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
2402 Last Seen Wearing Colin Dexter 1976 British English
2927 The Return Hisham Matar 2016 Libyan English
4126 The Black Book Orhan Pamuk 1990 Turkish Turkish
4310 The Secret Adversary Agatha Christie 1922 British English
4724 The Bone is Pointed Arthur William Upfield 1938 Australian English
4751 The Wycherly Woman Ross Macdonald 1961 American English
5010 Dance Hall Of The Dead Tony Hillerman 1973 American English
5422 What The Dead Know Laura Lippman 2007 American English
5531 Nezvěstný Egon Hostovský 1948 Czech Czech
5686 Big Blondes Jean Echenoz 1995 French French
7632 Telephone Percival Everett 2020 American English
8440 Fade Away Harlan Coben 1996 American English
9261 The Memory Police Yōko Ogawa 2024 Japanese Japanese
9303 Bleeding Heart Square Andrew Taylor 2008 British English
9672 Strange Shores Arnaldur Indriðason 2010 Icelandic Icelandic
9970 The Silence Of The Sea Yrsa Sigurdardottir 2012 Icelandic Icelandic
9976 Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple 2012 American English
10225 Doctor Pasavento Enrique Vila-Matas 2005 Spanish Spanish
10303 The Weight Of Blood Laura McHugh 2014 American English
10358 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10970 That Time Of Year Marie NDiaye 2020 French French
11663 Disappearing Earth Julia Phillips 2019 American English
13513 As Simple As Snow Gregory Galloway 2005 American English
13581 Out Of The Dark Patrick Modiano 1990 French French
13716 Radiance Catherynne M. Valente 2015 American English
13764 Invisible Ink Patrick Modiano 2019 French French
13886 The Vanishing Of Katharina Linden Helen Grant 2009 British English
14232 Lost Boy Lost Girl Peter Straub 2003 American English
14985 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14985 People Who Eat Darkness Richard Lloyd Parry 2010 British English
15914 The Wheel Spins Ethel Lina White 1936 British English
17162 Reservoir 13 Jon McGregor 2017 British English
17162 The Fates Will Find Their Way Hannah Pittard 2011 American English
17162 The Rift Nina Allan 2017 British English
17162 Disappearance At Devil's Rock Paul Tremblay 2016 American English
17162 A Bloodsmoor Romance Joyce Carol Oates 1982 American English
17162 Lost Girls Robert Kolker 2013 American English
17162 The Eye Of Osiris R Austin Freeman 1911 British English
17162 Beyond This Point Are Monsters Margaret Millar 1970 Canadian English
17162 A History Of Wild Places Shea Ernshaw 2021 American English
17162 Inventario Di Alcune Cose Perdute Judith Schalansky 2018 German German
17162 Elegy For April John Banville 1993 Irish English
17162 Infinite Ground Martin MacInnes 2016 British English
17162 After She's Gone Lisa Jackson 2015 American English