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

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

Janet Evanovich

4.0

1994

Cover of The Woman in White

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins, Matthew Sweet

4.0

1859

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

The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Raymond Chandler

4.0

1939

Cover of Alias Grace

Alias Grace

Margaret Atwood, Brigitte Walitzek

4.0

1996

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 R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

Sue Grafton

4.0

2004

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 Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

Raymond Chandler

4.2

1940

Cover of I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4)

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4)

Alan Bradley

4.1

2011

Cover of As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce, #7)

As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce, #7)

Alan Bradley

3.9

2015

Cover of The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

Jim Thompson

3.9

1952

Cover of After I'm Gone

After I'm Gone

Laura Lippman

3.6

2014

Cover of Cop Town

Cop Town

Karin Slaughter

3.9

2014

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 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

3.9

2003

Cover of Gone Girl

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

4.0

2012

Cover of Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

4.0

2007

Cover of Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)

Charlaine Harris

4.0

2001

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 V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

Alan Moore, David Lloyd

4.3

1990

Cover of I, Robot (Robot #0.1)

I, Robot (Robot #0.1)

Isaac Asimov

4.2

1950

Cover of The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Stephen King

4.4

1996

Cover of The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne Perry

4.1

1902

Cover of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.3

1892

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 Plain Truth

Plain Truth

Jodi Picoult

4.0

2000

Cover of Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)

Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)

Janet Evanovich

4.1

1996

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

A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1982

Cover of Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)

Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)

Janet Evanovich

4.1

1997

Cover of Everything I Never Told You

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

3.8

2014

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 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 Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

4.1

1986

Cover of The Woman in Cabin 10

The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware

3.7

2016

Cover of The Secret Keeper

The Secret Keeper

Kate Morton

4.1

2012

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 Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

Frederick Forsyth

4.3

1971

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 Leaving Time

Leaving Time

Jodi Picoult

3.9

2014

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 Brethren

The Brethren

John Grisham

3.7

2000

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 Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse, #12)

Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse, #12)

Charlaine Harris

3.6

2012

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 Couple Next Door

The Couple Next Door

Shari Lapena

3.7

2016

Cover of The Last Juror

The Last Juror

John Grisham

3.9

2004

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 Disclosure

Disclosure

Michael Crichton

3.8

1994

Cover of Sycamore Row

Sycamore Row

John Grisham

4.0

2013

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 The Summons

The Summons

John Grisham

3.7

2002

Cover of Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

James Patterson

4.1

1995

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

M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13)

Sue Grafton

4.1

1996

Cover of While I Was Gone

While I Was Gone

Sue Miller

3.7

1998

Cover of Goodnight Nobody

Goodnight Nobody

Jennifer Weiner

3.6

2005

Cover of The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

Nelson DeMille

4.1

1992

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 Velocity

Velocity

Dean Koontz

3.9

2005

Cover of The Racketeer

The Racketeer

John Grisham

3.8

2012

Cover of The Yiddish Policemen's Union

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

3.7

2007

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 Woods

The Woods

Harlan Coben

4.0

2007

Cover of The 19th Wife

The 19th Wife

David Ebershoff

3.6

2008

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 The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

Jan-Philipp Sendker, Kevin Wiliarty

4.0

2002

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 Burial Rites

Burial Rites

Hannah Kent

4.0

2013

Cover of The Luminaries

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton

3.7

2013

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 False Memory

False Memory

Dean Koontz

3.9

1999

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 All the Missing Girls

All the Missing Girls

Megan Miranda

3.8

2016

Cover of Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

David Baldacci

4.0

2001

Cover of The Life We Bury

The Life We Bury

Allen Eskens

3.9

2014

Cover of The New York Trilogy

The New York Trilogy

Paul Auster, Art Spiegelman

3.9

1987

Cover of Ordinary Grace

Ordinary Grace

William Kent Krueger

4.1

2013

Cover of Player Piano

Player Piano

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

3.9

1952

Cover of Carolina Moon

Carolina Moon

Nora Roberts

4.0

2000

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 Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3)

Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3)

L.J. Smith

4.2

1991

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 Northern Lights

Northern Lights

Nora Roberts

4.0

2004

Cover of Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth

Ian McEwan

3.4

2012

Cover of The Dante Club

The Dante Club

Matthew Pearl

3.4

2003

Cover of The Quickie

The Quickie

James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

3.8

2007

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