The Greatest 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
17120 The Poisoner's Handbook Hutchkinson, Maxwell 1988 Unknown English
17120 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Emil Ferris 2017 American English
17120 Sweet Dream Baby Sterling Watson 2002 American English
17120 Nothing Can Go Wrong John D. MacDonald, John H. Kilpatrick American English
17120 Heads You Win Jeffrey Archer 2018 British English
17120 Envy Sandra Brown 2001 American English
17120 Just Take My Heart Mary Higgins Clark 2009 English
17120 Deeper Than The Dead Tami Hoag 2009 American English
17120 Secrets To The Grave Tami Hoag 2010 American English
17120 Down The Darkest Road Tami Hoag 2011 American English
17120 Almost Dead Lisa Jackson 2007 American English
17120 Absolute Fear Lisa Jackson 2007 American English
17120 You Will Pay Lisa Jackson 2017 American English
17120 If She Only Knew Lisa Jackson 2000 American English
17120 After She's Gone Lisa Jackson 2015 American English
17120 Inferno Dan Brown 2013 American English