Most Popular Crime Fiction Books of the 20th century

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery · Thriller

November 6, 1939

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery · Thriller

1983

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Horror · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

1902

Hercule Poirot #5

The Big Four

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 27, 1927

The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes

Jamyang Norbu

Fantasy · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Occult Detective · Sherlock Holmes

1999

Inspector Lynley #9

Deception on His Mind

Elizabeth George

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1997

Inspector Lynley #1

A Great Deliverance

Elizabeth George

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1988

Father Brown Collection #3

The Incredulity of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

1926

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

Horror · Crime Fiction · Gothic Horror · Mainstream · Mystery

1910

Jack McEvoy #1

The Poet

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Hercule Poirot #10

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1934

Lincoln Rhyme #1

The Bone Collector

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

The Devil's Teardrop

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Kindle County Legal #1

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1987

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #9

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Sherlock Holmes · Short Stories

1927

Jack Reacher #1

Killing Floor

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 17, 1997

The Pelican Brief

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

Jack Reacher #3

Tripwire

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Jack Reacher #2

Die Trying

Lee Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Harry Bosch #1

The Black Echo

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

The Firm #1

The Firm

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1991

Lucas Davenport #1

Rules of Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 24, 1989

Temperance Brennan #1

Déjà Dead

Kathy Reichs

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

John Corey #1

Plum Island

Nelson DeMille

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

The Runaway Jury

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

The Rainmaker

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery

1995

The Chamber

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Jake Brigance #1

A Time to Kill

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1989

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #1

The Monkey's Raincoat

Robert Crais

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1987

Dirty White Boys

Stephen Hunter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1994

Kay Scarpetta #5

The Body Farm

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Kay Scarpetta #4

Cruel and Unusual

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

Kay Scarpetta #3

All That Remains

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

Kay Scarpetta #2

Body of Evidence

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1991

Kay Scarpetta #1

Postmortem

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1989

Inspector Lynley #10

In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner

Elizabeth George

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1999