Best Literary Mysteries

These mysteries are more than a typical whodunit. The characters in these are complex, the storyline intriguing, and the language is rich.

See also:
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime Readers Picks
Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
Best Mysteries of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Mystery

Best Mysteries by Subgenre
Best Cozy Mystery Series
Best Crime Mystery Books
Best Historical Mystery
Best Literary Mysteries
Best Thrillers

Edgar Awards:
Edgar Award Winners
Edgar Award Winners for Best First Novel
Edgar Award Winners for Fact Crime
Edgar Award Winners for Best Young Adult Fiction

Best Mysteries By Decade
1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020

Best Mysteries By Ratings
100,000 or more
50,000 to 99,999
25,000 to 49,999
10,000 to 24,999

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201	Last Vote (Emma Last FBI Mystery #10) by Mary Stone (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 2,471 ratings score: 2,474, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
202	Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie 4.12 avg rating — 297,417 ratings score: 2,469, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
203	Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 3.72 avg rating — 37,276 ratings score: 2,448, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
204	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.04 avg rating — 536,103 ratings score: 2,442, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
205	The Wife in the Photo by Emily Shiner (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 6,625 ratings score: 2,399, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
206	Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) by John Sandford 4.35 avg rating — 27,115 ratings score: 2,389, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
207	The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 444,210 ratings score: 2,298, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
208	Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) by Tom Rob Smith 4.11 avg rating — 89,031 ratings score: 2,279, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
209	The Constant Gardener by John Le Carré 3.83 avg rating — 30,440 ratings score: 2,246, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
210	Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1) by Daniel Aubrey 4.10 avg rating — 1,240 ratings score: 2,201, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
211	The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) by Arthur Conan Doyle 3.89 avg rating — 173,862 ratings score: 2,162, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
211	The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) by Robert Galbraith 4.05 avg rating — 288,929 ratings score: 2,162, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
213	The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 88,664 ratings score: 2,159, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
214	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.13 avg rating — 1,806,656 ratings score: 2,156, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
215	A Rule Against Murder (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #4) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 106,364 ratings score: 2,133, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
216	Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 632,642 ratings score: 2,130, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
217	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,820,948 ratings score: 2,121, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
218	Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 166,977 ratings score: 2,106, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
219	The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) by Lindsey Davis 3.90 avg rating — 15,516 ratings score: 2,103, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
220	Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution by Edward Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 6,722 ratings score: 2,095, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
221	My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier 4.01 avg rating — 66,876 ratings score: 2,089, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
222	A Trick of the Light (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #7) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 87,616 ratings score: 2,080, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
223	The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3) by Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 107,914 ratings score: 2,064, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
224	The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 3.75 avg rating — 105,717 ratings score: 2,017, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
225	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 757,638 ratings score: 2,013, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
226	The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie 4.03 avg rating — 192,910 ratings score: 2,006, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
227	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.02 avg rating — 1,427,443 ratings score: 1,993, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
228	The Book of Occult by Simon W. Clark (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 3,463 ratings score: 1,988, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
229	Factotum by Charles Bukowski 3.92 avg rating — 74,819 ratings score: 1,947, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
230	Defending Jacob: A Novel by William Landay (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 309,384 ratings score: 1,914, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
231	The Last Guest House by Caroline Mitchell (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 3,633 ratings score: 1,905, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
232	The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4.32 avg rating — 1,000,207 ratings score: 1,900, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
233	Watchers by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 170,629 ratings score: 1,890, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
234	The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 83,242 ratings score: 1,883, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
235	Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis 3.65 avg rating — 30,470 ratings score: 1,880, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
236	The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 1,662,337 ratings score: 1,874, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
237	Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) by Irvine Welsh 4.11 avg rating — 175,797 ratings score: 1,846, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
238	Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) by Walter Mosley 3.87 avg rating — 29,558 ratings score: 1,842, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
239	Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti, #5) by Donna Leon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,093 ratings score: 1,834, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
240	The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7; Diogenes, #3) by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 39,274 ratings score: 1,823, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
241	Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) by Irvine Welsh 4.06 avg rating — 17,566 ratings score: 1,800, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
242	Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1) by Karl Braungart (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 5,901 ratings score: 1,778, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
243	The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2) by Ross Macdonald 3.93 avg rating — 7,456 ratings score: 1,714, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
244	Black Fox: An Indigenous Horror Novel by Jack Moffet 4.03 avg rating — 548 ratings score: 1,704, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
245	Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1) by Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 27,298 ratings score: 1,695, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
246	A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 7,120 ratings score: 1,671, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
247	Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. 4.11 avg rating — 63,491 ratings score: 1,660, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
248	Dressed for Death (Commissario Brunetti, #3) by Donna Leon 3.95 avg rating — 17,222 ratings score: 1,654, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
249	The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) by Raymond Chandler 3.98 avg rating — 18,526 ratings score: 1,647, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
250	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,922,582 ratings score: 1,617, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
251	Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) by Agatha Christie 3.87 avg rating — 43,662 ratings score: 1,610, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
252	Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,976 ratings score: 1,606, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
253	The Scold's Bridle by Minette Walters 3.91 avg rating — 10,092 ratings score: 1,593, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
254	Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) by Raymond Chandler 4.09 avg rating — 42,133 ratings score: 1,592, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
255	Misery by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 823,060 ratings score: 1,562, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
256	The Girls Are Gone: The True Story of Two Sisters Who Vanished, the Father Who Kept Searching, and the Adults Who Conspired to Keep the Truth Hidden by Michael Brodkorb (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 7,201 ratings score: 1,551, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
257	The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 114,823 ratings score: 1,540, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
257	Devil's Snare (Witches of Palmetto Point #3) by Wendy Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 6,046 ratings score: 1,540, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
259	They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 3.86 avg rating — 11,332 ratings score: 1,537, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
259	The Standoff (Jack Widow, #12) by Scott Blade (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 2,317 ratings score: 1,537, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
261	Fatherland by Robert Harris (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 54,672 ratings score: 1,535, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
262	Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.17 avg rating — 24,494 ratings score: 1,514, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
263	House of Spies (Gabriel Allon, #17) by Daniel Silva 4.31 avg rating — 34,055 ratings score: 1,507, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
264	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.30 avg rating — 103,254 ratings score: 1,505, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
265	Renatus (Renatus #1) by John A. Saunders (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 1,385 ratings score: 1,493, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
266	The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 171,926 ratings score: 1,485, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
267	Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem 3.86 avg rating — 42,263 ratings score: 1,471, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
268	The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 490,276 ratings score: 1,452, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
268	Murder Board (Boston Crime Thriller #1) by Brian Christopher Shea (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 6,143 ratings score: 1,452, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
270	The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett 3.90 avg rating — 37,635 ratings score: 1,450, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
271	The Witches of Scotland (The Dream Dancers: Akashic Chronicles, #1) by Steven P. Aitchison (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 7,024 ratings score: 1,445, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
272	Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.24 avg rating — 21,744 ratings score: 1,436, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
273	A Scandal in Bohemia (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #1) by Ronald Holt (Adapter) 4.24 avg rating — 91,339 ratings score: 1,431, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
274	The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 58,274 ratings score: 1,430, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
275	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.44 avg rating — 905,481 ratings score: 1,421, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
276	A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 821,885 ratings score: 1,399, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
277	Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4) by P.D. James 4.03 avg rating — 27,343 ratings score: 1,397, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
278	The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2) by Damyanti Biswas (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 739 ratings score: 1,394, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
279	Renatus 2 by John A. Saunders (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 1,288 ratings score: 1,381, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
280	Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) by Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 56,699 ratings score: 1,376, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
281	Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) by Agatha Christie 4.04 avg rating — 206,906 ratings score: 1,371, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
282	The Quincunx by Charles Palliser 4.02 avg rating — 8,123 ratings score: 1,367, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
283	One Lost Soul (Hidden Norfolk #1) by J.M. Dalgliesh (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 23,010 ratings score: 1,361, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
284	River of Darkness (John Madden, #1) by Rennie Airth 3.95 avg rating — 8,795 ratings score: 1,359, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
284	The Murder Room (Adam Dalgliesh, #12) by P.D. James 3.86 avg rating — 15,600 ratings score: 1,359, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
286	My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1) by Robert Dugoni (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 165,188 ratings score: 1,357, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
287	Arthur & George by Julian Barnes 3.73 avg rating — 18,680 ratings score: 1,355, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
288	Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 22,222 ratings score: 1,344, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
289	Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3) by P.D. James 3.89 avg rating — 17,315 ratings score: 1,339, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
290	A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 42,055 ratings score: 1,338, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
291	The Stranger by Albert Camus 4.03 avg rating — 1,337,033 ratings score: 1,337, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
292	Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 583,847 ratings score: 1,334, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
293	Wayward Spirits (Witches of Palmetto Point #2) by Wendy Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 7,403 ratings score: 1,333, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
294	City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin 3.97 avg rating — 4,951 ratings score: 1,329, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
295	Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 253,065 ratings score: 1,327, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
296	The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 3.76 avg rating — 47,497 ratings score: 1,319, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
297	Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee, #10) by Tony Hillerman 4.07 avg rating — 12,624 ratings score: 1,317, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
298	The Forgotten Lock by Damien Wolfe (Goodreads Author) 4.90 avg rating — 187 ratings score: 1,300, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
299	Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) by Arnaldur Indriðason 3.81 avg rating — 31,934 ratings score: 1,290, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
300	The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker #2) by Susan Rowland (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 8,305 ratings score: 1,268, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars