Detectives - one of the most popular book( and not only) genres. Some readers undeservedly consider detective works as "easy" readings, suitable, if only, to pass the time. But lovers of this genre know that detectives are not only an entertaining reading, but also an opportunity to apply their logical and deductive abilities in practice. There is nothing more exciting than trying to uncover the main intrigue of a detective novel and guess the name of the criminal. We offer readers the best books-detectives - the rating of the most fascinating works of the detective genre, compiled from the reviews of readers of major Internet resources.
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Old men here not the place Cormac McCarthy
Opens the rating of the best books-detectives novel Cormac McCarthy "To the old men here is not the place" .The book is written in the genre of a brutal bloody parable. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Lewellin Moss, while hunting antelopes in the mountains of West Texas, is at the scene of the dismantling of bandits. He finds corpses and a suitcase with a huge sum - two million dollars. Having succumbed to temptation, he takes the money. Moss begins hunting - in his wake are Mexican bandits and cruel hired killer Anton Chigur.
Based on the novel by the Coen brothers, the same thriller was shot, which received 4 Oscar awards.
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Girl with a dragon tattoo Stig Larson
"Girl with a dragon tattoo" Liga's Stig takes 9th place in the ranking of the best books of detectives.
Stig Larson is a Swedish writer and journalist who has written for his life only three novels that are very popular. He died of a heart attack at 50 years old, never seeing the publication of his first book.
In the "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" journalist Mikael Blomqvist, who has fallen into disgrace, makes an advantageous offer to the industrial tycoon - to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of his great-niece. She disappeared 40 years ago, and the industrialist is sure that the girl was killed by someone from the family. A journalist does it not for money, but for distracting himself from problems. Soon he realizes that the disappearance of the young Harrieta is related to the murders of women that occurred at different times in Sweden.
It's interesting: the detective novel "Girl with a dragon tattoo" Stephen King included in the list of his 10 favorite books.
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The one that did not become Boileau-Narsejak
Roman "The one that did not become" Boileau-Narsejak takes 8th place in the ranking of the best books-detectives. This is the story of a husband who, under the influence of his mistress, kills his wife, but soon begins to suffer the torture of conscience.
"The one who did not become" - a psychological novel, the tension in which grows with each page read. The authors of this classic detective managed to create the illusion of a complete immersion of the reader in the events developing in the book.
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Kissing girls James Patterson
The seventh place in the ranking of the best detective books is taken by James Patterson's novel "Kissing the girls" .
Patterson's books have repeatedly become bestsellers, and he himself is among the best-selling writers in the world. Alex Cross, the protagonist of a series of Patterson books, enjoys special love of readers. In the detective thriller "Kissing girls", the forensic psychologist follows the trail of a serial killer, nicknamed Casanova, who kidnapped and killed several young women. Cross has his own important reason to find a maniac - in the hands of Casanova is his niece.
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Day of the Jackal Frederick Forsyth
The 6th place in the rating of the best detectives is the novel Frederick Forsyth "The Day of the Jackal" .The first book of the writer made him famous - a political detective about the attempted murder of Charles de Gaulle instantly became a bestseller. According to the plot of the novel, an extremist organization hires a killer under the pseudonym "Jackal" to destroy the French president. The French authorities receive information that a professional has been involved in the assassination, of which nothing is known except his pseudonym. The operation to find the Jackal begins.
Interesting fact: Foresight for 20 years was an agent of MI6( British Intelligence Service).His manuscripts were read in MI6, so that the writer did not inadvertently give out information that could not be disclosed.
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Maltese falcon Deshile Hammet
Roman Dashila Hammet "The Maltese Falcon" , which is one of the classics of world literature, ranks 5th in the ranking of the best books of detectives.
Private detective Sam Spade takes up the investigation at the request of a certain Miss Wonderly. She asks to find her sister, who ran away from home with her lover. Partner Spade, who accompanied the client to a meeting with his sister, is found dead, and suspicion of committing a crime falls on Sam. Soon it turns out that the statue of the Maltese Falcon is involved in the case, after which many are hunted.
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Study in the crimson tones of the Arthur Conan Doyle
"Study in the Crimson Tones" by Arthur Conan Doyle - on the 4th line in the ranking of the best detective books. All the novels about the investigations of Sherlock Holmes are read in one breath and the best one is difficult to name."Study in Crimson Tones" - the first book dedicated to the great British master of the deductive method.
Victorian England. In view of the tight financial situation, retired military doctor John Watson shares an apartment in London with another gentleman, Sherlock Holmes. The latter is full of mysteries, and his studies, as well as strange visitors, lead Watson to the idea that his neighbor in the apartment is a criminal. Soon it will become clear that Holmes is a detective, who often advises the police.
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Azazel Boris Akunin
The third place in the ranking of the best books of detectives is the first novel from the series of works about Erast Fandorin "Azazel" by Boris Akunin .Twenty-year-old Erast Fandorin serves in the police as a simple clerk, but he dreams of a career as a detective. The strange suicide of the student, witnessed by the main character, gives him a chance to show his abilities in the investigation of this confusing matter.
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Silence of the Lambs Thomas Harris
"Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris ranks second in the ranking of the best detective books. The novel brought the writer tremendous popularity. This is the second book about Hannibal Lecter, a magnificent forensic psychiatrist and cannibal.
Clarice Starling, an FBI cadet, gets a job from the authorities - to involve Hannibal Lecter, the most dangerous criminal and a great forensic psychologist.
The novel was screened in 1991 and won 5 Oscar awards in the most prestigious nominations.
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Ten Little Indians Agatha Christie
Tops the rating of the best detectives books "Ten Little Indians" Agatha Christie .
Each of the novels of the English writer is masterpiece, but the "Ten Little Indians" are distinguished by a particularly gloomy atmosphere. A small island, ten guests, invited by the mysterious owner of the mansion and murder, exactly the same as the child's counting, acquiring with ever new victim an increasingly ominous meaning.
The novel was repeatedly filmed.
