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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 67 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.20 — 754,291 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.13 — 504,328 ratings — published 1887
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,673,162 ratings — published 1939
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 57 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.13 — 397,373 ratings — published 1902
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.00 — 524,386 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 48 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.30 — 331,048 ratings — published 1892
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 47 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.12 — 316,601 ratings — published 1937
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 47 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.03 — 209,509 ratings — published 1936
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 40 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.26 — 363,153 ratings — published 1926
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 39 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.88 — 182,749 ratings — published 1890
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.04 — 219,605 ratings — published 1930
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.81 — 132,637 ratings — published 1942
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.89 — 635,043 ratings — published 2013
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 32 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.98 — 111,486 ratings — published 1938
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 31 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.03 — 96,340 ratings — published 1942
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 30 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.05 — 298,821 ratings — published 2014
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 30 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.97 — 78,714 ratings — published 1957
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 28 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.51 — 218,951 ratings — published 1887
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 28 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.87 — 71,325 ratings — published 1938
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23)
by (shelved 28 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.97 — 91,080 ratings — published 1941
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 27 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.56 — 77,284 ratings — published 1927
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A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
by (shelved 25 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.01 — 88,833 ratings — published 1950
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 25 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.86 — 123,793 ratings — published 1923
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 25 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.96 — 75,157 ratings — published 1936
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 24 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.88 — 86,774 ratings — published 1928
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The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3) The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3)
by (shelved 24 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.85 — 60,161 ratings — published 1942
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 24 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.29 — 107,207 ratings — published 1893
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 24 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.22 — 233,172 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 24 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,495,515 ratings — published 2005
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 24 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.94 — 72,550 ratings — published 1936
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At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10) At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10)
by (shelved 24 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.71 — 48,088 ratings — published 1965
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,560,544 ratings — published 2003
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Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot, #36) Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot, #36)
by (shelved 23 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.86 — 52,481 ratings — published 1959
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The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1) The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.95 — 127,637 ratings — published 1924
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The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #39) The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #39)
by (shelved 23 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.73 — 43,533 ratings — published 1963
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 22 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.25 — 190,165 ratings — published 2018
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 21 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.27 — 71,991 ratings — published 1904
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A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9)
by (shelved 21 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.86 — 54,708 ratings — published 1964
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 21 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.02 — 86,089 ratings — published 1932
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Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #44) Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #44)
by (shelved 21 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 4.10 — 51,379 ratings — published 1975
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 20 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.95 — 64,433 ratings — published 1933
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A Pocket Full of Rye  (Miss Marple, #6) A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple, #6)
by (shelved 20 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,292 ratings — published 1953
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After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33)
by (shelved 20 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.92 — 51,432 ratings — published 1953
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 20 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.56 — 107,723 ratings — published 1969
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Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)
by (shelved 20 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.87 — 46,348 ratings — published 1971
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 19 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.96 — 57,045 ratings — published 1914
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.88 — 77,107 ratings — published 1924
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The Labours of Hercules (Hercule Poirot, #27) The Labours of Hercules (Hercule Poirot, #27)
by (shelved 19 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.76 — 33,114 ratings — published 1947
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Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 19 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.86 — 68,472 ratings — published 1935
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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8) The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8)
by (shelved 19 times as detective-stories)
avg rating 3.96 — 56,205 ratings — published 1962
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Raymond Chandler
“Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. The detective must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor.”
Raymond Chandler

A.A. Milne
“Like all really nice people, you have a weakness for detective stories, and feel that there are not enough of them. So, after all that you have done for me, the least that I can do for you is to write you one.”
A.A. Milne, The Red House Mystery

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