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The English Teacher Looks at Modern & Contemporary Classics of Mystery and Suspense Fiction - Page 2

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 Narrows (Michael Connelly)
The Narrows
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Michael Connelly
The Night of the Generals: A Novel (Hans Hellmut Kirst)
The Night of the Generals: A Novel
42
Hans Hellmut Kirst
Night Soldiers
Night Soldiers
43
The Odessa File (Frederick Forsyth)
The Odessa File
44
Frederick Forsyth
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
45
Thomas Harris
Rules of Prey (John Sandford)
Rules of Prey
46
John Sandford
Service of All the Dead (Cole Morton)
Service of All the Dead
47
Cole Morton
The Seven Per Cent Solution
The Seven Per Cent Solution
48
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula
49
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
50
Dennis Lehane
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
51
Thomas Harris
Six Days of the Condor
Six Days of the Condor
52
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
53
Jo Nesbø
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
54
John Le Carré
The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Godey
The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Godey
55
The Wench Is Dead (Colin Dexter)
The Wench Is Dead
56
Colin Dexter
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
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When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
58
White Jazz (James Ellroy)
White Jazz
59
James Ellroy
The Woman in the Window (A. J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
60
A. J. Finn
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