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Detective Books
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1106 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 709,979 ratings — published 1934
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 936 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 485,456 ratings — published 1887
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 800 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 616,782 ratings — published 2013
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 795 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 379,311 ratings — published 1902
And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 792 times as detective)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,561,700 ratings — published 1939
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 760 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 490,263 ratings — published 1920
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 756 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 332,427 ratings — published 1926
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 691 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 321,915 ratings — published 1892
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 638 times as detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 297,403 ratings — published 1937
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 623 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 173,857 ratings — published 1890
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 555 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 192,901 ratings — published 1936
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 554 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 288,921 ratings — published 2014
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 520 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 166,240 ratings — published 1939
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 451 times as detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 215,050 ratings — published 1927
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 446 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 — 224,965 ratings — published 2015
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 418 times as detective)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,396,511 ratings — published 2005
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 399 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 372,844 ratings — published 2000
The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 380 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,362 ratings — published 1923
The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 359 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 113,802 ratings — published 1930
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 358 times as detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 103,767 ratings — published 1893
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 354 times as detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 206,904 ratings — published 1930
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
by (shelved 345 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 212,988 ratings — published 1992
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 330 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 69,171 ratings — published 1905
Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 327 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 99,098 ratings — published 1938
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 323 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 699,862 ratings — published 2020
Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 319 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 — 182,099 ratings — published 2018
Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 313 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 80,453 ratings — published 1932
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,487,533 ratings — published 2003
Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 89,332 ratings — published 1942
The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 300 times as detective)
avg rating 3.82 — 123,518 ratings — published 1942
The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 295 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 79,739 ratings — published 1928
Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 291 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 70,105 ratings — published 1936
Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 291 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 86,126 ratings — published 1941
In the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 289 times as detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 432,269 ratings — published 2007
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 285 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 145,310 ratings — published 2011
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 283 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 975,015 ratings — published 2006
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 283 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 68,205 ratings — published 1936
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 276 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 273,870 ratings — published 1998
The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 275 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 71,526 ratings — published 1927
Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 275 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 98,936 ratings — published 1969
The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 274 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 53,989 ratings — published 1914
Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 273 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 59,861 ratings — published 1933
Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 273 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 72,895 ratings — published 1924
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 271 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 — 277,154 ratings — published 2005
Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 267 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 63,819 ratings — published 1935
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 266 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 207,832 ratings — published 2001
Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 262 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 — 128,345 ratings — published 1997
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 254 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,332 ratings — published 1957
A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
by (shelved 250 times as detective)
avg rating 4.01 — 83,260 ratings — published 1950
Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 250 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 — 142,999 ratings — published 2020
“He just waited until I stopped talking and said, 'Jesus, kid, you're almost a detective. All you need now is a gun, a gut, and three ex-wives. So what's your theory?”
― Paper Towns
― Paper Towns
“There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.”
― Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories
― Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories
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