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
5935 The Old Fox Deceiv'd Martha Grimes 1982 American English
5947 Cigarettes Harry Mathews 1987 American English
5962 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
5985 Twelfth Night William Shakespeare 1602 British English
6002 The Story Of My Life Giacomo Casanova 1822 Italian French
6002 The Ratcatcher Marina Tsvetaeva 1926 Russian Russian
6002 The Return Of Münchausen Sigismund Krzyzanowski 1927 Russian Russian
6095 Duke of Deception Geoffrey Wolff 1979 American English
6168 I Spit On Your Graves Boris Vian 1946 French French
6180 Kenilworth Sir Walter Scott 1821 British English
6191 Fletch Gregory Mcdonald 1974 American English
6231 Sadie When She Died Ed McBain 1972 American English
6237 The Decagon House Murders Yukito Ayatsuji 1987 Japanese Japanese
6240 Volpone Ben Jonson 1607 British English
6284 The Colour Of Murder Julian Symons 1957 British English
6404 The Seven Per Cent Solution Nicholas Meyer 1974 American English
6590 A Touch Of Frost R. D. Wingfield 1987 British English
6627 No Man's Land Harold Pinter 1975 British English
6716 The Crime At Black Dudley Margery Allingham 1929 British English
6716 A Man Lay Dead Ngaio Marsh 1934 New Zealander English
6734 The Deep Blue Good By John D. MacDonald 1964 American English
6790 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
7021 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
7202 Gb84 David Peace 2004 British English
7205 The Pharmacist Ingrid Noll 1994 German German
7215 The Mandrake Niccolo Machiavelli 1518 Italian Italian
7215 Satirical Letter Of Censure Francisco de Quevedo 1601 Spanish Spanish
7215 La Dorotea Lope de Vega 1632 Spanish Spanish
7215 The Mighty Magician Pedro Calderón de la Barca 1637 Spanish Spanish
7215 The Doctor Of His Own Honor Pedro Calderón de la Barca 1635 Spanish Spanish
7215 The Countess Of Pembroke's Arcadia Philip Sidney 1590 British English
7215 The Spanish Tragedy Thomas Kyd 1587 British English
7215 Plays Francis Beaumont 1607 British English
7215 The Revenger's Tragedy Cyril Tourneur 1607 British English
7215 A New Way To Pay Old Debts Philip Massinger 1633 British English
7215 The Man Of Mode George Etherege 1676 British English
7215 The Beaux' Strategem George Farquhar 1707 British English
7215 The Plain Dealer William Wycherley 1676 British English
7215 The Learned Ladies Molière 1672 French French
7215 School For Husbands Molière 1661 French French
7215 The Precious Ridiculous Molière 1659 French French
7215 Ursule Mirouet Honoré de Balzac 1842 French French
7215 No Name Wilkie Collins 1862 British English
7215 Plays Oscar Wilde 1900 Irish English
7215 The Awkward Age Henry James 1899 British English
7215 Naked Masks Luigi Pirandello 1922 Italian Italian
7215 The Shadow Of A Gunman Sean O'Casey 1923 Irish English
7215 The Robber Bridegroom Eudora Welty 1942 American English
7215 Orient Express Graham Greene 1932 British English
7215 Death In Silver Lester Dent 1934 American English
7584 Verity Colleen Hoover 2018 American English
7588 Enigma Robert Harris 1995 British English
7600 The Labyrinth Makers Anthony Price 1970 British English
7609 Running Blind Desmond Bagley 1970 British English
7709 The Honourable Schoolboy John le Carré 1977 British English
7714 Shroud For A Nightingale P. D. James 1971 British English
7732 Despair Vladimir Nabokov 1934 Russian Russian
7739 The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg 2003 Swedish Swedish
7764 In Search of Klingsor Jorge Volpi Escalante 1999 Mexican Spanish
7777 The Cold Moon Jeffrey Deaver 2006 American English
7770 The Bad Seed William March 1954 American English
7840 Stick Elmore Leonard 1983 American English
7841 The Little Drummer Girl John le Carré 1983 British English
7842 Black And Blue Ian Rankin 1997 British English
7860 The Rehearsal Jean Anouilh 1950 French French
7860 The Barbarous Coast Ross Macdonald 1956 American English
7871 Mr Standfast John Buchan 1919 British English
7880 13 Hours Deon Meyer 2008 South African Afrikaans
7891 Shutter Island Dennis Lehane 2003 American English
7936 Absolute Power David Baldacci 1996 American English
7936 The Keys To The Street Ruth Rendell 1996 British English
7976 Trust Exercise Susan Choi 2019 American English
7979 Berta Isla Javier Marias 2017 Spanish Spanish
7996 Amiable With Big Teeth Claude McKay 2017 American English
8002 The Dreadful Lemon Sky John D. MacDonald 1974 American English
8105 Kelroy Rebecca Rush 1812 American English
8173 A Demon In My View Ruth Rendell 1976 British English
8265 Berlin Game Len Deighton 1983 British English
8322 American Buffalo David Mamet 1975 American English
8399 About The Author John Colapinto 2001 American English
8403 God's Orchid Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
8422 Un Campeón Desparejo Adolfo Bioy Casares 1993 Argentinian Spanish
8436 Fade Away Harlan Coben 1996 American English
8495 Chinaman's Chance Ross Thomas 1978 American English
8524 The Secret History Procopius 550 Multiple Greek
8525 Sanctum Denise Mina 2002 Scottish English
8588 The Monkey's Raincoat Robert Crais 1987 American English
8706 The Dead Of Jericho Colin Dexter 1981 British English
8742 The Key To Rebecca Ken Follett 1980 British English
8743 The Murder Of The Maharajah H. R. F. Keating 1980 British English
8821 Plenilunio Antonio Muñoz Molina 1997 Spanish Spanish
8904 Unravelling Oliver Liz Nugent 2014 Irish English
8907 The Night Guest Fiona McFarlane 2013 Australian English
8957 Devices And Desires P. D. James 1989 British English
9003 Little Face Sophie Hannah 2006 British English
9083 Toys In The Attic Lillian Hellman 1960 American English
9101 The Art Thief Michael Finkel 2023 Unknown English
9140 Boy, Snow, Bird Helen Oyeyemi 2014 British English
9188 Carry Me Down M. J. Hyland 2006 Australian English
9188 The Confidence Game Maria Konnikova 2015 American English
9214 Game, Set & Match Len Deighton 1983 British English
9233 Primal Fear William Diehl 1993 American English