Top Crime Fiction Books
The top 19 books in this category, curated and ranked.
Updated April 1, 2026
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| Rank | Book |
|---|---|
| #1 |
Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie |
| #2 |
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie |
| #3 |
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie |
| #4 |
The A.B.C. Murders
by Agatha Christie |
| #5 |
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler |
| #6 |
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo |
| #7 |
Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson |
| #8 |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson |
| #9 |
The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett |
| #10 |
4.50 from Paddington
by Agatha Christie |
| #11 |
Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy |
| #12 |
A Wanted Man
by Lee Child |
| #13 |
Evil Under the Sun
by Agatha Christie |
| #14 |
The Ink Black Heart
by J. K. Rowling |
| #15 |
The Murder on the Links
by Agatha Christie |
| #16 |
The Clocks
by Agatha Christie |
| #17 |
The Cuckoo's Calling
by J. K. Rowling |
| #18 |
Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #19 |
The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson |