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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 6

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 Night of the Good Children (Marjorie Carleton)
The Night of the Good Children
201
Marjorie Carleton
No Grave for a Lady (John & Emery Bonett)
No Grave for a Lady
202
John & Emery Bonett
Odds Against (Dick Francis)
Odds Against
203
Dick Francis
The Old English Peep Show (Peter Dickinson)
The Old English Peep Show
204
Peter Dickinson
Opening Night (Ngaio Marsh)
Opening Night
205
Ngaio Marsh
Operation Pax (Michael Innes)
Operation Pax
206
Michael Innes
The Origin of Evil (Ellery Queen)
The Origin of Evil
207
Ellery Queen
The Pale Horse (Agatha Christie)
The Pale Horse
208
Agatha Christie
A Parade of Cockeyed Creatures (George Baxt)
A Parade of Cockeyed Creatures
209
George Baxt
Passage of Arms (Eric Ambler)
Passage of Arms
210
Eric Ambler
The Pedestal (George Lanning)
The Pedestal
211
George Lanning
The Perfect Murder (H.R.F Keating)
The Perfect Murder
212
H.R.F Keating
Perfect Pigeon (Richard Wormser)
Perfect Pigeon
213
Richard Wormser
Petrovka 38 (Julian Semyonov)
Petrovka 38
214
Julian Semyonov
Picture Miss Seeton (Heron Carvic)
Picture Miss Seeton
215
Heron Carvic
The Player on the Other Side (Ellery Queen)
The Player on the Other Side
216
Ellery Queen
A Pocket Full of Rye (Agatha Christie)
A Pocket Full of Rye
217
Agatha Christie
Post Mortem (Guy Gullingford)
Post Mortem
218
Guy Gullingford
The Progress of a Crime (Julian Symons)
The Progress of a Crime
219
Julian Symons
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
220
Robert Bloch
The Queen's Awards: Fifth Series (Ellery Queen, Ed.)
The Queen's Awards: Fifth Series
221
Ellery Queen, Ed.
The Quiller Memorandum (Adam Hall)
The Quiller Memorandum
222
Adam Hall
The Rare Adventure (Bernard Fergusson)
The Rare Adventure
223
Bernard Fergusson
The Red Pavilion (Robert Van Gulik)
The Red Pavilion
224
Robert Van Gulik
Reputation for a Song (Edward Grierson)
Reputation for a Song
225
Edward Grierson
The Rim of Terror (Hildegarde Teilhet)
The Rim of Terror
226
Hildegarde Teilhet
The Road to Hell (Hubert Monteilhet)
The Road to Hell
227
Hubert Monteilhet
Rogue Cop (William P. McGivern)
Rogue Cop
228
William P. McGivern
Room for Murder (Doris Miles Disney)
Room for Murder
229
Doris Miles Disney
A Rough Shoot (Geoffrey Household)
A Rough Shoot
230
Geoffrey Household
The Sands of Windee (Arthur W. Upfield)
The Sands of Windee
231
Arthur W. Upfield
Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry (Harry Kemelman)
Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry
232
Harry Kemelman
Scales of Justice (Ngaio Marsh)
Scales of Justice
233
Ngaio Marsh
Scandal at High Chimneys (John Dickson Carr)
Scandal at High Chimneys
234
John Dickson Carr
The Second Maigret Omnibus (Georges Simenon)
The Second Maigret Omnibus
235
Georges Simenon
The Second Man (Edward Grierson)
The Second Man
236
Edward Grierson
Send Another Hearse (Harold Q. Masur)
Send Another Hearse
237
Harold Q. Masur
Seven Lean Years (Celia Fremlin)
Seven Lean Years
238
Celia Fremlin
Seven Steps East (Ben Benson)
Seven Steps East
239
Ben Benson
Shield for Murder (William P. McGivern)
Shield for Murder
240
William P. McGivern
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