The best murder mystery books of 1980s (chosen by murder mystery authors)

Loved by 9 people

Perfume

By Patrick Suskind ,

Loved by 3 people

The Dollhouse Murders

By Betty Ren Wright , Leo Nickolls (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

The Maul and the Pear Tree

By P. D. James , T.A. Critchley ,

Loved by 2 people

Hawksmoor

By Peter Ackroyd ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Loved by 2 people

Envious Casca

By Georgette Heyer ,

Loved by 2 people

The Red House Mystery

By A.A. Milne ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

Loved by 2 people

Curtain

By Agatha Christie ,

Loved by 1 person

Endless Night

By Agatha Christie ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Loved by 1 person

Miss Pym Disposes

By Josephine Tey ,

Loved by 1 person

Light Thickens

By Ngaio Marsh ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Loved by 1 person

Death on Demand

By Carolyn G. Hart ,

Loved by 1 person

Strangled Prose

By Joan Hess ,

Loved by 1 person

Bloody Murder

By Julian Symons ,

Loved by 1 person

The Shortest Way to Hades

By Sarah Caudwell ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Loved by 1 person

After the Funeral

By Agatha Christie ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Loved by 1 person

Cover Her Face

By P. D. James ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Loved by 1 person

Death of a Gossip

By M.C. Beaton ,

Loved by 1 person

The Man in the Brown Suit

By Agatha Christie ,

Loved by 1 person

The Glass Key

By Dashiell Hammett ,

Loved by 1 person

City of Glass

By Paul Auster ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

By Josh Pachter (editor), K. L. Murphy (editor),

Chilled to the Bone

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Loved by 1 person

Caught Dead in Philadelphia

By Gillian Roberts ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

By Josh Pachter (editor), K. L. Murphy (editor),

Chilled to the Bone

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

The best murder mystery books of the 1980s

The books our community loved the most.

Perfume

The Dollhouse Murders

The Maul and the Pear Tree

Hawksmoor

Books from our members

Final Jeopardy

Draakensky

Envious Casca

The Red House Mystery

Books from our members

Final Jeopardy

Draakensky

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

Curtain

Endless Night

Books from our members

Final Jeopardy

Draakensky

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

The Great Dick

Miss Pym Disposes

Light Thickens

Books from our members

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

The Great Dick

Books from our members

Final Jeopardy

Draakensky

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

The Great Dick

Holy Crap

Death on Demand

Strangled Prose

Bloody Murder

The Shortest Way to Hades

Books from our members

Final Jeopardy

Draakensky

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

The Great Dick

Holy Crap

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

After the Funeral

Books from our members

The Great Dick

Holy Crap

The Last Beach Town

Cover Her Face

Books from our members

Holy Crap

The Last Beach Town

Death of a Gossip

The Man in the Brown Suit

The Glass Key

City of Glass

Books from our members

Holy Crap

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Books from our members

Final Jeopardy

Draakensky

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

The Great Dick

Holy Crap

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Crime in the Old Dominion

Chilled to the Bone

Caught Dead in Philadelphia

Books from our members

Final Jeopardy

Draakensky

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

The Great Dick