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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1119 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 724,671 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 947 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 491,856 ratings — published 1887
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 814 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 623,450 ratings — published 2013
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 810 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 385,669 ratings — published 1902
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 805 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,597,267 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 777 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 341,890 ratings — published 1926
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 768 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 501,344 ratings — published 1920
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 702 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 324,990 ratings — published 1892
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 643 times as detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 303,598 ratings — published 1937
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 630 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 176,743 ratings — published 1890
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 571 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 198,392 ratings — published 1936
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 564 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 292,614 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 526 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 167,751 ratings — published 1939
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 458 times as detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 216,304 ratings — published
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 453 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 — 227,991 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 418 times as detective)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,428,378 ratings — published 2005
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 411 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 376,734 ratings — published 2000
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 387 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 117,567 ratings — published 1923
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 365 times as detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 105,131 ratings — published 1893
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 365 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 115,003 ratings — published 1930
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 356 times as detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 212,071 ratings — published 1930
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 349 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 756,468 ratings — published 2020
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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 349 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 215,520 ratings — published 1992
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 336 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 70,014 ratings — published 1905
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 335 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 104,056 ratings — published 1938
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 327 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 — 185,032 ratings — published 2018
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 316 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 82,442 ratings — published 1932
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 313 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 91,702 ratings — published 1942
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,512,002 ratings — published 2003
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 304 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 81,970 ratings — published 1928
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 302 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 126,478 ratings — published 1942
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 294 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 71,693 ratings — published 1936
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
by (shelved 293 times as detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 437,407 ratings — published 2007
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 291 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 87,745 ratings — published 1941
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 286 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 147,800 ratings — published 2011
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 283 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 55,105 ratings — published 1914
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 282 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 69,690 ratings — published 1936
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 281 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 982,738 ratings — published 2006
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 280 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 — 282,078 ratings — published 2005
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 280 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 73,501 ratings — published 1927
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 279 times as detective)
avg rating 3.56 — 104,197 ratings — published 1969
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,427 ratings — published 1933
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 275,302 ratings — published 1998
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 74,311 ratings — published 1924
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Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 268 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 65,251 ratings — published 1935
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 267 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 — 130,140 ratings — published 1997
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 259 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 68,636 ratings — published 1938
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 258 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 207,000 ratings — published 2001
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Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5) Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 257 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 — 146,007 ratings — published 2020
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 255 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,831 ratings — published 1957
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