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 ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Loved by 2 people

Envious Casca

By Georgette Heyer ,

Loved by 2 people

Curtain

By Agatha Christie ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Loved by 1 person

Endless Night

By Agatha Christie ,

Loved by 1 person

Miss Pym Disposes

By Josephine Tey ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Loved by 1 person

Light Thickens

By Ngaio Marsh ,

Loved by 1 person

The Neon Rain

By James Lee Burke ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

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 ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Loved by 1 person

After the Funeral

By Agatha Christie ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Loved by 1 person

Cover Her Face

By P. D. James ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

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 Red House Mystery

By A.A. Milne ,

Loved by 1 person

The Glass Key

By Dashiell Hammett ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Chilled to the Bone

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Loved by 1 person

City of Glass

By Paul Auster ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Chilled to the Bone

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

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

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

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

Murder and Malice

Final Jeopardy

Envious Casca

Curtain

Books from our members

Murder and Malice

Final Jeopardy

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Endless Night

Miss Pym Disposes

Books from our members

Murder and Malice

Final Jeopardy

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Battered

Light Thickens

The Neon Rain

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Battered

Books from our members

Murder and Malice

Final Jeopardy

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Battered

Draakensky

Death on Demand

Strangled Prose

Bloody Murder

The Shortest Way to Hades

Books from our members

Murder and Malice

Final Jeopardy

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Battered

Draakensky

Swept Away

The Great Dick

After the Funeral

Books from our members

Battered

Draakensky

Swept Away

Cover Her Face

Books from our members

Draakensky

Swept Away

Death of a Gossip

The Man in the Brown Suit

The Red House Mystery

The Glass Key

Books from our members

Draakensky

Swept Away

The Great Dick

The Last Beach Town

Books from our members

Murder and Malice

Final Jeopardy

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Battered

Draakensky

Swept Away

The Great Dick

The Last Beach Town

The Black Cat Detectives

Chilled to the Bone

City of Glass

Books from our members

Murder and Malice

Final Jeopardy

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Battered