Favourite mysteries of famous mystery writers (from "The Armchair Detective Book of Lists")

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Some writers who had their top tens printed in this book include Isaac Asimov, Jacques Barzun, James Ellroy, Sue Grafton, H.R.F. Keating, Elizabeth Peters, Sara Paretsky, Peter Straub, and Julian Symons.

The following list includes all the books that appeared on at least two top tens, sorted by author.

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" was listed by 6 writers, followed by "The Lady in the Lake" and "The Long Goodbye" (each on 5 lists).

  1. 1.
    More Work for the Undertaker: #13 Albert Campion
    by Margery Allingham
  2. 2.
    A Coffin for Dimitrios
    by Eric Ambler
  3. 3.
    Trent's Last Case
    by E C Bentley
  4. 4.
    Double Indemnity
    by James M. Cain
  5. 5.
    Farewell, My Lovely
    by Raymond Chandler
  6. 6.
    The High Window
    by Raymond Chandler
  7. 7.
    The Lady in the Lake
    by Raymond Chandler
  8. 8.
    The Little Sister
    by Raymond Chandler
  9. 9.
    The Long Goodbye
    by Raymond Chandler
  11. 11.
    The Pale Horse (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries)
    by Agatha Christie
  12. 12.
    The Moonstone (Modern Library Classics)
    by Wilkie Collins
  13. 13.
    Berlin Game
    by Len Deighton
  14. 14.
    Bleak House
    by Charles Dickens
  15. 15.
    The Poison Oracle
    by Peter Dickinson
  16. 16.
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  17. 17.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
    by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  18. 18.
    The Glass Key
    by Dashiell Hammett
  19. 19.
    The Maltese Falcon
    by Dashiell Hammett
  20. 20.
    Red Dragon
    by Thomas Harris
  21. 21.
    The Digger's Game
    by George V. Higgins
  22. 22.
    The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
    by John le Carre
  23. 23.
    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
    by John le Carre
  24. 24.
    Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, Book 1)
    by Elizabeth Peters
  25. 25.
    The Nine Tailors
    by Dorothy L. Sayers
  26. 26.
    Strong Poison
    by Dorothy L. Sayers
  27. 27.
    My Friend Maigret (Inspector Maigret Mysteries)
    by Georges Simenon
  28. 28.
    The Daughter of Time
    by Josephine Tey
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Created by frbrown on Jun 08, 2011.
 

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