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
6
Agatha Christie
The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
The Crime at Black Dudley
7
Margery Allingham
The Patient in Room 18 (Mignon G. Eberhart)
The Patient in Room 18
8
Mignon G. Eberhart
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
9
Dashiell Hammett
The Conjure-Man Dies (Rudolph Fisher)
The Conjure-Man Dies
10
Rudolph Fisher
A Man Lay Dead
A Man Lay Dead
11
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night
12
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Three Coffins (John Dickson Carr)
The Three Coffins
13
John Dickson Carr
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
14
Daphne Du Maurier
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
15
Eric Ambler
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
16
James M. Cain
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
17
Chester Himes
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
18
Hughes
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
19
Josephine Tey
Beat Not the Bones (Charlotte Jay)
Beat Not the Bones
20
Charlotte Jay
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
21
Ian Fleming
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying
22
Ira Levin
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
23
Raymond Chandler
Beast in View
Beast in View
24
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
25
Graham Greene
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
26
Patricia Highsmith
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
27
Shirley Jackson
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
28
John Le Carré
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders
29
Seishi Yokomizo
Where Are the Children
Where Are the Children
30
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
31
Stephen King
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
32
James Crumley
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
33
Umberto Eco
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
34
Tom Clancy
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
35
Barbara Vine
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders
36
Yukito Ayatsuji
Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
Silence of the Lambs
37
Jonathan Demme
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
38
Walter Mosley
Mean Spirit (Linda Hogan)
Mean Spirit
39
Linda Hogan
Post Mortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Post Mortem
40
Patricia Cornwell
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