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Detective Stories

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1
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
5,354 members, 215 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), ahef1963 (82)

2
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
5,057 members, 136 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: merrystar (2), ahef1963 (18)

3
The Murder at the Vicarage
by Agatha Christie
5,517 members, 180 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: merrystar (3), ahef1963 (19)

4
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
18,168 members, 285 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), merrystar (52)

5
Clouds of Witness
by Dorothy L. Sayers
3,365 members, 94 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: merrystar (4), ahef1963 (34)

6
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
18,148 members, 480 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), merrystar (59)

7
Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie
14,412 members, 378 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (7), merrystar (17)

8
Murder Must Advertise
by Dorothy L. Sayers
3,526 members, 99 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: merrystar (5), ahef1963 (30)

9
The No. 1 Ladiesʼ Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
13,174 members, 376 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (4), merrystar (60)

11
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie
8,504 members, 284 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (13), merrystar (19)

12
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
41,665 members, 1,287 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1)

13
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
by David Simon
2,006 members, 40 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1)

14
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
7,554 members, 253 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (14), merrystar (20)

15
The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
4,840 members, 102 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: merrystar (7), ahef1963 (63)

16
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie
5,033 members, 129 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (20), merrystar (22)

18
Whose Body?
by Dorothy L. Sayers
4,492 members, 173 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (21), merrystar (23)

19
Strong Poison
by Dorothy L. Sayers
4,159 members, 103 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (22), merrystar (24)

20
The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
4,066 members, 107 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (24), merrystar (25)

21
At Bertram's Hotel
by Agatha Christie
3,359 members, 69 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: merrystar (9), ahef1963 (101)

22
To Love and Be Wise
by Josephine Tey
1,164 members, 40 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: merrystar (6), ahef1963 (289)

23
4.50 from Paddington
by Agatha Christie
4,005 members, 86 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: merrystar (26), ahef1963 (28)

25
The Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins
9,896 members, 235 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: merrystar (18), ahef1963 (56)

26
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
17,463 members, 447 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2)

27
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
by Agatha Christie
3,783 members, 98 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: merrystar (30), ahef1963 (38)

28
Have His Carcase
by Dorothy L. Sayers
3,098 members, 64 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: merrystar (28), ahef1963 (42)

29
The Murder on the Links
by Agatha Christie
3,803 members, 99 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: merrystar (29), ahef1963 (43)

30
Unnatural Death
by Dorothy L. Sayers
2,910 members, 75 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: merrystar (35), ahef1963 (44)

31
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
by Dorothy L. Sayers
2,835 members, 80 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: merrystar (37), ahef1963 (47)

32
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins
11,741 members, 319 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: merrystar (16), ahef1963 (152)

33
The Man with a Load of Mischief
by Martha Grimes
1,467 members, 24 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: merrystar (12), ahef1963 (293)

34
A Murder Is Announced
by Agatha Christie
4,032 members, 79 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: merrystar (27), ahef1963 (78)

35
Cover Her Face
by P. D. James
3,021 members, 82 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: merrystar (32), ahef1963 (86)

36
The Secret of the Old Clock
by Carolyn Keene
5,744 members, 102 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: merrystar (21), ahef1963 (190)

37
The Clocks
by Agatha Christie
3,193 members, 54 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: merrystar (36), ahef1963 (90)

38
The Five Red Herrings
by Dorothy L. Sayers
2,608 members, 62 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: merrystar (39), ahef1963 (88)

39
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
by Agatha Christie
3,375 members, 67 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: merrystar (31), ahef1963 (125)

40
Nemesis
by Agatha Christie
3,185 members, 69 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: merrystar (33), ahef1963 (118)

41
Sleeping Murder
by Agatha Christie
3,791 members, 67 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: merrystar (50), ahef1963 (83)

42
Sandman Slim
by Richard Kadrey
2,264 members, 174 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (4)

43
A Caribbean Mystery
by Agatha Christie
3,201 members, 75 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: merrystar (34), ahef1963 (138)

44
The Moving Finger
by Agatha Christie
3,490 members, 90 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: merrystar (51), ahef1963 (93)

45
The Complete Father Brown Stories
by G. K. Chesterton
3,101 members, 30 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: merrystar (38), ahef1963 (141)

46
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
by Douglas Adams
12,987 members, 217 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (5)

47
The hearse you came in on
by Tim Cockey
307 members, 4 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (5)

48
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
by Donald J. Sobol
3,309 members, 30 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: merrystar (62), ahef1963 (107)

49
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
3,202 members, 65 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: merrystar (53), ahef1963 (130)

50
They Do It with Mirrors
by Agatha Christie
2,944 members, 64 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: merrystar (54), ahef1963 (133)

51
The Man in the Queue
by Josephine Tey
1,493 members, 51 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: merrystar (42), ahef1963 (198)

52
A Shilling for Candles
by Josephine Tey
1,219 members, 42 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: merrystar (40), ahef1963 (245)

53
Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories
by Dorothy L. Sayers
2,008 members, 22 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: merrystar (45), ahef1963 (206)

54
The Singing Sands
by Josephine Tey
1,324 members, 45 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: merrystar (41), ahef1963 (244)

55
The Documents in the Case
by Dorothy L. Sayers
1,462 members, 26 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: merrystar (43), ahef1963 (230)

56
The Thirteen Problems
by Agatha Christie
2,983 members, 63 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: merrystar (63), ahef1963 (143)

57
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
by Agatha Christie
1,977 members, 36 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: merrystar (44), ahef1963 (251)

58
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
13,480 members, 270 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (6)

59
Big Max
by Kin Platt
599 members, 2 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (6)

60
The Innocence of Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton
1,671 members, 56 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: merrystar (67), ahef1963 (183)

61
Lord Peter Views the Body
by Dorothy L. Sayers
1,615 members, 37 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: merrystar (66), ahef1963 (193)

62
Death of an Expert Witness
by P. D. James
2,232 members, 41 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: merrystar (65), ahef1963 (201)

63
Hangman's Holiday
by Dorothy L. Sayers
1,466 members, 27 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: merrystar (68), ahef1963 (217)

64
Death Comes to Pemberley
by P. D. James
4,601 members, 310 reviews
3.01 stars (3.01 stars)

Lists: merrystar (64), ahef1963 (242)

65
Miss Marple's Final Cases
by Agatha Christie
915 members, 14 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: merrystar (70), ahef1963 (246)

66
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
9,809 members, 409 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (9)

68
Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
7,465 members, 332 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (12)

69
Death in the Stocks
by Georgette Heyer
901 members, 41 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: merrystar (13)

70
Behold, Here's Poison
by Georgette Heyer
834 members, 36 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: merrystar (14)

71
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie
7,426 members, 156 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (15)

72
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle
6,776 members, 283 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (16)

73
The A.B.C. Murders
by Agatha Christie
5,962 members, 117 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (17)

74
Still Life
by Louise Penny
5,633 members, 385 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (23)

75
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
4,460 members, 77 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (25)

76
The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle
4,515 members, 151 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (27)

77
Evil Under the Sun
by Agatha Christie
3,954 members, 74 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (29)

78
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
by Agatha Christie
3,909 members, 50 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (31)

79
Cat Among the Pigeons
by Agatha Christie
3,661 members, 75 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (32)

80
Five Little Pigs
by Agatha Christie
3,831 members, 78 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (33)

81
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
3,849 members, 53 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (35)

82
Mr. Mercedes
by Stephen King
5,209 members, 321 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (36)

83
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
9,368 members, 264 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11), merrystar (61)

Thumbs down: KeishonT

Explanations:

KeishonT (0): stylish but plot is flawed

84
Peril at End House
by Agatha Christie
3,613 members, 69 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (37)

85
Hallowe'en Party
by Agatha Christie
3,701 members, 82 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (39)

86
After The Funeral
by Agatha Christie
3,457 members, 61 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (40)

87
Appointment with Death
by Agatha Christie
3,493 members, 73 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (41)

88
Lord Edgware Dies
by Agatha Christie
3,147 members, 64 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (45)

89
Death in the Clouds
by Agatha Christie
3,243 members, 62 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (46)

90
Thrones, Dominations
by Dorothy L. Sayers
1,604 members, 45 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: merrystar (46)

91
Miss Silver Comes to Stay
by Patricia Wentworth
414 members, 8 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: merrystar (47)

92
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
by Agatha Christie
2,866 members, 57 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (48)

93
Surfeit of Lampreys
by Ngaio Marsh
886 members, 19 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: merrystar (48)

94
The Valley of Fear
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2,672 members, 68 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (49)

95
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer
1,451 members, 83 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: merrystar (49)

96
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
2,512 members, 40 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (50)

97
Finders Keepers
by Stephen King
3,532 members, 184 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (51)

98
End of Watch
by Stephen King
2,706 members, 131 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (52)

99
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
39,397 members, 1,683 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (53)

100
The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson
28,194 members, 897 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (54)

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Started by: sturlington (November 2016)

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