Survey of Mysteries and Crime Fiction

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1
Gaudy Night
de Dorothy L. Sayers
5,453 membros
150 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 1
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
21,200 membros
536 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 2
9 Members
smcwl, merrystar, sturlington, lewbs, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
3
O Cão dos Baskerville
de Arthur Conan Doyle
15,325 membros
299 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 3
8 Members
smcwl, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, lewbs, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Murder on the Orient Express
de Agatha Christie
17,083 membros
421 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 5
7 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB
5
The Daughter of Time
de Josephine Tey
5,892 membros
226 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 4
8 Members
inge87, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, NinieB, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
6
Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,943 membros
93 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 17
5 Members
inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie
7
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
de Agatha Christie
9,987 membros
323 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 7
7 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
8
As Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
de Arthur Conan Doyle
15,659 membros
248 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 6
7 Members
hipdeep, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
9
Postmortem
de Patricia Cornwell
7,160 membros
106 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 12
5 Members
smcwl, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB
10
The Thirteenth Tale
de Diane Setterfield
17,189 membros
910 resenhas
4
Global Rank 22
4 Members
sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, neicybee
11
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
de Mark Haddon
44,295 membros
1,328 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 15
5 Members
sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
12
Falsos testemunhos
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,655 membros
102 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 16
5 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB
13
The Moonstone
de Wilkie Collins
10,814 membros
251 resenhas
4
Global Rank 9
6 Members
merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, NinieB, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
14
Have His Carcase
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,313 membros
71 resenhas
4
Global Rank 10
6 Members
inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB
15
Whose Body?
de Dorothy L. Sayers
4,923 membros
193 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 11
6 Members
inge87, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB
16
A Morbid Taste for Bones
de Ellis Peters
3,934 membros
103 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 14
6 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB
17
Murder Must Advertise
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,777 membros
106 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 27
4 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie
18
The Nine Tailors
de Dorothy L. Sayers
4,385 membros
116 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 8
7 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
19
The Secret History
de Donna Tartt
20,310 membros
556 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 21
4 Members
sturlington, lewbs, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda
20
The Murder at the Vicarage
de Agatha Christie
6,163 membros
191 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 25
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, MissJessie, NinieB
21
The Westing Game
de Ellen Raskin
12,366 membros
338 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 24
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
22
Veneno fatal
de Dorothy L. Sayers
4,465 membros
121 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 23
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
23
Magpie Murders
de Anthony Horowitz
3,824 membros
234 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 28
3 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, NinieB
24
O Nome da Rosa
de Umberto Eco
19,511 membros
310 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 30
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.
25
The Talented Mr. Ripley
de Patricia Highsmith
6,184 membros
196 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 20
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
26
Red Dragon
de Thomas Harris
10,007 membros
103 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 41
2 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington
27
The No. 1 Ladiesʼ Detective Agency
de Alexander McCall Smith
14,125 membros
400 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 43
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963,merrystar ,
28
The Big Sleep
de Raymond Chandler
10,280 membros
284 resenhas
4
Global Rank 13
5 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
29
Death in Kashmir
de M. M. Kaye
403 membros
10 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 32
3 Members
merrystar, sturlington, NinieB
30
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
de Michael Chabon
10,382 membros
421 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 44
2 Members
aulsmith, sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: The mystery is almost secondary to everything else, but I loved it anyway.
31
Farthing
de Jo Walton
1,583 membros
114 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 48
2 Members
aulsmith, sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: Alternate history
32
Case Histories
de Kate Atkinson
7,917 membros
348 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 33
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963
33
The Laughing Policeman
de Maj Sjöwall
1,833 membros
65 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 34
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963
34
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
de Sarah Caudwell
1,091 membros
38 resenhas
4
Global Rank 51
2 Members
smcwl, sturlington
35
Still Life
de Louise Penny
6,685 membros
424 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 36
3 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, NinieB
36
The Man with a Load of Mischief
de Martha Grimes
1,586 membros
29 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 52
2 Members
merrystar, sturlington
37
The Maltese Falcon
de Dashiell Hammett
9,145 membros
279 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 26
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda
38
The Deep Blue Good-by
de John D. MacDonald
1,872 membros
49 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 35
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.
39
A Thief of Time
de Tony Hillerman
2,476 membros
44 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 40
3 Members
merrystar, sturlington, NinieB
40
The Thin Man
de Dashiell Hammett
4,265 membros
143 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 42
3 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington
41
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
de P. D. James
2,606 membros
54 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 29
4 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, MissJessie, NinieB
42
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
de E. L. Konigsburg
16,159 membros
278 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 18
6 Members
merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, cej1027, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda,MissJessie
Explicações
MissJessie : Just didn't like it.
43
The Postman Always Rings Twice
de James M. Cain
3,461 membros
131 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 47
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
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Os homens que não amavam as mulheres
de Stieg Larsson
43,173 membros
1,748 resenhas
4
Global Rank 19
5 Members
KimarieBee, cej1027, NinieB, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
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The Circular Staircase
de Mary Roberts Rinehart
958 membros
42 resenhas
½ 3.4
Global Rank 39
3 Members
smcwl, merrystar, NinieB,sturlington
Explicações
sturlington : Too dated for me.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles [abridged - Puffin Classics]
de Arthur Conan Doyle
3 membros
Global Rank 94
Member
ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explicações
sturlington : Someone added the original; please vote for that one instead.
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The Innocence of Father Brown
de G.K. Chesterton
1,929 membros
59 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 38
4 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, NinieB,sturlington
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Surfeit of Lampreys
de Ngaio Marsh
961 membros
19 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 45
3 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, MissJessie,sturlington
Explicações
sturlington : Not available at library
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Eye of the Needle
de Ken Follett
5,365 membros
92 resenhas
4
Global Rank 49
3 Members
lewbs, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
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The Key to Rebecca
de Ken Follett
2,951 membros
42 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 50
3 Members
lewbs, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
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The Long Goodbye
de Raymond Chandler
5,226 membros
114 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 31
4 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
-
The League of Frightened Men
de Rex Stout
1,036 membros
32 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 53
3 Members
aulsmith, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
-
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
de John le Carré
8,598 membros
239 resenhas
4
Global Rank 54
3 Members
ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
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A Taste for Death
de P. D. James
3,122 membros
39 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 55
3 Members
ahef1963, MissJessie, NinieB,sturlington
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The Documents in the Case
de Dorothy L. Sayers
1,564 membros
26 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 56
3 Members
merrystar, ahef1963, MissJessie,sturlington
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Minute for Murder
de Nicholas Blake
155 membros
7 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 58
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.
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Buried in a Bog
de Sheila Connolly
378 membros
36 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 59
2 Members
inge87, smcwl,sturlington
-
Behold, Here's Poison
de Georgette Heyer
904 membros
38 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 60
2 Members
merrystar, NinieB,sturlington
-
The False Inspector Dew
de Peter Lovesey
437 membros
18 resenhas
4
Global Rank 61
2 Members
smcwl, NinieB,sturlington
-
Birds of a Feather
de Jacqueline Winspear
2,706 membros
123 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 46
3 Members
inge87, elkiedee, MissJessie,sturlington
-
The Reluctant Widow
de Georgette Heyer
1,574 membros
63 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 76
Member
inge87,sturlington
-
The Quiet Gentleman
de Georgette Heyer
1,526 membros
52 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 77
Member
inge87,sturlington
-
Cousin Kate
de Georgette Heyer
1,394 membros
46 resenhas
½ 3.4
Global Rank 78
Member
inge87,sturlington
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The Toll-Gate
de Georgette Heyer
1,354 membros
38 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 79
Member
inge87,sturlington
-
The Chain of Chance
de Stanisław Lem
642 membros
9 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 62
Member
bluepiano,sturlington
Explicações
bluepiano: Wonderful mystery lacking the English village,the quirky detective, the police procedure, and the solution.
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Picture Miss Seeton
de Heron Carvic
292 membros
17 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 63
2 Members
merrystar, NinieB,sturlington
-
Thirty-Three Teeth
de Colin Cotterill
855 membros
59 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 65
2 Members
aulsmith, NinieB,sturlington
-
Murder on Cue
de Jane Dentinger
101 membros
4 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 67
Member
NinieB,sturlington
-
The Thirty-Nine Steps
de John Buchan
5,394 membros
189 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 66
2 Members
ahef1963, NinieB,sturlington
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Death of The Little Match Girl
de Zoran Ferić
16 membros
½ 3.5
Global Rank 68
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.
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A Judgement in Stone
de Ruth Rendell
1,052 membros
32 resenhas
4
Global Rank 69
2 Members
ahef1963, NinieB,sturlington
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A Demon in My View
de Ruth Rendell
472 membros
10 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 70
2 Members
ahef1963, NinieB,sturlington
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Fadeout
de Joseph Hansen
464 membros
21 resenhas
4
Global Rank 71
Member
aulsmith,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: The first of the Brandstetter mysteries
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The Fourth Wall
de Barbara Paul
60 membros
1 resenha
4.2
Global Rank 57
2 Members
elkiedee, NinieB,sturlington
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The Coming
de Andrej Nikolaidis
22 membros
1 resenha
½ 3.6
Global Rank 72
Member
bluepiano,sturlington
Explicações
bluepiano: Unformulaic mystery. Very much not formulaic.
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Hawthorn and Child
de Keith Ridgway
227 membros
9 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 73
Member
bluepiano,sturlington
Explicações
bluepiano: There are detectives and there is a mystery but the book's much more original than that.
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The Complete Father Brown Stories
de G.K. Chesterton
3,584 membros
33 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 74
2 Members
inge87, merrystar,sturlington ,MissJessie
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The Little Death
de Michael Nava
294 membros
5 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 75
Member
aulsmith,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: Not Nava's best, but the beginning of an excellent series.
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The Return of Captain John Emmett
de Elizabeth Speller
480 membros
40 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 80
Member
inge87,sturlington
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Miss Silver Comes to Stay
de Patricia Wentworth
449 membros
10 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 81
Member
merrystar,sturlington
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The Land of Dreams
de Vidar Sundstøl
255 membros
17 resenhas
½ 3.4
Global Rank 82
Member
inge87,sturlington
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Scandal in Skibbereen
de Sheila Connolly
200 membros
18 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 83
Member
inge87,sturlington
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A Not So Perfect Crime
de Teresa Solana
101 membros
7 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 84
Member
inge87,sturlington
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O Homem Que Foi Quinta-Feira (Um Pesadelo)
de G.K. Chesterton
7,045 membros
169 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 85
Member
cej1027,sturlington
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The Artful Egg
de James McClure
91 membros
1 resenha
3.9
Global Rank 86
Member
smcwl,sturlington
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Cocaine Blues
de Kerry Greenwood
1,787 membros
130 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 87
Member
aulsmith,sturlington
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The Eyre Affair
de Jasper Fforde
15,661 membros
601 resenhas
4
Global Rank 37
5 Members
elkiedee, cej1027, MissJessie, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: Didn't make it to chapter 2.
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An Expert in Murder
de Nicola Upson
799 membros
49 resenhas
½ 3.4
Global Rank 88
Member
merrystar,sturlington
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Before the Fact
de Francis Iles
252 membros
16 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 89
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.
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The Remorseful Day
de Colin Dexter
1,480 membros
17 resenhas
4
Global Rank 90
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
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Whip Hand
de Dick Francis
1,332 membros
19 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 91
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
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Stick
de Elmore Leonard
681 membros
7 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 92
Member
ahef1963,sturlington
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The Tiger in the Smoke
de Margery Allingham
1,411 membros
49 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 95
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.
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Skinflick
de Joseph Hansen
244 membros
2 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 96
Explicações
aulsmith: Hansen is great, but start at the beginning of the series.
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Fer-de-Lance
de Rex Stout
1,845 membros
67 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 93
2 Members
MissJessie, NinieB,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: This is the first Nero Wolfe. Stout wasn't quite up to speed yet.