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The Ultimate Crime and Mystery Reading List

A list of the best crime fiction, mystery novels, thrillers and spy fiction - both old and new. I compiled the list from:
https://www.booktoad.com/lists/the-sunday-times-the-100-best-crime-novels-and-thrillers-since-1945
https://time.com/collection/best-mystery-thriller-books/
https://bookriot.com/100-mystery-crime-novels-around-the-world/
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Queenpin (Megan Abbott)
Queenpin
1
Megan Abbott
Mercy (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
Mercy
2
Jussi Adler-Olsen
A Land Without Jasmine (Wajdi Al-Ahdal)
A Land Without Jasmine
3
Wajdi Al-Ahdal
The Dove's Necklace (Raja Alem)
The Dove's Necklace
4
Raja Alem
The Hidden Keys (André Alexis)
The Hidden Keys
5
André Alexis
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
6
Nelson Algren
The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
The Crime at Black Dudley
7
Margery Allingham
Death of a Ghost (Margery Allingham)
Death of a Ghost
8
Margery Allingham
A Coffin for Dimitros (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitros
9
Eric Ambler
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line (Deepa Anappara)
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
10
Deepa Anappara
The Truth and Other Lies (Sascha Arango)
The Truth and Other Lies
11
Sascha Arango
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
12
Kate Atkinson
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders
13
Yukito Ayatsuji
Absolute Power (David Baldacci)
Absolute Power
14
David Baldacci
Those Bones Are Not My Child (Toni Cade Bambara)
Those Bones Are Not My Child
15
Toni Cade Bambara
The Deadly Percheron (John Franklin Bardin)
The Deadly Percheron
16
John Franklin Bardin
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
17
Julian Barnes
Smaller and Smaller Circles (F.H.Batacan)
Smaller and Smaller Circles
18
F.H.Batacan
Blacklands (Belinda Bauer)
Blacklands
19
Belinda Bauer
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
20
Lauren Beukes
Dodgers (Bill Beverly)
Dodgers
21
Bill Beverly
Dogstar Rising (Parker Bilal)
Dogstar Rising
22
Parker Bilal
Dead Time (Eleanor Taylor Bland)
Dead Time
23
Eleanor Taylor Bland
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
24
Roberto Bolano
Death Going Down (Bosco)
Death Going Down
25
Bosco
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
26
Alan Bradley
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
27
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Green for Danger (Christianna Brand)
Green for Danger
28
Christianna Brand
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
29
Killing Auntie (Andrzej Bursa)
Killing Auntie
30
Andrzej Bursa
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
31
James M. Cain
August Heat (Andrea Camilleri)
August Heat
32
Andrea Camilleri
The Three Coffins (John Dickson Carr)
The Three Coffins
33
John Dickson Carr
The Emperor of Ocean Park (Stephen Carter)
The Emperor of Ocean Park
34
Stephen Carter
Written in Dead Wax (Andrew Cartmel)
Written in Dead Wax
35
Andrew Cartmel
Frozen Moment (Camilla Ceder)
Frozen Moment
36
Camilla Ceder
Your House Will Pay (Steph Cha)
Your House Will Pay
37
Steph Cha
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
38
Michael Chabon
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
39
Raymond Chandler
Sacred Games (Vikram Chandra)
Sacred Games
40
Vikram Chandra
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