Top 25 Crime Novels
If you’re looking for a concise list of what some consider to be the “best” crime novels of all time, then look no further. Crime Writers’ Association (a membership of over 450 authors of published crime novels) compiled just such a list back in 1990, and while it may not be as current as some would like, following are the top 25 of the association’s top 100 listing. It’s fun to see where you stand in your reading and where you might need to fill a few gaps! Josephine Tey: The Daughter of Time (1951) Raymond Chandler: The Big Sleep (1939) John le Carr: The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (1963) Dorothy L. Sayers: Gaudy Night (1935) Agatha Christie: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca (1938) Raymond Chandler: Farewell My Lovely (1940) (more…)