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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1136 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 749,933 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 969 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 502,386 ratings — published 1887
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 840 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 633,349 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 830 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 395,332 ratings — published 1902
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 820 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,659,534 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 803 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 359,999 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 791 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 520,893 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 727 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 330,089 ratings — published 1892
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 656 times as detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 314,665 ratings — published 1937
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 643 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 181,811 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 592 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 207,807 ratings — published 1936
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 573 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 297,876 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 536 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 170,915 ratings — published 1939
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 470 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 — 232,359 ratings — published 2015
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 468 times as detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 218,514 ratings — published 1887
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 448 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 385,129 ratings — published 2000
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 425 times as detective)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,485,640 ratings — published 2005
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 404 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 122,943 ratings — published 1923
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 383 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 819,870 ratings — published 2020
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 373 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 117,201 ratings — published 1930
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 368 times as detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 218,505 ratings — published 1930
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 366 times as detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 106,855 ratings — published 1893
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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 358 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 219,177 ratings — published 1992
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 343 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 111,096 ratings — published 1938
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 341 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 71,714 ratings — published 1904
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 340 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 — 189,349 ratings — published 2018
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 324 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 95,549 ratings — published 1942
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 320 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 85,494 ratings — published 1932
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 315 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 131,791 ratings — published 1942
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 314 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,553,873 ratings — published 2003
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 152,403 ratings — published 2011
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 86,002 ratings — published 1928
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
by (shelved 300 times as detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 445,357 ratings — published 2007
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 300 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 74,594 ratings — published 1936
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 298 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 90,504 ratings — published 1941
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 292 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 72,038 ratings — published 1936
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 291 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 — 290,147 ratings — published 2005
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 290 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 76,659 ratings — published 1927
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 287 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 56,710 ratings — published 1914
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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 286 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 277,662 ratings — published 1998
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 285 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 995,646 ratings — published 2006
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 285 times as detective)
avg rating 3.56 — 107,183 ratings — published 1969
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 284 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 63,924 ratings — published 1933
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 284 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 76,630 ratings — published 1924
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Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5) Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 278 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 — 150,434 ratings — published 2020
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Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 275 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 67,882 ratings — published 1935
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 274 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 214,949 ratings — published 2001
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 270 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 — 133,786 ratings — published 1997
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 265 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 70,902 ratings — published 1938
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A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
by (shelved 258 times as detective)
avg rating 4.01 — 88,244 ratings — published 1950
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Rhys Ford
“I stole a bit of a chopped vegetable and was about to put it in my mouth when Jae’s long fingers closed over my wrist. “What? You can’t eat this raw?”

“It’s bitter melon. You won’t like it.” He went into the fridge and came out with something that looked halfway familiar. “Here, leftover bao. There’s char siu inside.”

“The red pork stuff? Yeah, I like that. I thought it was Chinese.”

“It is. We also eat hamburgers and spaghetti.”
Rhys Ford, Dirty Kiss

Arthur Conan Doyle
“Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Red-Headed League - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story

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