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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 (Wilkie Collins)
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
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The Leavenworth Case (Anna Katharine Green)
The Leavenworth Case (Anna Katharine Green)
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
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Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
7
The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
8
The Patient in Room 18 (Mignon G. Eberhart)
The Patient in Room 18 (Mignon G. Eberhart)
9
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
10
The Conjure-Man Dies (Rudolph Fisher)
The Conjure-Man Dies (Rudolph Fisher)
11
A Man Lay Dead
A Man Lay Dead
12
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
13
The Three Coffins (John Dickson Carr)
The Three Coffins (John Dickson Carr)
14
Rebecca
Rebecca
15
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
16
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
17
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
18
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
19
The Daughter of Time
The Daughter of Time
20
Beat Not the Bones (Charlotte Jay)
Beat Not the Bones (Charlotte Jay)
21
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
22
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
23
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
24
Beast in View
Beast in View
25
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
26
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
27
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
28
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
29
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
30
Where Are the Children
Where Are the Children
31
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
32
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
33
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
34
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
35
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
36
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
37
Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
38
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
39
Mean Spirit (Linda Hogan)
Mean Spirit (Linda Hogan)
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Post Mortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Post Mortem (Patricia Cornwell)
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