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Best Mystery Novels of All Time

(Mystery Writers of America )

Author
Ambler, Eric Coffin for Dimitrios, A
Bentley, E. C. Trent's Last Case 1912 PR 6003 .E7247 T73 1978
Buchan, John Thrity-Nine Steps, The
Burnett, W. R. Little Caesar
Cain, James M. Double Indemnity
Cain, James M. Postman Always Rings Twice 1934 see PS 648 .D4 C697 1997
Capote, Truman In Cold Blood 1966 HV 6533 .K3 C2 1992
Carr, John Dickson Three Coffins, The (aka The Hollow Man)
Caspary, Vera Laura
Chandler, Raymond Farewell, My Lovely 1940 PS 3505 .H3224 A6
Chandler, Raymond Lady in the Lake 1943 see PS 3505 .H3224 A6 1995
Chandler, Raymond Long Goodbye, The see PS 3505 .H3224 .A6 1995c
Chandler, Raymond Big Sleep, The PS 3505 .H3224 B5 1992
Chesterton, G. K. Innocence of Father Brown, The
Christie, Agatha Murder on the Orient Express
Christie, Agatha Witness for the Prosecution 1957 [Play] PR 6005 .H748 W5
Christie, Agatha And Then There Were None
Christie, Agatha Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The
Clancy, Tom Hunt for Red October, The PS 3553 .L245 H8 1984
Clark, Mary Higgins Where Are the Children?
Collins, Wilkie Woman in White PR 4494 .W62 & ebrary
Collins, Wilkie Moonstone, The PR 4494 .M62 1988 & ebrary
Condon, Richard Prizzi's Honor
Conrad, Joseph Secret Agent, The PR 6005 .O4 S4 1990 & ebrary
Crispin, Edmund Moving Toyshop, The
Deighton, Len Ipcress File, The
Dickens, Charles Mystery of Edwin Drood, The PR 4564 .A1 1956 and ebrary
Dostoevsky, Feodor Crime and Punishment
Doyle, Arthur Conan Complete Sherlock Holmes
du Maurier, Daphne Rebecca PR 6007 .U47 R4 1988X
Eco, Umberto Name of the Rose, The PQ 4865 .C6 N613 1983
Finney, Jack Time and Again
Fleming, Ian From Russia With Love
Follett, Ken Eye of the Needle
Forsyth, Frederick Day of the Jackal, The PR 6056 .O699 D3 1987
Gilbert, Michael Smallbone Deceased
Grafton, Sue A Is for Alibi
Greene, Graham Our Man in Havana
Greene, Graham Third Man, The PR 6013 .R44 T5 1988
Greene, Graham Brighton Rock
Grisham, John Firm, The
Grisham, John Time to Kill, A
Hammet, Dashiell Maltese Falcon, The PS 3515 .A4347 M3 1928
Hammet, Dashiell Glass Key, The see PS 3515 .A4347 A6 1999a
Hammet, Dashiell Red Harvest see PS 3515 .A4347 A6 1999a
Hammet, Dashiell Thin Man, The PS 3515 .A4347 A6
Harris, Thomas Red Dragon
Harris, Thomas Silence of the Lambs PS 3558 .A6558 H36 1989
Higgins, John V. Friends of Eddie Coyle, The
Highsmith, Patricia Talented Mr. Ripley, The PS 3558 .I366 T33 1992
Hillerman, Tony Dance Hall of the Dead PS 3558 .I48 D26 1973a
Hillerman, Tony Thief of Time, A PS 3558 .I45 T47 1988b
Household, Geoffrey Rogue Male
James, P.D. Shroud for a Nightengale
le Carré, John Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The PR 6062 .E33 S6
le Carré, John Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
le Carré, John Smiley's People PR 6062 .E33 S55 1980
le Carré, John Little Drummer Girl, The
Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird PS 3562 .E353 T64
Leonard, Elmore Stick
Lovesey, peter Wobble to Death
MacDonald, John D. Dreadful Lemon Sky, The\
Macdonald, Ross Chill, The
Maugham, Somerset Ashenden
McClure, James Steam Pig, The
McDonald, Gregory Fletch
Meyer, Nicholas Seven Per-Cent Solution
Millar, Margaret Beast in View
Mortimer, John Rumpole of the Bailey
Mosley, Walter Devil in a Blue Dress see PS 3563 .O88456 Z88
Peters, Elizabeth Crocodile on the Sandbank
Poe, Edgar Allen Tales of Mystery and Imagination PS 2612 .A3 2007
Puzo, Mario Godfather, The PS 3566 .U9 G6 2002
Rendell, Ruth Judgment in Stone
Rice, Craig Home Sweet Homicide
Rinehart, Mary Roberts Circular Staircase, The
Sanders, Lawrence First Deadly Sin, The
Sayers, Dorothy L. Gaudy Night
Sayers, Dorothy L. Murder Must Advertise
Sayers, Dorothy L. Nine Tailors, The
Sayers, Dorothy L. Clouds of Witness
Sayers, Dorothy L. Strong Poison
Sjowall, Maj and Per Wahloo Laughing Policeman, The
Smith, Martin Cruz Gorky Park PS 3569 .M5377 G6
Spillane, Mickey I, the Jury
Stoker, Bram Dracula PR 6037 .T617 D7 [lost]
Stout, Rex Doorbell Rang, The
Tey, Josephine Franchise Affair, The
Tey, Josephine Brat Farrar
Tey, Josephine Daughter of Time, The
Thomas, Ross Chinaman's Chance
Thompson, Jim Killer Inside me, The see PS 648 .D4 C697 1997
Traver, Robert Anatomy of a Murder PS 3543 .O4 A5 1958
Turow, Scott Presumed Innocent PS 3570 .U754 P7 1987
Wambaugh, Joseph Choirboys, The
Waugh, Hillary Last Seen Wearing
Westlake, Donald E. Hot Rock, The
Westlake, Donald E. Bank Shot
Westlake, Donald E. God Save the Mark
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