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Challenge to Become Better Read in Crime Fiction - Page 3

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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Hangover Square (Patrick Hamilton)
Hangover Square
Patrick Hamilton
82
Happy Like Murderers (Gordon Burn)
Happy Like Murderers
Gordon Burn
83
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
Vincent Bugliosi
84
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
85
The Hypnotist
The Hypnotist
86
I Am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes)
I Am Pilgrim
Terry Hayes
87
I Let You Go (Clare MacKintosh)
I Let You Go
Clare MacKintosh
88
I Saw a Man (Owen Sheers)
I Saw a Man
Owen Sheers
89
The Ice Princess
The Ice Princess
90
In the Blood (Lisa Unger)
In the Blood
Lisa Unger
91
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
92
In a Dark Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark Dark Wood
Ruth Ware
93
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
Tara French
94
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only
Sara Paretsky
95
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Shamini Flint)
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
Shamini Flint
96
The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
97
Irène (Pierre Lemaitre)
Irène
Pierre Lemaitre
98
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
Sue Grafton
99
Jar City
Jar City
100
A Judgement in Stone
A Judgement in Stone
101
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen
102
The Kill Artist
The Kill Artist
103
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson
104
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
105
Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly
106
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift
107
The Kind Worth Killing (Peter Swanson)
The Kind Worth Killing
Peter Swanson
108
Knots and Crosses (Ian Rankin)
Knots and Crosses
Ian Rankin
109
The Ladykiller (Martina Cole)
The Ladykiller
Martina Cole
110
Last Bus to Woodstock (Colin Dexter)
Last Bus to Woodstock
Colin Dexter
111
Life or Death (Michael Robotham)
Life or Death
Michael Robotham
112
Little Boy Blue (Edward Bunker)
Little Boy Blue
Edward Bunker
113
Lonely Hearts (John Harvey)
Lonely Hearts
John Harvey
114
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
115
Luckiest Girl Alive (Jessica Knoll)
Luckiest Girl Alive
Jessica Knoll
116
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
117
A Man Lay Dead
A Man Lay Dead
118
The Man Who Knew Too Much (G K Chesterton)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
G K Chesterton
119
The Mangle Street Murders (M. R. C. Kasasian)
The Mangle Street Murders
M. R. C. Kasasian
120
Marrow (Tarryn Fisher)
Marrow
Tarryn Fisher
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