The best murder books of 1970s (chosen by murder authors)

Loved by 6 people

The Third Policeman

By Flann O'Brien ,

Loved by 3 people

The Grass Is Singing

By Doris Lessing ,

Loved by 3 people

The Amityville Horror

By Jay Anson ,

Loved by 3 people

Last Bus to Woodstock

By Colin Dexter ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Loved by 1 person

By Persons Unknown

By George Jonas ,

Loved by 1 person

Till Death Us Do Part

By Vincent Bugliosi , Ken Hurwitz ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Loved by 1 person

Death and the Dancing Footman

By Ngaio Marsh ,

Loved by 1 person

The Simple Art of Murder

By Raymond Chandler ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Loved by 1 person

Blood and Money

By Thomas Thompson ,

Loved by 1 person

The Barbarous Coast

By Ross Macdonald ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 1 person

Deep Water

By Patricia Highsmith ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Crime in the Old Dominion

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

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Crime in the Old Dominion

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

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Chilled to the Bone

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Crime in the Old Dominion

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

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Chilled to the Bone

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Murder and Malice

By Hugh Greene ,

Death in Red, White and Rooibos

By Kirsten Weiss ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

The best murder books of the 1970s

The books our community loved the most.

The Third Policeman

The Grass Is Singing

The Amityville Horror

Last Bus to Woodstock

Books from our members

I Will Ruin You

The Last Beach Town

By Persons Unknown

Till Death Us Do Part

Books from our members

I Will Ruin You

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

Death and the Dancing Footman

The Simple Art of Murder

Books from our members

I Will Ruin You

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

Final Jeopardy

Blood and Money

The Barbarous Coast

Books from our members

Swept Away

Final Jeopardy

Books from our members

I Will Ruin You

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

Final Jeopardy

The Black Cat Detectives

Deep Water

Books from our members

I Will Ruin You

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

Final Jeopardy

The Black Cat Detectives

Crime in the Old Dominion

The Great Dick

Books from our members

I Will Ruin You

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

Final Jeopardy

The Black Cat Detectives

Crime in the Old Dominion

The Great Dick

Battered

Chilled to the Bone

Holy Crap

Books from our members

I Will Ruin You

The Last Beach Town

Swept Away

Final Jeopardy

The Black Cat Detectives

Crime in the Old Dominion

The Great Dick

Battered

Chilled to the Bone

Holy Crap

Murders in the Marquee

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Murder and Malice

Death in Red, White and Rooibos

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies