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Essential Crime Fiction for Book Clubs

The crime and thriller novels most frequently discussed in book clubs — from Golden Age detection to modern psychological suspense, each with a full discussion guide.

And Then There Were None Agatha Christie · 1939 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie · 1934 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler · 1939 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle · 1902 Recommended See details →
The Talented Mr. Ripley Patricia Highsmith · 1955 Recommended See details →
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson · 2005 Essential Read See details →
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn · 2012 Essential Read See details →
In the Woods Tana French · 2007 Recommended See details →
Fingersmith Sarah Waters · 2002 Essential Read See details →
Brighton Rock Graham Greene · 1938 Essential Read See details →
The Secret History Donna Tartt · 1992 Essential Read See details →
In Cold Blood Truman Capote · 1966 Editor's Choice See details →
Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann · 2017 Essential Read See details →
Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe · 2018 Recommended See details →
The New York Trilogy Paul Auster · 1987 Essential Read See details →
Verity Colleen Hoover · 2018 Essential Read See details →

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