The Secret Place by Tana French (23)

The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson (12)

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny (12)

After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman (11)

This list is generated from 172 book polls & top lists from a variety of great sources. The books is ranked based on how many lists a particular book appears on (xx) = Number off lists the book appears on

1. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (10)
   
2. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (10)
3. Natchez Burning by Greg Iles (10)
4. Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey (9)
5. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (9)
6. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer (8)
7. The Son by Jo Nesbø (7)
8. The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day (6)
9. The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black (6)
10. One Kick by Chelsea Cain (6)
11. Perfidia by James Ellroy (6)
12. Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh (6)
13. Those who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta (6)
14. The Farm by Tom Rob Smith (5)
15. The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah (5)
16. Personal by Lee Child (5)
17. The White Van by Patrick Hoffman (5)
18. Bad Country by C. B. McKenzie (4)
19. The Burning Room by Michael Connelly (4)
20. Cop Town by Karin Slaughter (4)
21. The Drop by Dennis Lehane (4)
22. Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman (4)
23. Ghost Month by Ed Lin (4)
24. The Girl with a Clock for a Heart by Peter Swanson (4)
25. Gray Mountain by John Grisham (4)
26. Invisible City by Julia Dahl (4)
27. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (4)
28. The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh (4)
29. Black Rock by John McFetridge (3)
30. A Circle of Wives by Alice LaPlante (3)
31. The Cold Song by Linn Ullmann (3)
32. The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson (3)
33. The Final Silence by Stuart Neville (3)
34. Gangsterland by Tod Goldberg (3)
35. The Good Girl by Mary Kubica (3)
36. The Hollow Girl by Reed Farrel Coleman (3)
37. Ice Shear by M. P. Cooley (3)
38. The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood (3)
39. We Parted Last Winter by Fuminori Nakamura (3)
40. Night Heron by Adam Brookes (3)
41. The Ploughmen by Kim Zupan (3)
42. Stay with Me by Alison Gaylin (3)
43. Stinking Rich by Rob Brunet (3)
44. A Swollen Red Sun by Matthew McBride (3)
45. Wolf by Mo Hayder (3)
46. The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly (3)
47. The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin (2)
48. The Bones Beneath by Mark Billingham (2)
49. Bravo by Greg Rucka (2)
50. Children of the Revolution by Peter Robinson (2)
51. Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley (2)
52. Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little (2)
53. Die Again by Tess Gerritsen (2)
54. Easy Death by Daniel Boyd (2)
55. Eat What You Kill by Ted Scofield (2)
56. Federales by Chris Irvin (2)
57. Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell (2)
58. For the Dead by Timothy Hallinan (2)
59. The Forgers by Bradford Morrow (2)
60. The Good Life by Frank Wheeler Jr (2)
61. The Good, the Bad, and the Emus: A Meg Langslow Mystery by Donna Andrews (2)
62. In the Blood by Lisa Unger (2)
63. Lamentation by Joe Clifford (2)
64. The Last Death of Jack Harbin by Terry Shames (2)
65. Last of the Independents by Sam Wiebe (2)
66. The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch (2)
67. Mean Streak by Sandra Brown (2)
68. The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W. Bruce Cameron (2)
69. Missing You by Harlan Coben (2)
70. Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver (2)
71. Plaster City by Johnny Shaw (2)
72. The Poor Boy's Game by Dennis Tafoya (2)
73. Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (2)
74. The Red Road by Denise Mina (2)
75. Rose Gold by Walter Mosley (2)
76. The Runner by Patrick Lee (2)
77. Saints of New York by R. J. Ellory (2)
78. Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin (2)
79. The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani (2)
80. The Sixth Extinction by James Rollins (2)
81. Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indridason (2)
82. Tabula Rasa by Ruth Downie (2)
83. Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan (2)
84. Young God by Katherine Faw Morris (2)
85. The Accident by Chris Pavone (1)
86. Act of War by Brad Thor (1)
87. The American Mission by Matthew Palmer (1)
88. Angel of the Abyss by Ed Kurtz (1)
89. The Antiquarian by Gustavo Faverón Patriau (1)
90. The Avenue of the Giants by Marc Dugain (1)
91. Back Channel by Stephen L. Carter (1)
92. Bagmen by William Lashner (1)
93. The Barkeep by William Lashner (1)
94. The Beat Goes On by Ian Rankin (1)
95. Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline (1)
96. The Big Ugly by Jake Hinkson (1)
97. Bite Harder by Anonymous-9 (1)
98. Black Lotus by K'wan (1)
99. Blade of the Samurai by Susan Spann (1)
100. Blessed Are the Dead by Kristi Belcamino (1)
101. Blood Always Tells by Hilary Davidson (1)
102. The Blood Promise by Mark Pryor (1)
103. Blue Is the Night by Eoin McNamee (1)
104. Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (1)
105. Bone Dust White by Karen Salvalaggio (1)
106. Borderline by Lawrence Block (1)
107. The Boy who Killed Demons by Dave Zeltserman (1)
108. Brainquake by Samuel Fuller (1)
109. Broadchurch by Erin Kelly (1)
110. The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier (1)
111. The Cairo Affair by Olen Steinhauer (1)
112. The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear (1)
113. Caretakers by Jamie Sheffield (1)
114. Chance by Kem Nunn (1)
115. Circle of Influence by Annette Dashofy (1)
116. The Code of the Hills by Nancy Allen (1)
117. Confession by Carey Baldwin (1)
118. The Contractors by Harry Hunsicker (1)
119. The Cost of Doing Business by Jonathan Ashley (1)
120. Cup of Blood by Jeri Westerson (1)
121. A Dark and Twisted Tide by S. J. Bolton (1)
122. Darkness Darkness by John Harvey (1)
123. The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson (1)
124. Days of Rage by Brad Taylor (1)
125. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley (1)
126. Dead to Me by Cath Staincliffe (1)
127. The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo (1)
128. Deadly Bonds by L. J. Sellers (1)
129. Decoded by Jia Mai (1)
130. Deep Winter by Samuel W. Gailey (1)
131. A Demon Summer by G. M. Malliet (1)
132. The Derek Smith Omnibus by Derek Howe Smith (1)
133. Designated Daughters by Margaret Maron (1)
134. Desperate by Daniel Palmer (1)
135. Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr (1)
136. The Directive by Matthew Quirk (1)
137. The Director by David Ignatius (1)
138. The Distance by Helen Giltrow (1)
139. Don't Look Back by Gregg Hurwitz (1)
140. Duke City Split by Max Austin (1)
141. Dying for a Dude by Cindy Sample (1)
142. Elective Procedures by Merry Jones (1)
143. Endangered by Jean Love Cush (1)
144. An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell (1)
145. Eyes Closed Tight by Peter Leonard (1)
146. Faceoff by David Baldacci (1)
147. The Family Hightower by Brian Francis Slattery (1)
148. Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner (1)
149. Festive in Death by J. D. Robb (1)
150. Fifty Mice by Daniel Pyne (1)
151. Final Catcall by Sofie Kelly (1)
152. Finding Sky by Susan O'Brien (1)
153. The Fix by Steve Lowe (1)
154. The Forsaken by Ace Atkins (1)
155. The Forty-Two by Ed Kurtz (1)
156. From the Charred Remains by Susanna Calkins (1)
157. Get Blank by Justin Robinson (1)
158. The Ghost Runner by Parker Bilal (1)
159. The Girl next Door by Barbara Rendell (1)
160. Glass Houses by Terri Nolan (1)
161. The Gone Dead Train by Lisa Turner (1)
162. A Grave Matter by Anna Lee Huber (1)
163. The Guillotine Choice by Michael J. Malone (1)
164. Guns by Josh Myers (1)
165. Half World by Scott O'Connor (1)
166. Head of State by Andrew Marr (1)
167. The Heist by Daniel Silva (1)
168. Herbie's Game by Timothy Hallinan (1)
169. Hold the Dark by William Girardi (1)
170. House Reckoning by Mike Lawson (1)
171. Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd (1)
172. Hustle by Tom Pitts (1)
173. I Can See in the Dark by Karin Fossum (1)
174. I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (1)
175. In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger (1)
176. I'll Be Gone In the Morning by Adrian McKinty (1)
177. Indefensible by Lee Goodman (1)
178. Innocent Blood by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell (1)
179. The Innocent Sleep by Karen Perry (1)
180. The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn (1)
181. The Iron Sickle by Martin Límon (1)
182. Jack of Spies by David Downing (1)
183. January Thaw by Jess Lourey (1)
184. Kill Fee by Owen Laukkanen (1)
185. The Kill Order by Robin Burcell (1)
186. Kilmoon by Lisa Alber (1)
187. Laidlaw by William McIlvanney (1)
188. The Last Dead Girl by Harry Dolan (1)
189. The Lewis Man by Peter May (1)
190. The Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry (1)
191. The Long Lost Dog of It by Michael Kazepis (1)
192. Long Way Home by Eva Dolan (1)
193. The Lost Key by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison (1)
194. The Madness of July by James Naughtie (1)
195. The Mangle Street Murders by M. R. C. Kasasian (1)
196. The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen (1)
197. Mean Business on North Ganson Street by S. Craig Zahler (1)
198. Memory of Flames by Armand Cabasson (1)
199. Mistress of Fortune by Holly West (1)
200. Moving Day by Jonathan Stone (1)
201. Mr. Campion's Farewell by Margery Allingham and Mike Ripley (1)
202. Murder in Murray Hill by Victoria Thompson (1)
203. Murder in Pigalle by Cara Black (1)
204. Murder in the Afternoon by Frances Brody (1)
205. Murder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber (1)
206. Nazis in the Metro by Didier Daeninckx (1)
207. Nine Days by Minerva Koenig (1)
208. North of Boston by Elizabeth Elo (1)
209. Notorious by Allison Brennan (1)
210. One to Go by Mike Pace (1)
211. Peter Pan Must Die by John Verdon (1)
212. Phantom Instinct by Meg Gardiner (1)
213. Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian (1)
214. Present Darkness by Malla Nunn (1)
215. Providence Rag by Bruce DeSilva (1)
216. Reckless Disregard by Robert Rotstein (1)
217. The Reckoning by Rennie Airth (1)
218. Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight (1)
219. Repo Shark by Cody Goodfellow (1)
220. The Rest Is Silence by James R. Benn (1)
221. Ruin Falls by Jenny Milchman (1)
222. Run by Andrew Grant (1)
223. Scandal in Skibbereen by Sheila Connolly (1)
224. The Scent of New Death by Mike Monson (1)
225. She's Leaving Home by William Shaw (1)
226. Sins of Our Fathers by Shawn Lawrence Otto (1)
227. Smoke River by Krista Foss (1)
228. Some Dead Genius by Lenny Kleinfeld (1)
229. Someone Else's Skin by Sarah Hilary (1)
230. Sometimes the Wolf by Urban Waite (1)
231. Soul of the Fire by Eliot Pattison (1)
232. Sting of the Drone by Richard A. Clarke (1)
233. The Stolen Ones by Richard Montanari (1)
234. Stone Cold by C. J. Box (1)
235. The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate (1)
236. The Stranger You Know by Jane Casey (1)
237. Suede to Rest by Diane Vallere (1)
238. Summer of the Dead by Julia Keller (1)
239. The Sun Is God by Adrian McKinty (1)
240. Suspicion by Joseph Finder (1)
241. The Sweetness of Life by Paulus Hochgatterer (1)
242. Tagged for Death by Sherry Harris (1)
243. Tailing a Tabby by Laurie Cass (1)
244. The Target by David Baldacci (1)
245. A Taste Fur Murder by Dixie Lyle (1)
246. The Ten Count by Tom Schreck (1)
247. The Tenth Circle by Jon Land (1)
248. Third Rail by Rory Flynn (1)
249. This Private Plot by Alan Beechey (1)
250. The Three by Sarah Lotz (1)
251. Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich (1)
252. Trouble in the Heartland: Crime Fiction Based on the Songs of Bruce Springsteen by Joe Clifford (1)
253. The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker (1)
254. Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes (1)
255. Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes (1)
256. An Unwilling Accomplice by Charles Todd (1)
257. Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Jennifer Graham and Rob Thomas (1)
258. Walt by Russell Wangersky (1)
259. The Water Rat of Wanchai by Ian Hamilton (1)
260. The Ways of the Dead by Neely Tucker (1)
261. then Dead Well Read by Terrie Farley (1)
262. The Whiskey Baron by Jon Sealy (1)
263. Who Bombed the Train? by Judith Yates Borger (1)
264. The Wicked by Douglas Nicholas (1)
265. Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger (1)
266. Worthy Brown's Daughter by Philip Margolin (1)
267. Wouldn't It Be Deadly by D. E. Ireland (1)
268. You Know Who Killed Me by Loren Estleman (1

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