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The Ultimate Crime and Mystery Reading List - Page 3

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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The Surgeon (Tess Gerritsen)
The Surgeon
81
Tess Gerritsen
Survivor's Guilt (Robyn Gigl)
Survivor's Guilt
82
Robyn Gigl
The Distance (Helen Giltrow)
The Distance
83
Helen Giltrow
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (Mario Giordano)
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
84
Mario Giordano
The Bellini Card (Jason Goodwin)
The Bellini Card
85
Jason Goodwin
The Killings at Badger's Drift (Caroline Graham)
The Killings at Badger's Drift
86
Caroline Graham
The Leavenworth Case (Anna Katharine Green)
The Leavenworth Case
87
Anna Katharine Green
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
88
Graham Greene
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
89
Graham Greene
Cocaine Blues (Kerry Greenwood)
Cocaine Blues
90
Kerry Greenwood
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
91
John Grisham
Land of Shadows (Rachel Howzell Hall)
Land of Shadows
92
Rachel Howzell Hall
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
93
Dashiell Hammett
Little Face (Sophie Hannah)
Little Face
94
Sophie Hannah
Death Notice (Zhou Haohui)
Death Notice
95
Zhou Haohui
With a Bare Bodkin (Cyril Hare)
With a Bare Bodkin
96
Cyril Hare
An English Murder (Cyril Hare)
An English Murder
97
Cyril Hare
The Lost Man (Jane Harper)
The Lost Man
98
Jane Harper
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
99
Robert Harris
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
100
Thomas Harris
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
101
Paula Hawkins
London Rules (Mick Herron)
London Rules
102
Mick Herron
They Found Him Dead (Georgette Heyer)
They Found Him Dead
103
Georgette Heyer
Tourist Season (Carl Hiaasen)
Tourist Season
104
Carl Hiaasen
The Devotion of Suspect X (Keigo Higashino)
The Devotion of Suspect X
105
Keigo Higashino
Malice (Keigo Higashino)
Malice
106
Keigo Higashino
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
107
Patricia Highsmith
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Chester Himes)
Cotton Comes to Harlem
108
Chester Himes
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
109
Chester Himes
Snakeskin Shamisen (Naomi Hirahara)
Snakeskin Shamisen
110
Naomi Hirahara
Ghostman (Roger Hobbs)
Ghostman
111
Roger Hobbs
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (Peter Høeg)
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
112
Peter Høeg
Mean Spirit
Mean Spirit
113
The Lion's Mouth (Anne Holt)
The Lion's Mouth
114
Anne Holt
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
115
Anthony Horowitz
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
116
Hughes
No Way Out (Cara Hunter)
No Way Out
117
Cara Hunter
The Loney (Andrew Michael Hurley)
The Loney
118
Andrew Michael Hurley
Strange Shores (Arnaldur Indriðason)
Strange Shores
119
Arnaldur Indriðason
The Secret Vanguard (Michael Innes)
The Secret Vanguard
120
Michael Innes
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