Most Popular Mystery Books of the 1960s
Discover popular Mystery books from the 1960s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Travis McGee #1
The Deep Blue Good-by
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1964
A Small Town in Germany
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1968
George Smiley #2
A Murder of Quality
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1962
George Smiley #1
Call for the Dead
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1961
George Smiley #4
The Looking Glass War
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1965
George Smiley #3
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1963
Parker #1
The Hunter
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1962
Hercule Poirot #38
Double Sin and Other Stories
Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1961
Hercule Poirot #37
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
October 31, 1960
Hercule Poirot #41
Hallowe'en Party
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 1, 1969
Hercule Poirot #40
Third Girl
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 1, 1966
Hercule Poirot #39
The Clocks
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 7, 1963
Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn?
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller
1967
Endless Night
Gothic Horror · Mystery · Thriller
October 30, 1967
Harry Palmer #4
Billion Dollar Brain
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1966
Miss Marple #10
At Bertram's Hotel
Crime Fiction · TV Series · Mystery · Thriller
November 15, 1965
Inspector Wexford #4
The Best Man to Die
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
87th Precinct #23
Shotgun
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
Modesty Blaise series #4
A Taste for Death
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 1, 1969
Venus With Pistol
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
The Etruscan Net
Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
Matt Helm #12
The Interlopers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
Zero Cool
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
March 1, 1969
The Venom Business
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
Travis McGee #11
Dress Her in Indigo
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
The Tremor of Forgery
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
The Alan Grofield Novels #3
The Blackbird
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
March 1, 1969
The Alan Grofield Novels #2
The Dame
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
Parker #12
The Sour Lemon Score
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
Philip St. Ives #1
The Brass Go-Between
Crime Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1969
The Singapore Wink
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1969
Charles Latimer #2
The Intercom Conspiracy
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1969
The Salzburg Connection
Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1968
87th Precinct #25
Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here!
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1968
87th Precinct #22
Fuzz
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1968
Matt Helm #11
The Menacers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1968