Most Popular Mystery Books of the 1960s
Discover popular Mystery books from the 1960s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Harry Palmer #3
Funeral in Berlin
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1964
A Kind of Anger
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1964
Miss Marple #9
A Caribbean Mystery
Crime Fiction · TV Series · Mystery · Thriller
November 24, 1964
The Venetian Affair
Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Romance · Thriller
January 1, 1963
87th Precinct #17
Ten Plus One
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1963
After The Fine Weather
Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1963
Matt Helm #6
The Ambushers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1963
James Bond #11
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
April 1, 1963
Sheba
Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1963
The Dark Side of the Island
Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
August 21, 1963
I Could Go on Singing
Crime Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1963
The Drowner
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1963
Parker #4
The Mourner
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1963
Parker #3
The Outfit
Crime Fiction · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Thriller · Comics
January 1, 1963
Parker #2
The Man with the Getaway Face
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1963
Harry Palmer #2
Horse Under Water
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1963
The Maras Affair
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1963
87th Precinct #16
Like Love
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1962
87th Precinct #15
The Empty Hours
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1962
Matt Helm #5
Murderers' Row
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
February 1, 1962
Matt Helm #4
The Silencers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1962
Comes The Dark Stranger
Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1962
Hell Is Too Crowded by Jack Higgins
Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1962
The Satan Bug
Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure
January 1, 1962
A Flash of Green
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1962
On the Run
Crime Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1962
A Key to the Suite
Crime Fiction · Mystery
March 1, 1962
The Cry of the Owl
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1962
Harry Palmer #1
The Ipcress File
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1962
Miss Marple #8
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Crime Fiction · TV Series · Mystery · Thriller
November 12, 1962
Arthur Abdel Simpson #1
The Light of Day
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
1962
87th Precinct #14
Lady, Lady, I Did It!
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1961
The Wrong Side of the Sky
Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1961
Matt Helm #3
The Removers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1961
The Thousand Faces of Night
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1961
The Black Strike
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1961