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Litsy: Time Magazine's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time

With a panel of celebrated authors—Megan Abbott, Harlan Coben, S.A. Cosby, Gillian Flynn, Tana French, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Sujata Massey—TIME presents the most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential mystery and thriller books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s.
For more information on how Time made the list, visit here: https://time.com/6316204/how-we-chose-100-best-mystery-thriller-books/
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The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
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The Leavenworth Case (Anna Katharine Green)
The Leavenworth Case (Anna Katharine Green)
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
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The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
8
The Patient in Room 18 (Mignon G. Eberhart)
The Patient in Room 18 (Mignon G. Eberhart)
9
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
10
The Conjure-Man Dies (Rudolph Fisher)
The Conjure-Man Dies (Rudolph Fisher)
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A Man Lay Dead
A Man Lay Dead
12
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Dorothy L. Sayers)
13
The Three Coffins (John Dickson Carr)
The Three Coffins (John Dickson Carr)
14
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
15
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
16
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
17
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
18
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
19
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
20
Beat Not the Bones (Charlotte Jay)
Beat Not the Bones (Charlotte Jay)
21
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
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A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
23
The Long Good-Bye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Good-Bye (Raymond Chandler)
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Beast in View (Margaret Millar)
Beast in View (Margaret Millar)
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The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
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The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
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Where Are the Children? (Mary Higgins Clark)
Where Are the Children? (Mary Higgins Clark)
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
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The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
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The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
35
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
36
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
37
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
38
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
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Mean Spirit
Mean Spirit
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Post-Mortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Post-Mortem (Patricia Cornwell)
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