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Barzun and Taylor's Classics of Crime Fiction

"Historian Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor selected Classics of Crime Fiction 1900–1950 and Classics of Crime Fiction 1950–1975 from A Catalogue of Crime"
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The African Poison Murders (Elspeth Huxley)
The African Poison Murders
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Elspeth Huxley
Alarum and Excursion (Virginia Perdue)
Alarum and Excursion
2
Virginia Perdue
Another Mystery in Suva (Frank Arthur)
Another Mystery in Suva
3
Frank Arthur
A Banner for Pegasus (John & Emery Bonett)
A Banner for Pegasus
4
John & Emery Bonett
The Best of Mr. Fortune Stories (H.C. Bailey)
The Best of Mr. Fortune Stories
5
H.C. Bailey
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (C.W. Grafton)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6
C.W. Grafton
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
7
Kenneth Fearing
The Birthday Murder (Lange Lewis)
The Birthday Murder
8
Lange Lewis
Blood on the Bosom Devine (Thomas Kyd)
Blood on the Bosom Devine
9
Thomas Kyd
A Blunt Instrument (Georgette Heyer)
A Blunt Instrument
10
Georgette Heyer
The Bone Is Pointed (Arthur W. Upfield)
The Bone Is Pointed
11
Arthur W. Upfield
The Box Office Murders (Freeman Wills Crofts)
The Box Office Murders
12
Freeman Wills Crofts
Buried for Pleasure (Edmund Crispin)
Buried for Pleasure
13
Edmund Crispin
The Case of the Crooked Candle (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Crooked Candle
14
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Circular Study (Anna Katharine Green)
The Circular Study
15
Anna Katharine Green
The Congo Venus (Matthew Head)
The Congo Venus
16
Matthew Head
Cover Her Face (P. D. James)
Cover Her Face
17
P. D. James
The Daffodil Affair (Michael Innes)
The Daffodil Affair
18
Michael Innes
Dancers in Mourning (Margery Allingham)
Dancers in Mourning
19
Margery Allingham
The Dark River (Philip Clark)
The Dark River
20
Philip Clark
Dead Cert (Dick Francis)
Dead Cert
21
Dick Francis
Dead Low Tide (John D. MacDonald)
Dead Low Tide
22
John D. MacDonald
The Dead Past (Jean Scholey)
The Dead Past
23
Jean Scholey
Death and Letters (Elizabeth Daly)
Death and Letters
24
Elizabeth Daly
Death Finds a Foothold (Glyn Carr)
Death Finds a Foothold
25
Glyn Carr
Death Under Sail (C. P. Snow)
Death Under Sail
26
C. P. Snow
The Deep End (Fredric Brown)
The Deep End
27
Fredric Brown
The Division Bell Mystery (Ellen Wilkinson)
The Division Bell Mystery
28
Ellen Wilkinson
The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
The Drowning Pool
29
Ross MacDonald
The Dying Alderman (Henry Wade)
The Dying Alderman
30
Henry Wade
Engaged to Murder (M.V. Heberden)
Engaged to Murder
31
M.V. Heberden
Exit Charlie (Alex Atkinson)
Exit Charlie
32
Alex Atkinson
Finding Maubee (A.H.Z. Carr)
Finding Maubee
33
A.H.Z. Carr
The Flaxborough Crab (Colin Watson)
The Flaxborough Crab
34
Colin Watson
The Fly on the Wall (Tony Hillerman)
The Fly on the Wall
35
Tony Hillerman
"Found Drowned" (Eden Phillpotts)
"Found Drowned"
36
Eden Phillpotts
A Funeral in Eden (Paul McGuire)
A Funeral in Eden
37
Paul McGuire
Furious Old Women (Leo Bruce)
Furious Old Women
38
Leo Bruce
Gideon's River (J.J. Marric)
Gideon's River
39
J.J. Marric
The Hammersmith Maggot (William Mole)
The Hammersmith Maggot
40
William Mole
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