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Challenge to Become Better Read in Crime Fiction

I love crime fiction, but tend to read the same few authors. This list is comprised of crime fiction and true crime by 198 different individual authors, as well as a duo, and a collaborative novel by The Detection Club, whose members included Agatha Christie, G.K. Chesterton and Dorothy L Sayers, who all have individual works on this list too. This is by no means a comprehensive list, and there are sure to be favourites I have accidentally overlooked. For authors of series, I have chosen the title in which the detective first appears according to Goodreads. There are a couple of exceptions.
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Absolute Power (David Baldacci)
Absolute Power
David Baldacci
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The Alienist
The Alienist
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Alone (Lisa Gardner)
Alone
Lisa Gardner
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Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
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Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
Dan Brown
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Ashes to Ashes (Tami Hoag)
Ashes to Ashes
Tami Hoag
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The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
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The Bat
The Bat
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Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
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Black Dog (Stephen Booth)
Black Dog
Stephen Booth
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The Black Echo
The Black Echo
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Bleak House
Bleak House
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The Blessing Way
The Blessing Way
19
Blindsighted (Karin Slaughter)
Blindsighted
Karin Slaughter
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The Bone Collector
The Bone Collector
21
Calendar Girl (Stella Duffy)
Calendar Girl
Stella Duffy
22
Call for the Dead (Lecarre)
Call for the Dead
Lecarre
23
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
Kate Atkinson
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The Chalk Circle Man (Fred Vargas)
The Chalk Circle Man
Fred Vargas
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A Clubbable Woman (Reginald Hill)
A Clubbable Woman
Reginald Hill
26
A Cold Day for Murder (Dana Stabenow)
A Cold Day for Murder
Dana Stabenow
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A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise
Steve Hamilton
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Cold Granite (Stuart MacBride)
Cold Granite
Stuart MacBride
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Cold Killing (Luke Delaney)
Cold Killing
Luke Delaney
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The Collector
The Collector
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Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
Dave Cullen
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Compelling Evidence (Steve Martini)
Compelling Evidence
Steve Martini
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
34
Cop Hater
Cop Hater
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Coronado High (Joshuah Bearman)
Coronado High
Joshuah Bearman
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
37
Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
Crime at Black Dudley
Margery Allingham
38
The Crossing Places (Elly Griffiths)
The Crossing Places
Elly Griffiths
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The Crow Trap (Ann Cleeves)
The Crow Trap
Ann Cleeves
40
The Crucifix Killer (Chris Carter)
The Crucifix Killer
Chris Carter
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