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American Mystery Classics, Updated 10/15/25 - Page 2

For several years Otto Penzler has been curating the American Mystery Classics series, which consists of previously out-of-print mystery novels and story collections from the 1920s into, roughly, the early 1950s. Also included are a few anthologies he's edited of stories from the same time period. Here's the list (in alphabetical order by title) as it is as of 10/17/25, 89 reissues so far, with six more scheduled for release into early 2026.
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The Eight of Swords (John Dickson Carr)
The Eight of Swords
41
John Dickson Carr
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Fredric Brown)
The Fabulous Clipjoint
42
Fredric Brown
The Fallen Sparrow (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Fallen Sparrow
43
Dorothy B. Hughes
Golden Age Bibliomysteries (Otto Penzler)
Golden Age Bibliomysteries
44
Otto Penzler
Golden Age Christmas Mysteries (Otto Penzler)
Golden Age Christmas Mysteries
45
Otto Penzler
Golden Age Detective Stories (Otto Penzler)
Golden Age Detective Stories
46
Otto Penzler
Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries (Otto Penzler)
Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries
47
Otto Penzler
Golden Age Whodunits (Otto Penzler)
Golden Age Whodunits
48
Otto Penzler
The Great Hotel Murder (Vincent Starrett)
The Great Hotel Murder
49
Vincent Starrett
The Greene Murder Case (S. .S. Van Dine)
The Greene Murder Case
50
S. .S. Van Dine
The Great Mistake (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Great Mistake
51
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Haunted Lady (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Haunted Lady
52
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Headed for a Hearse (Jonathan Latimer)
Headed for a Hearse
53
Jonathan Latimer
Home Sweet Homicide (Craig Rice)
Home Sweet Homicide
54
Craig Rice
The Mad Hatter Mystery (John Dickson Carr)
The Mad Hatter Mystery
55
John Dickson Carr
McKee of Centre Street (Helen Reilly)
McKee of Centre Street
56
Helen Reilly
Miss Pinkerton (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
Miss Pinkerton
57
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Murder by an Aristocrat (Mignon G Eberhart)
Murder by an Aristocrat
58
Mignon G Eberhart
Murder by the Clock (Rufus King)
Murder by the Clock
59
Rufus King
Murder on "B" Deck (Vincent Starrett)
Murder on "B" Deck
60
Vincent Starrett
The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players (Phoebe Atwood Taylor)
The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players
61
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern (Phoebe Atwood Taylor)
The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern
62
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Obelists at Sea (C. Daly King)
Obelists at Sea
63
C. Daly King
Obelists En Route (C. Daly King)
Obelists En Route
64
C. Daly King
Obelists Fly High (C. Daly King)
Obelists Fly High
65
C. Daly King
The Odor of Violets (Baynard H. Kendrick)
The Odor of Violets
66
Baynard H. Kendrick
The Penguin Pool Muder (Stuart Palmer)
The Penguin Pool Muder
67
Stuart Palmer
The Plague Court Murders (Carter Dickson)
The Plague Court Murders
68
Carter Dickson
The Problem of the Wire Cage (John Dickson Carr)
The Problem of the Wire Cage
69
John Dickson Carr
A Puzzle for Fools (Patrick Quentin)
A Puzzle for Fools
70
Patrick Quentin
The Puzzle of Happy Hooligan (Stuart Palmer)
The Puzzle of Happy Hooligan
71
Stuart Palmer
The Red Lamp (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Red Lamp
72
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Red Right Hand (Joel Townsley Rogers)
The Red Right Hand
73
Joel Townsley Rogers
The Red Widow Murders (John Dickson Carr)
The Red Widow Murders
74
John Dickson Carr
Ride the Pink Horse (Dorothy B. Hughes)
Ride the Pink Horse
75
Dorothy B. Hughes
The Rim of the Pit (Hake Talbot)
The Rim of the Pit
76
Hake Talbot
Rocket to the Morgue (Anthony Boucher)
Rocket to the Morgue
77
Anthony Boucher
S. S. Murder (Q. Patrick)
S. S. Murder
78
Q. Patrick
The Scarlet Circle (Jonathan Stagge)
The Scarlet Circle
79
Jonathan Stagge
The Siamese Twin Mystery (Ellery Queen)
The Siamese Twin Mystery
80
Ellery Queen
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