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​The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
2
The Big Sleep
​by Raymond Chandler
3
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
​by John le Carré
4
Gaudy Night
​by Dorothy L Sayers
5
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
​by Agatha Christie
6
Rebecca
​by Daphne du Maurier
7
Farewell My Lovely
​by Raymond Chandler
8
The Moonstone
​by Wilkie Collins
9
The Ipcress File
​by Len Deighton
10
​The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
​11
​The Franchise Affair
by Josephine Tey
12
Last Seen Wearing ...
by Hillary Waugh
13
The Name of the Rose
​by Umberto Eco
14
Rogue Male
​by Geoffrey Household
15
The Long Goodbye
​by Raymond Chandler
16
​Malice Aforethought
by Francis Iles
17
The Day of the Jackal
​by Frederick Forsyth
18
The Nine Tailors
​by Dorothy L Sayer
19
And Then There Were None
​by Agatha Christie
20
​The Thirty-Nine Steps
by John Buchan
​21
​The Collected Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
by Arthur Conan Doyle
22
Murder Must Advertise
​by Dorothy L Sayers
23
Tales of Mystery & Imagination
​by Edgar Allan Poe
24
The Mask of Dimitrios
​by Eric Ambler
25
The Moving Toyshop
​by Edmund Crispin
26
​The Tiger in the Smoke
by Margery Allingham
27
The False Inspector Dew
​by Peter Lovesey
28
The Woman in White
​by Wilkie Collins
29
A Dark-Adapted Eye
​by Barbara Vine
30
The Postman Always Rings Twice
​by James M Cain
31
​The Glass Key
by Dashiell Hammett
32
The Hound of the Baskervilles
​by Arthur Conan Doyle
33
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
​by John le Carré
34
Trent's Last Case
​by EC Bentley
35
From Russia, with Love
​by Ian Fleming
 36 (tie)
The Dead of Jericho
​by Colin Dexter
36 (tie)
Cop Hater
​by Ed McBain
38
Strangers on a Train
​by Patricia Highsmith
39
A Judgment in Stone
​by Ruth Rendell
40
The Hollow Man
by John Dickson Carr
​41
​The Poisoned Chocolates Case
by Anthony Berkeley
42 (tie)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
​by Ellis Peters
42 (tie)
The Leper of Saint Giles
​by Ellis Peters
44
A Kiss Before Dying
​by Ira Levin
45
The Talented Mr Ripley
​by Patricia Highsmith
46
​Brighton Rock
by Graham Greene
47
The Lady in the Lake
​by Raymond Chandler
48
Presumed Innocent
​by Scott Turow
49
A Demon in My View
​by Ruth Rendell
50 (tie)
The Devil in Velvet
​by John Dickson Carr
50 (tie)
​A Fatal inversion
by Barbara Vine
52
The Journeying Boy
​by Michael Innes
53
A Taste for Death
​by PD James
54
The Eagle Has Landed
​by Jack Higgins
55
My Brother Michael
​by Mary Stewart
56 (tie)
​Bertie and the Tin Man
by Peter Lovesey
56 (tie)
Penny Black
​by Susan Moody
58
Game, Set & Match
​by Len Deighton
59
The Danger
by Dick Francis
60
Devices and Desires
​by PD James
​61
Under World
​by Reginald Hill
62
Nine Coaches Waiting
​by Mary Stewart
63
A Running Duck
by Paula Gosling
64
Smallbone Deceased
​by Michael Gilbert
65
The Rose of Tibet
​by Lionel Davidson
66
​Innocent Blood
by PD James
67
Strong Poison
​by Dorothy L Sayers
68
Hamlet, Revenge!
​by Michael Innes
69
A Thief of Time
​by Tony Hillerman
70
A Bullet in the Ballet
by Caryl Brahms & SJ Simon
71
Dead Heads
​by Reginald Hill
72
The Third Man
​by Graham Greene
73
The Labyrinth Makers
​by Anthony Price
74
The Quiller Memorandum
​by Adam Hall
75
Beast in View
​by Margaret Millar
76
The Shortest Way to Hades
​by Sarah Caudwell
77
Running Blind
​by Desmond Bagley
78
Twice Shy
​by Dick Francis
79
The Manchurian Candidate
​by Richard Condon
80
The Killings at Badger's Drift
​by Caroline Graham
81 (tie)
​The Beast Must Die
by Nicholas Blake (Cecil Day-Lewis)
81 (tie)
Gorky Park
​by Martin Cruz Smith
83
Death Comes as the End
​by Agatha Christie
84
Green for Danger
​by Christianna Brand
85
Tragedy at Law
​by Cyril Hare
86
​The Collector
by John Fowles
87
Gideon's Day
​by JJ Marric
88
The Sun Chemist
​by Lionel Davidson
89
The Guns of Navarone
​by Alistair MacLean
90
The Colour of Murder
​by Julian Symons
91
​Greenmantle
by John Buchan
92
The Riddle of the Sands
​by Erskine Childers
93
Wobble to Death
​by Peter Lovesey
94
Red Harvest
​by Dashiell Hammett
95
The Key to Rebecca
​by Ken Follett
96
​Sadie When She Died
by Ed McBain
97
The Murder of the Maharaja
​by HRF Keating
98
What Bloody Man Is That?
​by Simon Brett
99
Shooting Script
​by Gavin Lyall
100
The Four Just Men
​by Edgar Wallace
1 The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
2 The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré
4 Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers
5 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
6 Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
7 Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
8 The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
9 The Ipcress File by Len Deighton
10 The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
11 The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
12 Last Seen Wearing ... by Hillary Waugh
13 The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
14 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
15 The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
16 Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles
17 The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
18 The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers
19 And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
20 The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
21 The Collected Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
22 Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L Sayers
23 Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
24 The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
25 The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin
26 The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
27 The False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey
28 The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
29 A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine
30 The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M Cain
31 The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett
32 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
33 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
34 Trent's Last Case by EC Bentley
35 From Russia, with Love by Ian Fleming
36 The Dead of Jericho by Colin Dexter
36 Cop Hater by Ed McBain
38 Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
39 A Judgment in Stone by Ruth Rendell
40 The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr
41 The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
42 A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
42 The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters
44 A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin
45 The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
46 Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
47 The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler
48 Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
49 A Demon in My View by Ruth Rendell
50 The Devil in Velvet by John Dickson Carr
50 A Fatal inversion by Barbara Vine
52 The Journeying Boy by Michael Innes
53 A Taste for Death by PD James
54 The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins
55 My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart
56 Bertie and the Tin Man by Peter Lovesey
56 Penny Black by Susan Moody
58 Game, Set & Match by Len Deighton
59 The Danger by Dick Francis
60 Devices and Desires by PD James
61 Underworld by Reginald Hill
62 Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
63 A Running Duck by Paula Gosling
64 Smallbone Deceased by Michael Gilbert
65 The Rose of Tibet by Lionel Davidson
66 Innocent Blood by PD James
67 Strong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers
68 Hamlet, Revenge! by Michael Innes
69 A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
70 A Bullet in the Ballet by Caryl Brahms & SJ Simon
71 Dead Heads by Reginald Hill
72 The Third Man by Graham Greene
73 The Labyrinth Makers by Anthony Price
74 The Quiller Memorandum by Adam Hall
75 Beast in View by Margaret Millar
76 The Shortest Way to Hades by Sarah Caudwell
77 Running Blind by Desmond Bagley
78 Twice Shy by Dick Francis
79 The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon
80 The Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham
81 The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake (Cecil Day-Lewis)
81 Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
83 Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie
84 Green for Danger by Christianna Brand
85 Tragedy at Law by Cyril Hare
86 The Collector by John Fowles
87 Gideon's Day by JJ Marric
88 The Sun Chemist by Lionel Davidson
89 The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean
90 The Colour of Murder by Julian Symons
91 Greenmantle by John Buchan
92 The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
93 Wobble to Death by Peter Lovesey
94 Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
95 The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett
96 Sadie When She Died by Ed McBain
97 The Murder of the Maharaja by HRF Keating
98 What Bloody Man Is That? by Simon Brett
99 Shooting Script by Gavin Lyall
100 The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace
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