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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Matt Helm #25
The Frighteners
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
Leaphorn & Chee #9
Talking God
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western
January 1, 1989
Kinsey Millhone #6
F is for Fugitive
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 15, 1989
The Lindsay Gordon Mysteries #2
Common Murder
Crime Fiction · LGBTQ+ · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
The Fireman
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
December 1, 1989
Philip Marlowe #8
Poodle Springs
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
April 30, 1989
The John Wells Mysteries #4
Rough Justice
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
October 1, 1989
A Journeyman Tailor
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Thriller
January 1, 1989
On the Edge
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
Spenser #16
Playmates
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 27, 1989
The Fourth Durango
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
August 1, 1989
Bernard Samson #5
Spy Line
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1989
Will Lee #4
Grass Roots
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1989
Sherlock Holmes and the Brighton Pavilion Mystery
Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
August 18, 1989
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #15
The Confession of Brother Haluin
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
March 1, 1988
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #1
A Rare Benedictine
Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Matthew Hope Mysteries #8
The House that Jack Built
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Flashback
Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
V.I. Warshawski #5
Blood Shot
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Patrick Petrella #3
Young Petrella
Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery
March 1, 1988
Harry Maxim Spy Thrillers #4
Uncle Target
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Rene Shade #3
The Ones You Do
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1988
Rene Shade #2
Muscle for the Wing
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1988
Leaphorn & Chee #8
A Thief of Time
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Western
June 1, 1988
Herald Classics
Sheep's Clothing
Crime Fiction · Psychological Horror · Bram Stoker Award · British Fantasy Award · Collection
October 22, 1988
Joe Gunther Mysteries #1
Open Season
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 9, 1988
Kinsey Millhone #5
E is for Evidence
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 15, 1988
Kinky Friedman Mysteries #3
When The Cat's Away
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1988
Rambo: First Blood Series #3
Rambo III
Crime Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1988
The John Wells Mysteries #3
The Rain
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
December 1, 1988
The John Wells Mysteries #2
There Fell a Shadow
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
August 1, 1988
The John Wells Mysteries #1
The Trapdoor
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
February 1, 1988
Island
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
L. A. Quartet #2
The Big Nowhere
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1988
Spenser #15
Crimson Joy
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
June 1, 1988
Bernard Samson #4
Spy Hook
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1988