The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time, by Category (from The Crown Crime Companion)

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From the back of the book: "For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories."

These are the top books (in descending order) from each category:
  • Classics (1-10)
  • Suspense (11-20)
  • Hardboiled/Private Eye (21-30)
  • Police Procedural (31-41 – there was a tie between #40 and #41)
  • Espionage/Thriller (42-51)
  • Criminal (52-61)
  • Cozy/Traditional (62-71)
  • Historical (72-81)
  • Humorous (82-91)
  • Legal/Courtroom (92-101)

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  1. 101.
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    The Caine Mutiny
    by Herman Wouk

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Created by The Subjected Reader on Dec 08, 2006.
 

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