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The Telegraph's 20 Best Crime Novels of All Time

"Crime novels and thrillers are now outselling all other fiction genres." The Telegraph's literary critics offer their pick of the 20 greatest crime novels of all time.
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
2
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
3
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
4
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
5
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
6
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
7
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
8
The Madman of Bergerac (Georges Simenon)
The Madman of Bergerac (Georges Simenon)
9
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery (Stephen King)
10
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (Peter Høeg)
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (Peter Høeg)
11
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
12
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
13
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
14
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
15
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
16
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
17
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
18
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (Kate Summerscale)
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (Kate Summerscale)
19
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
20
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
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