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Julian Symons' 100 Best Crime Stories - Page 2

"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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Last Seen Wearing (Hillary Waugh)
Last Seen Wearing
41
Hillary Waugh
Laura (Vera Caspary)
Laura
42
Vera Caspary
The Lodger (Georges Simenon)
The Lodger
43
Georges Simenon
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
44
Raymond Chandler
The Lord Have Mercy (Shelley Smith)
The Lord Have Mercy
45
Shelley Smith
Maigret in Montmartre (Georges Simenon)
Maigret in Montmartre
46
Georges Simenon
Malice Aforethought (Francis Iles)
Malice Aforethought
47
Francis Iles
The Man From the Sea (Michael Innes)
The Man From the Sea
48
Michael Innes
The Man Who Didn't Fly (Margot Bennett)
The Man Who Didn't Fly
49
Margot Bennett
The Man With Two Wives (Patrick Quentin)
The Man With Two Wives
50
Patrick Quentin
The Mask of Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
The Mask of Dimitrios
51
Eric Ambler
Max Carrados (Ernest Bramah)
Max Carrados
52
Ernest Bramah
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
53
Arthur Conan Doyle
Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
Mischief
54
Charlotte Armstrong
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
55
Wilkie Collins
The Moving Toyshop (Edmund Crispin)
The Moving Toyshop
56
Edmund Crispin
Mr. Fortune Speaking (H.C. Bailey)
Mr. Fortune Speaking
57
H.C. Bailey
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
58
Dorothy L Sayers
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
59
Agatha Christie
My Name Is Michael Sibley (John Bingham)
My Name Is Michael Sibley
60
John Bingham
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
61
Charles Dickens
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Fergus Hume)
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
62
Fergus Hume
The Mystery of Orcival (Émile Gaboriau)
The Mystery of Orcival
63
Émile Gaboriau
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Gaston Leroux)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
64
Gaston Leroux
Never Come Back (John Mair)
Never Come Back
65
John Mair
New Arabian Nights (Robert Louis Stevenson)
New Arabian Nights
66
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Old Man in the Corner (Baroness Orczy)
The Old Man in the Corner
67
Baroness Orczy
One More Unfortunate (Edgar Lustgarten)
One More Unfortunate
68
Edgar Lustgarten
Overture to Death (Ngaio Marsh)
Overture to Death
69
Ngaio Marsh
Payment Deferred (C.S. Forester)
Payment Deferred
70
C.S. Forester
Phantom Lady (William Irish)
Phantom Lady
71
William Irish
A Pin to See the Peepshow (F. Tennyson Jesse)
A Pin to See the Peepshow
72
F. Tennyson Jesse
The Pit-Prop Syndicate (Freeman Wills Crofts)
The Pit-Prop Syndicate
73
Freeman Wills Crofts
The Pleasantries of Old Quong (Thomas Burke)
The Pleasantries of Old Quong
74
Thomas Burke
The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Anthony Berkeley)
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
75
Anthony Berkeley
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
76
James M. Cain
Quiet Horror (Stanley Ellin)
Quiet Horror
77
Stanley Ellin
Raffles:The Amateur Cracksman (E.W. Hornung)
Raffles:The Amateur Cracksman
78
E.W. Hornung
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
79
Daphne Du Maurier
The Red House Mystery (A. A. Milne)
The Red House Mystery
80
A. A. Milne
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