Most Popular Crime Fiction Books of the 1970s
Discover popular Crime Fiction books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Matthew Hope Mysteries #1
Goldilocks
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1976
87th Precinct #31
So Long As You Both Shall Live
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1976
Tony Lord #2
Silent Witness
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1976
Night Of The Twelfth
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1976
The Great Pebble Affair
Crime Fiction · Thriller
January 1, 1976
Matt Helm #17
The Retaliators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1976
Bloodbrothers
Crime Fiction
January 1, 1976
A Sergeant Cribb Investigation #7
Swing, Swing Together
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1976
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller
January 1, 1976
Spenser #4
Promised Land
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1976
Yellow-Dog Contract
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1976
Harry Palmer #7
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1976
Miss Marple #12
Sleeping Murder
Crime Fiction · TV Series · Mystery · Thriller
October 1976
Roger Levin #1
Your Day in the Barrel
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller
1976
The Journals of John H. Watson, M.D. #2
The West End Horror
19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Thriller
1976
Fontana Tales of Terror
Gaslight tales of terror
Fantasy · Horror · Crime Fiction · Gaslamp Fantasy · Psychological Horror
October 20, 1976
87th Precinct #30
Blood Relatives
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1975
Matt Helm #16
The Terminators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1975
Testament
Horror · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1975
The Golden Gate
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
1975
Circus
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1975
A Sergeant Cribb Investigation #6
A Case of Spirits
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1975
Spenser #3
Mortal Stakes
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1975
Harry's Game
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1975
Black Sunday
Horror · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1975
87th Precinct #29
Bread
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1974
Matt Helm #15
The Intimidators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
March 1, 1974
Condor #1
Six Days of the Condor
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1974
Snowbound
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1974
The Wanderers
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1974
Travis McGee #16
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1974
Paul Christopher #2
The Tears of Autumn
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery
December 1, 1974
A Sergeant Cribb Investigation #5
Invitation to a Dynamite Party
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1974
Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #5
Other Paths to Glory
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1974
Spenser #2
God Save the Child
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1974
Ripley #3
Ripley's Game
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1974