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100 Must-Read Crime Novels

7th list based on Bloomsbury's Good Reading Guide series, this one by Richard Shepard & Nick Rennison. Many authors & some titles listed in 501 Must Read Books, a few in 1001 Books to Read Before You Die. Many are also part of series featuring such famous characters as Poirot, Inspector Morse, Rebus, Chief Inspector Wexford, Spenser, Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Kinsey Milhone & Perry Mason. Many filmed for tv or the big screen. I haven't read the book, but Harlan Coben's Tell No One was made into an excelllent French thriller which I consider a must-see. A lot more books mentioned by the same author or similar type, & lists of sub-genres & winners of the Edgar & CWA Golden Dagger Award are also included in this cool little book. The Game's Afoot!
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Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke
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The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
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The Deadly Percheron (John Franklin Bardin)
The Deadly Percheron
John Franklin Bardin
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Trent's Last Case
Trent's Last Case
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The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
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When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
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The Fabulous Clipjoint
The Fabulous Clipjoint
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The Neon Rain
The Neon Rain
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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
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Fast One (Paul Cain)
Fast One
Paul Cain
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The Hollow Man
The Hollow Man
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Laura
Laura
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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Farewell My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
Raymond Chandler
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No Orchids for Miss Blandish
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
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The Innocence of Father Brown
The Innocence of Father Brown
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
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A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
Agatha Christie
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Tell No One (Harlan Coben)
Tell No One
Harlan Coben
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The Moonstone
The Moonstone
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The Black Echo
The Black Echo
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The Man Who Liked to Look at Himself (K.C. Constantine)
The Man Who Liked to Look at Himself
K.C. Constantine
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Postmortem
Postmortem
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The Monkey's Raincoat
The Monkey's Raincoat
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The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
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The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
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The Dead of Jericho (Colin Dexter)
The Dead of Jericho
Colin Dexter
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Dead Lagoon
Dead Lagoon
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The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four
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Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
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Downriver (Loren D. Estleman)
Downriver
Loren D. Estleman
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Flinch (Robert Ferrigno)
Flinch
Robert Ferrigno
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Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca
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Dead Cert (Dick Francis)
Dead Cert
Dick Francis
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The Case of the Terrified Typist (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Terrified Typist
Erle Stanley Gardner
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Smallbone Deceased
Smallbone Deceased
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Dark Passage (David Goodis)
Dark Passage
David Goodis
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Gone, No Forwarding (Joe Gores)
Gone, No Forwarding
Joe Gores
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A Is for Alibi
A Is for Alibi
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