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Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time

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32 participants (100 books)

Overview

The UK crime Writers’ Association list of top 100 crime novels 

Challenge Books

1

The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

The Daughter of Time

Inspector Alan Grant #5

Josephine Tey

2

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

The Big Sleep

Philip Marlowe #1

Raymond Chandler

3

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

George Smiley #3

John le Carré

4

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

Gaudy Night

Lord Peter Wimsey #10

Dorothy L. Sayers

5

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Hercule Poirot #4

Agatha Christie

6

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

7

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

Farewell, My Lovely

Philip Marlowe #2

Raymond Chandler

8

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

9

The Ipcress File by Len Deighton

The Ipcress File

Harry Palmer #1

Len Deighton

10

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

11

The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey

The Franchise Affair

Inspector Alan Grant #3

Josephine Tey

12

Last Seen Wearing by Hillary Waugh

Last Seen Wearing

Hillary Waugh