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The English Teacher Looks at Modern & Contemporary Classics of Mystery and Suspense Fiction

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast looks at the mystery and suspense field and comes up with a core list of "modern classic" works. since this is a companion to his previous list of "classics", this list only considers works published after 1960. In cases of mystery series with recurring characters, representative titles have been chosen.
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The Alienist by Caleb Carr
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (P. D. James)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
2
P. D. James
The Apothecary Rose (Candice Robb)
The Apothecary Rose
3
Candice Robb
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
4
The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
5
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
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James Ellroy
The Bone Collector (Jeffery Deaver)
The Bone Collector
7
Jeffery Deaver
Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Burglars Can't Be Choosers
8
A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise
9
Steve Hamilton
Dance Hall of the Dead
Dance Hall of the Dead
10
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
11
Barbara Vine
Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber
12
MacDonald
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
13
Frederick Forsyth
Eight Million Ways to Die
Eight Million Ways to Die
14
Fletch (Greg Mcdonald)
Fletch
15
Greg Mcdonald
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
16
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes
17
Loren D. Estleman
The Ghosts of Belfast (Stuart Neville)
The Ghosts of Belfast
18
Stuart Neville
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
19
Paula Hawkins
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
20
Gillian Flynn
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
21
The Good German (Joseph Kanon)
The Good German
22
Joseph Kanon
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
23
Martin Cruz Smith
I Am the Only Running Footman (Martha Grimes)
I Am the Only Running Footman
24
Martha Grimes
In the Bleak Midwinter (Julia Spencer-Fleming)
In the Bleak Midwinter
25
Julia Spencer-Fleming
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
26
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File
27
Len Deighton
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
28
Sue Grafton
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
29
James Ellroy
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
30
Last Seen Wearing (Colin Dexter)
Last Seen Wearing
31
Colin Dexter
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
32
The Light of Day (Eric Ambler)
The Light of Day
33
Eric Ambler
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
34
The Lock Artist (Steve Hamilton)
The Lock Artist
35
Steve Hamilton
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos
36
Joseph Kanon
The Mexican Tree Duck (Crumley)
The Mexican Tree Duck
37
Crumley
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
38
Ellis Peters
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
39
Dennis Lehane
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
40
Umberto Eco
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