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Classic Mystery Books

From Noir to Cozy British Mysteries - classic mysteries that helped set the standard for detectives - and non detectives - to come.
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A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
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Ellis Peters
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
2
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Circular Staircase (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Circular Staircase
3
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
Crime at Black Dudley
4
Margery Allingham
Death by Sheer Torture
Death by Sheer Torture
5
The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep
The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep
6
Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Burglars Can't Be Choosers
7
Hag's Nook - Dr Gideon Fell 01 (John Dickson Carr)
Hag's Nook - Dr Gideon Fell 01
8
John Dickson Carr
It Walks by Night - Henri Bencolin 01 (John Dickson Carr)
It Walks by Night - Henri Bencolin 01
9
John Dickson Carr
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
10
Raymond Chandler
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
11
Dashiell Hammett
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
12
Dashiell Hammett
The Saint Meets the Tiger (Leslie Charteris)
The Saint Meets the Tiger
13
Leslie Charteris
The Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
The Murder at the Vicarage
14
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
15
The Case of the Gilded Fly
The Case of the Gilded Fly
16
Unexpected Night (Elizabeth Daly)
Unexpected Night
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Elizabeth Daly
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
18
Arthur Conan Doyle
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
19
Daphne Du Maurier
Nine Coaches Waiting (Mary Stewart)
Nine Coaches Waiting
20
Mary Stewart
The Case of the Velvet Claws - Perry Mason 01 (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Velvet Claws - Perry Mason 01
21
Erle Stanley Gardner
An English Murder
An English Murder
22
Tenant for Death (Cyril Hare)
Tenant for Death
23
Cyril Hare
Tragedy at Law (Cyril Hare)
Tragedy at Law
24
Cyril Hare
Death at the President's Lodging (Michael Innes)
Death at the President's Lodging
25
Michael Innes
The Mysterious Commission (Michael Innes)
The Mysterious Commission
26
Michael Innes
Cover Her Face (P. D. James)
Cover Her Face
27
P. D. James
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
28
Death of an Old Girl - (Pollard & Toye #1) (Elizabeth Lemarchand)
Death of an Old Girl - (Pollard & Toye #1)
29
Elizabeth Lemarchand
The Deep Blue Goodbye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Goodbye
30
John D. MacDonald
A Man Lay Dead
A Man Lay Dead
31
A Speedy Death (Gladys Mitchell)
A Speedy Death
32
Gladys Mitchell
Dead Men Don't Ski (Patricia Moyes)
Dead Men Don't Ski
33
Patricia Moyes
The Penguin Pool Murder (Stuart Palmer)
The Penguin Pool Murder
34
Stuart Palmer
The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen)
The Roman Hat Mystery
35
Ellery Queen
From Doon With Death (Ruth Rendell)
From Doon With Death
36
Ruth Rendell
8 Faces at 3 (Craig Rice)
8 Faces at 3
37
Craig Rice
Madam, Will You Talk?
Madam, Will You Talk?
38
Fer-De-Lance
Fer-De-Lance
39
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
40
Josephine Tey
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