| Pale Kings and Princes | #3June 1987 | 9 | June 1987 – August 1987 | 51.9 | 51.4 |
| Crimson Joy | #6June 1988 | 11 | June 1988 – August 1988 | 50.7 | 50.7 |
| Pastime | #4August 1991 | 7 | July 1991 – September 1991 | 40.6 | 40.6 |
| Playmates | #5June 1989 | 8 | May 1989 – July 1989 | 39.9 | 39.9 |
| A Catskill Eagle | #6July 1985 | 9 | June 1985 – August 1985 | 35.2 | 35.2 |
| Taming a Sea-Horse | #7June 1986 | 8 | June 1986 – August 1986 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| Stardust | #6August 1990 | 7 | July 1990 – September 1990 | 31.9 | 31.9 |
| High Profile | #4February 2007 | 5 | February 2007 – March 2007 | 28.4 | 28.0 |
| Sea Change | #4February 2006 | 5 | February 2006 – March 2006 | 27.5 | 27.3 |
| Sixkill | #4May 2011 | 5 | May 2011 – June 2011 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| Split Image | #4March 2010 | 5 | March 2010 – April 2010 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| Widow's Walk | #5April 2002 | 5 | April 2002 – May 2002 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Stranger in Paradise | #4February 2008 | 4 | February 2008 – March 2008 | 24.8 | 24.8 |
| Small Vices | #7April 1997 | 6 | April 1997 – May 1997 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| Night and Day | #6March 2009 | 5 | March 2009 – April 2009 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| Back Story | #4March 2003 | 4 | March 2003 – April 2003 | 23.3 | 23.3 |
| Bad Business | #6March 2004 | 4 | March 2004 – April 2004 | 21.9 | 21.4 |
| Potshot | #7April 2001 | 5 | April 2001 – May 2001 | 21.3 | 21.3 |
| Cold Service | #6March 2005 | 4 | March 2005 – April 2005 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
| Double Deuce | #9July 1992 | 5 | June 1992 – July 1992 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| Hush Money | #5March 1999 | 4 | March 1999 – April 1999 | 19.3 | 19.3 |
| Hugger Mugger | #8May 2000 | 4 | April 2000 – May 2000 | 19.0 | 17.6 |
| School Days | #3October 2005 | 3 | October 2005 – October 2005 | 18.3 | 18.2 |
| Sudden Mischief | #10April 1998 | 5 | March 1998 – April 1998 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| Paper Doll | #11June 1993 | 5 | June 1993 – July 1993 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| Shrink Rap | #6October 2002 | 3 | October 2002 – October 2002 | 15.2 | 15.2 |
| Rough Weather | #6November 2008 | 3 | November 2008 – November 2008 | 15.2 | 15.2 |
| Walking Shadow | #5June 1994 | 3 | June 1994 – June 1994 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| Blue Screen | #6July 2006 | 3 | July 2006 – July 2006 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| Night Passage | #9October 1997 | 4 | October 1997 – November 1997 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| The Professional | #4October 2009 | 2 | October 2009 – November 2009 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Now and Then | #8November 2007 | 3 | November 2007 – November 2007 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Death in Paradise | #7October 2001 | 3 | October 2001 – November 2001 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Family Honor | #14September 1999 | 4 | September 1999 – October 1999 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
| Hundred-Dollar Baby | #6November 2006 | 2 | November 2006 – November 2006 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Painted Ladies | #8October 2010 | 2 | October 2010 – October 2010 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Thin Air | #12June 1995 | 3 | June 1995 – June 1995 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Poodle Springswith Raymond Chandler | #9November 1989 | 4 | October 1989 – November 1989 | 8.3 | 16.5 |
| Perish Twice | #8October 2000 | 2 | October 2000 – October 2000 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Chance | #13July 1996 | 3 | June 1996 – July 1996 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Double Play | #10June 2004 | 2 | June 2004 – June 2004 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Stone Cold | #11October 2003 | 2 | October 2003 – October 2003 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Blue-Eyed Devil | #9May 2010 | 1 | May 2010 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Valediction | #14May 1984 | 2 | May 1984 – May 1984 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Brimstone | #11May 2009 | 1 | May 2009 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Melancholy Baby | #13October 2004 | 1 | October 2004 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Appaloosa | #15June 2005 | 1 | June 2005 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Spare Change | #16June 2007 | 1 | June 2007 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Silent Nightwith Helen Brann | #14November 2013 | 1 | November 2013 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
Robert B. Parker