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The Crime 100: 25 Writers, 4 Books Each

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast comes up with 25 noted authors in the field of mystery, detective, and crime fiction. He then selects 4 representative works of each author, most of which he has read. While historical importance has been taken into consideration, this is not a "100 Best" list; it is meant to be personal, idiosyncratic, and thought provoking.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
2
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
3
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
4
Arthur Conan Doyle
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
6
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
7
Agatha Christie
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
8
Agatha Christie
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
9
Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
10
Dashiell Hammett
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
11
Dashiell Hammett
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
12
Dashiell Hammett
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
13
Raymond Chandler
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
14
Raymond Chandler
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
15
Raymond Chandler
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
16
Raymond Chandler
Eight Million Ways to Die
Eight Million Ways to Die
17
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
18
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
19
A Walk Among Tombstones (Lawrence Block)
A Walk Among Tombstones
20
Lawrence Block
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
21
James Crumley
The Mexican Tree Duck (Crumley)
The Mexican Tree Duck
22
Crumley
Bordersnakes (James Crumley)
Bordersnakes
23
James Crumley
The Right Madness (Crumley)
The Right Madness
24
Crumley
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
25
Barbara Vine
A Fatal Inversion (Barbara Vine)
A Fatal Inversion
26
Barbara Vine
The House of Stairs (Barbara Vine)
The House of Stairs
27
Barbara Vine
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy (Barbara Vine)
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
28
Barbara Vine
A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise
29
Steve Hamilton
Winter of the Wolf Moon (Steve Hamilton)
Winter of the Wolf Moon
30
Steve Hamilton
The Hunting Wind (Steve Hamilton)
The Hunting Wind
31
Steve Hamilton
North of Nowhere (Steve Hamilton)
North of Nowhere
32
Steve Hamilton
The Deep Blue Goodbye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Goodbye
33
John D. MacDonald
Nightmare in Pink (John D. MacDonald)
Nightmare in Pink
34
John D. MacDonald
A Purple Place for Dying (John D MacDonald)
A Purple Place for Dying
35
John D MacDonald
The Quick Red Fox (John D. MacDonald)
The Quick Red Fox
36
John D. MacDonald
Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing
37
To the Power of Three (Laura Lippman)
To the Power of Three
38
Laura Lippman
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
39
I'd Know You Anywhere (Laura Lippman)
I'd Know You Anywhere
40
Laura Lippman
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