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The Golden Age of Detective Fiction

Agatha Christie may be the best known of the golden age of crime writing but there were others whose work is just as enthralling. These are some that I have enjoyed and read over and over again.
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Hide My Eyes (Margery Allingham)
Hide My Eyes
1
Margery Allingham
The Tiger in the Smoke (Margery Allingham)
The Tiger in the Smoke
2
Margery Allingham
Police at the Funeral (Margery Allingham)
Police at the Funeral
3
Margery Allingham
The Case of the Late Pig (Margery Allingham)
The Case of the Late Pig
4
Margery Allingham
The Beckoning Lady (Margery Allingham)
The Beckoning Lady
5
Margery Allingham
The Mind Readers (Margery Allingham)
The Mind Readers
6
Margery Allingham
The China Governess (Margery Allingham)
The China Governess
7
Margery Allingham
The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
The Crime at Black Dudley
8
Margery Allingham
Look to the Lady (Margery Allingham)
Look to the Lady
9
Margery Allingham
Mystery Mile (Margery Allingham)
Mystery Mile
10
Margery Allingham
Sweet Danger (Margery Allingham)
Sweet Danger
11
Margery Allingham
Death of a Ghost (Margery Allingham)
Death of a Ghost
12
Margery Allingham
Flowers for the Judge (Margery Allingham)
Flowers for the Judge
13
Margery Allingham
Dancers in Mourning (Margery Allingham)
Dancers in Mourning
14
Margery Allingham
The Fashion in Shrouds (Margery Allingham)
The Fashion in Shrouds
15
Margery Allingham
Traitors Purse (Margery Alligham)
Traitors Purse
16
Margery Alligham
Coroner's Pidgin (Margery Allingham)
Coroner's Pidgin
17
Margery Allingham
Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Strong Poison
18
Dorothy L. Sayers
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night
19
Dorothy L. Sayers
Busman's Honeymoon
Busman's Honeymoon
20
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Nine Tailors
21
Dorothy L. Sayers
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
22
Dorothy L Sayers
Unnatural Death (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Unnatural Death
23
Dorothy L. Sayers
Lord Peter Views the Body (1928)
Lord Peter Views the Body (1928)
24
Five Red Herrings (Dorothy Sayers)
Five Red Herrings
25
Dorothy Sayers
The Documents in the Case (1930)
The Documents in the Case (1930)
26
Have His Carcase (1932)
Have His Carcase (1932)
27
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
28
Dorothy L. Sayers
Clouds of Witness (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Clouds of Witness
29
Dorothy L. Sayers
Death in a White Tie
Death in a White Tie
30
Scales of Justice (Ngaio Marsh)
Scales of Justice
31
Ngaio Marsh
The Nursing Home Murder (Ngaio Marsh)
The Nursing Home Murder
32
Ngaio Marsh
A Man Lay Dead (Ngaio Marsh)
A Man Lay Dead
33
Ngaio Marsh
Death in Ecstasy
Death in Ecstasy
34
Artists in Crime (Ngaio Marsh)
Artists in Crime
35
Ngaio Marsh
Off With His Head
Off With His Head
36
Overture to Death (Ngaio Marsh)
Overture to Death
37
Ngaio Marsh
Miss Pym Disposes (Josephine Tey)
Miss Pym Disposes
38
Josephine Tey
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair
39
The Singing Sands (Josephine Tey)
The Singing Sands
40
Josephine Tey
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