Most Popular Mystery Books of the 20th century
Discover popular Mystery books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Myron Bolitar #2
Drop Shot
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1996
Lucas Davenport #8
Sudden Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1996
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #6
Sunset Express
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1996
Lucas Davenport #4
Silent Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
March 30, 1992
Lucas Davenport #3
Eyes of Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1991
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #2
Stalking the Angel
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1988
Hercule Poirot #14
Murder in Mesopotamia
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
July 6, 1936
Hercule Poirot #4
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 7, 1926
Lucas Davenport #2
Shadow Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1990
Michael Osbourne #1
The Mark of the Assassin
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1998
Hannibal Lecter #2
The Silence of the Lambs
Horror · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery
July 1, 1988
Lucas Davenport #10
Certain Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1999
Nora Kelly
Thunderhead
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
1999
Lucas Davenport #9
Secret Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1998
Lucas Davenport #7
Mind Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1995
Lucas Davenport #6
Night Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1994
Lucas Davenport #5
Winter Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1993
Inspector Rebus Novels #1
Knots and Crosses
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Hercule Poirot #44
Curtain
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 7, 1975
Hercule Poirot #20
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller
December 19, 1938
Hercule Poirot #18
Death on the Nile
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 1, 1937
Hercule Poirot #13
The A.B.C. Murders
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 6, 1936
Hercule Poirot #12
Death in the Clouds
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
March 10, 1935
Hercule Poirot #9
Lord Edgware Dies
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 6, 1933
Hercule Poirot #8
Peril at End House
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
October 8, 1932
Kenzie and Gennaro #5
Prayers for Rain
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1999
Kindle County Legal #5
Personal Injuries
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1999
Kenzie and Gennaro #4
Gone, Baby, Gone
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1998
Skull Session
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery
1998
Kenzie and Gennaro #3
Sacred
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1997
FBI Profiler #1
The Perfect Husband
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1997
Kay Scarpetta #8
Unnatural Exposure
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1997
Kenzie and Gennaro #2
Darkness, Take My Hand
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1996
Kindle County Legal #4
The Laws of our Fathers
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1996
Our Game
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1995
Kindle County Legal #3
Pleading Guilty
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1993