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Favorite Crime Fiction and Thrillers From Back in the Day

Here's a list of crime fiction and thrillers from that were published no later than 1980. Many of the books listed here are on my TBR list, but the one's I've actually finished are not to be missed.
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Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke
1
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
2
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
3
Raymond Chandler
The ABC Murders (Agatha Christie)
The ABC Murders
4
Agatha Christie
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
5
Wilkie Collins
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
6
Spy Story (Deighton)
Spy Story
7
Deighton
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
8
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
9
Frederick Forsyth
Bonecrack (Dick Francis)
Bonecrack
10
Dick Francis
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
11
Dashiell Hammett
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
12
Patricia Highsmith
Raffles:The Amateur Cracksman (E.W. Hornung)
Raffles:The Amateur Cracksman
13
E.W. Hornung
Rogue Male (Geoffrey Household)
Rogue Male
14
Geoffrey Household
Hamlet, Revenge
Hamlet, Revenge
15
Death of an Expert Witness (P.D. James)
Death of an Expert Witness
16
P.D. James
Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet (Harry Kemelman)
Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet
17
Harry Kemelman
Murder Against the Grain (Emma Lathen)
Murder Against the Grain
18
Emma Lathen
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
19
John Le Carré
Cop Hater
Cop Hater
20
The Goodbye Look (Ross MacDonald)
The Goodbye Look
21
Ross MacDonald
Ashenden or the British Agent (W. Somerset Maugham)
Ashenden or the British Agent
22
W. Somerset Maugham
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
23
Edgar Allan Poe
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
24
Dorothy L Sayers
My Friend Maigret (Georges Simenon)
My Friend Maigret
25
Georges Simenon
Fer-De-Lance
Fer-De-Lance
26
A Three Pipe Problem (Julian Symons)
A Three Pipe Problem
27
Julian Symons
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
28
Josephine Tey
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
29
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