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The 30 Best Mystery Books of All Time

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"When you flip open a mystery novel, what do you expect? Probably a thrilling tale that keeps you wondering who the culprit was. The best mystery books are those with ingenious sprinklings of clues along the way that brings out the inner detective in you. Arguably, the best feeling when reading a crime novel is being faced with a sufficiently difficult puzzle and yet still being able to jump up and shout "I knew it!" when the final reveal comes around.
A good murder case will always rank high on a list of mystery novels, but other stories also have their merits. From true crime books to espionage odysseys (of course, including whodunnit riddles) here are the 30 best mystery books that you cannot miss out on if you're looking for twisted stories to keep you on the edge of your seat."
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
3
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
4
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
5
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
6
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
7
Anatomy of a Murder (Robert Traver)
Anatomy of a Murder (Robert Traver)
8
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
9
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
10
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
11
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
12
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
13
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
14
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
15
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
16
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods (Tara French)
17
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
18
The Hound of Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
19
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
20
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
21
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
22
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
23
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
24
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
25
The Detective (Roderick Thorp)
The Detective (Roderick Thorp)
26
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
27
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
28
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
29
The Deep Blue Goodbye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Goodbye (John D. MacDonald)
30
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
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