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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 7

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 Shilling for Candles (Josephine Tey)
A Shilling for Candles
241
Josephine Tey
The Simple Art of Murder (Raymond Chandler)
The Simple Art of Murder
242
Raymond Chandler
The Singing Sands (Josephine Tey)
The Singing Sands
243
Josephine Tey
Sly as a Serpent (Michael Halliday)
Sly as a Serpent
244
Michael Halliday
The Smartest Grave (Reginald James White)
The Smartest Grave
245
Reginald James White
Something Wrong (Elizabeth Linington)
Something Wrong
246
Elizabeth Linington
Somewhere in This City (Maurice Procter)
Somewhere in This City
247
Maurice Procter
The Spoilt Kill - A Staffordshire Mystery (Mary Kelly)
The Spoilt Kill - A Staffordshire Mystery
248
Mary Kelly
The Spy in the Ointment (Donald E. Westlake)
The Spy in the Ointment
249
Donald E. Westlake
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
250
John Le Carré
A Stir of Echoes (Richard Matheson)
A Stir of Echoes
251
Richard Matheson
Stopover Tokyo (John P. Marquand)
Stopover Tokyo
252
John P. Marquand
The Stopped Clock (Joel Townsley Rogers)
The Stopped Clock
253
Joel Townsley Rogers
Strike for a Kingdom (Menna Gallie)
Strike for a Kingdom
254
Menna Gallie
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home (Harry Kemelman)
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home
255
Harry Kemelman
The Tall Dark Man (Anne Chamberlain)
The Tall Dark Man
256
Anne Chamberlain
A Tangled Web (Nicholas Blake)
A Tangled Web
257
Nicholas Blake
That Night It Rained (Hillary Waugh)
That Night It Rained
258
Hillary Waugh
Their Nearest and Dearest (Bernice Carey)
Their Nearest and Dearest
259
Bernice Carey
They Came to Baghdad (Agatha Christie)
They Came to Baghdad
260
Agatha Christie
They Died Laughing (Alan Green)
They Died Laughing
261
Alan Green
The Third Bullet (John Dickson Carr)
The Third Bullet
262
John Dickson Carr
This Rough Magic (Mary Stewart)
This Rough Magic
263
Mary Stewart
Through a Glass, Darkly (Helen McCloy)
Through a Glass, Darkly
264
Helen McCloy
The Tiger Among Us (Leigh Brackett)
The Tiger Among Us
265
Leigh Brackett
'Til Death (Ed McBain)
'Til Death
266
Ed McBain
The Time of the Fire (Marc Brandel)
The Time of the Fire
267
Marc Brandel
A Time of Predators (Joe Gores)
A Time of Predators
268
Joe Gores
A Time to Kill (Geoffrey Household)
A Time to Kill
269
Geoffrey Household
The Todd Dossier (Collier Young)
The Todd Dossier
270
Collier Young
Tour De Force (Christianna Brand)
Tour De Force
271
Christianna Brand
The Tower (P. M. Hubbard)
The Tower
272
P. M. Hubbard
The Traces of Brillhart (Herbert Brean)
The Traces of Brillhart
273
Herbert Brean
The Trouble Makers (Celia Fremlin)
The Trouble Makers
274
Celia Fremlin
The Twisted Ones (Vin Packer)
The Twisted Ones
275
Vin Packer
Uncle Paul (Celia Fremlin)
Uncle Paul
276
Celia Fremlin
Untimely Death (Cyril Hare)
Untimely Death
277
Cyril Hare
The Valentine Estate (Stanley Ellin)
The Valentine Estate
278
Stanley Ellin
Vanish in an Instant (Margaret Millar)
Vanish in an Instant
279
Margaret Millar
Verdict in Dispute (Edgar Lustgarten)
Verdict in Dispute
280
Edgar Lustgarten
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