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The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Detective, Crime, and Mystery Fiction (The Cornerstones) - Page 3

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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Inspector French's Greatest Case (Freeman Wills Crofts)
Inspector French's Greatest Case
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Freeman Wills Crofts
The Rasp (Philip MacDonald)
The Rasp
82
Philip MacDonald
The House of the Arrow (A. E. W. Mason)
The House of the Arrow
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A. E. W. Mason
The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder (Edgar Wallace)
The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder
84
Edgar Wallace
The Paddington Mystery (John Rhode)
The Paddington Mystery
85
John Rhode
The Murders in Praed Street (John Rhode)
The Murders in Praed Street
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John Rhode
The House Without a Key (Earl Derr Biggers)
The House Without a Key
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Earl Derr Biggers
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
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Theodore Dreiser
The Informer (Liam O'flaherty)
The Informer
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Liam O'flaherty
The Viaduct Murder (Ronald A. Knox)
The Viaduct Murder
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Ronald A. Knox
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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Agatha Christie
The Benson Murder Case (S S Van Dine)
The Benson Murder Case
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S S Van Dine
The "Canary" Murder Case (S S Van Dine)
The "Canary" Murder Case
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S S Van Dine
Payment Deferred (C.S. Forester)
Payment Deferred
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C.S. Forester
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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Arthur Conan Doyle
The Bellamy Trial (Frances Noyes Hart)
The Bellamy Trial
96
Frances Noyes Hart
Ashenden (W. Somerset Maugham)
Ashenden
97
W. Somerset Maugham
Meet--The Tiger! (Leslie Charteris)
Meet--The Tiger!
98
Leslie Charteris
The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Anthony Berkeley)
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
99
Anthony Berkeley
The Roman Hat Mystery (Ellery Queen)
The Roman Hat Mystery
100
Ellery Queen
Murder by the Clock (Rufus King)
Murder by the Clock
101
Rufus King
Little Caesar (W.R. Burnett)
Little Caesar
102
W.R. Burnett
Clues of the Caribbees (T. S. Stribling)
Clues of the Caribbees
103
T. S. Stribling
Detective Duff Unravels It (Harvey J. O'Higgins)
Detective Duff Unravels It
104
Harvey J. O'Higgins
The Patient in Room 18 (Mignon G. Eberhart)
The Patient in Room 18
105
Mignon G. Eberhart
Book of Murder (Frederick Irving Anderson)
Book of Murder
106
Frederick Irving Anderson
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
107
Dashiell Hammett
The Documents in the Case (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Documents in the Case
108
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Hammersmith Murders (David Frome)
The Hammersmith Murders
109
David Frome
The Patience of Maigret (Georges Simenon)
The Patience of Maigret
110
Georges Simenon
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
111
Dashiell Hammett
The Penguin Pool Murder (Stuart Palmer)
The Penguin Pool Murder
112
Stuart Palmer
Death Walks in Eastrepps (Francis Beeding)
Death Walks in Eastrepps
113
Francis Beeding
Murder at School (Glen Trevor)
Murder at School
114
Glen Trevor
Guys and Dolls (Damon Runyon)
Guys and Dolls
115
Damon Runyon
The Cape Cod Mystery (Phoebe Atwood Taylor)
The Cape Cod Mystery
116
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
The Red Castle (H. C. Bailey)
The Red Castle
117
H. C. Bailey
Re-Enter Sir John (Clemence Dane & Helen Simpson)
Re-Enter Sir John
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Clemence Dane & Helen Simpson
Before the Fact (Francis Iles)
Before the Fact
119
Francis Iles
The Tragedy of X (Ellery Queen)
The Tragedy of X
120
Ellery Queen
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