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The Doomsday Butcher (Cole Chambers FBI Profiler Thrillers #1) The Doomsday Butcher (Cole Chambers FBI Profiler Thrillers #1)
by (shelved 55 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.30 — 7,256 ratings — published
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,544,766 ratings — published 2005
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,735,934 ratings — published 1939
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.90 — 644,062 ratings — published 2013
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 25 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.19 — 781,050 ratings — published 1934
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The Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #1) The Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.88 — 20,452 ratings — published 2020
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All the Sinners Bleed All the Sinners Bleed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.19 — 155,210 ratings — published 2023
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,410,831 ratings — published 2015
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The Chestnut Man The Chestnut Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.21 — 94,364 ratings — published 2019
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.78 — 459,601 ratings — published 2007
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Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1) Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.89 — 27,457 ratings — published 1999
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 19 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,011,248 ratings — published 2006
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The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1) The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.24 — 106,290 ratings — published 2017
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The Butterfly Garden  (The Collector, #1) The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.08 — 330,287 ratings — published 2016
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The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1) The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.28 — 46,718 ratings — published 2009
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.00 — 542,665 ratings — published 1920
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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 18 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.25 — 794,078 ratings — published 2007
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.85 — 881,146 ratings — published 2020
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The Silence of the Lambs  (Hannibal Lecter, #2) The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.26 — 606,595 ratings — published 1988
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Shadow Man (Smoky Barrett, #1) Shadow Man (Smoky Barrett, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,913 ratings — published 2006
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.05 — 303,661 ratings — published 2014
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 15 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.26 — 381,242 ratings — published 1926
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.22 — 237,006 ratings — published 2015
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.40 — 482,361 ratings — published 1969
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The Puppet Show (Washington Poe, #1) The Puppet Show (Washington Poe, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.30 — 28,591 ratings — published 2018
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Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.95 — 35,171 ratings — published 1999
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UNSUB (UNSUB, #1) UNSUB (UNSUB, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.05 — 18,356 ratings — published 2017
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.13 — 515,320 ratings — published 1887
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The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1) The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.76 — 93,109 ratings — published 2003
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 12 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.03 — 217,651 ratings — published 1936
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.12 — 327,623 ratings — published 1937
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,957,389 ratings — published 2019
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.25 — 193,959 ratings — published 2018
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.89 — 299,826 ratings — published 2005
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.03 — 228,343 ratings — published 1930
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,581,468 ratings — published 2012
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The Bones at Point No Point (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #1) The Bones at Point No Point (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #1)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.22 — 25,570 ratings — published 2022
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.26 — 4,059,718 ratings — published 2022
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Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.08 — 364,155 ratings — published 1997
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The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.06 — 188,939 ratings — published 2008
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.14 — 407,833 ratings — published 1902
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.81 — 137,736 ratings — published 1942
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,596,598 ratings — published 2003
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.55 — 138,703 ratings — published 1997
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.88 — 188,272 ratings — published 1890
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,691,961 ratings — published 2019
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The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.06 — 279,688 ratings — published 2016
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The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #1) The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.95 — 28,986 ratings — published 1995
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Crooked House Crooked House (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 4.08 — 99,370 ratings — published 1949
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Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4) Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as crime-novel)
avg rating 3.95 — 114,800 ratings — published 2012
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