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The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Detective, Crime, and Mystery Fiction (The Cornerstones) - Page 4

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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The Tragedy of Y (Ellery Queen)
The Tragedy of Y
121
Ellery Queen
The Case of the Velvet Claws (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
122
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Fatal Five Minutes (R. A. J. Walling)
The Fatal Five Minutes
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R. A. J. Walling
The Case of the Sulky Girl (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Sulky Girl
124
Erle Stanley Gardner
Death of a Ghost (Margery Allingham)
Death of a Ghost
125
Margery Allingham
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
126
James M. Cain
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Nine Tailors
127
Dorothy L. Sayers
Fer-De-Lance (Rex Stout)
Fer-De-Lance
128
Rex Stout
The Murder of My Aunt (Richard Hull)
The Murder of My Aunt
129
Richard Hull
No Hero (John Marquand)
No Hero
130
John Marquand
The League of Frightened Men
The League of Frightened Men
131
Trial and Error (Anthony Berkeley)
Trial and Error
132
Anthony Berkeley
The Beast Must Die (Nicholas Blake)
The Beast Must Die
133
Nicholas Blake
The Crooked Hinge (John Dickson Carr)
The Crooked Hinge
134
John Dickson Carr
The Judas Window (Carter Dickson)
The Judas Window
135
Carter Dickson
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
136
Daphne Du Maurier
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
137
Graham Greene
Lament for a Maker (Michael Innes)
Lament for a Maker
138
Michael Innes
Death From a Top Hat (Clayton Rawson)
Death From a Top Hat
139
Clayton Rawson
The Listening House (Mabel Seeley)
The Listening House
140
Mabel Seeley
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (Philip MacDonald)
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
141
Philip MacDonald
The Mask of Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
The Mask of Dimitrios
142
Eric Ambler
Overture to Death (Ngaio Marsh)
Overture to Death
143
Ngaio Marsh
The Mysterious Mickey Finn (Elliot Paul)
The Mysterious Mickey Finn
144
Elliot Paul
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
145
Raymond Chandler
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
146
Raymond Chandler
Drink to Yesterday (Manning Coles)
Drink to Yesterday
147
Manning Coles
Pray Silence (Manning Coles)
Pray Silence
148
Manning Coles
The So Blue Marble (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The So Blue Marble
149
Dorothy B. Hughes
The Norths Meet Murder (Frances and Richard Lockridge)
The Norths Meet Murder
150
Frances and Richard Lockridge
Verdict of Twelve (Raymond Postgate)
Verdict of Twelve
151
Raymond Postgate
The Bride Wore Black (Cornell Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black
152
Cornell Woolrich
A Taste for Honey (H.F. Heard)
A Taste for Honey
153
H.F. Heard
Trial by Fury (Craig Rice)
Trial by Fury
154
Craig Rice
Rocket to the Morgue (Anthony Boucher)
Rocket to the Morgue
155
Anthony Boucher
The Just and the Unjust (James Gould Cozzens)
The Just and the Unjust
156
James Gould Cozzens
Phantom Lady (William Irish)
Phantom Lady
157
William Irish
Calamity Town (Ellery Queen)
Calamity Town
158
Ellery Queen
Laura (Vera Caspary)
Laura
159
Vera Caspary
Blood Upon the Snow (Hilda Lawrence)
Blood Upon the Snow
160
Hilda Lawrence
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