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Crime Masterworks: 101 of the Best Crime Novels Ever

I enjoyed Loviater's list "Crime Masterworks," which records a short-lived follow-up series to the SF & Fantasy Masterworks series. I love both the sci fi and fantasy Masterworks series, and enjoy crime lit; so here are 101 books I'd include in a Crime Masterworks series ...
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
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The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
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The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
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Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
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The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
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The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
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The Hound of Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
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Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
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Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
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The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
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The Laughing Policeman (Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö)
The Laughing Policeman (Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö)
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Roseanna (Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö)
Roseanna (Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö)
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The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
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The Galton Case (Ross MacDonald)
The Galton Case (Ross MacDonald)
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The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
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March Violets (Philip Kerr)
March Violets (Philip Kerr)
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The Pale Criminal
The Pale Criminal
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A German Requiem
A German Requiem
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Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
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The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
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Knots & Crosses (Ian Rankin)
Knots & Crosses (Ian Rankin)
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Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
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The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
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The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
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Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
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The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
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Faceless Killers (Henning Mankell)
Faceless Killers (Henning Mankell)
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Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
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The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
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In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods (Tara French)
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Six Four (Hideo Yokoyama)
Six Four (Hideo Yokoyama)
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