Most Popular Mystery Books of the 20th century

The Night Manager

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #4

Free Fall

Robert Crais

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #3

Lullaby Town

Robert Crais

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

Kindle County Legal #2

Burden of Proof

Scott Turow

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1990

John Sutter #1

The Gold Coast

Nelson DeMille

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 1990

Play Dead

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1990

The Russia House

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1989

A Perfect Spy

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1986

The Little Drummer Girl

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1983

Cathedral

Nelson DeMille

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1981

By the Rivers of Babylon

Nelson DeMille

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1979

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin

Psychological Horror · Mystery · Thriller

October 13, 1972

Hercule Poirot #27

The Labors of Hercules

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1947

James Penney's New Identity

Lee Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1999

Dirk Pitt #15

Atlantis Found

Clive Cussler

War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1999

California Fire and Life

Don Winslow

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1999

Cork O'Connor Mystery #2

Boundary Waters

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Speaking in Tongues

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Archangel

Robert Harris

Alternate History · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Where Serpents Lie

T. Jefferson Parker

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Critical Mass

Steve Martini

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Doc Ford #6

The Mangrove Coast

Randy Wayne White

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Jesse Stone #2

Trouble in Paradise

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Dirk Pitt #14

Flood Tide

Clive Cussler

War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1997

The List

Steve Martini

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Dylan Klein #3

They Don't Play Stickball in Milwaukee

Reed Farrel Coleman

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

December 1, 1997

Doc Ford #5

North of Havana

Randy Wayne White

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Alex Delaware #12

Survival of the Fittest

Jonathan Kellerman

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

The Night Crew

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 7, 1997

Inspector Lynley #8

In the Presence of the Enemy

Elizabeth George

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1996

Dirk Pitt #13

Shock Wave

Clive Cussler

War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1996

The Zero Hour

Joseph Finder

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

The Triggerman's Dance

T. Jefferson Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Doc Ford #4

Captiva

Randy Wayne White

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1996

Alex Delaware #11

The Clinic

Jonathan Kellerman

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

The Egyptian #2

The Seventh Scroll

Wilbur Smith

Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1995