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Top 100 Best Mystery Books of the 21st Century

Here's the list of the 100 best crime books of the 21st century according to Goodreads readers. Only books with at least 5000 ratings have been taking into account.
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
1
Stieg Larsson
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
2
Delia Owens
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
3
Alex Michaelides
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
4
Gillian Flynn
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
5
Paula Hawkins
Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
Da Vinci Code
6
Dan Brown
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
7
Stieg Larsson
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
8
Liane Moriarty
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
9
Dan Brown
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
10
Stieg Larsson
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
11
Gillian Flynn
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
12
Mark Haddon
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
13
A.J. Finn
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
14
Stephen King
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
15
Tara French
Then She Was Gone (Lisa Jewell)
Then She Was Gone
16
Lisa Jewell
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
17
Erin Morgenstern
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
18
Gillian Flynn
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer
19
Michael Connelly
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
20
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Turn of the Key (Ruth Ware)
The Turn of the Key
21
Ruth Ware
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
22
Dennis Lehane
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
23
Khalid Hosseini
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
24
Blake Crouch
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
25
Lucy Foley
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
26
Dennis Lehane
Lethal White (Robert Galbraith)
Lethal White
27
Robert Galbraith
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
28
Jo Nesbø
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
29
Jane Harper
Faithful Place (Tana French)
Faithful Place
30
Tana French
The Silkworm (Galbraith, Robert)
The Silkworm
31
Galbraith, Robert
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
32
Robert Galbraith
Mr Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr Mercedes
33
Stephen King
Into the Water (Paula Hawkins)
Into the Water
34
Paula Hawkins
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
35
Louise Penny
Inferno (Dan Brown)
Inferno
36
Dan Brown
Dead Until Dark (Charlaine Harris)
Dead Until Dark
37
Charlaine Harris
The Likeness (Tana French)
The Likeness
38
Tana French
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Finders Keepers
39
Stephen King
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
40
William Landay
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