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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,510,612 ratings — published 2005
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The Zombie Room The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.95 — 45,218 ratings — published 2012
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The Elephant Tree The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.92 — 45,069 ratings — published 2010
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,534,220 ratings — published 2012
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 23 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,001,485 ratings — published 2006
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.78 — 450,181 ratings — published 2007
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.25 — 786,633 ratings — published 2007
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A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.12 — 832,563 ratings — published 1989
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.09 — 750,370 ratings — published 1966
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Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.08 — 358,829 ratings — published 1997
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,571,778 ratings — published 2003
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Naked in Death (In Death, #1) Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.13 — 207,283 ratings — published 1995
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1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.10 — 364,316 ratings — published 2001
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The Collector The Collector (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.97 — 100,470 ratings — published 1963
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.85 — 847,641 ratings — published 2020
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Shutter Island Shutter Island (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.14 — 237,094 ratings — published 2003
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Defending Jacob Defending Jacob (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.00 — 314,749 ratings — published 2012
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The Client The Client (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.06 — 467,421 ratings — published 1993
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,446,913 ratings — published 2000
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,540,262 ratings — published 2019
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The Scopas Factor The Scopas Factor (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.34 — 543 ratings — published
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.89 — 637,654 ratings — published 2013
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.94 — 862,332 ratings — published 2009
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Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.13 — 497,886 ratings — published 1993
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,368,359 ratings — published 2015
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,483,769 ratings — published 2002
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Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.02 — 267,916 ratings — published 1990
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The Firm (Penguin Readers, Level 5) The Firm (Penguin Readers, Level 5)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.07 — 640,083 ratings — published 1995
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.12 — 185,106 ratings — published 1993
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.20 — 761,572 ratings — published 1934
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,269,332 ratings — published 2006
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The Reversal (The Lincoln Lawyer, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #22) The Reversal (The Lincoln Lawyer, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #22)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.23 — 96,173 ratings — published 2010
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The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.15 — 221,290 ratings — published 1992
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.40 — 475,572 ratings — published 1969
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The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.20 — 198,863 ratings — published 1997
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The Pelican Brief The Pelican Brief (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.06 — 452,683 ratings — published 1992
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The Runaway Jury The Runaway Jury (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.03 — 317,796 ratings — published 1996
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Penance Penance (ebook)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.86 — 54,024 ratings — published 2023
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The Guest List The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,346,406 ratings — published 2020
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.63 — 372,554 ratings — published 2018
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,760,620 ratings — published 2018
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No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.17 — 264,693 ratings — published 2005
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.06 — 184,096 ratings — published 1994
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Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.88 — 157,305 ratings — published 1997
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The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16) The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.23 — 264,172 ratings — published 2005
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A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.86 — 194,305 ratings — published 1982
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2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club, #2) 2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.09 — 127,570 ratings — published 2002
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Galveston Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.83 — 20,597 ratings — published 2010
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 4.00 — 788,165 ratings — published 1962
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-drama)
avg rating 3.80 — 377,857 ratings — published 1991
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