With the help of booksellers and librarians from around the world, we’ve created this collection of 200 iconic HarperCollins titles—beloved books that have inspired, informed, entertained, and endured.
Whether they are prizewinners, runaway bestsellers, groundbreaking nonfiction, or simply a favorite novel, these books have all had a singular influence on our literary culture.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie’s first book to be published by William Collins, which later became part of HarperCollins and is still Christie’s publisher today. Known for its startling reveal, this is the book that changed Christie’s career.