Most Popular Mystery Books of the 1990s

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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

Kinky Friedman Mysteries #7

Armadillos & Old Lace

Kinky Friedman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 1, 1995

Alex Delaware #10

The Web

Jonathan Kellerman

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

Alex Delaware #9

Self-Defence

Jonathan Kellerman

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

A Maiden's Grave

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

Inspector Lynley #7

Playing for the Ashes

Elizabeth George

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1994

Bleeding Hearts

Ian Rankin

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Dirk Pitt #12

Inca Gold

Clive Cussler

War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Paul Madriani #3

Undue Influence

Steve Martini

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

1994

Neal Carey #4

A Long Walk Up the Water Slide

Don Winslow

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Praying for Sleep

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Kinky Friedman Mysteries #6

Elvis, Jesus and Coca-Cola

Kinky Friedman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1993

Witch Hunt

Ian Rankin

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

Summer of Fear

T. Jefferson Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993