Reading list: Martin Edwards: The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books -- the "100 Books" Presented

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Books: 102

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Four Just Men

by Edgar Wallace

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The Case Of Miss Elliott

by Emmuska Orczy

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Tracks in the Snow

by Godfrey Benson

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Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal

by Roy Horniman, D. J. Natelson

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The Blotting Book

by E. F. Benson

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The Innocence of Father Brown

by G.K. Chesterton

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At the Villa Rose

by A. E. W. Mason

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The Eye of Osiris

by R. Austin Freeman

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10.

The Lodger

by Marie Belloc Lowndes

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11.

Max Carrados

by Ernest Bramah

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12.

Trent's Last Case

by E.C. Bentley

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13.

In the night - R. Gorell (AKA Lord Gorel...

In the night

by R. Gorell (AKA Lord Gorell) BARNES

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14.

The Middle Temple Murder

by J.S. Fletcher

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15.

The Mystery of the Skeleton Key

by Bernard Capes, Hugh Lamb, G.K. Chesterton

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16.

The Cask

by Freeman Wills Crofts

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17.

The Red House Mystery

by A.A. Milne

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18.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

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19.

Clouds of Witness

by Dorothy L. Sayers

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20.

The Rasp

by Philip MacDonald

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21.

Mr. Fortune, Please

by H.C. Bailey

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22.

The Poisoned Chocolates Case

by Anthony Berkeley

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23.

The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop

by Gladys Mitchell

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24.

The Murder at the Vicarage

by Agatha Christie

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25.

The Case of the Late Pig

by Margery Allingham

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26.

Send for Paul Temple

by Francis Durbridge

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27.

The Floating Admiral

by G.K. Chesterton, Detection Club, Anthony Berkeley, Agatha Christie

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28.

The Body in the Silo

by Ronald Knox

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29.

She Had to Have Gas

by Rupert Penny

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30.

The Medbury Fort Murder

by George Limnelius

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31.

Murder of a Lady

by Anthony Wynne

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32.

The Hollow Man

by John Dickson Carr

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33.

The Secret of High Eldersham

by Miles Burton

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34.

Death Under Sail

by C.P. Snow

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35.

The Sussex Downs Murder

by John Bude

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36.

Sinister Crag

by Newton Gayle

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37.

The Crime at Diana's Pool

by Victor L. Whitechurch

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38.

Some Must Watch

by Ethal Lina White

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39.

Death By Request

by Romilly John, Katherine John

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40.

Birthday Party

by C. H. B. Kitchin

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41.

Death at Broadcasting House

by Val Gielgud, Holt Marvell

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42.

Bats in the Belfry

by E.C.R. Lorac

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43.

What Beckoning Ghost

by Douglas G. Browne

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44.

The Red Redmaynes

by Eden Phillpotts

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45.

Mystery at Lynden Sands

by J.J. Connington

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46.

Murder in Black and White

by Evelyn Elder

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47.

Quick Curtain

by Alan Melville

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48.

Case for Three Detectives

by Leo Bruce

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49.

The Moving Toyshop

by Edmund Crispin

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50.

Murder At School

by James Hilton

Note: Glen Trevor aka James Hilton

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Murder at Cambridge

by Q. Patrick

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Death at the President's Lodging

by Michael Innes

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Vantage Striker

by Helen Simpson

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Death Wears a Purple Shirt

by R.C. Woodthorpe

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55.

The Nursing Home Murder

by Ngaio Marsh

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The Documents in the Case

by Dorothy L. Sayers, Robert Eustace

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The Young Vanish

by Francis Everton

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58.

Death of an Airman

by Christopher St. John Sprigg

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A.B.C. Solves Five - C.E. Bechhofer Robe...

A.B.C. Solves Five

by C.E. Bechhofer Roberts, Ephesian

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60.

The Grell Mystery

by Frank Froest

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61.

The Duke of York's Steps

by Henry Wade

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62.

Hendon's First Case

by John Rhode

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63.

Green for Danger

by Christianna Brand

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64.

Trial and Error

by Anthony Berkeley

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65.

Verdict of Twelve

by Raymond Postgate

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66.

Tragedy at Law

by Cyril Hare

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67.

Smallbone Deceased

by Michael Gilbert

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68.

The Perfect Murder Case

by Christopher Bush

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69.

Death Walks in Eastrepps

by Francis Beeding

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70.

X V. Rex

by Philip MacDonald

Note: Philip Macdonald aka Martin Polock

71.

The Z Murders

by J. Jefferson Farjeon

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72.

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

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73.

The House by the River

by A. P. Herbert

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74.

Payment Deferred

by C.S. Forester

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75.

No Walls Of Jasper

by Joanna Cannan

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76.

Nightmare

by Lynn Brock

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77.

End of an Ancient Mariner

by G.D.H. Cole, Margaret Cole

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78.

Portrait of a Murderer: A Christmas Crime Story

by Anne Meredith

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79.

Department of Dead Ends: 14 Stories

by Roy Vickers

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80.

Malice Aforethought

by Francis Iles

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81.

Family Matters

by Anthony Rolls

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82.

Middle Class Murder

by Bruce Hamilton

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83.

My Own Murderer

by Richard Hull

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84.

Death To The Rescue

by Milward Kennedy

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85.

A Pin to See the Peepshow

by Elaine Morgan, F. Tennyson Jesse

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86.

Earth to Ashes - Alan Brock

Earth to Ashes

by Alan Brock

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87.

The Franchise Affair

by Josephine Tey

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88.

Darkness at Pemberley

by T.H. White

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89.

Division Bell Mystery

by Ellen Cicely Wilkinson

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90.

Death on the Down Beat

by Sebastian Farr

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91.

The Dain Curse

by Dashiell Hammett

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The Curious Mr. Tarrant: 8 Detective Stories

by C. Daly King

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93.

Calamity Town

by Ellery Queen

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94.

The Red Right Hand

by Joel Townsley Rogers

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95.

Strangers on a Train

by Patricia Highsmith

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96.

Six Dead Men

by Rosemary Benét, Stanislas-André Steeman

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97.

Pietr the Latvian

by Georges Simenon

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98.

Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi

by Norman Thomas di Giovanni, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges

Note: Jorge Luis Borges & Norman Thomas di Giovanni, aka H. Bustos Domeq

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The Beast Must Die

by Nicholas Blake

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100.

Background For Murder

by Shelley Smith

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101.

The Killer and the Slain: A Strange Story

by John Howard, Hugh Walpole

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102.

The 31st Of February

by Julian Symons

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Abandoned by user 7 years ago

And, again, thank you so much for doing this! I thought about it, but was just overwhelmed by the prospect of using the BL search function, of which I am not a fan, to do it!

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

And again, you're welcome! :)

I tend to search by ISBN (if necessary, as gleaned from Amazon or other online sources), which causes the book to be imported even if it hadn't been in the library previously. What really irks me, though, is the amount of green covers -- it's one thing if the imported book records don't include covers because there are none on Amazon, but often enough, the Amazon records do include covers, and they're still not imported, so you have to add them manually. Grrr!

Murder by Death 7 years ago

I'll do the covers and the record tidying - it's the least I can do after all the help you gave with the Bingo lists. And I have free time for the next couple of weeks. :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

I can see a new joint project looming on the horizon ... ah, that teamwork-building effect of BookLikes lists! :D

Murder by Death 7 years ago

An unexpected perk I'll bet they never foresaw. ;)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Hah. You bet they didn't!

Abandoned by user 7 years ago

I'm pretty sure that the Helen Simpson book (#53) was combined with a different Helen Simpson who is currently publishing. I was going to add a few covers, so I went to GR and couldn't even find Vantage Striker (literally the first time this has ever happened), but noted that there is a Helen Simpson who would not have been publishing books in 1931, since she wasn't born until 1959. At that point, I got discouraged and gave up. :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Oh yes, there's a whole bunch of author records associated with this list (and the "other books mentioned" listings) that need to be fixed. It's on my to-do list (and I suspect it'll sooner or later also end up on MbD's) ... just right now my focus is on getting the lists together in the first place. The BL database continues to be such a mess that, unfortunately, whether a given author record gets fixed today, tomorrow or next week just isn't one of my priorities. :(

Thank you for looking these up, though, and thanks for highlighting Simpson!

As for the green covers on the Edwards lists, I searched in vain for covers when I first put the lists together; the only reason there are any green covers left is that I couldn't find anything better yesterday. I'm probably going to give that search another whirl at some point in the near future, too; hopefully with better success then ...

Murder by Death 7 years ago

Yep - as I said above (b/c I commented first without reading all the comments) - it's now on my list too. :)

I've been going through the Halloween lists doing the same thing - making sure search works for them, tying or separating as needed, etc. so I'll just work these into the line up. :D

Murder by Death 7 years ago

Did someone else get Helen Simpson cleaned up? Because I just went through the list of her books and they are all hers (I found a few covers too).

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Well, I made a start disentangling the two writers. Didn't find a cover for Vantage Striker *anywhere*, though, however hard I looked ... :(

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Woohoo! Where did that Vantage Striker cover come from?! AND all the other missing covers?

Murder by Death 7 years ago

The Vantage Striker cover drove me nuts - I finally had to settle for that first page scan of an out of copyright edition.

The other covers... lots and lots of digging. I followed so many library links it wasn't funny... and there's some heavy photoshopping to clean up some of what I did find. :P

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Yes, I had a feeling there had to have been a LOT of research (and photo editing) involved. I know how much time it took me *not* to find anything! They're all looking beautiful now ... and BookLikes can rightfully claim to be the only book discussion forum that has editions with covers -- neither GR nor LT do!

Murder by Death 7 years ago

WOOT! We finally win at something database related! :D

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Always look at the bright side of life, you know ... :D

Murder by Death 7 years ago

Aaannndd now I'm whistling. :-o

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Not you alone. :D

Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog 7 years ago

I've read a grand total of three! Three! of these. I declare myself a Classic Crime illiterate.

SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady 7 years ago

I read a good many mysteries, but I've only read 8. (I've read more from the secondary list.)

Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog 7 years ago

If one means crime in general, rather than specifically murder mysteries, then I find some gaping holes in this list. I haven't looked at the longer list yet...

SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady 7 years ago

It's heavily British, that's for sure.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

... and that's the limitation that Edwards explicitly places on the book in the preface. This is essentially the style of mystery coined in the British Golden Age. Not noir, nothing past 1950 and -- for that matter -- nothing before 1900.

Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog 7 years ago

Well that explains that, then!

Murder by Death 7 years ago

5. I've only read 5 of these. And 90% of my fiction reading is mystery, so I have no excuse for such a poor showing.

Person Of Interest 7 years ago

One read and five already on the TBR pile. If we do an informal buddy read of Father Brown or Max Carrados (Stephen Fry narration) count me in. I've also loved the two Margery Allingham books I've read so far and definitely am up for reading more.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

There's a Stephen Fry version of the Max Carrados stories???

Definitely count me in for more of Margery Allingham, too.

(13 read on this list, 18 on the other one. Now I'm beginning to feel just a tiny bit less embarrassed about those numbers ...)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Found the Stephen Fry / Max Carrados audio! (And instantly bought it. I'm such a pushover ...)

Person Of Interest 7 years ago

Oh, good you found it. I wasn't familiar with Ernest Bramah, but I figured I couldn't go wrong when I saw it was Fry and classic detective stories. It ran as an Audible daily deal a while back.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Not an Audible deal hereabouts, alas (or no longer, for all I know :( ), but I got it online for less than I would have spent downloading the Audible recording at full price. So I'm set! :D

Person Of Interest 7 years ago

The member sales and daily deals don't run in Germany? Bummer. I paid a ridiculously low price for it which is one of the reasons I keep buying all these audiobooks! I'm glad you were able to find it for below Audible's full price.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

They do run here, but not necessarily for the same items or at the same time as in the UK and the US (the catalogue is slightly different, too). Since I only looked for the first time today, I have no way of knowing whether it *was* available as part of a deal at any given point in time ... it may well have been and I missed it; then again, it may not. (Schroedinger's cat in hindsight ...) Anyway, I ordered it, and that's what really matters! :)

Person Of Interest 7 years ago

Ah. I'd heard folks in the UK mention their sales were different than the US, but I wasn't sure about other countries. Audible is so convenient and inexpensive that I haven't bothered to look into other retail outlets.

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