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The Top 101 Crime Novels of All Time

The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time, chosen by Mystery Writers of America
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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 and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)
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The Daughter of Time
The Daughter of Time
5
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
The Moonstone
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
9
Rebecca
Rebecca
10
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
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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
14
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
15
The Godfather
The Godfather
16
The Silence of the Lambs (Novel)
The Silence of the Lambs (Novel)
17
A Coffin for Dimitrios
A Coffin for Dimitrios
18
Gaudy Night
Gaudy Night
19
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
20
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
21
Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely
22
The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps
23
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
Rumpole of the Bailey
27
Red Dragon
Red Dragon
28
The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors
29
Fletch
Fletch
30
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
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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
Red Harvest
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The Circular Staircase
The Circular Staircase
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