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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 One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

Janet Evanovich

4.0

1994

Cover of The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne Perry

4.1

1902

Cover of Hunted (House of Night, #5)

Hunted (House of Night, #5)

P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

3.9

2009

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 A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1982

Cover of Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8)

Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8)

Janet Evanovich, Lorelei King

4.2

2002

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 Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

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

Agatha Christie

4.2

1926

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

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #17)

Agatha Christie

4.1

1937

Cover of The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

Cornelia Funke

4.0

2000

Cover of The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

3.9

1930

Cover of M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13)

M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13)

Sue Grafton

4.1

1996

Cover of Perfect Match

Perfect Match

Jodi Picoult

3.9

2002

Cover of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

Jacqueline Winspear

3.9

2003

Cover of The Associate

The Associate

John Grisham

3.6

2009

Cover of The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)

The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)

Laurie R. King

4.1

1994

Cover of J is for Judgment (Kinsey Millhone, #10)

J is for Judgment (Kinsey Millhone, #10)

Sue Grafton

4.0

1993

Cover of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Classic Crime)

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Classic Crime)

Richard Lancelyn Green, Ronald Knox, Julian Symons, Various

4.4

1985

Cover of Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3)

Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3)

L.J. Smith

4.2

1991

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

B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1985

Cover of Private (Private, #1)

Private (Private, #1)

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

3.9

2010

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

C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1986

Cover of The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars, #1)

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars, #1)

Rob Thomas, Jennifer Graham

4.0

2014

Cover of The Bad Place

The Bad Place

Dean Koontz

3.9

1989

Cover of The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

Adrian Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr

4.4

1954

Cover of Tick Tock

Tick Tock

Dean Koontz

3.7

1996

Cover of Cradle and All

Cradle and All

James Patterson

3.9

1980

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

R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

Sue Grafton

4.0

2004

Cover of Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem

3.9

1999

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

Cover of His Last Bow: 8 Stories

His Last Bow: 8 Stories

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.3

1917

Cover of The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

Agatha Christie

3.8

1923

Cover of U Is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21)

U Is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2009

Cover of T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20)

T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2007

Cover of V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2011

Cover of Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)

Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.0

2004

Cover of Pulp

Pulp

Charles Bukowski

3.7

1994

Cover of Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

Thomas Pynchon

3.7

2009

Cover of Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3)

Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.1

2005

Cover of Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)

Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)

Agatha Christie

3.8

1935

Cover of P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16)

P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2000

Cover of Red Harvest

Red Harvest

Dashiell Hammett

4.0

1929

Cover of The Valley of Fear

The Valley of Fear

Arthur Conan Doyle, David Timson

4.0

1914

Cover of The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs, #7)

The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs, #7)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.2

2010

Cover of When We Were Orphans

When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

3.5

2000

Cover of Tourist Season

Tourist Season

Carl Hiaasen

4.0

1986

Cover of Saving Faith

Saving Faith

David Baldacci

3.8

1999

Cover of The Final Solution

The Final Solution

Michael Chabon, Jay Ryan

3.3

2004

Cover of An Incomplete Revenge (Maisie Dobbs, #5)

An Incomplete Revenge (Maisie Dobbs, #5)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.1

2008

Cover of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.2

1927

Cover of The Enchanted

The Enchanted

Rene Denfeld

4.0

2014

Cover of Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

Carl Hiaasen

3.9

1995

Cover of Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs, #6)

Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs, #6)

Jacqueline Winspear, Orlagh Cassidy

4.1

2009

Cover of Double Whammy

Double Whammy

Carl Hiaasen

3.9

1987

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 Firm

The Firm

John Grisham

3.9

1991

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