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Detective Books
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1071 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 � 690,025 ratings � published 1934
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 919 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 � 477,034 ratings � published 1887
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 728 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 � 475,010 ratings � published 1920
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 712 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 � 609,625 ratings � published 2013
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 667 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 � 317,966 ratings � published 1892
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 603 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 � 169,902 ratings � published 1890
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 538 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 � 186,891 ratings � published 1936
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 528 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 � 285,129 ratings � published 2014
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 503 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 � 163,691 ratings � published 1939
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 438 times as detective)
avg rating 4.50 � 213,393 ratings � published 1927
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 429 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 � 221,698 ratings � published 2015
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
by (shelved 410 times as detective)
avg rating 4.17 � 3,350,272 ratings � published 2005
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 391 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 � 368,209 ratings � published 2000
The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 362 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 � 109,954 ratings � published 1923
The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 345 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 � 112,257 ratings � published 1930
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 344 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 � 202,690 ratings � published 1930
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
by (shelved 334 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 � 209,485 ratings � published 1992
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 321 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 � 68,171 ratings � published 1905
Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 320 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 � 97,376 ratings � published 1938
Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 306 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 � 178,773 ratings � published 2018
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 302 times as detective)
avg rating 3.93 � 2,457,209 ratings � published 2003
Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 300 times as detective)
avg rating 4.01 � 77,683 ratings � published 1932
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 294 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 � 641,448 ratings � published 2020
Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 290 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 � 86,144 ratings � published 1942
The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 285 times as detective)
avg rating 3.82 � 119,793 ratings � published 1942
In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
by (shelved 281 times as detective)
avg rating 3.79 � 424,155 ratings � published 2007
Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 280 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 � 67,554 ratings � published 1936
Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 279 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 � 83,126 ratings � published 1941
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 278 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 � 960,305 ratings � published 2006
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 273 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 � 141,831 ratings � published 2011
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 268 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 � 65,971 ratings � published 1936
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 268 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 � 271,921 ratings � published 1998
Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 267 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 � 96,423 ratings � published 1969
The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 266 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 � 52,649 ratings � published 1914
The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 266 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 � 68,939 ratings � published 1927
Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 264 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 � 57,818 ratings � published 1933
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 263 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 � 271,384 ratings � published 2005
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 260 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 � 205,068 ratings � published 2001
Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 258 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 � 61,539 ratings � published 1935
Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 256 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 � 70,925 ratings � published 1924
Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 254 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 � 125,774 ratings � published 1997
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 244 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 � 72,416 ratings � published 1957
Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 241 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 � 65,304 ratings � published 1938
Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 239 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 � 139,590 ratings � published 2020
A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
by (shelved 235 times as detective)
avg rating 4.01 � 80,787 ratings � published 1950
Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 228 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 � 354,362 ratings � published 2014
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
by (shelved 220 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 � 189,285 ratings � published 1982
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by (shelved 218 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 � 146,796 ratings � published 2007
After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33)
by (shelved 218 times as detective)
avg rating 3.91 � 46,386 ratings � published 1953
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 216 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 � 1,562,048 ratings � published 2019
“This is Detective Ashford Ishikawa. Who am I speaking with?â€�
“My name is Jack Ludefance. I’m a private investigator from Santa Rosaria and I’ve been retained by Cindy Hastings through her lawyer, Mr. Hooks, to investigate her father’s murder. Is there way we can get together to talk?�
“Why? What are we going to talk about, Mr. Ludefance?�
“As I said, Detective Ishikawa, I’ve been hired to investigate the case. I’ve read the police reports. My hat is off to you. Very thorough work.�
“Just doing my job. If you’ve read them, and I won’t ask how you got them, I’ll ask you again, what is there for us to talk about?�
“Detective, I’m not trying to do your job and I’m not asking you to do my job. This is of mutual interest to both of us. The sooner we solve the crime the better, yes? Think of it this way. I’m your helper.”
― Appellate Judge
“My name is Jack Ludefance. I’m a private investigator from Santa Rosaria and I’ve been retained by Cindy Hastings through her lawyer, Mr. Hooks, to investigate her father’s murder. Is there way we can get together to talk?�
“Why? What are we going to talk about, Mr. Ludefance?�
“As I said, Detective Ishikawa, I’ve been hired to investigate the case. I’ve read the police reports. My hat is off to you. Very thorough work.�
“Just doing my job. If you’ve read them, and I won’t ask how you got them, I’ll ask you again, what is there for us to talk about?�
“Detective, I’m not trying to do your job and I’m not asking you to do my job. This is of mutual interest to both of us. The sooner we solve the crime the better, yes? Think of it this way. I’m your helper.”
― Appellate Judge
“They wouldn't tell Scipio how much of the counterfeit cash was left since, as Riccio put it, 'You're a detective now, after all.”
― The Thief Lord
― The Thief Lord
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