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The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time - Mystery Writers of America - Page 2

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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Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
41
Agatha Christie
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
42
John Grisham
The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
43
Laura
Laura
44
I the Jury
I the Jury
45
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
46
Bank Shot
Bank Shot
47
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
48
Graham Greene
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
49
Jim Thompson
Where Are the Children
Where Are the Children
50
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
51
Sue Grafton
The First Deadly Sin
The First Deadly Sin
52
A Thief of Time
A Thief of Time
53
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
54
Truman Capote
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
55
Murder Must Advertise (1933)
Murder Must Advertise (1933)
56
The Innocence of Father Brown
The Innocence of Father Brown
57
Smiley's People
Smiley's People
58
The Lady in the Lake
The Lady in the Lake
59
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
60
Harper Lee
Our Man in Havana (Graham Greene)
Our Man in Havana
61
Graham Greene
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
62
Wobble to Death
Wobble to Death
63
Ashenden
Ashenden
64
The Seven Per Cent Solution
The Seven Per Cent Solution
65
The Doorbell Rang
The Doorbell Rang
66
Stick
Stick
67
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
68
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
69
Graham Greene
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
70
Bram Stoker
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
71
Patricia Highsmith
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
72
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
73
John Grisham
Last Seen Wearing
Last Seen Wearing
74
Little Caesar
Little Caesar
75
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
76
Clouds of Witness (1926)
Clouds of Witness (1926)
77
From Russia, With Love
From Russia, With Love
78
Beast in View
Beast in View
79
Smallbone Deceased
Smallbone Deceased
80
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