Mystery Book # 17 - The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler

The Mask of Dimitrios, by Eric Ambler, follows a mystery writer as he tries to uncover the history of a murdered criminal. Of course that doesn't turn out to be the smartest thing to do since he quickly discovers that other people are also looking for the criminal and he ends up in a dangerous situation. I'd give it an A-. It was a bit different than the usual mystery type book and even though the criminal's history is long and complicated the author was able to always keep everything clear.

So by finishing this book I'm now a quarter of the way through my top mystery books list. Here's how I'd rank them.

1. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

2. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

3. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

4. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

5. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

6. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

7. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

8. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

9. Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household

10. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

11. The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler

12. Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald

13. Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

14. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

15. The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories by Agatha Christie

16. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

17. Bank Shot by Donald E. Westlake

18. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

19. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution by Nicholas Meyer

20. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

21. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

22. The Innocence of Father Brown  by G. K. Chesterton

23. The Steam Pig by James McClure

24. The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett

25. The Dreadful Lemon Sky by John D. MacDonald