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Goodreads Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

Goodreads users were asked "What books would you nominate for your bucket list of murder, espionage, and intrigue?"
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
1
Stieg Larsson
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
2
Dan Brown
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
3
Agatha Cristie
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
4
Agatha Christie
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
5
Gillian Flynn
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
6
Arthur Conan Doyle
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
7
Daphne Du Maurier
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
8
John Grisham
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
9
Louise Penny
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
10
Umberto Eco
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector
11
Jeffrey Deaver
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
12
Tara French
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
13
Ken Follett
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
14
John Le Carré
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
15
Lee Child
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
16
Scott Turow
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
17
Alexander McCall Smith
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
18
Patricia Cornwell
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
19
Caleb Carr
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
20
Dennis Lehane
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
21
Gillian Flynn
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
22
Dashiell Hammett
A Great Deliverance
A Great Deliverance
23
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
24
Wilkie Collins
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
25
Sue Grafton
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
26
Josephine Tey
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
27
Ellen Raskin
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
28
Cormac McCarthy
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
29
Patricia Highsmith
Relic (Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child)
Relic
30
Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
31
Truman Capote
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
32
Donna Tartt
Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
33
Jim Butcher
Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner
34
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
35
Ian Fleming
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
36
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
37
Stieg Larsson
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
38
Paula Hawkins
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum (1980))
The Bourne Identity
39
Robert Ludlum (1980)
Sister (Rosamund Lupton)
Sister
40
Rosamund Lupton
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