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Ground-breaking debuts
The Secret HistoryThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
The Lake of Dead LanguagesThe Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
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MessiahMessiah by Boris Starling
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The Ice HouseThe Ice House by Minette Walters
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
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The Cement GardenThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
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From Doon with Death (Inspector Wexford)From Doon with Death (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell
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Death at La FeniceDeath at La Fenice by Donna Leon
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CarrieCarrie by Stephen King
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The Name of the RoseThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
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The Virgin SuicidesThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
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God is a BulletGod is a Bullet by Boston Teran
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The Poison TreeThe Poison Tree by Tony Strong
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The Wasp FactoryThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
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Last Bus to Woodstock (Pan Crime) (Inspector Morse Mysteries)Last Bus to Woodstock (Pan Crime) (Inspector Morse Mysteries) by Colin Dexter
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not exactly the greatest Morse novel, but that doesn't mean it wasn't groundbreaking
Postmortem (Dr Kay Scarpetta)Postmortem (Dr Kay Scarpetta) by Patricia Cornwell
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The Silver PigsThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
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The Cutting RoomThe Cutting Room by Louise Welsh
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Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus)Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus) by Ian Rankin
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Alright - this wasn't particularly groundbreaking, but it started the careers of Rankin and Rebus (who have been), and for that it deserves inclusion