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The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time - Mystery Writers of America

Published five years after the British-based Crime Writers' Association list, there are many similarities between the two but a few notable differences: 'mystery' and 'crime' have slightly different connotations, hence the inclusion of 'Dracula' for example; also it seems this list is far more influenced by the movies including many titles that are far more famous (and occasionally even more acclaimed) in film form.
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
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Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)
Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)
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The Daughter of Time
The Daughter of Time
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Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
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The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
9
Rebecca
Rebecca
10
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
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Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
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13
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
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The Godfather
The Godfather
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The Silence of the Lambs (Novel)
The Silence of the Lambs (Novel)
17
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
18
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
19
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
20
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
21
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
22
The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
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The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
24
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
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25
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle
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Rumpole of the Bailey (John Mortimer)
Rumpole of the Bailey (John Mortimer)
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Red Dragon
Red Dragon
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The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors
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Fletch
Fletch
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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The Thin Man
The Thin Man
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The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
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Trent's Last Case
Trent's Last Case
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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
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Gorky Park
Gorky Park
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Strong Poison
Strong Poison
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Dance Hall of the Dead
Dance Hall of the Dead
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The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock
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Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
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The Circular Staircase
The Circular Staircase
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