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The Ripley Omnibus: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Underground, Ripley's Game
1.  The Ripley Omnibus: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Underground, Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith
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  "Who needs the movies when you can have true perfection? . . ."
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This Sweet Sickness
2.  This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith
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  ". . . and Patricia Highsmith was much more than the Ripley novels — this is the best of the rest"
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A Judgement In Stone
3.  A Judgement In Stone by Ruth Rendell
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  "We can't overlook Ruth Rendell either — this is real "psychological crime"!"
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Cover Her Face
4.  Cover Her Face by Baroness P. D. James
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  "Perhaps the best latter-day detective fiction (Adam Dalgliesh) — start here."
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Wexford: An Omnibus: "From Doon with Death", "New Lease of Death" and "Best Man to Die" 1st
5.  Wexford: An Omnibus: "From Doon with Death", "New Lease of Death" and "Best Man to Die" 1st by Ruth Rendell
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  "That said, Rendell als writes brilliant detective fiction (Wexford) . . ."
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A Dark-adapted Eye
6.  A Dark-adapted Eye by Barbara Vine
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  ". . . and a masterpiece of completely different crime fiction as well — read also "A Fatal Inversion""
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Chicago Loop
7.  Chicago Loop by Paul Theroux
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  "While not a crime author, Theroux wrote a terrific crime novel"
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Killing the Shadows
8.  Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid
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  "Over the top (sometimes), but McDermid can write pretty good thrillers — this one's worth it for the profiler-novel parodies alone"
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A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mysteries)
9.  A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mysteries) by Elizabeth George
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  "It's not a perfect world — alas. The much-hyped P. D. James protegé gets off to a shaky start: a dodgy marriage of detective and psychological (when I read a "mystery," I want MYSTERY!!) . . ."
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Well Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Mysteries)
10.  Well Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Mysteries) by Elizabeth George
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  ". . . picks up a bit (although child and spousal abuse drags this down) . . ."
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A Suitable Vengeance
11.  A Suitable Vengeance by Elizabeth George
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  ". . . collapses in pretensions and a love _rectangle_ (yes) . . ."
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For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley Mysteries)
12.  For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley Mysteries) by Elizabeth George
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  ". . . restarts again (still a bit too long, though) . . ."
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A Traitor to Memory (Inspector Lynley Mysteries 11)
13.  A Traitor to Memory (Inspector Lynley Mysteries 11) by Elizabeth George
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  ". . . before collapsing again — perhaps irrevocably if "I, Richard" and "A Place of Hiding" were anything to go by . . ."
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Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley Mysteries)
14.  Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley Mysteries) by Elizabeth George
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  ". . . and enough with all the sex, for christsake!! — In almost _every novel!!_(When I read a "mystery," I _don't_ want HARDCORE PORN!!!)"
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie Collection)
15.  And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie Collection) by Agatha Christie
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  "Oh, but how could I forget — this and "THE ABC MURDERS" are terrific."
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The Ruby in the Smoke (Point)
16.  The Ruby in the Smoke (Point) by Philip Pullman
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  ""His Dark Materials" is classic — but this underrated series, starting here, is just as good"
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The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus (A Penguin mystery)
17.  The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus (A Penguin mystery) by Cornell Woolrich
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  "Real suspense fiction — this takes care of a lot of his best stuff (not much is in print, anyway)"
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The Killer Inside Me (Crime Masterworks)
18.  The Killer Inside Me (Crime Masterworks) by Jim Thompson
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  "Noir, suspense, and psychological in one! (And not as overboard as Ellroy)"
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The Big Sleep (Everyman's Library classics)
19.  The Big Sleep (Everyman's Library classics) by Raymond Chandler
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  "Like crime? You NEED this — it's where the clichés came from! . . ."
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Collected Stories (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
20.  Collected Stories (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics) by Raymond Chandler
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  "(You'd want this too — very good.)"
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Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
21.  Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
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  ". . . oh, and from here, too. And Miss Marple. (Don't forget "THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD," either!)"
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Moonlight Becomes You: A Novel
22.  Moonlight Becomes You: A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark
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  ""Formulaic" be damned — these rock! (They're suspense fiction, if you wanted to know.)"
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue: WITH The Mystery of the Marie Roget (Classic Fiction)
23.  The Murders in the Rue Morgue: WITH The Mystery of the Marie Roget (Classic Fiction) by Edgar Allan Poe
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  "For the more daunting, this — and Conan Doyle — are where detective fiction came from (the other Poe stories are also pretty good)"
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Sue Grafton: Three Complete Novels; A, B & C: A is for Alibi; B Is for Burglar; C Is for Corpse
24.  Sue Grafton: Three Complete Novels; A, B & C: A is for Alibi; B Is for Burglar; C Is for Corpse by Sue Grafton
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  "Great modern P.I. novels — likewise those from Sara Paretsky"
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Bloody Murder: from the Detective Story to the Crime Novel
25.  Bloody Murder: from the Detective Story to the Crime Novel by Julian Symons
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  "And finally, a wonderful (and in this edition, delightfully scathing) overview of crime fiction."
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