Survey of Mysteries and Crime Fiction

1
Gaudy Night
de Dorothy L. Sayers
5,461 membros
150 resenhas
½ 4.3
9 Members
inge87, tricia013101, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
sturlington: Done for MysteryCAT.
2
And Then There Were None
de Agatha Christie
21,248 membros
536 resenhas
4.1
9 Members
smcwl, merrystar, sturlington, lewbs, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
3
O Cão dos Baskerville
de Arthur Conan Doyle
15,354 membros
301 resenhas
3.9
8 Members
smcwl, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, lewbs, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Daughter of Time
de Josephine Tey
5,904 membros
226 resenhas
3.9
8 Members
inge87, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, NinieB, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
5
Murder on the Orient Express
de Agatha Christie
17,127 membros
422 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB
6
As Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
de Arthur Conan Doyle
15,690 membros
248 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
hipdeep, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
7
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
de Agatha Christie
10,003 membros
324 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
8
The Nine Tailors
de Dorothy L. Sayers
4,390 membros
116 resenhas
4
7 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
9
The Moonstone
de Wilkie Collins
10,833 membros
251 resenhas
4
6 Members
merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, NinieB, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
10
Have His Carcase
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,318 membros
71 resenhas
4
6 Members
inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB
11
Whose Body?
de Dorothy L. Sayers
4,929 membros
193 resenhas
½ 3.6
6 Members
inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB
12
Postmortem
de Patricia Cornwell
7,169 membros
106 resenhas
½ 3.7
5 Members
smcwl, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB
13
The Big Sleep
de Raymond Chandler
10,293 membros
284 resenhas
4
5 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
14
A Morbid Taste for Bones
de Ellis Peters
3,941 membros
103 resenhas
3.8
6 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB
15
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
de Mark Haddon
44,339 membros
1,328 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
16
Falsos testemunhos
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,657 membros
102 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB
17
Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,946 membros
93 resenhas
4.2
5 Members
inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie
18
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
de E. L. Konigsburg
16,232 membros
278 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, cej1027, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda,MissJessie
Explicações
MissJessie : Just didn't like it.
19
Os homens que não amavam as mulheres
de Stieg Larsson
43,240 membros
1,748 resenhas
4
5 Members
KimarieBee, cej1027, NinieB, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
20
The Talented Mr. Ripley
de Patricia Highsmith
6,212 membros
199 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
sturlington, lewbs, elkiedee, ahef1963, NinieB,aulsmith
Explicações
aulsmith: Although there is a mystery this is more of a thriller, a genre I don't like
21
The Secret History
de Donna Tartt
20,363 membros
556 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, lewbs, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
22
The Thirteenth Tale
de Diane Setterfield
17,211 membros
911 resenhas
4
4 Members
sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, neicybee
23
Veneno fatal
de Dorothy L. Sayers
4,469 membros
121 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
24
The Westing Game
de Ellen Raskin
12,395 membros
338 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
25
The Murder at the Vicarage
de Agatha Christie
6,174 membros
191 resenhas
3.8
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB
26
The Maltese Falcon
de Dashiell Hammett
9,158 membros
279 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Murder Must Advertise
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,785 membros
106 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie
28
Magpie Murders
de Anthony Horowitz
3,844 membros
235 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, NinieB
29
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
de P. D. James
2,609 membros
54 resenhas
½ 3.7
4 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, MissJessie, NinieB
30
O Nome da Rosa
de Umberto Eco
19,528 membros
311 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, lewbs, MissJessie,aulsmith
Explicações
aulsmith: I had a tough time getting threw this and really disliked it when I was done.
31
The Long Goodbye
de Raymond Chandler
5,233 membros
114 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
32
Death in Kashmir
de M. M. Kaye
404 membros
10 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
merrystar, sturlington, NinieB
33
Case Histories
de Kate Atkinson
7,922 membros
348 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963
34
The Laughing Policeman
de Maj Sjöwall
1,836 membros
65 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963
35
The Deep Blue Good-by
de John D. MacDonald
1,874 membros
49 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, elkiedee
Explicações
aulsmith: I got tired of MacDonald fairly quickly but this was one of the first ones I read, and I enjoyed it.
36
Still Life
de Louise Penny
6,701 membros
426 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, NinieB
37
The Eyre Affair
de Jasper Fforde
15,678 membros
602 resenhas
4
5 Members
elkiedee, cej1027, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: Didn't make it to chapter 2.
38
The Innocence of Father Brown
de G.K. Chesterton
1,932 membros
59 resenhas
½ 3.6
4 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, NinieB,sturlington
39
The Circular Staircase
de Mary Roberts Rinehart
958 membros
42 resenhas
½ 3.4
3 Members
smcwl, merrystar, NinieB,sturlington
Explicações
sturlington : Too dated for me.
40
A Thief of Time
de Tony Hillerman
2,477 membros
44 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
merrystar, sturlington, NinieB
41
Red Dragon
de Thomas Harris
10,025 membros
103 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington
42
The Thin Man
de Dashiell Hammett
4,269 membros
143 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington
43
The No. 1 Ladiesʼ Detective Agency
de Alexander McCall Smith
14,133 membros
400 resenhas
½ 3.7
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963,merrystar ,
44
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
de Michael Chabon
10,385 membros
421 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
aulsmith, sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: The mystery is almost secondary to everything else, but I loved it anyway.
45
Surfeit of Lampreys
de Ngaio Marsh
962 membros
19 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, MissJessie,sturlington
Explicações
sturlington : Not available at library
46
Birds of a Feather
de Jacqueline Winspear
2,709 membros
123 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
inge87, elkiedee, MissJessie,sturlington
47
The Postman Always Rings Twice
de James M. Cain
3,464 membros
131 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explicações
aulsmith: I didn't get through this one. Again it seemed more of a thriller.
sturlington: Not at library
48
Farthing
de Jo Walton
1,582 membros
114 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
aulsmith, sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: Alternate history
49
Eye of the Needle
de Ken Follett
5,344 membros
93 resenhas
4
3 Members
lewbs, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
50
The Key to Rebecca
de Ken Follett
2,955 membros
42 resenhas
½ 3.6
3 Members
lewbs, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
51
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
de Sarah Caudwell
1,092 membros
38 resenhas
4
2 Members
smcwl, sturlington
52
The Man with a Load of Mischief
de Martha Grimes
1,586 membros
29 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
merrystar, sturlington
53
The League of Frightened Men
de Rex Stout
1,029 membros
32 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
aulsmith, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
54
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
de John le Carré
8,610 membros
239 resenhas
4
3 Members
ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
55
A Taste for Death
de P. D. James
3,125 membros
39 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
56
The Documents in the Case
de Dorothy L. Sayers
1,565 membros
26 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
merrystar, ahef1963, MissJessie,sturlington
57
The Fourth Wall
de Barbara Paul
60 membros
1 resenha
4.2
2 Members
elkiedee, NinieB,sturlington
58
Minute for Murder
de Nicholas Blake
155 membros
7 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
aulsmith, NinieB,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: Not only a good mystery, but a good novel about the end of World War II in England.
59
Buried in a Bog
de Sheila Connolly
379 membros
36 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
inge87, smcwl,sturlington
60
Behold, Here's Poison
de Georgette Heyer
906 membros
38 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
merrystar, NinieB,sturlington
61
The False Inspector Dew
de Peter Lovesey
437 membros
18 resenhas
4
2 Members
smcwl, NinieB,sturlington
62
The Chain of Chance
de Stanisław Lem
643 membros
9 resenhas
½ 3.7
Member
bluepiano,sturlington
Explicações
bluepiano: Wonderful mystery lacking the English village,the quirky detective, the police procedure, and the solution.
63
Picture Miss Seeton
de Heron Carvic
292 membros
17 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
merrystar, NinieB,sturlington
64
Bats in the Belfry
de E.C.R. Lorac
208 membros
14 resenhas
½ 3.5
Member
merrystar
65
Thirty-Three Teeth
de Colin Cotterill
855 membros
59 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
aulsmith, NinieB,sturlington
66
The Thirty-Nine Steps
de John Buchan
5,397 membros
189 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
ahef1963, NinieB,sturlington
67
Murder on Cue
de Jane Dentinger
101 membros
4 resenhas
½ 3.6
Member
NinieB,sturlington
68
Death of The Little Match Girl
de Zoran Ferić
16 membros
½ 3.5
Member
bluepiano,sturlington
Explicações
bluepiano: It has the unexplained murder, the medical examiner, and the investigator, but it's also refreshingly odd and has funniest opening pages I've read.
69
A Judgement in Stone
de Ruth Rendell
1,053 membros
32 resenhas
4
2 Members
ahef1963, NinieB,sturlington
70
A Demon in My View
de Ruth Rendell
472 membros
10 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
ahef1963, NinieB,sturlington
71
Fadeout
de Joseph Hansen
464 membros
21 resenhas
3.9
Member
aulsmith,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: The first of the Brandstetter mysteries
72
The Coming
de Andrej Nikolaidis
22 membros
1 resenha
½ 3.6
Member
bluepiano,sturlington
Explicações
bluepiano: Unformulaic mystery. Very much not formulaic.
73
Hawthorn and Child
de Keith Ridgway
227 membros
9 resenhas
½ 3.5
Member
bluepiano,sturlington
Explicações
bluepiano: There are detectives and there is a mystery but the book's much more original than that.
74
The Complete Father Brown Stories
de G.K. Chesterton
3,588 membros
33 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
inge87, merrystar,sturlington ,MissJessie
75
The Little Death
de Michael Nava
295 membros
5 resenhas
3.8
Member
aulsmith,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: Not Nava's best, but the beginning of an excellent series.
76
The Reluctant Widow
de Georgette Heyer
1,576 membros
64 resenhas
3.8
Member
inge87,sturlington
77
The Quiet Gentleman
de Georgette Heyer
1,528 membros
52 resenhas
3.9
Member
inge87,sturlington
78
Cousin Kate
de Georgette Heyer
1,398 membros
46 resenhas
½ 3.4
Member
inge87,sturlington
79
The Toll-Gate
de Georgette Heyer
1,357 membros
38 resenhas
3.9
Member
inge87,sturlington
80
The Return of Captain John Emmett
de Elizabeth Speller
480 membros
40 resenhas
½ 3.7
Member
inge87,sturlington
81
Miss Silver Comes to Stay
de Patricia Wentworth
449 membros
10 resenhas
½ 3.7
Member
merrystar,sturlington
82
The Land of Dreams
de Vidar Sundstøl
255 membros
17 resenhas
½ 3.4
Member
inge87,sturlington
83
Scandal in Skibbereen
de Sheila Connolly
201 membros
18 resenhas
½ 3.7
Member
inge87,sturlington
84
A Not So Perfect Crime
de Teresa Solana
101 membros
7 resenhas
½ 3.5
Member
inge87,sturlington
85
O Homem Que Foi Quinta-Feira (Um Pesadelo)
de G.K. Chesterton
7,053 membros
169 resenhas
3.8
Member
cej1027,sturlington
86
The Artful Egg
de James McClure
91 membros
1 resenha
3.9
Member
smcwl,sturlington
87
Cocaine Blues
de Kerry Greenwood
1,788 membros
130 resenhas
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith,sturlington
88
An Expert in Murder
de Nicola Upson
799 membros
49 resenhas
½ 3.4
Member
merrystar,sturlington
89
Before the Fact
de Francis Iles
252 membros
16 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
smcwl, NinieB,sturlington ,bluepiano
Explicações
bluepiano : There are deaths and there is ambiguity, but that doesn't mean it's a mystery. It isn't.
90
The Remorseful Day
de Colin Dexter
1,482 membros
17 resenhas
4
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
91
Whip Hand
de Dick Francis
1,339 membros
19 resenhas
4
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
92
Stick
de Elmore Leonard
681 membros
7 resenhas
½ 3.7
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
93
Fer-de-Lance
de Rex Stout
1,848 membros
67 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
MissJessie, NinieB,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: This is the first Nero Wolfe. Stout wasn't quite up to speed yet.
94
The Hound of the Baskervilles [abridged - Puffin Classics]
de Arthur Conan Doyle
3 membros
Member
ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explicações
sturlington : Someone added the original; please vote for that one instead.
95
The Tiger in the Smoke
de Margery Allingham
1,412 membros
49 resenhas
½ 3.7
Explicações
aulsmith: I thought this was more of a thriller than a mystery. Maybe if I had started earlier in the series I would have loved it as much as other people do.
96
Skinflick
de Joseph Hansen
244 membros
2 resenhas
3.9
Explicações
aulsmith: Hansen is great, but start at the beginning of the series.