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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970

Every year from 1949 to 1970 the New York Times published a list of the best mysteries and crime fiction of that year. Some are now classics of the genre, while others are waiting to be rediscovered.
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The 31st of February (Julian Symons)
The 31st of February
1
Julian Symons
361 (Donald Westlake)
361
2
Donald Westlake
Agent of the Devil (Hans Habe)
Agent of the Devil
3
Hans Habe
Airs Above the Ground (Mary Stewart)
Airs Above the Ground
4
Mary Stewart
All Through the Night (Whit Masterson)
All Through the Night
5
Whit Masterson
An Air That Kills (Margaret Millar)
An Air That Kills
6
Margaret Millar
An English Murder (Cyril Hare)
An English Murder
7
Cyril Hare
Appleby Talks (Michael Innes)
Appleby Talks
8
Michael Innes
The April Robin Murders (Craig Rice & Ed McBain)
The April Robin Murders
9
Craig Rice & Ed McBain
The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. (Jack London)
The Assassination Bureau, Ltd.
10
Jack London
At Bertram's Hotel (Agatha Christie)
At Bertram's Hotel
11
Agatha Christie
The Bait (Dorothy Uhnak)
The Bait
12
Dorothy Uhnak
The Barbarous Coast (Ross MacDonald)
The Barbarous Coast
13
Ross MacDonald
Barbary Hoard (John Appleby)
Barbary Hoard
14
John Appleby
Be Shot for Sixpence (Michael Gilbert)
Be Shot for Sixpence
15
Michael Gilbert
Beast in View (Margaret Millar)
Beast in View
16
Margaret Millar
Beat Not the Bones (Charlotte Jay)
Beat Not the Bones
17
Charlotte Jay
The Bellringer (Lawrence Kamarck)
The Bellringer
18
Lawrence Kamarck
Below Suspicion (John Dickson Carr)
Below Suspicion
19
John Dickson Carr
The Best That Ever Did It (Ed Lacy)
The Best That Ever Did It
20
Ed Lacy
Big Shot (Lawrence Treat)
Big Shot
21
Lawrence Treat
Black Money (Ross MacDonald)
Black Money
22
Ross MacDonald
Black Sheep, Run (Bart Spicer)
Black Sheep, Run
23
Bart Spicer
Black Sister (Dagmar Edqvist)
Black Sister
24
Dagmar Edqvist
Black Widow (Patrick Quentin)
Black Widow
25
Patrick Quentin
Blind Date (Leigh Howard)
Blind Date
26
Leigh Howard
Blind Spot (Joseph Harrington)
Blind Spot
27
Joseph Harrington
Blood and Judgement (Michael Gilbert)
Blood and Judgement
28
Michael Gilbert
Blood Sport (Dick Francis)
Blood Sport
29
Dick Francis
The Bloody Bokhara (William Campbell Gault)
The Bloody Bokhara
30
William Campbell Gault
Blue Harpsichord (David Keith)
Blue Harpsichord
31
David Keith
Blues for the Prince (Bart Spicer)
Blues for the Prince
32
Bart Spicer
Bony and the Mouse (Arthur William Upfield)
Bony and the Mouse
33
Arthur William Upfield
Bony Buys a Woman (Arthur W. Upfield)
Bony Buys a Woman
34
Arthur W. Upfield
Brat Farrar (Josephine Tey)
Brat Farrar
35
Josephine Tey
The Bride of Newgate (John Dickson Carr)
The Bride of Newgate
36
John Dickson Carr
Bunny Lake Is Missing (Evelyn Piper)
Bunny Lake Is Missing
37
Evelyn Piper
Burning Is a Substitute for Loving (Jennie Melville)
Burning Is a Substitute for Loving
38
Jennie Melville
The Cabinda Affair (Matthew Head)
The Cabinda Affair
39
Matthew Head
The Canvas Coffin (William Campbell Gault)
The Canvas Coffin
40
William Campbell Gault
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