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Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books

This list was taken from H.R.F. Keating's 1987 book of classic and popular mystery titles, starting in 1845 and ending in 1986.
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Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)
Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)
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The Moonstone
The Moonstone
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Amateur Cracksman (E.W. Hornung)
The Amateur Cracksman (E.W. Hornung)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Thinking Machine (Jacques Futrelle)
The Thinking Machine (Jacques Futrelle)
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The Circular Staircase (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Circular Staircase (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
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The Innocence of Father Brown
The Innocence of Father Brown
10
Uncle Abner (Melville Davisson Post)
Uncle Abner (Melville Davisson Post)
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The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder (Edgar Wallace)
The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder (Edgar Wallace)
12
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
13
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
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Death of My Aunt (CHB Kitchin)
Death of My Aunt (CHB Kitchin)
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The Documents in the Case (1930)
The Documents in the Case (1930)
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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
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The Sands of Windee
The Sands of Windee
18
Before the Fact (Francis Iles)
Before the Fact (Francis Iles)
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The Case of the Sulky Girl (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Sulky Girl (Erle Stanley Gardner)
20
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
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The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
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The Hollow Man
The Hollow Man
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The League of Frightened Men
The League of Frightened Men
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The Wheel Spins (Ethel Lina White)
The Wheel Spins (Ethel Lina White)
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The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
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The Bride Wore Black (Cornell Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black (Cornell Woolrich)
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Surfeit of Lampreys (Ngaio Marsh)
Surfeit of Lampreys (Ngaio Marsh)
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Calamity Town (Ellery Queen)
Calamity Town (Ellery Queen)
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Tragedy at Law (Cyril Hare)
Tragedy at Law (Cyril Hare)
31
The High Window
The High Window
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Green for Danger
Green for Danger
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Appleby's End (Michael Innes)
Appleby's End (Michael Innes)
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Murder Among Friends (Elizabeth Ferrars)
Murder Among Friends (Elizabeth Ferrars)
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The Horizontal Man (Helen Eustis)
The Horizontal Man (Helen Eustis)
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The Moving Toyshop (Edmund Crispin)
The Moving Toyshop (Edmund Crispin)
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The Fabulous Clipjoint
The Fabulous Clipjoint
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The Franchise Affair (Josephine Tey)
The Franchise Affair (Josephine Tey)
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Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly (John Franklin Bardin)
Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly (John Franklin Bardin)
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More Work for the Undertaker (Margery Allingham)
More Work for the Undertaker (Margery Allingham)
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