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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Kinsey Millhone #3
C Is for Corpse
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
November 24, 1986
Santorini
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
December 1, 1986
Barrier Island
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
The Secret of Spandau
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction
February 24, 1986
Rough Cider
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1986
A Matter of Honor
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
July 1, 1986
Killer on the Road
Horror · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
Lloyd Hopkins #3
Suicide Hill
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
Spenser #13
Taming a Seahorse
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
Found in the Street
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
The Lost Get-Back Boogie
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Bernard Samson #3
London Match
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Auguste Lupa #1
Son of Holmes
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Kinky Friedman Mysteries #1
Greenwich Killing Time
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Inspector Lestrade #2
Brigade
Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Sherlock Holmes #1
The Quallsford Inheritance
Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Mystery · Thriller
1986
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #11
An Excellent Mystery
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
June 20, 1985
Matthew Hope Mysteries #5
Snow White and Rose Red
Crime Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1985
87th Precinct #38
Eight Black Horses
Crime Fiction · Christmas Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Tony Lord #1
Private Screening
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
September 28, 1985
Newspaper Murders
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Modesty Blaise series #11
Dead Man's Handle
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
October 3, 1985
V.I. Warshawski #3
Killing Orders
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
February 11, 1985
Long Journey Home
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1985
Matt Helm #22
The Detonators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
July 1, 1985
John Rankin #2
Hard Bargains
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 1, 1985
Kinsey Millhone #2
B is for Burglar
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1985
Rambo: First Blood Series #2
Rambo
Crime Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Mortalis #2
The Fraternity of the Stone
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1985
Big Fish
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Field of Blood
Crime Fiction · Thriller
August 1, 1985
Spenser #12
A Catskill Eagle
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
The Charlie Muffin Thrillers #6
The Blind Run
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Inspector Lestrade #1
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade
19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery
1985
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #10
The Pilgrim of Hate
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
September 1, 1984
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #9
Dead Man's Ransom
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
April 1, 1984