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Julian Symons' 100 Best Crime Stories

"Julian Symons was awarded the British Crime Writer's Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, served as President of the Detection Club in London and was a distinguished critic of the mystery genre. In 1957-58, Julian Symons selected the 100 Best Crime Stories for the London Sunday Times"
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Above the Dark Circus (Sir Hugh Walpole)
Above the Dark Circus
1
Sir Hugh Walpole
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (Ellery Queen)
The Adventures of Ellery Queen
2
Ellery Queen
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Maurice Leblanc)
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
3
Maurice Leblanc
Ashenden (W. Somerset Maugham)
Ashenden
4
W. Somerset Maugham
The Asphalt Jungle (W.R. Burnett)
The Asphalt Jungle
5
W.R. Burnett
At the Villa Rose (A. E. W. Mason)
At the Villa Rose
6
A. E. W. Mason
Beast in View (Margaret Millar)
Beast in View
7
Margaret Millar
The Bellamy Trial (Frances Noyes Hart)
The Bellamy Trial
8
Frances Noyes Hart
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
9
Kenneth Fearing
The Blunderer (Patricia Highsmith)
The Blunderer
10
Patricia Highsmith
Bulldog Drummond (Sapper)
Bulldog Drummond
11
Sapper
Caleb Williams (William Godwin)
Caleb Williams
12
William Godwin
The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece
13
Erle Stanley Gardner
Cat and Mouse (Christianna Brand)
Cat and Mouse
14
Christianna Brand
Compulsion (Meyer Levin)
Compulsion
15
Meyer Levin
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Crime and Punishment
16
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Crimson Circle (Edgar Wallace)
The Crimson Circle
17
Edgar Wallace
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
18
Josephine Tey
Death Comes as the End (Agatha Christie)
Death Comes as the End
19
Agatha Christie
Death of a Ghost (Margery Allingham)
Death of a Ghost
20
Margery Allingham
The Department of Dead Ends (Roy Vickers)
The Department of Dead Ends
21
Roy Vickers
Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly (John Franklin Bardin)
Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly
22
John Franklin Bardin
Fer-De-Lance (Rex Stout)
Fer-De-Lance
23
Rex Stout
From Russia, With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia, With Love
24
Ian Fleming
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night
25
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
26
Dashiell Hammett
The Greek Coffin Mystery (Ellery Queen)
The Greek Coffin Mystery
27
Ellery Queen
The Greene Murder Case (S.S. Van Dine)
The Greene Murder Case
28
S.S. Van Dine
A Gun for Sale (Graham Greene)
A Gun for Sale
29
Graham Greene
Hamlet, Revenge! (Michael Innes)
Hamlet, Revenge!
30
Michael Innes
Hangover Square (Patrick Hamilton)
Hangover Square
31
Patrick Hamilton
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
32
Raymond Chandler
The Horizontal Man (Helen Eustis)
The Horizontal Man
33
Helen Eustis
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
34
Arthur Conan Doyle
The House of the Arrow (A. E. W. Mason)
The House of the Arrow
35
A. E. W. Mason
The Innocence of Father Brown (G.K. Chesterton)
The Innocence of Father Brown
36
G.K. Chesterton
The Ivory Grin (Ross MacDonald)
The Ivory Grin
37
Ross MacDonald
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying
38
Ira Levin
The Lady in the Morgue (Jonathan Latimer)
The Lady in the Morgue
39
Jonathan Latimer
The Lady Vanishes (Ethel Lina White)
The Lady Vanishes
40
Ethel Lina White
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