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Cover of Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective

Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective

William S. Baring-Gould

4.4

1962

Cover of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland

4.1

2005

Cover of A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

John Grisham

4.0

1989

Cover of Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

4.0

2007

Cover of One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

Janet Evanovich

4.0

1994

Cover of In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

4.0

1965

Cover of The Client

The Client

John Grisham

4.0

1993

Cover of James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

4.0

1961

Cover of The Godfather

The Godfather

Mario Puzo, Robert Thompson, Peter Bart

4.4

1969

Cover of The BFG

The BFG

Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

4.2

1982

Cover of A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.2

1887

Cover of The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Stephen King

4.4

1996

Cover of The Secret History

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

4.1

1992

Cover of Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel

4.1

2002

Cover of The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

3.8

1993

Cover of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.3

1892

Cover of The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

Agatha Christie, Ροζίτα Σώκου

4.0

1920

Cover of The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame, Gillian Avery

4.0

1908

Cover of A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1982

Cover of The Chamber

The Chamber

John Grisham

3.8

1994

Cover of The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)

The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)

Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist

4.0

2000

Cover of Second Foundation (Foundation #3)

Second Foundation (Foundation #3)

Isaac Asimov

4.2

1953

Cover of Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)

Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)

Agatha Christie

4.0

1930

Cover of The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)

The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)

Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal

4.1

1942

Cover of Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

4.1

1986

Cover of The Partner

The Partner

John Grisham

3.9

1997

Cover of Mystic River

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane

4.2

2001

Cover of The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Raymond Chandler

4.0

1939

Cover of Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)

Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)

Janet Evanovich

4.2

2005

Cover of The Street Lawyer

The Street Lawyer

John Grisham

3.8

1998

Cover of Tell No One

Tell No One

Harlan Coben

4.1

2001

Cover of The Sirens of Titan

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.2

1959

Cover of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

Agatha Christie

4.2

1926

Cover of The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)

The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)

Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist

4.0

2001

Cover of Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #17)

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #17)

Agatha Christie

4.1

1937

Cover of Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

4.1

2016

Cover of The Last Juror

The Last Juror

John Grisham

3.9

2004

Cover of The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

Cornelia Funke

4.0

2000

Cover of Tara Road

Tara Road

Maeve Binchy

3.9

1998

Cover of Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2)

Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2)

Sara Shepard

4.0

2007

Cover of Disclosure

Disclosure

Michael Crichton

3.8

1994

Cover of The Complete Tales

The Complete Tales

Beatrix Potter

4.4

1986

Cover of The Man in the Brown Suit

The Man in the Brown Suit

Agatha Christie

4.0

1924

Cover of Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: The Long Halloween

Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Gregory Wright, Richard Starkings

4.3

1997

Cover of A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

Philip K. Dick

4.0

1977

Cover of The Summons

The Summons

John Grisham

3.7

2002

Cover of Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Peter Straub

4.0

1979

Cover of The Moonstone

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins, Carolyn G. Heilbrun

3.9

1868

Cover of The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

Nelson DeMille

4.1

1992

Cover of George's Marvellous Medicine

George's Marvellous Medicine

Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

4.0

1981

Cover of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

Jacqueline Winspear

3.9

2003

Cover of The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

Agatha Christie

4.0

1936

Cover of When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

Jonathan Kellerman

4.0

1985

Cover of The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe

4.1

1846

Cover of The Woods

The Woods

Harlan Coben

4.0

2007

Cover of The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1)

The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1)

Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy, Sara Paretsky

4.0

1930

Cover of We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson, Jonathan Lethem

4.0

1962

Cover of Burial Rites

Burial Rites

Hannah Kent

4.0

2013

Cover of Master of the Game

Master of the Game

Sidney Sheldon

4.1

1982

Cover of I Let You Go

I Let You Go

Clare Mackintosh

4.1

2016

Cover of Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

Neil Gaiman

4.0

2006

Cover of Rising Sun

Rising Sun

Michael Crichton

3.6

1992

Cover of Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society, #2)

Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society, #2)

Ally Carter

4.2

2011

Cover of The New York Trilogy

The New York Trilogy

Paul Auster, Art Spiegelman

3.9

1987

Cover of Player Piano

Player Piano

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

3.9

1952

Cover of The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe, Byron Glaser, Bill D. Fountain

4.2

1843

Cover of The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)

Alan Bradley

4.0

2010

Cover of Many Waters (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #4)

Many Waters (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #4)

Madeleine L'Engle

4.0

1986

Cover of The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)

The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)

Kazu Kibuishi

4.2

2008

Cover of B is for Burglar  (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1985

Cover of A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

4.0

1729

Cover of The Quickie

The Quickie

James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

3.8

2007

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)

Donald J. Sobol

4.0

1963

Cover of The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3)

The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3)

Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland

4.5

2005

Cover of Gone for Good

Gone for Good

Harlan Coben

4.1

2002

Cover of C is for Corpse  (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1986

Cover of Rogue Lawyer

Rogue Lawyer

John Grisham

3.7

2015

Cover of The Burden of Proof

The Burden of Proof

Scott Turow

4.0

1990

Cover of Rage of Angels

Rage of Angels

Sidney Sheldon

3.9

1980

Cover of The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

Adrian Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr

4.4

1954

Cover of Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Peter Høeg, Tiina Nunnally

3.7

1992

Cover of A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #5)

A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #5)

Agatha Christie

4.0

1950

Cover of Missing You

Missing You

Harlan Coben

4.0

2014

Cover of The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2)

The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2)

Carolyn Keene, Mildred Benson

3.9

1930

Cover of Night Film

Night Film

Marisha Pessl

3.8

2013

Cover of R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

Sue Grafton

4.0

2004

Cover of Total Control

Total Control

David Baldacci

4.1

1996

Cover of Mean Streak

Mean Streak

Sandra Brown

4.0

2014

Cover of Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles, #4)

Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles, #4)

Suzanne Collins

4.2

2006

Cover of Bloodline

Bloodline

Sidney Sheldon

3.8

1977

Cover of Now You See Her

Now You See Her

James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

4.0

2011

Cover of Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever

Sidney Sheldon

3.8

1994

Cover of Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1)

Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1)

P.D. James

3.9

1962

Cover of Smiley's People

Smiley's People

John le Carré

4.2

1979

Cover of The Key to Midnight

The Key to Midnight

Leigh Nichols, Dean Koontz

3.9

1979

Cover of Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)

Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #6)

Louise Penny

4.3

2010

Cover of The Green Mile, Part 1: The Two Dead Girls

The Green Mile, Part 1: The Two Dead Girls

Stephen King

4.5

1996

Cover of Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

Raymond Chandler

4.2

1940

Cover of I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)

I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1992

Cover of H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)

H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1991

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