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The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books

"This book tells the story of crime fiction published during the first half of the twentieth century. The diversity of this much-loved genre is breathtaking, and so much greater than many critics have suggested. To illustrate this, the leading expert on classic crime discusses one hundred books ranging from The Hound of the Baskervilles to Strangers on a Train which highlight the entertaining plots, the literary achievements, and the social significance of vintage crime fiction."
**There are 103 books in this list because one is the title book, and weirdly even though it is called "The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books" there are actually 102 books covered.
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The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books (Martin Edwards)
The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books
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Martin Edwards
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men
3
The Case of Miss Elliott (Baroness Orczy)
The Case of Miss Elliott
4
Baroness Orczy
Tracks in the Snow (Godfrey R. Benson)
Tracks in the Snow
5
Godfrey R. Benson
Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (Roy Horniman)
Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal
6
Roy Horniman
The Blotting Book (E. F. Benson)
The Blotting Book
7
E. F. Benson
The Innocence of Father Brown
The Innocence of Father Brown
8
At the Villa Rose (A. E. W. Mason)
At the Villa Rose
9
A. E. W. Mason
The Eye of Osiris (R. Austin Freeman)
The Eye of Osiris
10
R. Austin Freeman
The Lodger (Marie Belloc Lowndes)
The Lodger
11
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Max Carrados (Ernest Bramah)
Max Carrados
12
Ernest Bramah
Trent's Last Case (E. C. Bentley)
Trent's Last Case
13
E. C. Bentley
In the Night (Lord Gorell)
In the Night
14
Lord Gorell
The Middle Temple Murder (J. S. Fletcher)
The Middle Temple Murder
15
J. S. Fletcher
The Skeleton Key (Bernard Capes)
The Skeleton Key
16
Bernard Capes
The Cask (Freeman Wills Crofts)
The Cask
17
Freeman Wills Crofts
The Red House Mystery (A. A. Milne)
The Red House Mystery
18
A. A. Milne
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
19
Agatha Christie
Clouds of Witness (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Clouds of Witness
20
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Rasp (Philip MacDonald)
The Rasp
21
Philip MacDonald
Mr Fortune, Please (H. C. Bailey)
Mr Fortune, Please
22
H. C. Bailey
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
23
The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (Gladys Mitchell)
The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
24
Gladys Mitchell
Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
Murder at the Vicarage
25
Agatha Christie
The Case of the Late Pig (Margery Allingham)
The Case of the Late Pig
26
Margery Allingham
Send for Paul Temple (Francis Durbridge)
Send for Paul Temple
27
Francis Durbridge
The Floating Admiral (1931)
The Floating Admiral (1931)
28
The Body in the Silo (Ronald Knox)
The Body in the Silo
29
Ronald Knox
She Had to Have Gas (Rupert Penny)
She Had to Have Gas
30
Rupert Penny
The Medbury Fort Murder (George Limnelius)
The Medbury Fort Murder
31
George Limnelius
Murder of a Lady (Anthony Wynne)
Murder of a Lady
32
Anthony Wynne
The Hollow Man
The Hollow Man
33
The Secret of High Eldersham (Miles Burton)
The Secret of High Eldersham
34
Miles Burton
Death Under Sail (C. P. Snow)
Death Under Sail
35
C. P. Snow
The Sussex Downs Murder (John Bude)
The Sussex Downs Murder
36
John Bude
Sinister Crag (Newton Gayle)
Sinister Crag
37
Newton Gayle
The Crime at Diana's Pool (Victor L Whitechurch)
The Crime at Diana's Pool
38
Victor L Whitechurch
Some Must Watch (Ethel Lina White)
Some Must Watch
39
Ethel Lina White
Death by Request (Romilly and Katherine John)
Death by Request
40
Romilly and Katherine John
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