Most Popular Crime Fiction Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Crime Fiction books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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The Name of the Rose
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery · Thriller
1983
Inspector Lynley #1
A Great Deliverance
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Kindle County Legal #1
Presumed Innocent
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Lucas Davenport #1
Rules of Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
July 24, 1989
Jake Brigance #1
A Time to Kill
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1989
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #1
The Monkey's Raincoat
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Kay Scarpetta #1
Postmortem
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1989
Inspector Lynley #2
Payment in Blood
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
August 1, 1989
Kidd #1
The Fool's Run
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1989
Kinky Friedman Mysteries #2
A Case of Lone Star
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western
1987
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #2
Stalking the Angel
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1988
Hannibal Lecter #2
The Silence of the Lambs
Horror · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery
July 1, 1988
Inspector Rebus Novels #1
Knots and Crosses
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Kinky Friedman Mysteries #4
Frequent Flyer
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 10, 1989
Dave Robicheaux #3
Black Cherry Blues
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Edgar Allan Poe Award · Historical Fiction · Mystery
1989
Dave Robicheaux #2
Heaven's Prisoners
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1988
Dave Robicheaux #1
The Neon Rain
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Laguna Heat
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1985
Alex Delaware #1
When the Bough Breaks
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 1, 1985
One Police Plaza
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1984
Rune #1
Manhattan Is My Beat
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1988
Dismas Hardy #1
Dead Irish
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1989
Alex Delaware #4
Silent Partner
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1989
The Misadventure of Sherlock Holmes
Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Anthology · Sherlock Holmes · Short Stories
1989
Little Saigon
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1988
The Simeon Chamber
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1988
Alex Delaware #3
Over the Edge
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Alex Delaware #2
Blood Test
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Watchman
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1988
The Flood
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Black Heart
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1983
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #17
The Potter's Field
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1989
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #16
The Heretic's Apprentice
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
February 1, 1989
87th Precinct #41
Lullaby
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
Bernie Gunther #1
March Violets
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
Arkady Renko #2
Polar Star
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
June 13, 1989