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British Library Classic Crime novels
1.
Mystery in White
by:
J. Jefferson Farjeon
3.38 avg rating — 5,596 ratings
2.
Murder Underground (Watson Sisters, #1)
by:
Mavis Doriel Hay
3.34 avg rating — 1,646 ratings
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The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)
by:
John Bude
3.59 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
4.
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
by:
Anthony Berkeley
3.78 avg rating — 3,579 ratings
5.
Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.73 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
6.
The Cornish Coast Murder
by:
John Bude
3.53 avg rating — 3,643 ratings
7.
Resorting to Murder: Holiday Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.61 avg rating — 711 ratings
8.
The Santa Klaus Murder
by:
Mavis Doriel Hay
3.40 avg rating — 3,666 ratings
9.
Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes
by:
Martin Edwards
3.84 avg rating — 513 ratings
10.
Antidote to Venom
by:
Freeman Wills Crofts
3.62 avg rating — 772 ratings
11.
Thirteen Guests (Inspector Kendall #1)
by:
J. Jefferson Farjeon
3.57 avg rating — 1,703 ratings
12.
Death on the Cherwell (Watson Sisters, #2)
by:
Mavis Doriel Hay
3.35 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
13.
Death of an Airman (Inspector Bray, #2)
by:
Christopher St. John Sprigg
3.65 avg rating — 588 ratings
14.
The Notting Hill Mystery
by:
Charles Felix
3.27 avg rating — 957 ratings
15.
Capital Crimes: London Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.73 avg rating — 641 ratings
16.
Portrait of a Murderer: A Christmas Crime Story
by:
Anne Meredith
3.38 avg rating — 1,321 ratings
17.
Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.82 avg rating — 822 ratings
18.
Death on the Riviera (Superintendent Meredith, #4)
by:
John Bude
3.55 avg rating — 1,137 ratings
19.
Quick Curtain
by:
Alan Melville
3.40 avg rating — 568 ratings
20.
Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald, #13)
by:
E.C.R. Lorac
3.74 avg rating — 1,518 ratings
21.
Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.77 avg rating — 1,055 ratings
21.
Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #26)
by:
E.C.R. Lorac
3.93 avg rating — 1,362 ratings
23.
The Cheltenham Square Murder (Superintendent Meredith #3)
by:
John Bude
3.69 avg rating — 923 ratings
24.
The Murder of My Aunt
by:
Richard Hull
3.70 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
25.
The Z Murders
by:
J. Jefferson Farjeon
3.30 avg rating — 879 ratings
25.
Death in the Tunnel (Desmond Merrion, #13)
by:
Miles Burton
3.48 avg rating — 856 ratings
27.
Death of a Busybody (Chief Inspector Littlejohn #3)
by:
George Bellairs
3.88 avg rating — 1,379 ratings
28.
The Hog's Back Mystery (Inspector French #10)
by:
Freeman Wills Crofts
3.64 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
29.
It Walks by Night (Henri Bencolin #1)
by:
John Dickson Carr
3.48 avg rating — 841 ratings
30.
The Lost Gallows: A Historical British Crime Fiction Mystery
by:
John Dickson Carr
3.51 avg rating — 566 ratings
31.
Fell Murder
by:
E.C.R. Lorac
4.08 avg rating — 1,158 ratings
32.
Murder in Piccadilly (Chief Inspector Wake, #1)
by:
Charles Kingston
3.13 avg rating — 590 ratings
33.
Death of Anton
by:
Alan Melville
3.75 avg rating — 306 ratings
33.
A Scream in Soho
by:
John G. Brandon
3.32 avg rating — 632 ratings
35.
Surfeit of Suspects
by:
George Bellairs
3.78 avg rating — 833 ratings
35.
Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves
by:
Martin Edwards
3.84 avg rating — 380 ratings
35.
These Names Make Clues
by:
E.C.R. Lorac
3.66 avg rating — 1,150 ratings
38.
Calamity in Kent
by:
John Rowland
3.22 avg rating — 575 ratings
39.
The Long Arm of the Law: Classic Police Stories
by:
Martin Edwards
3.82 avg rating — 365 ratings
40.
Verdict of Twelve
by:
Raymond W. Postgate
3.78 avg rating — 763 ratings
41.
Murder of a Lady (Dr. Hailey #12)
by:
Anthony Wynne
3.43 avg rating — 1,919 ratings
41.
Smallbone Deceased: A London Mystery
by:
Michael Gilbert
4.06 avg rating — 2,650 ratings
43.
The Lake District Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #1)
by:
John Bude
3.34 avg rating — 1,964 ratings
44.
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories
by:
Martin Edwards
3.78 avg rating — 1,441 ratings
45.
Crossed Skis
by:
Carol Carnac
3.89 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
46.
Mystery in the Channel
by:
Freeman Wills Crofts
3.71 avg rating — 999 ratings
47.
Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles
by:
Martin Edwards
3.90 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
48.
Blood on the Tracks: Railway Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.87 avg rating — 931 ratings
49.
Continental Crimes
by:
Martin Edwards
3.65 avg rating — 360 ratings
49.
Death in Fancy Dress
by:
Anthony Gilbert
3.25 avg rating — 444 ratings
51.
Excellent Intentions
by:
Richard Hull
3.43 avg rating — 445 ratings
51.
Foreign Bodies
by:
Martin Edwards
3.59 avg rating — 302 ratings
53.
Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.66 avg rating — 177 ratings
54.
Death in Captivity
by:
Michael Gilbert
4.12 avg rating — 574 ratings
55.
The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack (Chief Inspector Littlejohn #4-5)
by:
George Bellairs
4.05 avg rating — 798 ratings
56.
The Incredible Crime
by:
Lois Austen-Leigh
3.10 avg rating — 604 ratings
57.
Miraculous Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.89 avg rating — 606 ratings
58.
The Body in the Dumb River
by:
George Bellairs
3.86 avg rating — 998 ratings
59.
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm
by:
Gil North
3.24 avg rating — 411 ratings
60.
Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)
by:
E.C.R. Lorac
4.12 avg rating — 1,212 ratings
61.
The Female Detective
by:
Andrew Forrester
2.97 avg rating — 440 ratings
62.
The Methods of Sergeant Cluff
by:
Gil North
3.21 avg rating — 285 ratings
63.
The Measure of Malice: Scientific Detection Stories
by:
Martin Edwards
3.80 avg rating — 340 ratings
64.
British Library Crime Classics Complete Collection 12 Books Set Murder Mysteries Series
by:
J. Jefferson Farjeon
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
64.
Weekend at Thrackley
by:
Alan Melville
3.67 avg rating — 806 ratings
66.
Death Makes a Prophet (Superintendent William Meredith #11)
by:
John Bude
3.78 avg rating — 457 ratings
67.
The Christmas Egg (Inspector Brett Nightingale, #3)
by:
Mary Kelly
3.04 avg rating — 979 ratings
68.
Murder After Christmas
by:
Rupert Latimer
3.44 avg rating — 1,146 ratings
69.
Murder in the Museum
by:
John Rowland
3.22 avg rating — 868 ratings
69.
The Woman in the Wardrobe
by:
Peter Antony
3.61 avg rating — 137 ratings
71.
Seven Dead
by:
J. Jefferson Farjeon
3.47 avg rating — 691 ratings
72.
The Ponson Case
by:
Freeman Wills Crofts
3.83 avg rating — 300 ratings
73.
Death Has Deep Roots (Inspector Hazlerigg #5)
by:
Michael Gilbert
4.02 avg rating — 660 ratings
74.
The 12:30 from Croydon
by:
Freeman Wills Crofts
3.67 avg rating — 838 ratings
75.
The Colour of Murder
by:
Julian Symons
3.66 avg rating — 678 ratings
76.
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
by:
Leonard R. Gribble
3.57 avg rating — 284 ratings
77.
Scarweather
by:
Anthony Rolls
3.26 avg rating — 334 ratings
78.
Death of Mr. Dodsley (Francis McNab, #5)
by:
John Ferguson
3.48 avg rating — 307 ratings
79.
The Division Bell Mystery
by:
Ellen Wilkinson
3.50 avg rating — 699 ratings
80.
Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.75 avg rating — 230 ratings
81.
The Chianti Flask
by:
Marie Belloc Lowndes
3.41 avg rating — 219 ratings
81.
Post After Post-Mortem (Robert MacDonald #11)
by:
E.C.R. Lorac
3.98 avg rating — 1,100 ratings
83.
The Groote Park Murder
by:
Freeman Wills Crofts
3.78 avg rating — 311 ratings
83.
Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15)
by:
John Dickson Carr
3.81 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
85.
Death of a Bookseller
by:
Bernard J. Farmer
3.53 avg rating — 1,292 ratings
86.
Mr. Bazalgette's Agent
by:
Leonard Merrick
3.09 avg rating — 107 ratings
87.
Due to a Death
by:
Mary Kelly
3.35 avg rating — 151 ratings
88.
The Spoilt Kill: A Staffordshire Mystery (Hedley Nicholson #1)
by:
Mary Kelly
3.78 avg rating — 330 ratings
89.
A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries
by:
Martin Edwards
3.78 avg rating — 816 ratings
90.
Revelations of a Lady Detective
by:
William Stephens Hayward
3.48 avg rating — 80 ratings
91.
Death in White Pyjamas / Death Knows No Calendar
by:
John Bude
3.77 avg rating — 380 ratings
92.
The Man Who Didn't Fly
by:
Margot Bennett
3.18 avg rating — 300 ratings
93.
The Secret of High Eldersham (Desmond Merrion, #1)
by:
Miles Burton
3.58 avg rating — 924 ratings