A world-famous writer and author of mystery novels.

1 "The Complete Sherlock Holmes", Arthur Conan Doyle.

"The Complete Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle. Conan． Doyle, Mass Publishing House

The Bible among mystery novels is also a must-have desk book for every mystery fan. In the more than 100 years since the birth of "A Study in Scarlet", Sherlock Holmes has fought all over the world, and his influence has long transcended the realm of reasoning, becoming synonymous with the detective in people's hearts. A wonderful book suitable for all ages. Countless people have entered the sea of ??reasoning with it. It ranks first and deserves its title.

2 "The Maltese Falcon", Dashiell Hammett.

"The Maltese Falcon" Dashiell. Hammett Shanghai Translation Publishing House

There are many schools of mystery novels with many side branches, but the puzzle genre has always been orthodox, and its mainstream status cannot easily be shaken. The only one who has the ability to compete with it is probably Hammett. In the same line as the tough guys supported by Chandler. Hammett was not the first writer to write tough guy novels, but he was the first to inject literary quality and psychological depth into tough guy novels. He opened up another battlefield for mystery novels with his own creations. "The Maltese Falcon", the first hard-boiled masterpiece known as "better than any of Hemingway's novels", is the kind of mystery novel that you may not like, but you must read.

3 "Tales of Mystery and Imagination", Edgar Allan Poe.

"Selected Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe" by Edgar Allan. Poe People's Literature Publishing House

Although he is the pioneer of mystery novels, several of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories are quite distinctive even today. Being able to use a short length of time to create a continuous sense of suspense, integrate fantasy plots into rigorous logical reasoning, and add icing on the cake with weird writing, so far few short story writers have been able to do it. In this sense, Poe is timeless.

4 "The Daughter of Time", Josephine Tey.

5 "Presumed Innocent", Scott Turow.

6 "The Spy Who Came in from the "Cold", John le Carr.

"The Indifferent Man" John. Le. Carré Based on one's own experience, the mysterious spies are transformed into civilians, and their pain and helplessness are vividly depicted. The literary quality is higher; the other is based on the lead of Ian Fleming, who wrote the 007 series, and focuses on describing the career of a spy. Legendary, a "Superman"-like image is created through the struggle between spies and a huge state machine. This book is Le Carré's famous work, and it does not have the lingering twilight in his later novels, so it appears to be superior in creativity. The plot of the whole book is full of ups and downs, often taking twists and turns in unexpected places for readers. The author's realistic, calm and controlled writing brings out a touch of sadness, and he is worthy of being a pioneer in spy novels.

7 "The Moonstone", Wilkie Collins.

"The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins. Collins China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Company

Wilkie Collins's novels may seem a bit outdated now. After all, not everyone will appreciate the slow-paced detective novels that lack bloody murders and subtle conspiracies.

However, considering that "The Moonstone" is a work in the early stages of mystery novels, we still have to admire Collins' storytelling ability and his ability to hold the readers' attention throughout such a long period of time. Nobel Prize winner Eliot once evaluated this book as "the best British detective novel", which is not without reason.

8 "The Big Sleep", Raymond Chandler.

"The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. Chandler Mass Press

Philip Marlowe's debut novel, the hard-boiled detectives have found their best spokesperson ever since. It can be said that Marlowe, an urban loner with a cold appearance but a gentle heart, influenced every subsequent tough guy detective. Both are cold-blooded masters, but Chandler's style is completely different from Hammett's: the latter is completely sophisticated and cold, and the detective is hard from the inside out, while the former is never willing to give up the hope for beautiful humanity in his heart, and writes about The detective is just a thermos - cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Therefore, Hammett is called the "black master of Cold Street", while Chandler is the "poet laureate of crime novels".

9 "Rebecca", Daphne du Maurier.

"Butterfly Dream" by Inda Phil. Du Maurier Yilin Publishing House

Compared with the original work, Hitchcock's film version may be more famous. And my personal suggestion is: go watch the movie and forget about the novel itself. According to the reading tastes of ordinary readers, this book has little to do with reasoning, and the author's skills are far from those of Collins and others. How can one endure to read it?

10 "And then there Were None", Agatha Christie.

"And then there Were None", English Agatha. Christie Guizhou Publishing House

My first work on character reasoning. This book is truly an outlier among Christie's works. It is thrilling and exciting from beginning to end, leaving readers unable to stop. The unprecedented plot arrangement can be said to be "whimsical", from which we can see the true charm of original reasoning. After reading this book, I tell stories to my friends, and I always regard "No Survival" as my signature dish, and the audience is always immersed in it and applauded. There are nearly 500 reviews about this book on Amazon, and almost everyone gave it a five-star rating. This shows that the charm of this book does not respect national boundaries.

11 "Anatomy of a Murder", Robert Traver.

12 "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", Agatha Christie.

"Roger's Mystery Case" English Agatha. Christie Guizhou Publishing House

The famous work of the Detective Queen, a work that brings the unexpectedness of the murderer to its peak. Unfortunately, although the ending of the work is inspiring, the rest of the book is a bit boring, and the rhythm is a typical British lukewarm style - this is a common problem in most of Christie's works.

13 "The Long Goodbye", Raymond Chandler.

14 "The Postman Always Rings Twice", James M. Cain.

"The Postman Always Rings Twice" Second Door" Beautiful James. Kain Chunfeng Literature and Art Publishing House

When this book first came out, it caused great controversy because of the author's deviant thoughts and vulgar and neat writing style. Using the criminal as the first protagonist and the murderer as the first-person narrative perspective allows the reader to gradually align with the murderer's position through empathy - this technique can be seen everywhere today, but it was really a pioneering work at the time. This book even influenced Nobel Prize winner Camus, who later became famous in the literary world for writing "The Stranger".

15 "The Godfather", Mario Puzo.

"The Godfather" Mario Puzo. Puzo Yilin Publishing House

Both Puzo's novels and Coppola's films have made huge waves in the West. "The Godfather" for the first time let us know that the Mafia can also be bad. Elegant, charming, and so tastefully bad. The novel is naturally wonderful, but for mystery fans it is just a good-looking gangster novel. After all, it does not have any plot related to mystery. Perhaps I would rather recommend Coppola’s film version of The Godfather trilogy.

16 "The Silence of the Lambs", Thomas Harris.

"The Silence of the Lambs" Thomas Harris. Harris Translation Publishing House

The film adapted from this work became the third film after "It Happened One Night" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" to win Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actor, and Best Actor in one fell swoop. The film won five major awards including Best Screenplay. To be honest, the novel is not inferior to the movie at all. The confrontation between the highly intelligent criminal and the beautiful young female agent always makes the readers sweat. The open ending makes this thriller eerie and intriguing.

17 "A Coffin for Dimitrios", Eric Ambler.

18 "Gaudy Night", Dorothy L. Sayers.

19 "Witness for the Prosecution" , Agatha Christie.

"Selected Short Stories" by Agatha Christie. Christie Guizhou Publishing House

Some of Christie's novels often seem like an expanded version of a short story, so if we want to understand the Detective Queen's unconventional ideas and techniques of creating "word barriers", read Reading short stories is also a good choice. This book is a collection of short stories, which seems to have never been published separately in China, but many of the stories can be seen in various short story collections by Christie.

20 "The Day of the Jackal", Frederic Forsyth.

"The Day of the Jackal" by Frederic Forsyth. Forsyth Zhuhai Publishing House

Forsyth's debut novel caused a sensation in the mystery literary world as soon as it was published. It became the number one bestseller of the year and won the 1972 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Detective Novel of the Year. The pace of this book is very fast, and the narrative is parallel and orderly. The reader's heart is always hanging in the throat, and the reader can't let out a long breath until the end of the novel. "The Day of the Jackal" is the pinnacle of thriller novels. Although Forsyth himself has written many excellent works later, none can reach the level of this work.

21 "Farewell, My Lovely", Raymond Chandler.

"Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler. Chandler Mass Publishing House

A Chandler work that I personally like very much. The book describes a rare love paradigm in mystery novels, which combines coldness/sadness/reality/romance. At the end of the work, all conflicts and entanglements break out, which makes people regret it endlessly. It's just that such an artistic title has been translated into the vulgar "Lovers Are Ruthless". The translator should be slapped on the butt.

22 "The Thirty-nine Steps", John Buchan.

"The Thirty-nine Steps" by John Buchan. Buchan Central Compilation and Compilation Press

Hitchcock owes most of the fame to this novel. Instead of watching Buchan's original work, I'd rather watch the master of suspense's movie. It's just a lot more fun and saves time, so why not.

23 "The Name of the Rose", Umberto Eco.

"The Name of the Rose" means Umberto. Eco Writer's Publishing House

Eco's works are typical intellectual writings, erudite and thoughtful. There is a faint momentum of dialogue with the creator in the works, which is admirable. The detective William in Eco's novel inherits Sherlock Holmes's signature reasoning, but is much more knowledgeable and sophisticated than his predecessors. "The Name of the Rose" has become an "encyclopedia"-style work due to the writer's erudition. Even if readers only look at the all-encompassing side knowledge in the book, it is still interesting enough. Eco has also published a collection of literary criticism "Interpretation and Over-Interpretation" by Sanlian Publishing House, which contains debate articles between him and several famous international literary theory masters. From this, we can also see Eco's wisdom as both a god and a ghost. Wonderful idea.

24 "Crime and Punishment", Fyodor Dostoevski.

"Crime and Punishment" Odostoevsky People's Literature Publishing House

This The list has already included many works that are not in the same realm as mystery novels, but the inclusion of Tuo Shi's "Crime and Punishment" still surprised me: this is simply a way for MWA to put money on its own face. It is undeniable that "Crime and Punishment" is a touching and great work, and there are indeed murders and crimes in the book, but no matter how you analyze it from any angle, this novel has nothing to do with "Mystery".

25 "Eye of the Needle", Ken Follett.

26 "Rumpole of the Bailey", John Mortimer.

27 "Red Dragon", Thomas Harris.

28 "The Nine Taylors", Dorothy L. Sayers.

29 "Fletch", Gregory McDonald.

30 "Tinker, Taylor, Soldier , Spy", John le Carr.

"Tailor, Sailor, Soldier, Spy" by John. Le. Carré Yilin Publishing House

Another masterpiece by John le Carré. Compared with his famous work "The Indifference", this book is slightly dull and slow-paced. The protagonist Smiley, like his creator, is aging and losing his glory. However, le Carré's literary skills still show some dazzling sparks in this work from time to time, and it is still a spy novel worth reading.

31 "The Thin Man", Dashiell Hammett.

"The Thin Man" by Dashiell Hammett. Hammett Shanghai Translation Publishing House

It is said that when Hammett and Faulkner were drinking and chatting, Faulkner inadvertently revealed his contempt for popular novels. Hammett said nothing at the time. , but after returning home, he stayed awake and locked himself in his study, and wrote the "Skinny Man", which was devoted to excellence. This work is also one of the masterpieces of tough guys, but to be honest, I don’t think this work is so good that it will change Faulkner’s extreme views on popular novels.

32 "The Woman in White", Wilkie Collins.

"The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins. Collins China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Company

This is the first mystery novel composed of the narrative statements of different narrators, and it has a huge influence on later detective novels. Constantly changing the narrative angle of the work can not only create an unpredictable and suspenseful atmosphere, but also keep the reader's sense of freshness in reading the work to the greatest extent. It is a very superb narrative technique. As far as this work is concerned, the suspenseful atmosphere is quite good, but it is a pity that there is too little real reasoning plot.

Compared with the writer's other masterpiece "The Moonstone", I can say that this is a good-looking "novel", but it is not a good-looking "mystery novel".

33 "Trent's Last Case", E. C. Bentley.

"Trent's Last Case" by E. C. Bentley. C. Bentley China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Company

A masterpiece that started the golden age of mystery novels. The plot twists and turns, and the ending solves many cases. It is not easy to achieve such an achievement in such a short space of time. It is said that Bentley wrote this work just to joke with his old friend Chesterton. The purpose was to let people know that mystery novels can be "written like this". However, this work accidentally became a classic, which really opened the eyes of readers. Bentley's joke.

34 "Double Indemnity", James M. Cain.

"Double Indemnity" by James M. Cain. Kane, Chunfeng Literature and Art Publishing House

Kane is another sensational novel in the literary world after "The Postman Always Knocks Twice". "Double Indemnity" is Kane's renovated work after practice makes perfect. It fully reflects Kane's skill in plotting. Whether it is solid puzzle design or touching emotional description, the level of this book is higher than "The Postman".

35 "Gorky Park", Martin Cruz Smith.

36 "Strong Poison", Dorothy L. Sayers.

37 "Dance Hall of the Dead" , Tony Hillerman.

"The Ballroom of the Dead" Tony Hillerman. Hilleman, Zhongzhong Press

Hilleman is a very famous contemporary American detective novelist. He is good at describing detective novels set in the living areas of the American Indians. His works are full of exotic colors. Because Hilleman showed a tendency to sympathize with the Indians in his works and described the Indians' life as a paradise-like beauty, the native American Indians regarded Hilleman as "one of their own" and took a piece of A plaque engraved with "Friend of our clan" was given to him as a gift. Hilleman's works are characterized by a mixture of tough guy characters and styles, and he is a representative writer of European and American police procedural novels. For this book alone, I personally feel that the puzzle design is a little weak, but the author's description of the exotic Indian customs is really immersive and worth reading. This work won the 1974 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Detective Novel in the United States.

38 "The Hot Rock", Donald E. Westlake.

39 "Red Harvest", Dashiell Hammett.

"Bloody Harvest" Meta Hill ． Hammett Shanghai Translation Publishing House

Putting aside Hammett's concise and clear writing style, Hammett's ability to structure puzzles is second to none among tough guy writers. This book is Hammett's debut novel. It is actually composed of three interrelated and independent murder cases. The three puzzles are all quite exciting, plus the battle of wits between detectives and criminals that Hammett is good at describing. In terms of fighting ability, the watchability of this work is still higher than that of "The Maltese Falcon".

40 "The Circular Staircase", Mary Roberts Rinehart.

41 "Murder on the Orient Express", Agatha Christie.

"Murder on the Orient Express" Agatha Ying. Christie Guizhou Publishing House

Like "Roger Mystery", this is a novel that makes the murderer's unexpectedness unbelievable, creating a new paradigm of murderer design.

Chandler once commented in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder" that the ending of this work "can only be guessed by a fool." Although this was a sarcastic comment, it also explains the unexpected ending of the book from an angle. This book is worth reading just to experience what it's like to be blown away by a writer.

42 "The Firm", John Grisham.

"The Trap" John Grisham. Grisham Yilin Publishing House

John Grisham is the most popular thriller novelist in the United States. Almost every book he writes has topped the New York Times bestseller list. "The Trap" is Grisham's best-selling work. It is a typical Grisham-style thrilling story: how a fledgling young man fights against a huge and unjust evil organization and achieves final victory. This book is written fluently and full of suspense. It is an excellent suspense thriller. This book has been adapted for the screen and adapted into the movie "The Firm", starring superstar Tom Cruise as the protagonist Mickey.

43 "The Ipcress File", Len Deighton.

44 "Laura", Vera Caspary.

45 "I, the Jury", Mickey Spillane.

46 "The Laughing Policeman", Maj Sjwall and Per Wahloo.

Maggie. Shi Huaju and Pi. Hua Lu is a famous Swedish couple writer and one of the representative writers of European and American police procedural novels. This book has not been translated in China, but the author's other two representative works, "The Locked Room" and "Roseanne", were published by Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House. The detective novels written by this husband-and-wife team are as plain and concise as reportage. The plot is soothing, the characters are full-bodied, and it has the leisurely but persistent style of Swedish society. In the book, Detective Baker's ability to analyze clues and his unwavering determination to handle the case are admirable.

47 "Bank Shot", Donald E. Westlake.

48 "The Third Man", Graham Greene.

"The Third Man" Ingrae Tom. Green China Social Science Press

The movie "The Third Man" won the Palme d'Or at the third Cannes Film Festival, in which film wizard Orson Welles played the role of the villain Harry. Graham was the screenwriter of the film, and he later adapted the screenplay into a novel for publication after the film's success. This is a Green book that I like very much. It contains detachment in sadness, deep affection in humor, and is written in a cold and lingering way. Although it is very short, it brought me a wonderful reading experience.

49 "The Killer Inside Me", Jim Thompson.

50 "Where Are the Children?", Mary Higgins Clark.