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The Ultimate Crime and Mystery Reading List - Page 2

A list of the best crime fiction, mystery novels, thrillers and spy fiction - both old and new. I compiled the list from:
https://www.booktoad.com/lists/the-sunday-times-the-100-best-crime-novels-and-thrillers-since-1945
https://time.com/collection/best-mystery-thriller-books/
https://bookriot.com/100-mystery-crime-novels-around-the-world/
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Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
41
Lee Child
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
42
Agatha Christie
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
43
Tom Clancy
Where Are the Children
Where Are the Children
44
Blue Lightning (Ann Cleeves)
Blue Lightning
45
Ann Cleeves
Fade Away (Harlan Coben)
Fade Away
46
Harlan Coben
About the Author (John Colapinto)
About the Author
47
John Colapinto
When No One Is Watching (Alyss Cole)
When No One Is Watching
48
Alyss Cole
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
49
Wilkie Collins
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
50
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
51
Richard Condon
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer
52
Michael Connelly
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
53
Patricia Cornwell
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
54
S.A. Cosby
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
55
Michael Crichton
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
56
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
57
Kolymsky Heights (Lionel Davidson)
Kolymsky Heights
58
Lionel Davidson
The Crocodile (Maurizio De Giovanni)
The Crocodile
59
Maurizio De Giovanni
The Ipcress File (Deighton)
The Ipcress File
60
Deighton
Ratking (Michael Dibdin)
Ratking
61
Michael Dibdin
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
62
Daphne Du Maurier
The Pledge (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)
The Pledge
63
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
The Patient in Room 18 (Mignon G. Eberhart)
The Patient in Room 18
64
Mignon G. Eberhart
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
65
Umberto Eco
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
66
Edogawa Rampo
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential
67
James Ellroy
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
68
Louise Erdrich
Jane Steele (Lyndsay Faye)
Jane Steele
69
Lyndsay Faye
City of Veils (Zoë Ferraris)
City of Veils
70
Zoë Ferraris
The Conjure-Man Dies (Rudolph Fisher)
The Conjure-Man Dies
71
Rudolph Fisher
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
72
Ian Fleming
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Shamini Flint)
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
73
Shamini Flint
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
74
Gillian Flynn
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
75
Frederick Forsyth
Don't Look Back (Karin Fossum)
Don't Look Back
76
Karin Fossum
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
77
Tara French
A Vine in the Blood (Leighton Gage)
A Vine in the Blood
78
Leighton Gage
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
79
Robert Galbraith
Hollywood Homicide (Kellye Garrett)
Hollywood Homicide
80
Kellye Garrett
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