Crime and Mysteries to Read

21,225 members

536 reviews

4.1

10 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, jhaggis, rretzler, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, JJCassard, ManWithAnAgenda

3

The Big Sleep

by Raymond Chandler

10,289 members

284 reviews

4

10 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, thecoroner, rretzler, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, JJCassard, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG
Explanations: aulsmith: Not sure I could get through it now, but I liked it when I read it.

4

Gaudy Night

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

5,459 members

150 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, elkiedee, LC, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

5

by Robert Louis Stevenson

17,130 members

315 reviews

½ 3.7

9 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, jhaggis, thecoroner, rretzler, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

6

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Secret of the Old Clock

15,339 members

301 reviews

3.9

9 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda

7

7,005 members

113 reviews

3.8

9 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, mbc2, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

8

Whose Body?

4,926 members

193 reviews

½ 3.6

10 Members: inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, JaneAustenNut, LC, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG,

9

Strong Poison

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

4,465 members

121 reviews

4.1

9 Members: inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, LC, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

10

by Stieg Larsson

43,210 members

1,748 reviews

4

8 Members: KimarieBee, rretzler, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JJCassard, ManWithAnAgenda

11

Murder on the Orient Express

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

17,102 members

422 reviews

4.1

8 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, jhaggis, rretzler, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, Stepn

12

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

12,808 members

336 reviews

4.1

9 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, thecoroner, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, autumnmysteries, ManWithAnAgenda,
Explanations: aulsmith: Really enjoyed this one.

13

9,994 members

324 reviews

4.1

8 Members: merrystar, rretzler, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, JJCassard, ManWithAnAgenda

14

Still Life

by Louise Penny

6,692 members

425 reviews

3.8

8 Members: JaneAustenNut, LC, rretzler, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, GeraldineG

15

The Long Goodbye

by Raymond Chandler

5,232 members

114 reviews

4.2

8 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, JJCassard, ManWithAnAgenda

16

The Sign of Four

Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions

5,056 members

171 reviews

3.8

8 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, JaneAustenNut, thecoroner, rretzler, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

3,943 members

93 reviews

4.2

8 Members: inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, LC, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, GeraldineG

18

A Morbid Taste for Bones

by Ellis Peters

3,940 members

103 reviews

3.8

8 Members: aulsmith, mkbird, merrystar, jhaggis, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, GeraldineG
Explanations: aulsmith: I really liked this one, but I found the rest tiresome.

19

Murder Must Advertise

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

3,781 members

106 reviews

4.2

9 Members: inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, GeraldineG,

20

The Historian

by Elizabeth Kostova

21,451 members

756 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: JaneAustenNut, jhaggis, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, GeraldineG

21

The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin

12,382 members

338 reviews

4.1

7 Members: mkbird, merrystar, rretzler, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

22

8,923 members

288 reviews

3.8

7 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, jhaggis, rretzler, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ryaSilvia

23

Death on the Nile

The Beekeeper's Apprentice

8,871 members

182 reviews

3.9

7 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, jhaggis, rretzler, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ryaSilvia

24

The Body Farm

by Patricia Cornwell

6,352 members

53 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: dara85, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, carole888fort, Stepn, GeraldineG

25

The Daughter of Time

by Josephine Tey

5,897 members

226 reviews

3.9

7 Members: inge87, merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda

26

by Laurie R. King

5,894 members

292 reviews

4.1

7 Members: KimarieBee, jhaggis, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, cindyalee, GeraldineG

27

Farewell, My Lovely

by Raymond Chandler

4,518 members

103 reviews

4.1

7 Members: aulsmith, Crazymamie, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, JJCassard, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

28

Innocent Blood

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

1,865 members

37 reviews

½ 3.6

7 Members: mkbird, JaneAustenNut, elkiedee, rretzler, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG

29

The Laughing Policeman

by Maj Sjöwall

1,835 members

65 reviews

3.9

7 Members: mkbird, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, carole888fort, GeraldineG

30

by Mark Haddon

44,320 members

1,328 reviews

3.9

6 Members: KimarieBee, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

31

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson

30,466 members

931 reviews

4.1

6 Members: rretzler, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

32

The Devil in the White City

by Erik Larson

22,149 members

701 reviews

4

6 Members: aulsmith, jhaggis, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ryaSilvia, GeraldineG
Explanations: aulsmith: True crime. Good book

33

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

22,090 members

1,542 reviews

3.9

6 Members: rretzler, mbc2, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy

34

The Complete Sherlock Holmes: All 4 Novels and 56 Short Stories

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

12,570 members

91 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda

35

The Firm

11,490 members

111 reviews

3.8

6 Members: dara85, LC, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, GeraldineG

36

The Moonstone

by Wilkie Collins

10,826 members

251 reviews

4

6 Members: merrystar, thecoroner, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

37

Death Comes to Pemberley

4,946 members

323 reviews

3

7 Members: rretzler, mbc2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG,merrystar
Explanations: merrystar : wasn't able to finish this one

38

The Thin Man

by Dashiell Hammett

4,265 members

143 reviews

3.8

6 Members: aulsmith, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ryaSilvia, GeraldineG, miguel.catalan

39

Unnatural Causes

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

2,113 members

40 reviews

½ 3.6

6 Members: JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, carole888fort, Stepn, GeraldineG

40

by Nicholas Meyer

1,814 members

47 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: aulsmith, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, GeraldineG

41

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J. K. Rowling

133,761 members

2,055 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: merrystar, jhaggis, LC, rretzler, mbc2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia,aulsmith , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith : Didn't finish

42

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

20,345 members

556 reviews

4.1

5 Members: jhaggis, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

43

The Name of the Rose

by Umberto Eco

19,520 members

310 reviews

4.2

6 Members: merrystar, thecoroner, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : Hated this one.

44

The Thirteenth Tale

by Diane Setterfield

17,199 members

910 reviews

4

5 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, autumnmysteries, GeraldineG

45

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

by E. L. Konigsburg

16,185 members

278 reviews

4.2

5 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

46

Snow Falling on Cedars

by David Guterson

12,923 members

190 reviews

3.8

5 Members: KimarieBee, JaneAustenNut, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, GeraldineG

47

A Time to Kill

12,441 members

152 reviews

3.8

5 Members: KimarieBee, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, GeraldineG

48

The Pelican Brief

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

11,050 members

83 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: dara85, LC, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963

49

by Michael Chabon

10,380 members

421 reviews

3.8

5 Members: aulsmith, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, GeraldineG

50

In the Woods

by Tana French

10,230 members

583 reviews

3.8

5 Members: KimarieBee, JaneAustenNut, jhaggis, Crazymamie, GeraldineG

51

The Murder at the Vicarage

6,170 members

191 reviews

3.8

5 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia

52

The Body in the Library

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

5,804 members

147 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia

53

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

5,150 members

86 reviews

4.1

5 Members: aulsmith, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

54

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

4,440 members

59 reviews

4.1

5 Members: aulsmith, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

55

3,839 members

78 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

56

The Dry

by Jane Harper

3,767 members

265 reviews

4

5 Members: dara85, KimarieBee, kara.shamy, carole888fort, GeraldineG

57

A Taste for Death

3,123 members

39 reviews

3.8

5 Members: rretzler, ahef1963, carole888fort, Stepn, GeraldineG

58

Devices and Desires

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

3,115 members

43 reviews

3.8

5 Members: JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG

59

2,608 members

54 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, GeraldineG

60

The Black Tower

Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories

2,228 members

43 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG

61

2,212 members

25 reviews

4.1

5 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, GeraldineG

62

Shroud for a Nightingale

The Man with a Load of Mischief

2,179 members

42 reviews

3.8

5 Members: JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG

63

The Coroner's Lunch

by Colin Cotterill

1,710 members

140 reviews

3.8

5 Members: aulsmith, rretzler, gypsysmom, carole888fort, GeraldineG

64

by Martha Grimes

1,586 members

29 reviews

3.8

5 Members: merrystar, rretzler, mbc2, ahef1963, GeraldineG

65

In the Bleak Midwinter

by Julia Spencer-Fleming

1,572 members

130 reviews

3.9

5 Members: dara85, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, carole888fort, GeraldineG

66

In a Dry Season

by Peter Robinson

1,485 members

42 reviews

3.9

5 Members: rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG

67

The Ritual Bath

by Faye Kellerman

1,439 members

45 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: dara85, aulsmith, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG
Explanations: aulsmith: Lot's of interesting Jewish culture, but I thought the mystery part was weak.

68

Aftermath

by Peter Robinson

1,272 members

31 reviews

3.9

5 Members: rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG

69

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J. K. Rowling

107,127 members

986 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: merrystar, jhaggis, LC, rretzler, mbc2, ahef1963,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda

70

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J. K. Rowling

101,369 members

932 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: merrystar, jhaggis, LC, rretzler, mbc2, ahef1963,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda

71

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

by Stieg Larsson

25,317 members

726 reviews

4.1

4 Members: rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy

72

Foucault's Pendulum

by Umberto Eco

17,490 members

258 reviews

3.9

4 Members: merrystar, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

73

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

16,482 members

384 reviews

3.9

5 Members: thecoroner, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, GeraldineG,

74

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

by Douglas Adams

13,849 members

232 reviews

3.9

4 Members: rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

75

Sharp Objects

by Gillian Flynn

9,715 members

539 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: dara85, kara.shamy, carole888fort, GeraldineG

76

The Last Juror

8,331 members

96 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: dara85, gypsysmom, ahef1963, GeraldineG

77

Case Histories

by Kate Atkinson

7,921 members

348 reviews

3.8

5 Members: JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG,

78

Labyrinth

by Kate Mosse

7,236 members

207 reviews

½ 3.3

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, GeraldineG

79

The ABC Murders

6,972 members

135 reviews

3.8

4 Members: JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963, ryaSilvia

80

The Talented Mr. Ripley

by Patricia Highsmith

6,201 members

197 reviews

3.9

5 Members: rretzler, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : I just don't like thrillers.

81

Cruel and Unusual

by Patricia Cornwell

5,581 members

56 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: rretzler, ahef1963, Stepn, GeraldineG

82

The Hidden Staircase

5,433 members

55 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

83

A Murder Is Announced

4,667 members

92 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963

84

The Bungalow Mystery

4,490 members

34 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

85

Presumed Innocent

by Scott Turow

4,318 members

76 reviews

3.8

4 Members: dara85, gypsysmom, ahef1963, GeraldineG

86

The Mystery at Lilac Inn

The Secret at Shadow Ranch

4,228 members

29 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

87

4,054 members

29 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, GeraldineG

88

Sycamore Row

4,029 members

164 reviews

3.9

4 Members: dara85, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, GeraldineG

89

A Fatal Grace

by Louise Penny

3,994 members

226 reviews

3.9

4 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, carole888fort, GeraldineG

90

The Bat

by Jo Nesbø

3,835 members

187 reviews

½ 3.3

4 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy, carole888fort, GeraldineG

91

Gorky Park

by Marin Cruz Smith

3,802 members

78 reviews

3.9

5 Members: rretzler, mbc2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, GeraldineG,

92

Death in Holy Orders

3,674 members

55 reviews

3.8

5 Members: JaneAustenNut, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, GeraldineG,KimarieBee

93

A Pocket Full of Rye

3,671 members

70 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963

94

Nemesis

3,644 members

79 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963

95

A Caribbean Mystery

3,639 members

86 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: merrystar, JaneAustenNut, rretzler, ahef1963

96

The Clocks