Detective Fiction Books

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Summary: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the mystery of a supernatural hound haunting the Baskerville family.

Publication: 1902

The Maltese Falcon

Author: Dashiell Hammett

Summary: Private investigator Sam Spade gets entangled in a case involving a valuable statue and dangerous criminals.

Publication: 1930

Gone Girl

Author: Gillian Flynn

Summary: The disappearance of Amy Dunne turns into a media circus, with suspicion quickly falling on her husband, Nick.

Publication: 2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Author: Stieg Larsson

Summary: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate a wealthy family's dark secrets.

Publication: 2005

The Big Sleep

Author: Raymond Chandler

Summary: Private detective Philip Marlowe uncovers corruption and murder in a wealthy family’s entangled affairs.

Publication: 1939

Murder on the Orient Express

Author: Agatha Christie

Summary: Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a passenger on the luxurious Orient Express train.

Publication: 1934

The Silent Patient

Author: Alex Michaelides

Summary: A psychotherapist attempts to uncover why Alicia Berenson stopped speaking after allegedly murdering her husband.

Publication: 2019

In the Woods

Author: Tana French

Summary: Detective Rob Ryan investigates the murder of a young girl in the same woods where he experienced a traumatic event as a child.

Publication: 2007

Case Histories

Author: Kate Atkinson

Summary: Private investigator Jackson Brodie looks into three seemingly unrelated cases, each with hidden secrets and unexpected twists.

Publication: 2004