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Goodreads' Top 200 Crime Books

The 200 most popular crime books according to the Goodreads website. See how many you have read and perhaps pick up a few tips on what to read next.
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The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
Steig Larsson
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
3
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
Stieg Larsson
4
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
5
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
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A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
9
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
Gillian Flynn
10
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
11
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree
12
The Zombie Room (R.D Ronald)
The Zombie Room
R.D Ronald
13
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
14
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
15
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn
16
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
17
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
18
The Silkworm (Galbraith, Robert)
The Silkworm
Galbraith, Robert
19
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
Dan Brown
20
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
Tara French
21
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
22
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
Thomas Harris
23
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
Patricia Cornwell
24
Deja Dead (Kathy Reichs)
Deja Dead
Kathy Reichs
25
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
26
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
28
Assuming Names
Assuming Names
29
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie
30
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
Jo Nesbø
31
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
James Ellroy
32
The Redbreast
The Redbreast
33
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
34
The Bat
The Bat
35
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
James Patterson
36
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
Arthur Conan Doyle
37
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
38
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
Janet Evanovich
39
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
40
Faceless Killers
Faceless Killers
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