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Crime Fiction
54 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Where to Start with Dashiell Hammett: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Dashiell Hammett — how to approach The Maltese Falcon, his essential novel and the founding text of hardboiled crime fiction. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Don Winslow: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Don Winslow — how to approach The Power of the Dog, his essential drug war trilogy opener. A complete reading guide to the American crime novelist.
Where to Start with Ian Rankin: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Ian Rankin — whether to begin with Knots and Crosses or Black and Blue. A complete reading guide to the Scottish crime novelist.
Where to Start with John Sandford: A Reading Guide
Where to start with John Sandford — whether to begin with Rules of Prey, Field of Prey, or Ocean Prey. A complete reading guide to the Lucas Davenport crime series.
Where to Start with Raymond Chandler: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Raymond Chandler — how to approach The Big Sleep, his essential hardboiled crime novel and Philip Marlowe's debut. A complete reading guide.
Best Books with Plot Twists: Novels That Will Shock You
The best books with plot twists — from Gone Girl to The Secret History, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Shutter Island, and Atonement. Novels whose endings redefine everything.
Best Legal Thriller Books: The Essential Reading List
The best legal thrillers ever written — from John Grisham's The Firm to Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent. The definitive guide to courtroom fiction.
Best Scandinavian Crime Fiction: Essential Nordic Noir Reading List
The best Scandinavian crime fiction — from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and A Man Called Ove to Anxious People. The essential Nordic noir reading guide.
Best Scandinavian Fiction: Essential Nordic Novels
The best Scandinavian fiction — from A Man Called Ove and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to Anxious People and The 100-Year-Old Man. Essential Nordic novels.
Where to Start with Agatha Christie: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Agatha Christie — whether to begin with And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, or The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Alex Michaelides: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Alex Michaelides — whether to begin with The Silent Patient, The Maidens, or The Fury. A complete reading guide to the psychological thriller writer.
Where to Start with Dennis Lehane: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Dennis Lehane — whether to begin with Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, or Shutter Island. A complete reading guide to the Boston crime novelist.
Where to Start with Freida McFadden: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Freida McFadden — whether to begin with The Housemaid, The Locked Door, or The Housemaid's Secret. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Gillian Flynn: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Gillian Flynn — whether to begin with Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, or Dark Places. A complete reading guide to Flynn's psychological thrillers.
Where to Start with Harlan Coben: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Harlan Coben — whether to begin with Tell No One, Stay Close, or No Second Chance. A complete reading guide to Coben's thrillers.
Where to Start with James Patterson: A Reading Guide
Where to start with James Patterson — whether to begin with Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls, or 1st to Die. A complete reading guide to the bestselling thriller writer.
Where to Start with John Grisham: A Reading Guide
Where to start with John Grisham — whether to begin with A Time to Kill, The Firm, or The Pelican Brief. A complete reading guide to Grisham's best legal thrillers.
Where to Start with Lee Child: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Lee Child — whether to begin with Killing Floor, Die Trying, or another Jack Reacher novel. A complete reading guide to the Reacher series.
Where to Start with Lisa Jewell: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Lisa Jewell — whether to begin with Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs, or The Night She Disappeared. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Louise Penny: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Louise Penny and Inspector Gamache — why to begin with Still Life and what to expect from the Three Pines series. A complete reading guide.
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