Most Popular Mystery Books of the 1960s

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Nick Miller #3

Hell Is Always Today

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1968

Guns of Navarone #2

Force 10 from Navarone

Alistair MacLean

Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1968

A Case of Need

Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson

Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1968

Easy Go

Michael Crichton, John Lange

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1968

Travis McGee #10

The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1968

Travis McGee #9

Pale Gray for Guilt

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1968

Boysie Oakes Thriller #4

Hideaway

John Gardner

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1968

Parker #11

The Black Ice Score

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1968

Quiller #3

The Striker Portfolio

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1968

Inspector Wexford #3

Wolf to the Slaughter

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Inspector Wexford #2

Sins of the Fathers

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Topaz

Leon Uris

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Modesty Blaise series #3

I, Lucifer

Peter O'Donnell

Crime Fiction · Paranormal Fantasy · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1967

The Dust and The Heat

Michael Gilbert

Mystery

January 1, 1967

Nick Miller #2

Brought in dead

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

July 11, 1967

Scratch One

Michael Crichton, John Lange

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

September 1, 1967

The Last One Left

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Those Who Walk Away

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

The Alan Grofield Novels #1

The Damsel

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Parker #10

The Green Eagle Score

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Parker #9

The Rare Coin Score

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

The Seersucker Whipsaw

Ross Thomas

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Mac McCorkle #2

Cast a Yellow Shadow

Ross Thomas

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Only When I Laugh

Len Deighton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1967

Harry Palmer #5

An Expensive Place to Die

Len Deighton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1967

Arthur Abdel Simpson #2

Dirty Story

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1967

Vanity Dies Hard

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

87th Precinct #21

Eighty Million Eyes

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Modesty Blaise series #2

Sabre-Tooth

Peter O'Donnell

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1966

Shooting Script

Gavin Lyall

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

The Crack In The Teacup

Michael Gilbert

Mystery

January 1, 1966

Matt Helm #10

The Betrayers

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

September 4, 1966

The Violent Enemy

Jack Higgins, Hugh Marlowe

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

A Helping Hand

Celia Dale

Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Adult · Mystery

January 1, 1966

Odds On

Michael Crichton, John Lange

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Travis McGee #8

One Fearful Yellow Eye

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966