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The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Detective, Crime, and Mystery Fiction (The Cornerstones) - Page 2

In 1942, American editor Howard Haycraft published Murder for Pleasure, a history of the detective-fiction genre. He included a Reader's List of Detective Cornerstones. Subsequently, American writer and editor Ellery Queen expanded the list to include crime and mystery fiction and updated the list to 1952. The updated list is now known as the Haycraft-Queen Cornerstones. I've listed the Cornerstones in the order of original book publication.
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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Maurice Leblanc)
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
41
Maurice Leblanc
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Gaston Leroux)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
42
Gaston Leroux
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Gaston Leroux)
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
43
Gaston Leroux
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
44
Joseph Conrad
The Circular Staircase (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Circular Staircase
45
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Gentle Grafter (O. Henry)
The Gentle Grafter
46
O. Henry
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
47
G.K. Chesterton
John Thorndyke's Cases (R. Austen Freeman)
John Thorndyke's Cases
48
R. Austen Freeman
Through the Wall (Cleveland Moffett)
Through the Wall
49
Cleveland Moffett
The Clue (Carolyn Wells)
The Clue
50
Carolyn Wells
The Old Man in the Corner (Baroness Orczy)
The Old Man in the Corner
51
Baroness Orczy
At the Villa Rose (A. E. W. Mason)
At the Villa Rose
52
A. E. W. Mason
813 (Maurice Leblanc)
813
53
Maurice Leblanc
The Achievements of Luther Trant (William Macharg & Edwin Balmer)
The Achievements of Luther Trant
54
William Macharg & Edwin Balmer
The Innocence of Father Brown (G. K. Chesterton)
The Innocence of Father Brown
55
G. K. Chesterton
The Eye of Osiris (R. Austin Freeman)
The Eye of Osiris
56
R. Austin Freeman
The Singing Bone (R. Austin Freeman)
The Singing Bone
57
R. Austin Freeman
The Silent Bullet (Arthur Reeve)
The Silent Bullet
58
Arthur Reeve
The Lodger (Marie Belloc Lowndes)
The Lodger
59
Marie Belloc Lowndes
The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (Sax Rohmer)
The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu
60
Sax Rohmer
Trent's Last Case (E. C. Bentley)
Trent's Last Case
61
E. C. Bentley
Max Carrados (Ernest Bramah)
Max Carrados
62
Ernest Bramah
The Lone Wolf (Louis Vance)
The Lone Wolf
63
Louis Vance
The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
The Thirty-Nine Steps
64
John Buchan
The Valley of Fear (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Valley of Fear
65
Arthur Conan Doyle
Limehouse Nights (Thomas Burke)
Limehouse Nights
66
Thomas Burke
His Last Bow (Arthur Conan Doyle)
His Last Bow
67
Arthur Conan Doyle
Uncle Abner (Melville Davisson Post)
Uncle Abner
68
Melville Davisson Post
The Middle Temple Murder (J. S. Fletcher)
The Middle Temple Murder
69
J. S. Fletcher
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
70
Agatha Christie
The Cask (Freeman Wills Crofts)
The Cask
71
Freeman Wills Crofts
Call Mr Fortune (H. C. Bailey)
Call Mr Fortune
72
H. C. Bailey
Bulldog Drummond (Sapper)
Bulldog Drummond
73
Sapper
Tutt and Mr. Tutt (Arthur Train)
Tutt and Mr. Tutt
74
Arthur Train
The Great Impersonation (E. Phillips Oppenheim)
The Great Impersonation
75
E. Phillips Oppenheim
The Grey Room (Eden Philpotts)
The Grey Room
76
Eden Philpotts
The Eight Strokes of the Clock (Maurice Leblanc)
The Eight Strokes of the Clock
77
Maurice Leblanc
The Red House Mystery (A. A. Milne)
The Red House Mystery
78
A. A. Milne
The Brooklyn Murders (G. D. H. Cole)
The Brooklyn Murders
79
G. D. H. Cole
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
80
Dorothy L. Sayers
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