45 favourite Detective stories published in English

I try to be fair and choose as many authors as I can, but Patricia Highsmith is just irreplacable. Some writers produce so many quality work that it is hard to choose from.
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5 genre fiction meme

Top X favorite books read last year? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Sunshine by Robin McKinley
2. Gentlemen on the Road by Michael Chabon
3. China Mieville - Un Lun Dun

Top X favorite genre books of all time? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg
2. Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
3. Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti

X favorite genre series? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Temeraire by Naomi Novik.
2. The Soldier series by Gene Wolfe
3. Warhammer 40K: Ciaphas Cain series
4. Discworld series
5. Marvel Aventures: Avergers

X favorite genre short stories? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Effluent Engine by N. K. Jemisin
2. Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler
3. All You Zombies by Robert Heinlein
4. Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellin
5. Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl