Classic Detective Books

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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 10 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 732,773 ratings — published 1934
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 214,015 ratings — published 1930
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 388,486 ratings — published 1902
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Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.82 — 61,404 ratings — published 1923
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,617,433 ratings — published 1939
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 5 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 346,863 ratings — published 1926
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 217,003 ratings — published 1887
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 306,709 ratings — published 1937
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 105,595 ratings — published 1893
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 326,555 ratings — published 1892
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 200,930 ratings — published 1936
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 128,192 ratings — published 1942
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Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 33,426 ratings — published 1930
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Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 25,520 ratings — published 1926
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Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1) Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 16,581 ratings — published 1934
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 168,605 ratings — published 1939
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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.19 — 32,137 ratings — published 1935
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The House of Silk (Horowitz's Holmes, #1) The House of Silk (Horowitz's Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.01 — 61,314 ratings — published 2011
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,230 ratings — published 1892
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The Five Orange Pips (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Five Orange Pips (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.71 — 9,659 ratings — published 1891
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 83,122 ratings — published 1928
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 507,825 ratings — published 1920
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A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 52,553 ratings — published 1964
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The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple, #0.5) The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple, #0.5)
by (shelved 3 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 41,478 ratings — published 1932
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The Veiled Lady / The Third Floor Flat The Veiled Lady / The Third Floor Flat (Audio Cassette)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 106 ratings — published 1923
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 495,015 ratings — published 1887
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Promised Land (Spenser, #4) Promised Land (Spenser, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 11,167 ratings — published 1976
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Mortal Stakes (Spenser, #3) Mortal Stakes (Spenser, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,101 ratings — published 1975
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The Widening Gyre (Spenser, #10) The Widening Gyre (Spenser, #10)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 7,476 ratings — published 1983
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Valediction (Spenser, #11) Valediction (Spenser, #11)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,032 ratings — published 1984
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Crimson Joy (Spenser, #15) Crimson Joy (Spenser, #15)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,097 ratings — published 1988
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Early Autumn (Spenser, #7) Early Autumn (Spenser, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.17 — 10,164 ratings — published 1981
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A Catskill Eagle (Spenser, #12) A Catskill Eagle (Spenser, #12)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,158 ratings — published 1985
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Looking For Rachel Wallace (Spenser, #6) Looking For Rachel Wallace (Spenser, #6)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 10,310 ratings — published 1980
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Taming a Sea-Horse (Spenser, #13) Taming a Sea-Horse (Spenser, #13)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,682 ratings — published 1986
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God Save The Child (Spenser, #2) God Save The Child (Spenser, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,605 ratings — published 1974
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Pale Kings And Princes (Spenser, #14) Pale Kings And Princes (Spenser, #14)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,693 ratings — published 1987
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The Judas Goat (Spenser, #5) The Judas Goat (Spenser, #5)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.10 — 11,153 ratings — published 1978
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A Savage Place (Spenser, #8) A Savage Place (Spenser, #8)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.01 — 8,610 ratings — published 1981
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Ceremony (Spenser, #9) Ceremony (Spenser, #9)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,170 ratings — published 1982
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 119,101 ratings — published 1923
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The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.77 — 14,864 ratings — published 1931
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The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1) The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.75 — 12,773 ratings — published 1929
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The Moonstone The Moonstone (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.91 — 98,848 ratings — published 1868
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Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6) Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.35 — 97,683 ratings — published 2010
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 70,349 ratings — published 1905
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Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1) Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 166,829 ratings — published 2016
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Moriarty (Horowitz's Holmes, #2) Moriarty (Horowitz's Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.80 — 31,789 ratings — published 2014
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Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2) Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 3.61 — 19,622 ratings — published 2016
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Crooked House Crooked House (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as classic-detective)
avg rating 4.08 — 91,837 ratings — published 1949
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