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Classic Mysteries

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English and American mysteries from the Golden Age of detective writing.

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  • Craig Rice

    Craig Rice

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  • John Creasey

    John Creasey

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  • Arthur William Upfield

    Arthur William Upfield

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  • Charlotte Armstrong

    Charlotte Armstrong

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  • Frances Louise Davis Lockridge

    Frances Louise Davis Lockridge

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  • Stuart Palmer

    Stuart Palmer

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  • Georgette Heyer

    Georgette Heyer

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  • Margaret Millar

    Margaret Millar

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  • Cornell Woolrich

    Cornell Woolrich

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  • George Harmon Coxe

    George Harmon Coxe

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  • Louis Tracy

    Louis Tracy

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  • Hilda Lawrence

    Hilda Lawrence

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  • Christianna Brand

    Christianna Brand

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  • C. Day Lewis

    C. Day Lewis

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  • Kelley Roos

    Kelley Roos

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  • Cover of: Guilt edged

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  • Cover of: Shadow of madness

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  • Cover of: No bones about it

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  • Cover of: The right murder

    First published in 1941 — 2 editions work
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  • Michael D. M. Gilbert

    Michael D. M. Gilbert

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  • Cover of: Akin to Murder; The Iron Cobweb; Widow's Mite

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  • Jonathan Stagge

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  • Cover of: Crime by chance

    First published in 1973 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: To wake the dead

    First published in 1965 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: In at the Kill

    First published in 1978 — 6 editions work
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  • Cover of: Death demands an audience: an Inspector McKee story

    First published in 1940 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: Compartment K

    First published in 1955 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: Widow's web

    First published in 1956 — 8 editions work
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  • Cover of: Prudence be damned

    Cover of edition prudencebedamned0000mcmu First published in 1978 — 5 editions work
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  • Celia Fremlin

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  • Cover of: Laura

    First published in 1943 — 9 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Dream Detective: Being Some Account of the Methods of Moris Klaw

    First published in 1925 — 8 editions work
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  • Cover of: At one-thirty: a mystery

    First published in 1915 — 9 editions work
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  • Cover of: The John Dickson Carr treasury

    First published in 1964 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: Duet of death

    Cover of edition duetofdeath00lawr First published in 1988 — 2 editions work
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  • Edward Phillips Oppenheim

    Edward Phillips Oppenheim

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  • Mary Stewart

    Mary Stewart

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  • Vivian Connell

    Vivian Connell

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  • Jonathan Latimer

    Jonathan Latimer

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  • Cover of: Saigon singer

    First published in 1946 — 3 editions work
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  • Melville Davisson Post

    Melville Davisson Post

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  • Cover of: Seven complete Nero Wolfe novels

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  • Cover of: Holy deadlock

    Cover of edition holydeadlock0000herb_y7e8 Cover of edition holydeadlock00herb First published in 1934 — 11 editions work
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  • Henry Wade

    Henry Wade

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  • Cover of: Top assignment

    First published in 1955 — 7 editions work
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  • Helen Reilly

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  • Cover of: The man who cried all the way home

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  • Cover of: Bullet proof.

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  • Cover of: The Cat Wears a Mask

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  • Cover of: Rumor Hath It

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June 11, 2022 Edited by Shay Simmons Updated list.
June 11, 2022 Edited by Shay Simmons Updated list.
June 8, 2022 Edited by Shay Simmons Updated list.
June 6, 2022 Edited by Shay Simmons Updated list.
August 28, 2017 Created by Shay Simmons Created new list.