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The 30 Best Mystery Books of All Time

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"When you flip open a mystery novel, what do you expect? Probably a thrilling tale that keeps you wondering who the culprit was. The best mystery books are those with ingenious sprinklings of clues along the way that brings out the inner detective in you. Arguably, the best feeling when reading a crime novel is being faced with a sufficiently difficult puzzle and yet still being able to jump up and shout "I knew it!" when the final reveal comes around.
A good murder case will always rank high on a list of mystery novels, but other stories also have their merits. From true crime books to espionage odysseys (of course, including whodunnit riddles) here are the 30 best mystery books that you cannot miss out on if you're looking for twisted stories to keep you on the edge of your seat."
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
1
Agatha Christie
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
2
Raymond Chandler
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
3
Gillian Flynn
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
4
James M. Cain
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
5
Truman Capote
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
6
Wilkie Collins
Anatomy of a Murder (Robert Traver)
Anatomy of a Murder
7
Robert Traver
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
8
John Le Carre
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
9
Dan Brown
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
10
Stieg Larsson
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
11
Josephine Tey
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
12
Daphne Du Maurier
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
13
Dashiell Hammett
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
14
Frederick Forsyth
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
15
Liane Moriarty
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
16
Tara French
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
17
Thomas Harris
The Hound of Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of Baskervilles
18
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
19
Wilkie Collins
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
20
Paula Hawkins
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
21
Ken Follett
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
22
Gillian Flynn
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
23
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
24
Kate Atkinson
The Detective (Roderick Thorp)
The Detective
25
Roderick Thorp
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
26
Caleb Carr
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
27
Dennis Lehane
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
28
Alan Bradley
The Deep Blue Goodbye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Goodbye
29
John D. MacDonald
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
30
Lee Child
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