1"The Complete Sherlock Holmes", Arthur Conan Doyle. "The Complete Sherlock Holmes", Arthur Conan Doyle Publications, UK

The "Bible" in Mystery Novels , is also a must-have desk book for every mystery fan. In the more than 100 years since the birth of "A Study in Scarlet", Sherlock Holmes has fought all over the world, and his influence has long transcended the realm of reasoning, becoming synonymous with the detective in people's hearts. A wonderful book suitable for all ages, countless people have entered the realm of reasoning through it.

2 "The Maltese Falcon", Dashiell Hammett. "The Maltese Falcon" Metahill Hammett Shanghai Translation Publishing House

There are many genres of mystery novels, with side branches, but Puzzle solving has always been orthodox, and its mainstream status cannot easily be shaken. The only ones capable of competing with it are probably the line of tough guys supported by Hammett and Chandler. Hammett was not the first writer to write tough guy novels, but he was the first to inject literary quality and psychological depth into tough guy novels. He opened up another battlefield for mystery novels with his own creations. "The Maltese Falcon", the first hard-boiled masterpiece known as "better than any of Hemingway's novels", is the kind of mystery novel that you may not like, but you must read.

3 "Tales of Mystery and Imagination", Edgar Allan Poe. "Selected Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe" Edgar Allan Poe People's Literature Publishing House

Although it is the pioneer of mystery novels However, several of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories are quite distinctive even today. Being able to use a short length of time to create a continuous sense of suspense, incorporate fantasy plots into rigorous logical reasoning, and add icing on the cake with bizarre writing, so far few short story writers have been able to do this. In this sense, Poe is timeless.

4"The Daughter of Time", Josephine Tey. "The Daughter of Time"

Tey is one of the three leading female heroes in the second golden period of reasoning history after the 1930s ( The other two are Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers). This book is Te Yi's most famous work, which belongs to the category of historical detective novels. It was voted first in history by the British Detective Writers Association. The famous detective Detective Grant was hospitalized due to a foot injury. He accidentally saw a portrait of King Richard III of England, which aroused his interest. He wanted to explore the case four hundred years ago and find the truth about the murder of the prince in the tower... ..

5 "Presumed Innocent", Scott Turow. "Presumed Innocent"

Court reasoning, a classic of lawyer suspense novels. The male protagonist Rusty is a senior and extremely outstanding chief prosecutor. Due to his work, he is often exposed to some heartbreaking social ills and various crimes. In order to expose the dark side of the judicial system, he secretly manipulates, He doesn't hesitate to try his own methods...the ending is unexpected and absolutely shocking! The author, Scott Durrow, originally graduated from Stanford University with a master's degree in English and American literature. After graduation, he stayed at the school to teach literary creation. He liked to doodle in his spare time. Because he encountered many legal problems in the writing process, he chose to enter Harvard Law School for further study. Published several blockbuster best-selling legal thriller novels. Scott Durrow, John Grisham and Richard Patterson, both great writers with a lawyer background, are known as the "Three Heroes". The movie version of the book stars Harrison Ford.

6 "The Spy Who Came in from theCold", John le Carr. "The Murder" points out two major creative directions of spy novels: one is represented by Graham Greene and the author of this book, John le Carré. They use their own experiences to turn mysterious spies into civilians and depict them in a colorful way. The pain and helplessness of the spy are of higher literary quality; the other is based on the lead of Ian Fleming, who wrote the 007 series, focusing on describing the legendary life of the spy, and shaping the story through the struggle between the spy and a huge state machine. "Superman"-like image. This book is Le Carré's famous work, and it does not have the lingering twilight in his later novels, so it appears to be superior in creativity. The plot of the whole book is full of ups and downs, often taking twists and turns in unexpected places for readers. The author's realistic, calm and controlled writing brings out a touch of sadness, and he is worthy of being a pioneer in spy novels.

7 "The Moonstone", Wilkie Collins. "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Company

Wilkie Collins's novel may seem a bit outdated now, after all Not everyone will appreciate a slow-paced detective story that lacks bloody murder and subtle intrigue.

However, considering that "The Moonstone" is a work in the early stages of mystery novels, we still have to admire Collins' storytelling ability and his ability to hold the readers' attention throughout such a long period of time. Nobel Prize winner Eliot once evaluated this book as "the best British detective novel", which is not without reason.

8 "The Big Sleep", Raymond Chandler. "The Big Sleep", Raymond Chandler Publications, USA

Philip Marlowe's debut novel, Ever After Then the tough guy detectives found their perfect spokesperson. It can be said that Marlowe, an urban loner with a cold appearance but a gentle heart, influenced every subsequent tough guy detective. Both are cold-blooded masters, but Chandler's style is completely different from Hammett's: the latter is completely sophisticated and cold, and the detective is hard from the inside out, while the former is never willing to give up the hope for beautiful humanity in his heart, and writes about The detective is just a thermos - cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Therefore, Hammett is called the "black master of Cold Street", while Chandler is the "poet laureate of crime novels".

9"The Spy Who Came in from the Cold", John le Carr.

"The Spy Who Came in from the Cold", John le Carr Xinhua Publishing House

< p>When John Le Carré was 18 years old, he was recruited by the British military intelligence unit to serve as a spy for East Berlin; after retiring, he worked in the British Foreign Office. In 1963, he became famous in one fell swoop with his third novel "Cold War Spies". The famous novelist Graham Greene praised: "This is the best spy novel I have ever read!" This established his status as a literary master. Le Carré won numerous awards throughout his life, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the American Mystery Writers Association in 1965, the Maugham Award in 1964, the British Somerset Maugham Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Award, etc. In 1988, he was awarded the CWA Lifetime Achievement Award. , the Golden Dagger Award in 1963 and 1977, and the Italian Malaparte Prize, etc.

10"And then there Were None", Agatha Christie. "And Then There Were None", Agatha Christie Guizhou Publishing House

Among Christie's works, this book is really It can be called an outlier. It's thrilling from beginning to end, leaving readers wanting more. The unprecedented plot arrangement can be said to be "whimsical", from which we can see the true charm of original reasoning. There are nearly 500 reviews about this book on Amazon, and almost everyone gave it a five-star rating. This shows that the charm of this book does not respect national boundaries.