Most Popular Crime Fiction Books
Explore the most popular Crime Fiction books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.
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Charlie Quinn #1
The Good Daughter
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
August 8, 2017
Dublin Murder Squad #1
In the Woods
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
May 17, 2007
Michael Bennett #1
Step on a Crack
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller
February 6, 2007
Women's Murder Club #3
3rd Degree
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
2004
Women's Murder Club #2
2nd Chance
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
2002
Grant County #1
Blindsighted
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
2001
Women's Murder Club #1
1st to Die
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
March 5, 2001
The Devil's Teardrop
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1999
Kindle County Legal #1
Presumed Innocent
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #9
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Sherlock Holmes · Short Stories
1927
Cormoran Strike #7
The Running Grave
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 26, 2023
6:20 Man #1
The 6:20 Man
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
July 12, 2022
Renée Ballard #1
The Late Show
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
July 18, 2017
Orphan X #1
Orphan X
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller
January 2016
Amos Decker #1
Memory Man
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 21, 2015
Will Robie #1
The Innocent
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 17, 2012
The Camel Club #1
The Camel Club
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
2005
Chief Inspector Gamache #1
Still Life
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
2005
Jack Reacher #1
Killing Floor
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
March 17, 1997
Millennium #3
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Movie · Translation · Thriller
2010
The Pelican Brief
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1992
Jack Reacher #3
Tripwire
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1999
Jack Reacher #2
Die Trying
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1998
Harry Bosch #1
The Black Echo
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1992
The Firm #1
The Firm
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
February 1, 1991
Lucas Davenport #1
Rules of Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
July 24, 1989
The Widow
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
October 21, 2025
Catalina #1
Nightshade
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller
May 20, 2025
Camino #3
Camino Ghosts
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
May 28, 2024
Camino #2
Camino Winds
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 28, 2020
Don't Let Go
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
September 26, 2017
Camino #1
Camino Island
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
June 6, 2017
Aaron Falk #1
The Dry
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
May 31, 2016
Detective Sami Kierce #1
Fool Me Once
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
March 22, 2016
Jack Reacher #18
Never Go Back
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
August 29, 2013
Jack Reacher #13
Gone Tomorrow
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 23, 2009