Most Popular Mystery Books of the 1970s

Edith's Diary

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1977

The Charlie Muffin Thrillers #1

Charlie M

Brian Freemantle

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1977

Guns

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1976

A Demon in My View

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Eugene Tarpon #2

Skeletons in the Closet

Jean-Patrick Manchette

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Agent in Place

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Matthew Hope Mysteries #1

Goldilocks

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

87th Precinct #31

So Long As You Both Shall Live

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Tony Lord #2

Silent Witness

Richard North Patterson

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 1, 1976

Night Of The Twelfth

Michael Gilbert

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Flashpoint

Michael Gilbert

Mystery

August 26, 1976

Matt Helm #17

The Retaliators

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Games

Bill Pronzini

Mystery

January 1, 1976

A Sergeant Cribb Investigation #7

Swing, Swing Together

Peter Lovesey

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1976

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #7

War Game

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller · Mystery

January 1, 1976

Spenser #4

Promised Land

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1976

Philip St. Ives #5

No Questions Asked

Ross Thomas

Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Yellow-Dog Contract

Ross Thomas

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Quiller #7

The Kobra Manifesto

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1976

Harry Palmer #7

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy

Len Deighton

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

1976

Miss Marple #12

Sleeping Murder

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · TV Series · Mystery · Thriller

October 1976

Echoes from the Macabre

Daphne du Maurier

Horror · Short Stories · Mystery

1976

Where There's Smoke

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Inspector Wexford #9

Shake Hands Forever

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

87th Precinct #30

Blood Relatives

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Judas Country

Gavin Lyall

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Matt Helm #16

The Terminators

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Condor #2

Shadow of the Condor

James Grady

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 3, 1975

Dead Run

Bill Pronzini

Mystery

January 1, 1975

Liam Devlin #1

The Eagle Has Landed

Jack Higgins

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

September 8, 1975

Testament

David Morrell

Horror · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

January 1, 1975

The Golden Gate

Alistair MacLean

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

1975

Circus

Alistair MacLean

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

January 1, 1975

A Sergeant Cribb Investigation #6

A Case of Spirits

Peter Lovesey

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1975

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #6

Our Man in Camelot

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Spenser #3

Mortal Stakes

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975