The Greatest Asian Crime Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2297 Out Natsuo Kirino 1997 Japanese Japanese
3389 Death Of A Red Heroine Qiu Xiaolong 2000 Chinese English
4118 The Honjin Murders Seishi Yokomizo 1946 Japanese Japanese
4150 The Devotion Of Suspect X Keigo Higashino 2005 Japanese Japanese
5382 All She Was Worth Miyuki Miyabe 1992 Japanese Japanese
6239 The Decagon House Murders Yukito Ayatsuji 1987 Japanese Japanese
7630 Marks No Yama Kaoru Takamura 1993 Japanese Japanese
8538 Lady Joker Kaoru Takamura 1997 Japanese Japanese
9529 Snakeskin Shamisen Naomi Hirahara 2006 Japanese English
9694 When Red Is Black Qiu Xiaolong 2004 Chinese English
10300 Death Notice Zhou Haohui 2014 Chinese Chinese
11523 Dial A For Aunties Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021 Indonesian English
14448 Q & A Vikas Swarup 2005 Indian English
14588 The Good Girls Sonia Faleiro 2021 Indian English
14984 Sacred Games Vikram Chandra 2006 Indian English
17150 Evil And The Mask Fuminori Nakamura 2010 Japanese Japanese
17150 In The Miso Soup Ryū Murakami 1997 Japanese Japanese
17150 Confessions Kanae Minato 2008 Japanese Japanese
17150 Piercing Ryū Murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese
17150 The Bangalore Detectives Club Harini Nagendra 2022 Indian English
17150 Smaller And Smaller Circles FH Batacan 2002 Philippine English
17150 白夜行 [Byakuyakō] Keigo Higashino 1999 Japanese Japanese
17150 Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1 Naoki Urasawa 1994 Japanese Japanese
17150 恶意 Keigo Higashino 1996 Japanese Japanese
17150 Popular Hits Of The Showa Era Ryū Murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese
17150 The Apothecary Diaries Natsu Hyuuga Japanese Japanese
17150 The Complete Adventures Of Feluda, Vol. 1 Satyajit Ray Indian Bengali