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1

by Dorothy L. Sayers

5,977 members

159 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

2

The Daughter of Time

by Josephine Tey

6,640 members

250 reviews

3.9

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

3

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

18,470 members

275 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

4

The Long Goodbye

by Raymond Chandler

5,872 members

126 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

5

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

25,417 members

613 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

6

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie

12,062 members

383 reviews

4.1

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

7

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

47,877 members

1,395 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

8

The Secret of the Old Clock

by Carolyn Keene

7,354 members

90 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

9

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

by Donald J. Sobol

5,037 members

43 reviews

3.9

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

10

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,902 members

140 reviews

4.1

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

11

The Nine Tailors

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,838 members

124 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

12

by Wilkie Collins

12,077 members

272 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

13

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

22,157 members

531 reviews

4

2 Members: hipdeep, ManWithAnAgenda

14

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

17,838 members

341 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

15

The Murder at the Vicarage

by Agatha Christie

7,284 members

218 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

16

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

14,531 members

374 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

The Name of the Rose

21,769 members

335 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

18

The Mirror Crack'd

by Agatha Christie

4,412 members

86 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

19

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

by Douglas Adams

14,971 members

254 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

20

Clouds of Witness

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,042 members

113 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

21

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

20,619 members

472 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

22

Murder Must Advertise

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,112 members

111 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

23

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

by Alexander McCall Smith

15,255 members

426 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

24

Busman's Honeymoon

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,275 members

100 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

25

Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

2,402 members

48 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: hipdeep

26

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

10,948 members

351 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

27

A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

9,258 members

355 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

28

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie

6,765 members

171 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

29

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

6,036 members

97 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

30

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Vol. 1 (Bantam Classics 1/2)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

4,069 members

22 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

31

The Sign of the Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle

5,861 members

194 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

32

by Dorothy L. Sayers

5,557 members

221 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

33

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

47,869 members

1,817 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

34

by Raymond Chandler

11,490 members

314 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,
Explanations: : stylish but plot is flawed

35

Farewell, My Lovely

by Raymond Chandler

5,045 members

113 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

36

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

5,096 members

64 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

37

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson

33,657 members

974 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

38

The Valley of Fear

by Arthur Conan Doyle

3,507 members

93 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

39

At Bertram's Hotel

by Agatha Christie

4,402 members

95 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

40

The Case of the Missing Marquess

by Nancy Springer

2,441 members

110 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

41

To Love and Be Wise

by Josephine Tey

1,452 members

49 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

42

What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!

by Agatha Christie

5,382 members

121 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

43

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume II (of 2; Bantam)

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

2,434 members

13 reviews

½ 4.5

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

44

The Da Vinci Code

75,906 members

1,366 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

45

The Postman Always Rings Twice

by James M. Cain

3,899 members

144 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

46

Murder for Christmas

by Agatha Christie

5,378 members

131 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

47

Have His Carcase

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,585 members

84 reviews

4

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

48

Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

by Donald J. Sobol

1,983 members

10 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

49

Murder on the Links

by Agatha Christie

5,567 members

147 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

50

Unnatural Death

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,495 members

95 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

51

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,375 members

97 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

52

The Man with a Load of Mischief

by Martha Grimes

1,686 members

33 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

53

A Murder Is Announced

by Agatha Christie

5,472 members

112 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

54

The Tower Treasure

by Franklin W. Dixon

4,990 members

52 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

55

3,680 members

96 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

56

by Agatha Christie

4,295 members

77 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

57

The Five Red Herrings

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,120 members

82 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

58

by Agatha Christie

4,175 members

92 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

59

Sleeping Murder

by Agatha Christie

5,047 members

86 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

60

by Richard Kadrey

2,716 members

190 reviews

3.8

Member: hipdeep

61

A Caribbean Mystery

by Agatha Christie

4,255 members

95 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

62

The Moving Finger

by Agatha Christie

4,696 members

127 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

63

The Complete Father Brown Stories

by G. K. Chesterton

4,102 members

37 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

64

The hearse you came in on

342 members

5 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: hipdeep

65

A Pocket Full of Rye

by Agatha Christie

4,253 members

82 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

66

They Do It With Mirrors

by Agatha Christie

3,954 members

80 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

67

The Man in the Queue

by Josephine Tey

1,897 members

72 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

68

A Shilling for Candles

by Josephine Tey

1,505 members

52 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

69

Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories

by Dorothy L. Sayers

2,443 members

30 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

70

The Singing Sands

by Josephine Tey

1,634 members

55 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

71

The Documents in the Case

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,726 members

28 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

72

The Tuesday Club Murders

by Agatha Christie

3,811 members

86 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

73

Miss Marple : The Complete Short Stories

by Agatha Christie

2,773 members

46 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

74

920 members

3 reviews

4

Member: hipdeep

75

The Innocence of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton

2,248 members

61 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

76

Lord Peter Views the Body

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,941 members

45 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

77

Death of an Expert Witness

2,635 members

44 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

78

Hangman's Holiday

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,741 members

31 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

79

Death Comes to Pemberley

5,578 members

341 reviews

3

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

80

Miss Marple's Final Cases

by Agatha Christie

1,254 members

15 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

81

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

by Michael Chabon

11,388 members

445 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

82

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

13,973 members

98 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ahef1963

83

by Kate Atkinson

8,773 members

378 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

84

Death in the Stocks

by Georgette Heyer

1,070 members

47 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: merrystar

85

Behold, Here's Poison

by Georgette Heyer

998 members

39 reviews

3.8

Member: merrystar

86

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie

11,020 members

223 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963

87

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

8,311 members

167 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

88

by Louise Penny

7,854 members

472 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

89

The Eustace Diamonds

by Anthony Trollope

2,155 members

43 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

90

Evil Under the Sun

by Agatha Christie

5,358 members

109 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

91

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

by Agatha Christie

5,183 members

70 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

92

Cat Among the Pigeons

by Agatha Christie

4,830 members

97 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ahef1963

93

Five Little Pigs

by Agatha Christie

5,423 members

117 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963

94

by Stephen King

8,047 members

376 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963

95

Peril at End House

by Agatha Christie

4,881 members

97 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

96

Hallowe'en Party

by Agatha Christie

5,837 members

144 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ahef1963

97

After the Funeral

by Agatha Christie

4,570 members

81 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

98

Appointment with Death

by Agatha Christie

4,657 members

101 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ahef1963

99

Lord Edgware Dies

by Agatha Christie

4,323 members

95 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

100

Death in the Clouds

by Agatha Christie

4,549 members

85 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ahef1963

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