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 ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

Loved by 1 person

By Persons Unknown

By George Jonas ,

Loved by 1 person

Till Death Us Do Part

By Vincent Bugliosi , Ken Hurwitz ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Angel Makers

By Patti McCracken ,

Loved by 1 person

Death and the Dancing Footman

By Ngaio Marsh ,

Loved by 1 person

The Simple Art of Murder

By Raymond Chandler ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Angel Makers

By Patti McCracken ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 1 person

Blood and Money

By Thomas Thompson ,

Loved by 1 person

The Barbarous Coast

By Ross Macdonald ,

The Angel Makers

By Patti McCracken ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Angel Makers

By Patti McCracken ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

Loved by 1 person

Deep Water

By Patricia Highsmith ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Angel Makers

By Patti McCracken ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

AIsRYourFriends

By John J. Jessop ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Angel Makers

By Patti McCracken ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

AIsRYourFriends

By John J. Jessop ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Swept Away

By Jo A. Hiestand ,

The Angel Makers

By Patti McCracken ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Final Jeopardy

By B.D. Lawrence ,

AIsRYourFriends

By John J. Jessop ,

I Will Ruin You

By Emilio Corsetti III ,

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

By Misty Simon ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Death in Red, White and Rooibos

By Kirsten Weiss ,

The Last Beach Town

By Deb Richardson-Moore ,

Draakensky

By Paula Cappa ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

For All the Dead Girls

By Sherryl Clark ,

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

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Swept Away

By Persons Unknown

Till Death Us Do Part

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Swept Away

The Angel Makers

Death and the Dancing Footman

The Simple Art of Murder

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Swept Away

The Angel Makers

The Black Cat Detectives

Blood and Money

The Barbarous Coast

Books from our members

The Angel Makers

The Black Cat Detectives

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Swept Away

The Angel Makers

The Black Cat Detectives

Final Jeopardy

Deep Water

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Swept Away

The Angel Makers

The Black Cat Detectives

Final Jeopardy

AIsRYourFriends

I Will Ruin You

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Swept Away

The Angel Makers

The Black Cat Detectives

Final Jeopardy

AIsRYourFriends

I Will Ruin You

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

Murders in the Marquee

Battered

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Swept Away

The Angel Makers

The Black Cat Detectives

Final Jeopardy

AIsRYourFriends

I Will Ruin You

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

Murders in the Marquee

Battered

Death in Red, White and Rooibos

The Last Beach Town

Draakensky

The Inhabitants

For All the Dead Girls