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1

by Dorothy L. Sayers

6,015 members

159 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

2

The Daughter of Time

by Josephine Tey

6,718 members

252 reviews

3.9

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

3

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

18,569 members

277 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

4

The Long Goodbye

by Raymond Chandler

5,897 members

126 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

5

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

25,731 members

619 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

6

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie

12,205 members

388 reviews

4.1

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

7

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

48,018 members

1,401 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

8

The Secret of the Old Clock

by Carolyn Keene

7,443 members

90 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

9

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

by Donald J. Sobol

5,074 members

43 reviews

3.9

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

10

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,897 members

141 reviews

4.1

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

11

The Nine Tailors

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,874 members

124 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

12

by Wilkie Collins

12,129 members

274 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

13

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

22,325 members

535 reviews

4

2 Members: hipdeep, ManWithAnAgenda

14

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

18,018 members

342 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

15

The Murder at the Vicarage

by Agatha Christie

7,377 members

220 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

16

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

14,633 members

374 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

The Name of the Rose

21,832 members

336 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

18

The Mirror Crack'd

by Agatha Christie

4,452 members

86 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

19

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

by Douglas Adams

15,035 members

256 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

20

Clouds of Witness

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,063 members

114 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

21

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

20,814 members

476 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

22

Murder Must Advertise

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,147 members

113 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

23

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

by Alexander McCall Smith

15,319 members

427 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

24

Busman's Honeymoon

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,291 members

100 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

25

Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

2,406 members

48 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: hipdeep

26

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

11,094 members

353 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

27

A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

9,262 members

359 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

28

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie

6,769 members

173 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

29

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

6,109 members

98 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

4,095 members

22 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

31

The Sign of the Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle

5,898 members

196 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

32

by Dorothy L. Sayers

5,583 members

223 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

33

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

48,177 members

1,820 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

34

by Raymond Chandler

11,545 members

315 reviews

4

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

35

Farewell, My Lovely

by Raymond Chandler

5,086 members

113 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

36

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

5,103 members

64 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

37

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson

33,837 members

980 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

38

The Valley of Fear

by Arthur Conan Doyle

3,553 members

94 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

39

At Bertram's Hotel

by Agatha Christie

4,451 members

95 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

40

The Case of the Missing Marquess

by Nancy Springer

2,462 members

113 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

41

To Love and Be Wise

by Josephine Tey

1,456 members

49 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

42

What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!

by Agatha Christie

5,436 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

2,451 members

13 reviews

½ 4.5

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

44

The Da Vinci Code

76,217 members

1,372 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

45

The Postman Always Rings Twice

by James M. Cain

3,918 members

144 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

46

Murder for Christmas

by Agatha Christie

5,446 members

131 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

47

Have His Carcase

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,599 members

85 reviews

4

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

48

Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

by Donald J. Sobol

2,010 members

10 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

49

Murder on the Links

by Agatha Christie

5,591 members

149 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

50

Unnatural Death

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,510 members

95 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

51

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,394 members

98 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

52

The Man with a Load of Mischief

by Martha Grimes

1,689 members

33 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

53

A Murder Is Announced

by Agatha Christie

5,529 members

113 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

54

The Tower Treasure

by Franklin W. Dixon

5,038 members

52 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

55

3,709 members

98 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

56

by Agatha Christie

4,338 members

77 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

57

The Five Red Herrings

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,134 members

82 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

58

by Agatha Christie

4,212 members

92 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

59

Sleeping Murder

by Agatha Christie

5,076 members

87 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

60

by Richard Kadrey

2,725 members

193 reviews

3.8

Member: hipdeep

61

A Caribbean Mystery

by Agatha Christie

4,303 members

96 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

62

The Moving Finger

by Agatha Christie

4,733 members

130 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

63

The Complete Father Brown Stories

by G. K. Chesterton

4,099 members

38 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

64

The hearse you came in on

343 members

5 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: hipdeep

65

A Pocket Full of Rye

by Agatha Christie

4,290 members

82 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

66

They Do It With Mirrors

by Agatha Christie

3,975 members

80 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

67

The Man in the Queue

by Josephine Tey

1,905 members

73 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

68

A Shilling for Candles

by Josephine Tey

1,512 members

52 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

69

Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories

by Dorothy L. Sayers

2,455 members

30 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

70

The Singing Sands

by Josephine Tey

1,640 members

55 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

71

The Documents in the Case

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,732 members

28 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

72

The Tuesday Club Murders

by Agatha Christie

3,840 members

88 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

73

Miss Marple : The Complete Short Stories

by Agatha Christie

2,798 members

47 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

74

923 members

3 reviews

4

Member: hipdeep

75

The Innocence of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton

2,259 members

62 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

76

Lord Peter Views the Body

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,949 members

45 reviews

3.9

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

77

Death of an Expert Witness

2,639 members

44 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

78

Hangman's Holiday

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,745 members

31 reviews

3.8

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

79

Death Comes to Pemberley

5,565 members

342 reviews

3

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

80

Miss Marple's Final Cases

by Agatha Christie

1,264 members

15 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

81

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

by Michael Chabon

11,253 members

447 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

82

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

14,077 members

99 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ahef1963

83

by Kate Atkinson

8,837 members

382 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

84

Death in the Stocks

by Georgette Heyer

1,077 members

47 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: merrystar

85

Behold, Here's Poison

by Georgette Heyer

1,002 members

40 reviews

3.8

Member: merrystar

86

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie

10,957 members

227 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963

87

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

8,404 members

170 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

88

by Louise Penny

7,928 members

476 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

89

The Eustace Diamonds

by Anthony Trollope

2,166 members

43 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

90

Evil Under the Sun

by Agatha Christie

5,429 members

110 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

91

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

by Agatha Christie

5,213 members

72 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

92

Cat Among the Pigeons

by Agatha Christie

4,888 members

98 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ahef1963

93

Five Little Pigs

by Agatha Christie

5,488 members

118 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963

94

by Stephen King

8,141 members

377 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963

95

Peril at End House

by Agatha Christie

4,928 members

100 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

96

Hallowe'en Party

by Agatha Christie

5,894 members

147 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ahef1963

97

After the Funeral

by Agatha Christie

4,611 members

82 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

98

Appointment with Death

by Agatha Christie

4,693 members

102 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ahef1963

99

Lord Edgware Dies

by Agatha Christie

4,348 members

96 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

100

Death in the Clouds

by Agatha Christie

4,606 members

87 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ahef1963

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