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Excerpt From H.R.F. Keating's 100 Best Crime & Mystery Books

An English crime fiction writer H. R. F. Keating composed a list of 100 best crime books. It's too much violence for me :D I made a shortened version of 37 books I want to read ;)
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Moonstone
The Moonstone
3
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
4
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
5
The Amateur Cracksman (E.W. Hornung)
The Amateur Cracksman
E.W. Hornung
6
Hound of the Baskervilles
Hound of the Baskervilles
7
The Innocence of Father Brown
The Innocence of Father Brown
8
The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder (Edgar Wallace)
The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder
Edgar Wallace
9
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
10
Red Harvest
Red Harvest
11
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
12
Before the Fact (Francis Iles)
Before the Fact
Francis Iles
13
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
14
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
15
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
16
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black
17
Calamity Town (Ellery Queen)
Calamity Town
Ellery Queen
18
The High Window
The High Window
19
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair
20
More Work for the Undertaker (Margery Allingham)
More Work for the Undertaker
Margery Allingham
21
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
22
The Daughter of Time
The Daughter of Time
23
Five Roundabouts to Heaven (John Bingham)
Five Roundabouts to Heaven
John Bingham
24
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
25
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
26
Beast in View
Beast in View
27
Gun Before Butter (Nicolas Freeling)
Gun Before Butter
Nicolas Freeling
28
Roseanna (Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per)
Roseanna
Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per
29
The Tremor of Forgery (Patricia Highsmith)
The Tremor of Forgery
Patricia Highsmith
30
Fletch
Fletch
31
The Black Tower (P.D. James)
The Black Tower
P.D. James
32
The Blue Hammer
The Blue Hammer
33
Sleeping Murder
Sleeping Murder
34
The Investigation (Dorothy Uhnak)
The Investigation
Dorothy Uhnak
35
A Judgement in Stone
A Judgement in Stone
36
A Pinch of Snuff (Reginald Hill)
A Pinch of Snuff
Reginald Hill
37
A Taste for Death
A Taste for Death
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