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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 2

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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A Capitol Offense (Jocelyn Davey)
A Capitol Offense
41
Jocelyn Davey
The Captors (John Farris)
The Captors
42
John Farris
The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom
43
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Hesitant Hostess
44
Erle Stanley Gardner
A Case of Need (Michael Crichton)
A Case of Need
45
Michael Crichton
The Case of the Negligent Nymph (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Negligent Nymph
46
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Spurious Spinster (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Spurious Spinster
47
Erle Stanley Gardner
Cat Among the Pigeons (Agatha Christie)
Cat Among the Pigeons
48
Agatha Christie
Cat of Many Tails (Ellery Queen)
Cat of Many Tails
49
Ellery Queen
Catch a Tiger (Owen Cameron)
Catch a Tiger
50
Owen Cameron
The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
The Chill
51
Ross MacDonald
Chinese Bell Murders (Robert Van Gulik)
Chinese Bell Murders
52
Robert Van Gulik
The Chinese Nail Murders (Robert Van Gulik)
The Chinese Nail Murders
53
Robert Van Gulik
The Cipher (Alex Gordon)
The Cipher
54
Alex Gordon
The Clocks (Agatha Christie)
The Clocks
55
Agatha Christie
Colonel Blessington (Pamela Frankau)
Colonel Blessington
56
Pamela Frankau
The Colour of Murder (Julian Symons)
The Colour of Murder
57
Julian Symons
Compulsion (Meyer Levin)
Compulsion
58
Meyer Levin
The Con Man (Ed McBain)
The Con Man
59
Ed McBain
Cop Hater (Ed McBain)
Cop Hater
60
Ed McBain
Cormorant's Isle (Allan MacKinnon)
Cormorant's Isle
61
Allan MacKinnon
Counsel for the Defense (Jeffrey Ashford)
Counsel for the Defense
62
Jeffrey Ashford
The Crack in the Teacup (Michael Gilbert)
The Crack in the Teacup
63
Michael Gilbert
The Crimson Madness of Little Doom (Mark McShane)
The Crimson Madness of Little Doom
64
Mark McShane
Cunning as a Fox (Michael Halliday)
Cunning as a Fox
65
Michael Halliday
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
66
Josephine Tey
The Day the Call Came (Thomas Hinde)
The Day the Call Came
67
Thomas Hinde
Dead Men Don't Ski (Patricia Moyes)
Dead Men Don't Ski
68
Patricia Moyes
The Dead of Summer (Mary Kelly)
The Dead of Summer
69
Mary Kelly
Deadlock (Ruth Fenisong)
Deadlock
70
Ruth Fenisong
Death Has Deep Roots (Michael Gilbert)
Death Has Deep Roots
71
Michael Gilbert
Death of an Old Sinner (Dorothy Salisbury Davis)
Death of an Old Sinner
72
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
The Demoniacs (John Dickson Carr)
The Demoniacs
73
John Dickson Carr
Devil by the Sea (Nina Bawden)
Devil by the Sea
74
Nina Bawden
The Devil in Velvet (John Dickson Carr)
The Devil in Velvet
75
John Dickson Carr
The Devil's Own (Peter Curtis)
The Devil's Own
76
Peter Curtis
Diagnosis: Homicide (Lawrence G. Blochman)
Diagnosis: Homicide
77
Lawrence G. Blochman
The Doomsters (Ross MacDonald)
The Doomsters
78
Ross MacDonald
Double-Barrel (Nicolas Freeling)
Double-Barrel
79
Nicolas Freeling
Dover Goes to Pott (Joyce Porter)
Dover Goes to Pott
80
Joyce Porter
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