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The Magic-Lantern Murders

by Carter Dickson e John Dickson Carr

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 A fiendish, twisty-turny serving of 'impossible crime' that sees the return of characters Kenwood Blake, Evelyn Cheyne and Sir Henry Merrivale from The Unicorn Murders.
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The Unicorn Murders

by Carter Dickson e John Dickson Carr

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 For the 150th Crime Classic, this extremely scarce mystery masterpiece by Carter Dickson (John Dickson Carr) is a celebration of what the series is all about; making the greatest, and often very scarce, works of the genre available once more.
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Jack On The Gallows Tree

by Leo Bruce

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 Ushers a new highly-regarded and prolific author into the series; a key player of the mid-century crime fiction scene. A comedic crime novel, played partly for laughs but with a strong central puzzle at its core. Something different for returning fans of the genre. Offers a novel by a writer from a minority perspective writing during a time in whi
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Airing In A Closed Carriage

by Joseph Shearing e Marjorie Bowen

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 A different kind of crime novel for the Crime Classics series, presenting a fictionalised version of a real-life murder case and unravelling the mysteries of the people at its core.
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Sky High

by Michael Gilbert

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 The fourth Michael Gilbert novel to join the series, after the perennial success of Smallbone Deceased, Death in Captivity and Death Has Deep Roots.
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The Odd Flamingo

by Nina Bawden

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 One of two crime novels written by famous children's author Nina Bawden showcasing her excellent storytelling and talent for gritty plotting. An atmospheric murder mystery full of gripping suspense, pulling the reader through London's seedy clubland of the 1950s and sides of the city rarely seen in fiction such as Paddington's Little Venice.
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The Ten Teacups

by Carter Dickson e John Dickson Carr

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 Regarded as one of the great Carr/Dickson locked-room mysteries among Carr connoisseurs, one of the highest-rated authors of the genre. The Ten Teacups features one of his famous series detectives Henry Merrivale (previously appearing in The White Priory Murders & returning in The Judas Window in Autumn 2025). Set in Henry Merrivale's stomping gro
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Murder As A Fine Art

by Carol Carnac e E. C. R. Lorac

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 A classic mystery reprinting for the first time since the 1950s copies of the original are extremely scarce. One of our reader favourites of the Crime Classics series returns, with the third Carnac novel starring Julian Rivers to join the Crime Classics series. From a London political setting, sending up the machinations of the civil service and
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The White Priory Murders - A Mystery For Christmas

by Carter Dickson e John Dickson Carr

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 When Bennett's uncle, the cantankerous amateur sleuth Sir Henry Merrivale arrives from London to make sense of this impossible crime, the reader is treated to a feast of the author's trademark twists, beguiling false answers and one of the most ingenious solutions in the history of the mystery genre.
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Mystery In White - A Christmas Crime Story

by J. Jefferson Farjeon

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 A new special edition of Sunday Times bestseller from British Library Publishing's genre defining Crime Classics series.Heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt. The passengers trapped together for Christmas, seek to unravel the secrets of an empty house when a murderer strikes in their midst.
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Death In Ambush - A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery

by Susan Gilruth

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 A classic country-house Christmas murder mystery light-hearted but with a clever mystery at its heart. A genuinely lost novel found in the British Library collections, republished here for the first time since its original publication in 1952.
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As If By Magic - Locked-Room Mysteries And Other Miraculous Crimes

by Anthony Wynne, Carter Dickson, Christianna Brand, E. C. Bentley, John Dickson Carr, Margery Allingham, Michael Gilbert, Vincent Cornier e Will Scott

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 Featuring stories by John Dickson Carr, Julian Symons and Margery Allingham alongside little-known rediscoveries from the Library collections.
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Still Waters

by E.C.R. Lorac

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 A rare 1950s classic from E. C. R. Lorac's beloved Inspector Robert Macdonald series, following on from Theft of the Iron Dogs and Fell Murder. Featuring the author's authentic depiction of her lake district home in Lunesdale, Lancashire. An atmospheric mystery full of memorable characters and period charm.
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The Judas Window

by Carter Dickson e John Dickson Carr

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 Often cited as the epitome of locked-room mysteries, featuring Carter Dickson's signature flair for jaw-dropping twist after twist, especially in the novel's thrilling courtroom section. The Judas Window adds another Merrivale classic to the series, following the immensely popular The White Priory Murders and The Ten Teacups.
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Cyanide In The Sun - And Other Stories Of Summertime Crime

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 Another of the series' popular anthologies celebrating forgotten classics and material not printed since its original publication. Perfect bitesize holiday reading for the Classic Crime enthusiast and the casual sleuther alike, featuring mysteries focused on British holidays and abroad.
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Scandalize My Name

by Fiona Sinclair

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 A forgotten book revived for the Crime Classics series for a new readership to enjoy. Described by Martin Edwards as similar in tone and style to early P. D. James fiction.
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Cat And Mouse - A Mystery In Wales

by Christianna Brand

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 A playful and experimental novel in which Brand sets out to combine Gothic melodrama with her signature style of mystery complete with astonishing twists and bombshell clues hiding in plain sight.
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Not To Be Taken - A Puzzle In Poison

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 A true challenge to Golden Age fans, famous for its light-touch clues hidden through the narrative, and an ending that still resonates today. Set in the countryside of Dorset and Somerset, with lashings of international intrigue.
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Tea On Sunday

by Lettice Cooper

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 First published in 1973 but written in the vintage mystery mode, Lettice Cooper uses her literary sensibilities to deliver a strong detective story with a well-brewed psychological depth.
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Murder In Vienna

by E.C.R. Lorac

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 First published in 1956, this classic mystery leaps out of rarity to join the British Library Crime Classics series. Inspector McDonald ventures abroad into Ally occupied Vienna on this busmanâ€™s holiday.
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Mr. Pottermack'S Oversight

by R. Austin Freeman

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 The first outing for R. Austin Freeman in the series is one of his finest books, first published in 1930.
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Before The Fact

by Francis Iles

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 Unsettling and gripping for its incisive portrayal of human emotion and fears, this experimental classic of crime fiction was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's film Suspicion, but remains an arresting literary read today.
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Lessons In Crime - Academic Mysteries

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 With a cohort of writers including Dorothy L. Sayers, Ethel Lina White, Jacqueline Wilson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael Innes and Edmund Crispin, this new anthology offers a selection of classics and rarities to provide a rewarding education in the beguiling art of mystery writing.
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London Particular

by Christianna Brand

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 First published in 1952, London Particular was Brandâ€™s favourite among her own books, and it remains a fast-paced and witty masterpiece of the genre, showing off the authorâ€™s signature flair for the ruthless twist.
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