The Greatest Books of All Time on Disappearance

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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
473 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Haruki Murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese
791 Gone Girl Gillian Flynn 2012 American English
910 The New York Trilogy Paul Auster 1985 American English
936 A Void Georges Perec 1969 French French
1627 Dora Bruder Patrick Modiano 1997 French French
1720 The Lady In The Lake Raymond Chandler 1943 American English
1789 The Mystery Of Edwin Drood Charles Dickens 1870 British English
1875 Last Seen Wearing ... Hillary Waugh 1952 American English
1899 The Zebra Striped Hearse Ross Macdonald 1962 American English
1995 Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 American English
2400 Last Seen Wearing Colin Dexter 1976 British English
2925 The Return Hisham Matar 2016 Libyan English
4125 The Black Book Orhan Pamuk 1990 Turkish Turkish
4309 The Secret Adversary Agatha Christie 1922 British English
4722 The Bone is Pointed Arthur William Upfield 1938 Australian English
4749 The Wycherly Woman Ross Macdonald 1961 American English
5006 Dance Hall Of The Dead Tony Hillerman 1973 American English
5419 What The Dead Know Laura Lippman 2007 American English
5529 Nezvěstný Egon Hostovský 1948 Czech Czech
5683 Big Blondes Jean Echenoz 1995 French French
7631 Telephone Percival Everett 2020 American English
8436 Fade Away Harlan Coben 1996 American English
9257 The Memory Police Yōko Ogawa 2024 Japanese Japanese
9298 Bleeding Heart Square Andrew Taylor 2008 British English
9669 Strange Shores Arnaldur Indriðason 2010 Icelandic Icelandic
9966 The Silence Of The Sea Yrsa Sigurdardottir 2012 Icelandic Icelandic
9972 Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple 2012 American English
10219 Doctor Pasavento Enrique Vila-Matas 2005 Spanish Spanish
10298 The Weight Of Blood Laura McHugh 2014 American English
10353 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10963 That Time Of Year Marie NDiaye 2020 French French
11660 Disappearing Earth Julia Phillips 2019 American English
13511 As Simple As Snow Gregory Galloway 2005 American English
13580 Out Of The Dark Patrick Modiano 1990 French French
13715 Radiance Catherynne M. Valente 2015 American English
13762 Invisible Ink Patrick Modiano 2019 French French
13885 The Vanishing Of Katharina Linden Helen Grant 2009 British English
14232 Lost Boy Lost Girl Peter Straub 2003 American English
14983 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14983 People Who Eat Darkness Richard Lloyd Parry 2010 British English
15897 The Wheel Spins Ethel Lina White 1936 British English
17117 Reservoir 13 Jon McGregor 2017 British English
17117 The Fates Will Find Their Way Hannah Pittard 2011 American English
17117 The Rift Nina Allan 2017 British English
17117 Disappearance At Devil's Rock Paul Tremblay 2016 American English
17117 A Bloodsmoor Romance Joyce Carol Oates 1982 American English
17117 Lost Girls Robert Kolker 2013 American English
17117 The Eye Of Osiris R Austin Freeman 1911 British English
17117 Beyond This Point Are Monsters Margaret Millar 1970 Canadian English
17117 A History Of Wild Places Shea Ernshaw 2021 American English
17117 Inventario Di Alcune Cose Perdute Judith Schalansky 2018 German German
17117 Elegy For April John Banville 1993 Irish English
17117 Infinite Ground Martin MacInnes 2016 British English
17117 After She's Gone Lisa Jackson 2015 American English