The Greatest Books of All Time on Deception

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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
5939 The Old Fox Deceiv'd Martha Grimes 1982 American English
5951 Cigarettes Harry Mathews 1987 American English
5966 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
5989 Twelfth Night William Shakespeare 1602 British English
6005 The Story Of My Life Giacomo Casanova 1822 Italian French
6005 The Ratcatcher Marina Tsvetaeva 1926 Russian Russian
6005 The Return Of Münchausen Sigismund Krzyzanowski 1927 Russian Russian
6098 Duke of Deception Geoffrey Wolff 1979 American English
6171 I Spit On Your Graves Boris Vian 1946 French French
6183 Kenilworth Sir Walter Scott 1821 British English
6195 Fletch Gregory Mcdonald 1974 American English
6235 Sadie When She Died Ed McBain 1972 American English
6241 The Decagon House Murders Yukito Ayatsuji 1987 Japanese Japanese
6244 Volpone Ben Jonson 1607 British English
6287 The Colour Of Murder Julian Symons 1957 British English
6407 The Seven Per Cent Solution Nicholas Meyer 1974 American English
6592 A Touch Of Frost R. D. Wingfield 1987 British English
6629 No Man's Land Harold Pinter 1975 British English
6717 The Crime At Black Dudley Margery Allingham 1929 British English
6717 A Man Lay Dead Ngaio Marsh 1934 New Zealander English
6735 The Deep Blue Good By John D. MacDonald 1964 American English
6791 The True Deceiver Tove Jansson 1982 Finnish Swedish
6815 The Little Minister J. M. Barrie 1891 Scottish English
6821 The Pat Hobby Stories F. Scott Fitzgerald 1962 American English
6837 Yellowface R. F. Kuang 2023 American English
6846 Dirty Tricks Michael Dibdin 1991 British English
6868 The Cruel Prince Holly Black 2018 American English
6878 Galantine De Volaille Pour Dames Frivoles San-Antonio 1987 French French
6944 Elizabeth Ken Greenhall 1976 American English
6992 A Light Comedy Eduardo Mendoza 1996 Spanish Spanish
7014 God Save The Mark Donald E. Westlake 1967 American English
7018 Charm School Nelson DeMille 1988 American English
7022 The Girl On The Train Paula Hawkins 2015 British English
7056 Write To Kill Daniel Pennac 1990 French Unknown
7066 Double Star Robert A. Heinlein 1956 American English
7067 O Testamento Do Sr. Napumoceno Da Silva Araújo Germano Almeida 1989 Cape Verdean Portuguese
7080 The Blazing World Siri Hustvedt 2014 American English
7086 La Verità Sul Caso D. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini 1993 Italian Italian
7117 The Fortunes Of Nigel Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
7117 A Legend Of Montrose Sir Walter Scott 1819 Scottish English
7146 Dead Lagoon Michael Dibdin 1994 British English
7203 Gb84 David Peace 2004 British English
7206 The Pharmacist Ingrid Noll 1994 German German
7216 The Mandrake Niccolo Machiavelli 1518 Italian Italian
7216 Satirical Letter Of Censure Francisco de Quevedo 1601 Spanish Spanish
7216 La Dorotea Lope de Vega 1632 Spanish Spanish
7216 The Mighty Magician Pedro Calderón de la Barca 1637 Spanish Spanish
7216 The Doctor Of His Own Honor Pedro Calderón de la Barca 1635 Spanish Spanish
7216 The Countess Of Pembroke's Arcadia Philip Sidney 1590 British English
7216 The Spanish Tragedy Thomas Kyd 1587 British English
7216 Plays Francis Beaumont 1607 British English
7216 The Revenger's Tragedy Cyril Tourneur 1607 British English
7216 A New Way To Pay Old Debts Philip Massinger 1633 British English
7216 The Man Of Mode George Etherege 1676 British English
7216 The Beaux' Strategem George Farquhar 1707 British English
7216 The Plain Dealer William Wycherley 1676 British English
7216 The Learned Ladies Molière 1672 French French
7216 School For Husbands Molière 1661 French French
7216 The Precious Ridiculous Molière 1659 French French
7216 Ursule Mirouet Honoré de Balzac 1842 French French
7216 No Name Wilkie Collins 1862 British English
7216 Plays Oscar Wilde 1900 Irish English
7216 The Awkward Age Henry James 1899 British English
7216 Naked Masks Luigi Pirandello 1922 Italian Italian
7216 The Shadow Of A Gunman Sean O'Casey 1923 Irish English
7216 The Robber Bridegroom Eudora Welty 1942 American English
7216 Orient Express Graham Greene 1932 British English
7216 Death In Silver Lester Dent 1934 American English
7585 Verity Colleen Hoover 2018 American English
7589 Enigma Robert Harris 1995 British English
7601 The Labyrinth Makers Anthony Price 1970 British English
7610 Running Blind Desmond Bagley 1970 British English
7711 The Honourable Schoolboy John le Carré 1977 British English
7716 Shroud For A Nightingale P. D. James 1971 British English
7734 Despair Vladimir Nabokov 1934 Russian Russian
7741 The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg 2003 Swedish Swedish
7766 In Search of Klingsor Jorge Volpi Escalante 1999 Mexican Spanish
7779 The Cold Moon Jeffrey Deaver 2006 American English
7772 The Bad Seed William March 1954 American English
7841 Stick Elmore Leonard 1983 American English
7842 The Little Drummer Girl John le Carré 1983 British English
7843 Black And Blue Ian Rankin 1997 British English
7861 The Rehearsal Jean Anouilh 1950 French French
7861 The Barbarous Coast Ross Macdonald 1956 American English
7872 Mr Standfast John Buchan 1919 British English
7881 13 Hours Deon Meyer 2008 South African Afrikaans
7892 Shutter Island Dennis Lehane 2003 American English
7937 Absolute Power David Baldacci 1996 American English
7937 The Keys To The Street Ruth Rendell 1996 British English
7977 Trust Exercise Susan Choi 2019 American English
7980 Berta Isla Javier Marias 2017 Spanish Spanish
7997 Amiable With Big Teeth Claude McKay 2017 American English
8003 The Dreadful Lemon Sky John D. MacDonald 1974 American English
8107 Kelroy Rebecca Rush 1812 American English
8175 A Demon In My View Ruth Rendell 1976 British English
8267 Berlin Game Len Deighton 1983 British English
8324 American Buffalo David Mamet 1975 American English
8402 About The Author John Colapinto 2001 American English
8406 God's Orchid Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
8426 Un Campeón Desparejo Adolfo Bioy Casares 1993 Argentinian Spanish
8440 Fade Away Harlan Coben 1996 American English
8500 Chinaman's Chance Ross Thomas 1978 American English
8528 The Secret History Procopius 550 Multiple Greek
8529 Sanctum Denise Mina 2002 Scottish English
8592 The Monkey's Raincoat Robert Crais 1987 American English
8710 The Dead Of Jericho Colin Dexter 1981 British English
8747 The Key To Rebecca Ken Follett 1980 British English
8748 The Murder Of The Maharajah H. R. F. Keating 1980 British English
8826 Plenilunio Antonio Muñoz Molina 1997 Spanish Spanish
8908 Unravelling Oliver Liz Nugent 2014 Irish English
8911 The Night Guest Fiona McFarlane 2013 Australian English
8961 Devices And Desires P. D. James 1989 British English
9007 Little Face Sophie Hannah 2006 British English
9088 Toys In The Attic Lillian Hellman 1960 American English
9106 The Art Thief Michael Finkel 2023 Unknown English
9145 Boy, Snow, Bird Helen Oyeyemi 2014 British English
9192 Carry Me Down M. J. Hyland 2006 Australian English
9192 The Confidence Game Maria Konnikova 2015 American English
9218 Game, Set & Match Len Deighton 1983 British English
9237 Primal Fear William Diehl 1993 American English