Mysteries Published Before 1970

1.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating β€” 162,714 ratings
2.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating β€” 97,252 ratings
2.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,544,144 ratings
4.
Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4)
Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4) 3.92 avg rating β€” 40,025 ratings
5.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 482,334 ratings
6.
Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) 3.83 avg rating β€” 59,873 ratings
7.
Behold a Fair Woman (Mordecai Tremaine #7)
Behold a Fair Woman (Mordecai Tremaine #7) 3.61 avg rating β€” 303 ratings
7.
They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #5)
They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #5) 3.78 avg rating β€” 43,869 ratings
7.
The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands 3.45 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
7.
The Lodger
The Lodger 3.67 avg rating β€” 3,523 ratings
11.
The Wintringham Mystery
The Wintringham Mystery 3.66 avg rating β€” 2,762 ratings
11.
Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)
Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) 3.87 avg rating β€” 43,233 ratings
13.
Footsteps in the Dark
Footsteps in the Dark 3.72 avg rating β€” 6,792 ratings
13.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 12,837 ratings
13.
The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher 3.39 avg rating β€” 5,438 ratings
17.
The Benson Murder Case (Philo Vance #1)
The Benson Murder Case (Philo Vance #1) 3.45 avg rating β€” 1,570 ratings
20.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 484,702 ratings
20.
Murder Must Advertise  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) 4.17 avg rating β€” 24,405 ratings
23.
Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1)
Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 44,947 ratings
23.
In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs #1)
In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,106 ratings
26.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating β€” 710,356 ratings
28.
Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) 3.98 avg rating β€” 24,884 ratings
29.
Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3) 4.07 avg rating β€” 29,681 ratings
31.
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men 3.54 avg rating β€” 1,463 ratings
32.
Deadly Nightshade (Henry Gamadge #2)
Deadly Nightshade (Henry Gamadge #2) 3.75 avg rating β€” 429 ratings
34.
The G-String Murders
The G-String Murders 3.41 avg rating β€” 411 ratings
35.
Mother Finds a Body
Mother Finds a Body 3.43 avg rating β€” 106 ratings
36.
The Canary Murder Case (Philo Vance #2)
The Canary Murder Case (Philo Vance #2) 3.66 avg rating β€” 954 ratings
37.
The Thinking Machine
The Thinking Machine 3.67 avg rating β€” 926 ratings
38.
Her Forbidden Knight
Her Forbidden Knight
by: Rex Stout
3.50 avg rating β€” 321 ratings