Most Popular Mystery Books of the 1970s
Discover popular Mystery books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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If You Can't Be Good
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1973
Quiller #5
The Tango Briefing
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1973
Seven
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
December 1, 1972
Inspector Wexford #7
Murder Being Once Done
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
Message From Malaga
Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1972
87th Precinct #27
Let's Hear It For The Deaf Man
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
87th Precinct #26
Sadie When She Died
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
Roman Grey Novels
Canto for a Gypsy
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
Modesty Blaise collections #1
Pieces of Modesty
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Collection · Short Stories · Adventure
January 1, 1972
Inspector Mercer #1
Body Of A Girl
Mystery
January 1, 1972
Matt Helm #14
The Intriguers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
Panic!
Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
The Khufra Run
Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
Rambo: First Blood Series #1
First Blood
Crime Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
Binary
Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1972
Travis McGee #14
The Scarlet Ruse
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
July 1, 1972
A Sergeant Cribb Investigation #3
Abracadaver
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1972
Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #3
Colonel Butler's Wolf
Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
A Dog's Ransom
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
Parker #15
Plunder Squad
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1972
The Porkchoppers
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 1, 1972
Close-Up
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1972
The Levanter
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery
1972
Nobody Knew They Were There
Dystopia · Mystery
January 1, 1971
One Across, Two Down
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971
Inspector Wexford #6
No More Dying Then
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971
Roman Grey Novels #1
Gypsy in Amber
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971
Modesty Blaise series #5
The Impossible Virgin
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
March 9, 1971
Matt Helm #13
The Poisoners
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971
The Stalker
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971
The Fly on the Wall
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971
A Dark Corner
Horror · Crime Fiction · Novella · Mystery
January 1, 1971
Travis McGee #13
A Tan and Sandy Silence
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971
A Sergeant Cribb Investigation #2
The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1971
Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #2
The Alamut Ambush
Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971
The Alan Grofield Novels #4
Lemons Never Lie
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1971