Crime Classics
Updated to 2026
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British Library Crime Classics Since 2014, the British Library Crime Classics series has ushered the Golden Age of crime and mystery writing back into the limelight. Novels by beloved writers of the genre share the stage with the works of unjustly neglected authors, rediscovered in the stacks of the British Library’s collection. The series also contains a number of choice short story anthologies on classic themes such as impossible crimes, Christmas crimes and railway mysteries, edited by the award-winning crime author Martin Edwards. This catalogue contains information on all of the new titles released in 2026, along with bibliographic details on previously published titles currently available to order from British Library Publishing. A full list of all books published in the Crime Classics series can be found at issuu.com/bl_publishing.
The Santa Klaus Murder Mavis Doriel Hay
Aunt Mildred declared that no good could come from a large family gathering—and this Christmas she’s right. At Sir Osmond Melbury’s country house, Flaxmere, the formidable patriarch is found dead in his study, just as Santa Klaus is handing out the Christmas presents. As private accusations and gossip run amok, the Chief Constable of Haulmshire, a long-standing family friend, begins his investigation. Special Edition Hardback Hardback £14.99 ISBN 978 0 7123 6946 6 282 pages, 216 x 138 mm October 2026
Mavis Doriel Hay (1894–1979) was a novelist of the golden age of British crime fiction. Her three detective novels were published in the 1930s and are now rare and highly collectable books. She was an expert on rural handicraft and wrote several books on the subject. Also available
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Ruefully observing that he knows the family too well for the case’s good, almost everyone has something to gain from Sir Osmond’s death; except the Santa Klaus, who appears the only one who could’ve done it. Amid mistrust, hatred, and half-hidden truths, the secret of Santa Klaus is revealed. First republished by the British Library in 2013, this golden special edition has a new introduction by Award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards.
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Sky High
The Double Turn
For the villagers of Brimberley, the worst thing looming on the horizon is the chance of being outshone by the rival village choir – that is, until Brimberley’s lead tenor is blown up in his home by an explosion that rocks the whole community. The motorcycling choir leader Liz enlists her son and a retired general to help investigate the shocking murder.
At the reclusive painter Adrian Delafield’s home, tension has been simmering away and two tenants have been found sprawled at either end of the staircase – one seriously injured, the other dead. The windows and doors were all secured from the inside, and yet Inspector Julian Rivers suspects a murder – a seemingly impossible crime.
First published in 1955, this classic village mystery showcases Gilbert’s clever plotting, sharp humour, and ability to blow the reader’s expectations sky high.
Exploring art-world secrets, religious mania and family ties, this rare mystery novel by one of the great writers of classic British detective fiction makes its longawaited return to print.
Michael Gilbert
ISBN 978 0 7123 5594 0 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm January 2026
Carol Carnac
ISBN 978 0 7123 6900 8 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm February 2026
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Airing in a Closed Carriage
Jack on the Gallows Tree
Joseph Shearing
Leo Bruce
When John Tyler meets his end from an overdose of arsenic – the drug which he prescribed himself as a kind of panacea – his wife May is dragged into a trial coloured by the public’s hunger to paint her as a beguiling murderess.
Senior History Master Carolus Deene has a troubling hobby as a criminologist and sometime sleuth. Even more troublingly, he has jaundice. But with the papers shouting of a crimewave sweeping the seaside resorts of England, sending him to the coast to recover is too risky for the Headmaster – he will be far away from trouble in the inland spa resort of Buddington.
Based on the real-life trial of Florence Maybrick in 1899, this novel unfolds the gripping tale of a case clouded by sensation, its unsolved mysteries and the untold story of the human being at its heart. First published in 1943 and filmed as The Mark of Cain in 1947, this edition marks the return of a classic. ISBN 978 0 7123 6910 7 496 pages, 190 x 130 mm March 2026
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But before long Buddington is rocked when two elderly women are found dead on the same night each with a white lily by their side. Perhaps things are looking up for the curious Deene? ISBN 978 0 7123 6920 6 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm April 2026
The Unicorn Murders
Puzzles of the Parish
A legendary thief and his arch-rival in the Sûreté Nationale compete to take ownership of the mysterious ‘unicorn’. When a storm forces an emergency landing, they take refuge at the Chateau de l’Ile, where ex-spy Kenwood Blake and Henry Merrivale get caught up in events. Cut off by floodwaters, the guests are drawn into a deadly battle of wits, as an apparently impossible murder reveals the true secret of the unicorn.
A pernicious parson outwits the thieves of a priceless chalice from the parish treasury. A beloved vicar contemplates a perfect crime when a blackmailer comes knocking.
Carter Dickson
Carter Dickson’s brilliantly intricate mystery remains a testament to his unique talent for wrangling audacious levels of devilishness into a masterpiece.
Short Tales of Ministers, Murder and Mystery Edited by Martin Edwards
Gathered here in this new collection are some of the greatest mystery tales in which the tendrils of crime steal into the churchyard, featuring clergymen and nuns as victims, amateur sleuths and perpetrators of the devil’s work. This anthology delivers cosy brainteasers and fiendishly fashioned stories with a sting in the tail. ISBN 978 0 7123 6940 4 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm June 2026
ISBN 978 0 7123 6930 5 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm May 2026
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The Magic-Lantern Murders
The Party at No. 5
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, this novel sees ex-secret agent Blake’s wedding plans interrupted as he is summoned by spymaster Merrivale to Devon to take part in an undercover operation – the starting point for a breathtaking chase around the West Country. Ideal for those who love John Dickson Carr and Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo.
A tense, chilling story of two women trapped in a toxic, interdependent relationship that culminates in murder. This is the first novel by Shelley Smith, one of the great ‘lost’ authors of the 1940s and 1950s, in the series. Her writing stands out for its vivid yet nuanced characterisation, her mastery of plotting and her evocation of English suburban life. It’s perfect for those who love a mix of crime and psychological suspense, such as Josephine Tey’s To Love and Be Wise and Ruth Rendell’s A Judgement in Stone as well as None of This is True by Lisa Jewell and The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides.
Shelley Smith
Carter Dickson
ISBN 978 0 7123 6955 8 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm July 2026
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ISBN 978 0 7123 6970 1 192 pages, 190 x 130 mm August 2026
Eat, Drink and Be Murdered
Call a Hearse
This mouth-watering feast of short stories includes tales of mushroom murders, brown bread spread with bacillus botulinus, and tales in which the identity of killers is proved by a purchase of fillet steak or an inexpert knowledge of fine wines. This new collection, which includes an introduction by Martin Edwards, features some of the greatest mystery tales from the golden age of detective fiction to be based around food and drink. It includes stories from the likes of Dorothy L. Sayers, Michael Gilbert and E. C. Bentley, and is sure to leave readers hungry and wanting more.
There are just a few days to go till Christmas in snowy upstate New York and Dr Hugh Westlake is looking forward to enjoying the festive season with his daughter when a young woman arrives at his surgery. Asking for sleeping pills, she recounts that she’s being stalked by a New York City taxi – the same car that drove two of her friends to their deaths. And so begins the ultimate Christmas murder mystery, ideal for those who love festive crime stories such as Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer, The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers and Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie.
ISBN 978 0 7123 6985 5 352 pages, 190 x 130 mm September 2026
ISBN 978 0 7123 6941 1 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm October 2026
A Feast of Fatal Fare Edited by Martin Edwards
A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery Jonathan Stagge
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Sweet Revenge Susan Gilruth
When the Devil Was Sick Carol Carnac
From the moment that Liane Crauford and her husband arrive in the Cornish fishing village of Poltruan, it’s obvious something is wrong. And when Sandra Cazalet, the beautiful but spoilt stepdaughter of Liane’s friend, is found dead, everyone in Poltruan is a suspect. Thankfully, detective Hugh Gordon, who’s on holiday in the village, is on hand to start asking questions – aided by Liane, his ‘Mrs Watson’ and new best friend. Can the unlikely duo unravel the mystery – or will their growing feelings for each other get in the way? Sweet Revenge is the first novel by Death in Ambush author Susan Gilruth.
Clere House is a place rife with superstition, and every Lammas Night a meal is laid out there for a ghostly monk, thought to haunt the building. But this year at Lammastide, the phantom’s repast is accompanied by Mrs Saint Claire, owner of the property, falling to her death. Then another corpse is discovered at Clere House – that of a man in monk’s costume. The gripping, page-turning story draws on superstition and the supernatural, and is ideal for those who love country-house murder mysteries such as Agatha Christie’s The Body in the Library and The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.
ISBN 978 0 7123 6971 8 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm November 2026
ISBN 978 0 7123 6986 2 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm December 2026
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Previous British Library Crime Classics
Still Waters
Death in High Heels
Death in Ambush
ISBN 978 0 7123 5534 6 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5524 7 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5588 9 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
As If by Magic
The Odd Flamingo
The Judas Window
A Lake District Mystery E. C. R. Lorac
Locked Room Mysteries and Other Miraculous Crimes Edited by Martin Edwards
ISBN 978 0 7123 5563 6 352 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Christianna Brand
Nina Bawden
ISBN 978 0 7123 5543 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery Susan Gilruth
Carter Dickson
ISBN 978 0 7123 5533 9 304 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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Cyanide in the Sun
Cat and Mouse Scandalize My A Mystery in Wales Name Christianna Brand
Fiona Sinclair
ISBN 978 0 7123 5557 5 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5552 0 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5547 6 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
And Other Stories of Summertime Crime Edited by Martin Edwards
Not to Be Taken The Ten Teacups Murder as a A Puzzle in Poison Carter Dickson Fine Art Carol Carnac
Anthony Berkeley
ISBN 978 0 7123 5542 1 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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ISBN 978 0 7123 5527 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5517 9 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Tea on Sunday
Murder in Vienna
Dramatic Murder
ISBN 978 0 7123 5566 7 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5561 2 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5556 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Metropolitan Mysteries
Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight
Tour de Force
ISBN 978 0 7123 5546 9 304 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5536 0 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Lettice Cooper
E. C. R. Lorac
A Casebook of London’s Detectives Edited by Martin Edwards
ISBN 978 0 7123 5551 3 320 pages, 190 x 130 mm
A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery Elizabeth Anthony
Christianna Brand
R. Austin Freeman
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Lessons in Crime
Academic Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
Before the Fact
Adapted for film by Alfred Hitchcock as Suspicion Francis Iles
London Particular
Christianna Brand
ISBN 978 0 7123 5545 2 336 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5550 6 304 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5540 7 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
A Telegram from Le Touquet
Impact of Evidence
John Bude
A Welsh Borders Mystery Carol Carnac
Fear Stalks the Village
ISBN 978 0 7123 5535 3 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5525 4 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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Ethel Lina White
ISBN 978 0 7123 5530 8 304 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Someone from Big Ben the Past Strikes Eleven Margot Bennett
A London Mystery David Magarshack
Who Killed Father Christmas?
And Other Seasonal Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
ISBN 978 0 7123 5473 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5483 7 336 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5478 3 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
The Theft of the Iron Dogs
He Who Whispers
The Wheel Spins
A Lancashire Mystery E. C. R. Lorac
John Dickson Carr
Adapted for film by Alfred Hitchcock as The Lady Vanishes Ethel Lina White
ISBN 978 0 7123 5463 9 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5468 4 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5488 2 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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Suddenly at His Residence
Crimes of Cymru
Twice Round the Clock
ISBN 978 0 7123 5423 3 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5408 0 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5403 5 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
The Black Spectacles
Death of Mr Dodsley
Death of an Author
ISBN 978 0 7123 5482 0 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5472 1 304 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5467 7 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
A Mystery in Kent Christianna Brand
John Dickson Carr
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Classic Mystery Tales of Wales Edited by Martin Edwards
A London Bibliomystery John Ferguson
Billie Houston
E. C. R. Lorac
Death of Jezebel
Death on the Down Beat
ISBN 978 0 7123 5486 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5491 2 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5402 8 208 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Final Acts
The White The Mysterious Priory Murders Mr Badman
Crook o’ Lune A Lancashire Mystery E. C. R. Lorac
Theatrical Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
ISBN 978 0 7123 5407 3 352 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Christianna Brand
An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection Sebastian Farr
A Mystery for Christmas Carter Dickson
A Yorkshire Bibliomystery W. F. Harvey
ISBN 978 0 7123 5422 6 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5437 0 208 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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The Seat of the Scornful
The Edinburgh Mystery
Green for Danger
ISBN 978 0 7123 5480 6 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5485 1 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5490 5 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Death of a Bookseller
Post After Post-Mortem
Jumping Jenny
A Devon Mystery John Dickson Carr
Bernard J Farmer
And Other Tales of Scottish Crime Edited by Martin Edwards
An Oxfordshire Mystery
Christianna Brand
Anthony Berkeley
E. C. R. Lorac
ISBN 978 0 7123 5328 1 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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ISBN 978 0 7123 5475 2 304 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5470 7 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Murder in the Basement
Murder After Christmas
These Names Make Clues
Anthony Berkeley
Rupert Latimer
E. C. R. Lorac
ISBN 978 0 7123 5394 6 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5389 2 320 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5384 7 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Till Death Do Us Part
Murder by the Book
The Widow of Bath
John Dickson Carr
Mysteries for Bibliophiles Edited by Martin Edwards
ISBN 978 0 7123 5379 3 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5369 4 304 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Margot Bennett
ISBN 978 0 7123 5374 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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Guilty Creatures
The Chianti Flask
Due to a Death
ISBN 978 0 7123 5344 1 320 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5329 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5314 4 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Two-Way Murder
Murder’s a Swine
The Corpse in the Waxworks
A Menagerie of Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
E. C. R. Lorac
ISBN 978 0 7123 5383 0 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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Marie Belloc Lowndes
A Second World War Mystery Nap Lombard
ISBN 978 0 7123 5378 6 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Mary Kelly
A Paris Mystery John Dickson Carr
ISBN 978 0 7123 5373 1 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
The Lost Gallows
A Surprise for Christmas
The Port of London Murders
ISBN 978 0 7123 5363 2 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5337 3 320 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5361 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
The Progress of a Crime
Checkmate to Murder
The Man Who Didn’t Fly
ISBN 978 0 7123 5372 4 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5352 6 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5341 0 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
A London Mystery John Dickson Carr
A Fireworks Night Mystery Julian Symons
And Other Seasonal Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
A Second World War Mystery E. C. R. Lorac
Josephine Bell
Margot Bennett
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Mystery in the Channel
The Spoilt Kill
Crossed Skis
Freeman Wills Crofts
A Staffordshire Mystery Mary Kelly
ISBN 978 0 7123 5651 0 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5336 6 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5331 1 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Settling Scores
Death in White Castle Skull A Rhineland Mystery Pyjamas
Sporting Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
ISBN 978 0 7123 5321 2 352 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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An Alpine Mystery Carol Carnac
with Death Knows No Calendar John Bude
John Dickson Carr
ISBN 978 0 7123 5316 8 448 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5326 7 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Mystery in White
A Christmas Crime Story J. Jefferson Farjeon
Death in Fancy The Christmas Dress Egg Anthony Gilbert
A Seasonal Mystery Mary Kelly
ISBN 978 0 7123 5770 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5340 3 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5310 6 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
The Measure of Malice
It Walks by Night
The Body in the Dumb River
ISBN 978 0 7123 5289 5 352 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5264 2 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5214 7 208 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Scientific Detection Stories Edited by Martin Edwards
A Paris Mystery John Dickson Carr
A Yorkshire Mystery George Bellairs
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Fell Murder
A Lancashire Mystery E. C. R. Lorac
Deep Waters
Mysteries on the Waves Edited by Martin Edwards
Murder in the Mill-Race A Devon Mystery E. C. R. Lorac
ISBN 978 0 7123 5204 8 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5288 8 368 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5268 0 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Surfeit of Suspects
Death Has Deep Roots
Death in Captivity
ISBN 978 0 7123 5238 3 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5228 4 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5213 0 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
George Bellairs
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A Second World War Mystery Michael Gilbert
A Second World War Mystery Michael Gilbert
Smallbone Deceased
The Division Bell Mystery
Antidote to Venom
Ellen Wilkinson
Freeman Wills Crofts
ISBN 978 0 7123 5297 0 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5241 3 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5779 1 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Z Murders
The 12.30 from Croydon
ISBN 978 0 7123 5226 0 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5621 3 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
A London Mystery Michael Gilbert
J. Jefferson Farjeon
Freeman Wills Crofts
Leonard Gribble
ISBN 978 0 7123 5649 7 352 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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Fire in the Thatch
The Christmas Card Crime
Verdict of Twelve
ISBN 978 0 7123 5260 4 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5247 5 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5674 9 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
A Devon Mystery E. C. R. Lorac
and Other Stories Edited by Martin Edwards
Raymond Postgate
Family Matters Murder by Anthony Rolls Matchlight
Scarweather
ISBN 978 0 7123 5669 5 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5664 0 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Anthony Rolls
E. C. R. Lorac
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ISBN 978 0 7123 5222 2 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
The Incredible Crime
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm
The Methods of Sergeant Cluff
ISBN 978 0 7123 5602 2 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5646 6 176 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5647 3 176 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Continental Crimes
Miraculous Mysteries
The Hog’s Back Mystery
ISBN 978 0 7123 5679 4 352 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5673 2 328 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5797 5 336 pages, 190 x 130 mm
A Cambridge Mystery Lois Austen-Leigh
Edited by Martin Edwards
Gil North
Edited by Martin Edwards
Gil North
Freeman Wills Crofts
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The Murder of My Aunt
Excellent Intentions
Richard Hull
Richard Hull
Blood on the Tracks
ISBN 978 0 7123 5280 2 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5201 7 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5270 3 384 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Weekend at Thrackley
Bats in the Belfry
The Notting Hill Mystery
ISBN 978 0 7123 5211 6 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5255 0 240 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5626 8 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Alan Melville
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A London Mystery E. C. R. Lorac
Railway Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
Charles Warren Adams
The Long Arm of the Law
Somebody at the Door
ISBN 978 0 7123 5688 6 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5687 9 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5235 2 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Calamity in Kent
Foreign Bodies
Death in the Tunnel
ISBN 978 0 7123 5783 8 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5699 2 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Seven Dead J. Jefferson Farjeon
Classic Police Stories Edited by Martin Edwards
Edited by Martin Edwards
John Rowland
Raymond Postgate
Miles Burton
ISBN 978 0 7123 5641 1 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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The Secret of High Eldersham
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
The Santa Klaus Murder
Miles Burton
Anthony Berkeley
ISBN 978 0 7123 5609 1 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5653 4 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5630 5 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Death on the Cherwell
Murder Underground
The Sussex Downs Murder
ISBN 978 0 7123 5726 5 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5725 8 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5796 8 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Mavis Doriel Hay
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Mavis Doriel Hay
Mavis Doriel Hay
John Bude
The Cornish Coast Murder
The Lake Death on District Murder the Riviera
John Bude
John Bude
John Bude
ISBN 978 0 7123 5715 9 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5716 6 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5637 4 224 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Portrait of a The Murderer Cheltenham Square Murder A Christmas Crime Story John Bude
ISBN 978 0 7123 5648 0 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Serpents in Eden Countryside Crimes Edited by Martin Edwards
Anne Meredith
Hardback with jacket ISBN 978 0 7123 5245 1 Paperback ISBN 978 0 7123 5686 2 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5794 4 304 pages, 190 x 130 mm
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Murder at the Manor
Murder of a Lady
ISBN 978 0 7123 5665 7 320 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 0993 6 384 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5623 7 272 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Death of Anton
Quick Curtain
Silent Nights
ISBN 978 0 7123 5788 3 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5789 0 288 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5610 7 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Crimson Snow
Winter Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
Country House Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
Alan Melville
Alan Melville
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A Scottish Mystery Anthony Wynne
Christmas Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
Capital Crimes
London Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
ISBN 978 0 7123 5749 4 320 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Resorting to Murder
Thirteen Guests
ISBN 978 0 7123 5748 7 320 pages, 190 x 130 mm
ISBN 978 0 7123 5601 5 256 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Holiday Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
J. Jefferson Farjeon
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The Golden Age of Classic Crime Quiz Book Kate Jackson
This beautifully illustrated and painstakingly researched book will tax your grey cells to the limit with 50 quizzes made up of questions all about the writers, detectives and – of course – the victims from over 100 years of literature and on big and small screens. Rounds include Unusual Murder Methods (boiling, jellyfish, ice!), Agatha Christie’s Deadliest Rooms (you’ll be dying to find out) and European Crime Fiction (featuring Wallander, Wahlöö and Warsaw). There are multiple-choice quizzes, picture rounds and enough bonus questions to keep even the most rabid reader and sofa sleuth challenged and entertained.
The Classic Crime Companion Martin Edwards
This brand-new guide is a muchexpanded, revised and updated edition of The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books – winner of the Macavity award from Mystery Readers International for best book about the crime genre and shortlisted for four other awards in Britain and the US. Now drawing on 125 works of vintage crime, acclaimed author and editor Martin Edwards tells the story of how crime developed as a literary genre in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century. Hardback £25 ISBN 978 0 7123 6995 4 352 pages, 234 x 156 mm 45+ colour illustrations September 2026
Flexibound £14.99 ISBN 978 0 7123 6921 3 224 pages, 216 x 143 mm 40+ colour illustrations October 2026
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New Edition
How to Survive The Pocket a Classic Crime Detective 100+ Puzzles Novel Kate Jackson
Paperback with flaps £12.99 ISBN 978 0 7123 5438 7 192 pages, 190 x 130 mm
Compiled by Kate Jackson
The Pocket Detective 2
100+ More Puzzles, Brainteasers and Conundrums
Compiled by Kate Jackson
Flexibound £7.99 ISBN 978 0 7123 5296 3 144 pages, 155 x 100 mm
Flexibound £8.99 ISBN 978 0 7123 5315 1 160 pages, 155 x 100 mm
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