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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 5

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 Listening Walls (Margaret Millar)
The Listening Walls
161
Margaret Millar
A Little Less Than Kind (Charlotte Armstrong)
A Little Less Than Kind
162
Charlotte Armstrong
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
163
Raymond Chandler
The Long Green (Bart Spicer)
The Long Green
164
Bart Spicer
Lucinda (Howard Rigsby)
Lucinda
165
Howard Rigsby
The Man Who Didn't Fly (Margot Bennett)
The Man Who Didn't Fly
166
Margot Bennett
The Man With the Tiny Head (Ivor Drummond)
The Man With the Tiny Head
167
Ivor Drummond
The Massingham Affair (Edward Grierson)
The Massingham Affair
168
Edward Grierson
The Mean Streets (Thomas B. Dewey)
The Mean Streets
169
Thomas B. Dewey
Meet Me at the Morgue (Ross MacDonald)
Meet Me at the Morgue
170
Ross MacDonald
The Merry Hippo (Elspeth Huxley)
The Merry Hippo
171
Elspeth Huxley
The Midnight Plumber (Maurice Procter)
The Midnight Plumber
172
Maurice Procter
Midnight Plus One (Gavin Lyall)
Midnight Plus One
173
Gavin Lyall
The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side (Agatha Christie)
The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side
174
Agatha Christie
Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
Mischief
175
Charlotte Armstrong
A Most Contagious Game (Catherine Aird)
A Most Contagious Game
176
Catherine Aird
The Most Dangerous Game (Gavin Lyall)
The Most Dangerous Game
177
Gavin Lyall
The Motive (Evelyn Piper)
The Motive
178
Evelyn Piper
The Moving Target (Ross MacDonald)
The Moving Target
179
Ross MacDonald
Mr Byculla (Eric Linklater)
Mr Byculla
180
Eric Linklater
Mr. Blessington's Imperialist Plot (John Sherwood)
Mr. Blessington's Imperialist Plot
181
John Sherwood
Mrs. McGinty's Dead (Agatha Christie)
Mrs. McGinty's Dead
182
Agatha Christie
The Mugger (Ed McBain)
The Mugger
183
Ed McBain
Murder Against the Grain (Emma Lathen)
Murder Against the Grain
184
Emma Lathen
Murder Among Children (Tucker Coe)
Murder Among Children
185
Tucker Coe
Murder Among Thieves (Peter Alding)
Murder Among Thieves
186
Peter Alding
Murder by Proxy (Brett Halliday)
Murder by Proxy
187
Brett Halliday
Murder Fantastical (Patricia Moyes)
Murder Fantastical
188
Patricia Moyes
Murder in Haiti (John W. Vandercook)
Murder in Haiti
189
John W. Vandercook
Murder in the Mill-Race (E.C.R. Lorac)
Murder in the Mill-Race
190
E.C.R. Lorac
Murder in Pastiche (Marion Mainwaring)
Murder in Pastiche
191
Marion Mainwaring
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
192
Agatha Christie
Murder a La Mode (Patricia Moyes)
Murder a La Mode
193
Patricia Moyes
A Murder of Crows (Patrick Buchanan)
A Murder of Crows
194
Patrick Buchanan
Murder on the Left Bank (Elliot Paul)
Murder on the Left Bank
195
Elliot Paul
Murder's Burning (S. H. Courtier)
Murder's Burning
196
S. H. Courtier
My Brother Michael (Mary Stewart)
My Brother Michael
197
Mary Stewart
The Nazi Hunter (Bynum Shaw)
The Nazi Hunter
198
Bynum Shaw
The Night Is a Time for Listening (Elliot West)
The Night Is a Time for Listening
199
Elliot West
The Night of the Generals: A Novel (Hans Hellmut Kirst)
The Night of the Generals: A Novel
200
Hans Hellmut Kirst
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