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The Pusher by Ed McBain

The Pusher

87th Precinct #3

Ed McBain

192 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Trouble in Triplicate by Rex Stout, Randy Russell

Trouble in Triplicate

Nero Wolfe #14

Rex Stout, Randy Russell

missing page info • first pub 1949 (editions) user-added

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie

A Pocket Full of Rye

Miss Marple #7

Agatha Christie

256 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Invisible Cities

Italo Calvino

176 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction classics magical realism reflective slow-paced
Death of a Doxy by Sandra West Prowell, Rex Stout

Death of a Doxy

Nero Wolfe #42

Sandra West Prowell, Rex Stout

174 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
American Tabloid by James Ellroy

American Tabloid

Underworld USA #1

James Ellroy

592 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Golden Spiders by Linda Barnes, Rex Stout

The Golden Spiders

Nero Wolfe #22

Linda Barnes, Rex Stout

206 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction crime mystery mysterious tense fast-paced
The Silent Speaker by Walter Mosley, Rex Stout

The Silent Speaker

Nero Wolfe #11

Walter Mosley, Rex Stout

271 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction crime mystery mysterious tense medium-paced
Not Quite Dead Enough by John Lutz, Rex Stout

Not Quite Dead Enough

Nero Wolfe #10

John Lutz, Rex Stout

187 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction crime mystery adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon

The Final Solution: A Story of Detection

Michael Chabon

131 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0jdcorley's review
fiction crime historical mystery mysterious slow-paced