Mysteries and Thrillers

I had to call this ‘traditional’ in order to separate out the urban fantasy detective/mysteries. Look for those over in ‘urban fantasy.’

The Ranger (Quinn Colson #1) by Ace Atkins

The Lost Ones (Quinn Colson #2) by Ace Atkins

Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby (Spenser #41) by Ace Atkins

Robert B. Parker’s Old Black Magic (Spenser) by Ace Atkins

King and Maxwell by David Baldacci

Pink Vodka Blues by Neal Barrett, Jr.

Skinny Annie Blues by Neal Barrett, Jr.

Hit Man (Keller #1) by Lawrence Block

The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder #1) by Lawrence Block

Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder #5) by Lawrence Block

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder #6) by Lawrence Block

A Walk Among the Tombstones (Matthew Scudder #10) by Lawrence Block

Everybody Dies (Matthew Scudder #14) by Lawrence Block

Hope to Die (Matthew Scudder #15) by Lawrence Block

All the Flowers Are Dying (Matthew Scudder #16) by Lawrence Block

A Drop of the Hard Stuff (Matthew Scudder #17) by Lawrence Block

The Burglar on the Prowl (Rhodenbarr #10) by Lawrence Block

Coyote Wind: A Gabriel du Pré Mystery by Peter Bowen

The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1) by James Lee Burke

Heaven’s Prisoners (Dave Robicheaux, #2) by James Lee Burke

Black Cherry Blues (Dave Robicheaux, #3) by James Lee Burke

A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4) by James Lee Burke

A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, #5) by James Lee Burke

Jolie Blon’s Bounce (Dave Robicheaux, #12) by James Lee Burke

Crusader’s Cross (Dave Robicheaux, #14) by James Lee Burke, read by Will Patton

Rhode Island Red by Charlotte Carter

The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie (1929)

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Poirot #25, 1942)

Crooked House by Agatha Christie (1949)

A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (Marple, 1950)

Mrs. McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie (Poirot #28, 1951)

They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie (Marple, 1952)

After the Funeral by Agatha Christie (Poirot #29, 1953)

4:50 from Paddington (What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw) by Agatha Christie (Marple, 1957)

Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (1958)

The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (1961)

A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie (Marple #10, 1964)

Third Girl, by Agatha Christie (Poirot #38, 1966)

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (Poirot #39, 1969)

Nemesis by Agatha Christie (Marple #12, 1971)

Poirot’s Early Cases by Agatha Christie (13 short stories)

Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie (4 Poirot short stories)

Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Overlook (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly

The Black Ice (Harry Bosch #2) by Michael Connelly

The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch #3) by Michael Connelly

Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker #1) by John Connolly

Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker #2) by John Connolly

The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker #3) by John Connolly

The White Road (Charlie Parker #4) by John Connolly

The Black Angel (Charlie Parker #5) by John Connolly

The Unquiet (Charlie Parker #6) by John Connolly

The Lovers (Charlie Parker #8) by John Connolly

The Whisperers (Charlie Parker #9) by John Connolly

The Burning Soul (Charlie Parker #10) by John Connolly

The Wrath of Angels (Charlie Parker #11) by John Connolly

The Wolf in Winter (Charlie Parker #12) by John Connolly

A Song of Shadows (Charlie Parker #13) by John Connolly

A Time of Torment (Charlie Parker #14) by John Connolly

A Game of Ghosts (Charlie Parker #15) by John Connolly

The Coroner’s Lunch (Dr. Siri #1) by Colin Cotterill

Thirty-Three Teeth (Dr. Siri #2) by Colin Cotterill

Anarchy and Old Dogs (Dr. Siri #4) by Colin Cotterill

The Merry Misogynist (Dr. Siri #6) by Colon Cotterill

The Rat Catchers’ Olympics (Dr. Siri #11) by Colon Cotterill

The Monkey’s Raincoat (Elvis Cole #1) by Robert Crais

Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole #3) by Robert Crais

Free Fall (Elvis Cole #4) by Robert Crais

Voodoo River (Elvis Cole #5) by Robert Crais

Sunset Express (Elvis Cole #6) by Robert Crais

Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole #7) by Robert Crais

L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole #8) by Robert Crais

The Last Detective (Elvis Cole #9) by Robert Crais

The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole #10) by Robert Crais

The Watchman (Elvis Cole #11/Joe Pike #1) by Robert Crais

Chasing Darkness (Elvis Cole #12) by Robert Crais

The First Rule (Elvis Cole #13/Joe Pike #2) by Robert Crais

The Sentry (Elvis Cole #14/Joe Pike #3) by Robert Crais

Taken (Elvis Cole #15/Joe Pike #4) by Robert Crais

The Promise (Elvis Cole #16/Joe Pike #5) by Robert Crais

The Wanted (Elvis Cole #17) by Robert Crais

A Dangerous Man (Elvis Cole #18/Joe Pike #7) by Robert Crais

The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley

The Wrong Case by James Crumley

Night Fall by Nelson DeMille

The Lion’s Game by Nelson DeMille

Pulling Strings by Nick DeWolf (supernatural thriller)

The Shaman’s Bones (Charlie Moon #3) by James D. Doss

The Smart Woman’s Guide to Murder by Victoria Dowd

Hex by Maggie Estep

Motor City Blue by Loren D. Estleman

Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum #18) by Janet Evanovich

Hardcore Twenty-Four (Stephanie Plum) by Janet Evanovich

Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (#1) by Shamini Flint

Inspector Singh Investigates: A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul (#2) by Shamini Flint

Inspector Singh Investigates: Singpaore School of Villainy (#3) by Shamini Flint

Inspector Singh Investigates: A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree (#4) by Shamini Flint

Inspector Singh Investigates: A Curious Indian Cadaver (#5) by Shamini Flint

In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) by Tana French

Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad #4) by Tana French

The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5) by Tana French

The Trespassers (Dublin Murder Squad #6) by Tana French

Don’t Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman

Armadillos and Old Lace by Kinky Friedman

Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran

Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway by Sara Gran

Claire DeWitt and the Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran

Dope by Sara Gran

The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway

The Dry by Jane Harper

What’s A Girl Gotta Do? (Robin Hudson #1) by Sparkle Hayter

Revenge of the Cootie Girls (Robin Hudson #3) by Sparkle Hayter

Chicago Blues: A Collection of Crime Stories About the Real Windy City edited by Libby Fischer Hellmann

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino

Malice by Keigo Higashino

A Midsummer’s Equation by Keigo Higashino

Newcomer by Keigo Higashino

A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes, narrated by Samuel L. Jackson

Housetrap by R.J. Hore (PI mystery)

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

Murder on Moloka’i by Chip Hughes

Caught Stealing (Hank Thompson #1) by Charlie Huston

The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston

IQ (Isaiah Quintabe #1) by Joe Ide

Righteous (Isaiah Quintabe #2) by Joe Ide

Dance of the Bones by J.A. Jance

The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire #1) by Craig Johnson

Death Without Company (Walt Longmire #2) by Craig Johnson

Kindness Goes Unpunished (Walt Longmire #3) by Craig Johnson

Another Man’s Moccasins (Walt Longmire #4) by Craig Johnson

The Dark Horse (Walt Longmire #5) by Craig Johnson

Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmire #6) by Craig Johnson

Hell is Empty (Walt Longmire #7) by Craig Johnson

As the Crow Flies (Walt Longmire #8) by Craig Johnson

An Obvious Fact (Walt Longmire #12) by Craig Johnson

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan

Lieberman’s Folly by Stuart M. Kaminsky

Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman

Katwalk (Kat Colorado #1) by Karen Kijewski

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem (also lit-fic)

The Spellman Files (#1) by Lisa Lutz

The Curse of the Spellmans (#2) by Lisa Lutz

Revenge of the Spellmans (#3) by Lisa Lutz

Trail of the Spellmans (#5) by Lisa Lutz

The Last Word (#6) by Lisa Lutz

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #13) by Alexander McCall Smith

A Man With One of Those Faces  by Caimh McDonnell

The Day That Never Comes by Caimh McDonnell

The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan

Enter a Murderer (Alleyn #2)  by Ngaio Marsh (1935)

The Nursing Home Murder (Alleyn, #3) by Ngaio Marsh (1935)

Death in Ecstasy (Alleyn #4) by Ngaio Marsh (1936)

Vintage Murder (Alleyn #5) by Ngaio Marsh (1937)

Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins #1) by Walter Mosley

A Red Death (Easy Rawlins #2) by Walter Mosley

White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins #3) by Walter Mosley

City of Whispers (Sharon McCone #29) by Marcia Muller

The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata

Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely

Blanche Cleans Up (Blanch White #3) by Barbara Neely

A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton #1) by Kris Nelscott

Smoke Filled Rooms (Smokey Dalton #2) by Kris Nelscott

Thin Walls (Smokey Dalton #3) by Kris Nelscott

Stone Cribs (Smokey Dalton #4) by Kris Nelscott

War at Home (Smokey Dalton #5) by Kris Nelscott

Days of Rage (Smokey Dalton #6) by Kris Nelscott

The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser #1) by Robert B. Parker

God Save the Child (Spenser #2) by Robert B. Parker

Promised Land (Spenser #4) by Robert B. Parker

Small Vices (Spenser #24) by Robert B. Parker

School Days (Spenser #33) by Robert B. Parker

Hundred Dollar Baby (Spenser #34) by Robert B. Parker

Still Life (Inspector Gamache #1) by Louise Penny

The Cruelest Month (Inspector Gamache #3) by Louise Penny

Fever (Nameless Detective) by Bill Pronzini

Dog On It by Spencer Quinn

Jack Glass: The Story of a Murderer by Adam Roberts (also in Sci-Fi)

Depth by Lev AC Rosen (also in Sci-Fi)

Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport #3) by John Sandford

Extreme Prey (Lucas Davenport #26) by John Sandford

Florida Straits by Laurence Shimes

Until Death by James L. Thane

Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An). Translated by Robert Van Gulik

The Chinese Gold Murders (1959) by Robert Van Gulik

The Chinese Maze Murders (1951) by Robert Van Gulik

The Emperor’s Pearl (1963) by Robert Van Gulik

Just What the Doctor Ordered by Colin Watson

Needle Work by Wick Welker

The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear