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Cover of A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.2

1887

Cover of The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

Cornelia Funke

4.0

2000

Cover of Full Dark, No Stars

Full Dark, No Stars

Stephen King

4.0

2010

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 R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

Sue Grafton

4.0

2004

Cover of When We Were Orphans

When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

3.5

2000

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 One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

Janet Evanovich

4.0

1994

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 Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)

Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)

Janet Evanovich

4.2

2001

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 Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #17)

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #17)

Agatha Christie

4.1

1937

Cover of Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2)

Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2)

Sara Shepard

4.0

2007

Cover of The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

3.9

1930

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

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

Laurie R. King

4.1

1994

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 Cross (Alex Cross, #12)

Cross (Alex Cross, #12)

James Patterson

4.0

2006

Cover of The 6th Target (Women's Murder Club, #6)

The 6th Target (Women's Murder Club, #6)

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

4.0

2007

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

J is for Judgment (Kinsey Millhone, #10)

Sue Grafton

4.0

1993

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

B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1985

Cover of The 8th Confession (Women's Murder Club, #8)

The 8th Confession (Women's Murder Club, #8)

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

4.0

2009

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 C is for Corpse  (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1986

Cover of Rage of Angels

Rage of Angels

Sidney Sheldon

3.9

1980

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 The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2)

The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2)

Carolyn Keene, Mildred Benson

3.9

1930

Cover of Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22)

Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22)

Janet Evanovich

3.9

2015

Cover of Smiley's People

Smiley's People

John le Carré

4.2

1979

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 The Seven-Percent Solution

The Seven-Percent Solution

Nicholas Meyer

4.1

1974

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

U Is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2009

Cover of Long Lost  (Myron Bolitar #9)

Long Lost (Myron Bolitar #9)

Harlan Coben

3.9

2009

Cover of Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)

Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)

Ilona Andrews

4.3

2014

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

Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)

Agatha Christie

3.8

1935

Cover of Crooked House

Crooked House

Agatha Christie

4.0

1949

Cover of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective

Kate Summerscale

3.4

2008

Cover of Cross Justice (Alex Cross, #23)

Cross Justice (Alex Cross, #23)

James Patterson

4.2

2015

Cover of Broken Monsters

Broken Monsters

Lauren Beukes

3.6

2014

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