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BRITISH LIBRARY CRIME CLASSICS

Crimes in the Capital

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Murder in Piccadilly
 
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Big Ben Strikes Eleven
 
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The Lost Gallows
 
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The Port of London Murders
 
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Murder Underground
 
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A Scream in Soho
 
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The Division Bell Mystery
 
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Checkmate to Murder
 
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The Notting Hill Mystery
 
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Capital Crimes
 
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Smallbone Deceased
 
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Murder by Matchlight
 
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Bats in the Belfry
 
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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
 
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The Christmas Egg
 
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Countryside Crimes

  • Secret of High Eldersham
    Secret of High Eldersham
    Miles Burton
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    When the new landlord is stabbed to death in his pub, and Scotland Yard are called to the scene, it seems that the veil ... See more
    When the new landlord is stabbed to death in his pub, and Scotland Yard are called to the scene, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted. See more
  • Death of a Busybody
    Death of a Busybody
    George Bellairs
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    The eponymous nosy parker Miss Ethel Tither, who has made herself deeply unpopular by going out of her way to snoop on p... See more
    The eponymous nosy parker Miss Ethel Tither, who has made herself deeply unpopular by going out of her way to snoop on people, is found floating in a cesspool, having been bludgeoned prior t... See more
  • The Hog's Back Mystery
    The Hog's Back Mystery
    Freeman Wills Crofts
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    Dr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog's Back, a ridge in the North Downs in the beautif... See more
    Dr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog's Back, a ridge in the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey countryside. When Dr Earle disappears from his cottage, Insp... See more
  • Serpents In Eden
    Serpents In Eden
    Martin Edwards
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    An eclectic mix of crime stories written over half a century. From a tale of poison-pen letters tearing apart a village ... See more
    An eclectic mix of crime stories written over half a century. From a tale of poison-pen letters tearing apart a village community to a macabre mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle, the stories coll... See more

Crimes Up & Down The Land

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The Incredible Crime
 
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The Cheltenham Square Murder
 
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The Body in the Dumb River
 
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Calamity in Kent
 
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The Cornish Coast Murder
 
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Murder in the Mill-Race
 
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Murder of a Lady
 
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The Sussex Downs Murder
 
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The Spoilt Kill
 
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Fell Murder
 
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Fire in the Thatch
 
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The Lake District Murder
 
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The 12.30 from Croydon
 
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Second World War Mysteries

  • Murder's a Swine
    Murder's a Swine
    Nap Lombard
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    A witty and lighthearted mystery full of intriguing period detail, this rare gem of Golden Age crime returns to print fo... See more
    A witty and lighthearted mystery full of intriguing period detail, this rare gem of Golden Age crime returns to print for the first time since its publication in 1943. See more
  • Checkmate to Murder
    Checkmate to Murder
    E.C.r. Lorac
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    On a foggy night in London, a party has gathered in an artist’s studio during the wartime blackout. When the brutal murd... See more
    On a foggy night in London, a party has gathered in an artist’s studio during the wartime blackout. When the brutal murder of the miser next door is discovered by his infantryman nephew, it’... See more
  • Death Has Deep Roots
    Death Has Deep Roots
    Michael Gilbert
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    A masterful and atmospheric mystery combining high stakes courtroom drama with a search for evidence in a war-torn Europ... See more
    A masterful and atmospheric mystery combining high stakes courtroom drama with a search for evidence in a war-torn Europe, where the roots of the central deadly crime lie buried. See more
  • Death in Captivity
    Death in Captivity
    Michael Gilbert
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    This classic locked-room mystery with a closed circle of suspects is woven together with a thrilling story of escape fro... See more
    This classic locked-room mystery with a closed circle of suspects is woven together with a thrilling story of escape from an Italian POW camp, as the Second World War nears its endgame and a... See more

Crimes on the Continent

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The Chianti Flask
 
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Death on the Riviera
 
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The Corpse in the Waxworks
 
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Continental Crimes
 
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It Walks by Night
 
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Resorting to Murder
 
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Crossed Skis
 
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Deep Waters
 
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Castle Skull
 
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Murder on the Tracks

  • The Z Murders
    The Z Murders
    J. Jefferson Farjeon
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    Richard Temperley sets off in pursuit of a mysterious woman and finds himself embroiled in a cross-country chase - by tr... See more
    Richard Temperley sets off in pursuit of a mysterious woman and finds himself embroiled in a cross-country chase - by train and taxi - on the tail of a sinister serial killer. See more
  • Death in the Tunnel
    Death in the Tunnel
    Miles Burton
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    On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone, in a locked compartment. The train slows and stops ... See more
    On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone, in a locked compartment. The train slows and stops inside a tunnel; and by the time it emerges again minutes later, Sir W... See more
  • Somebody at the Door
    Somebody at the Door
    Raymond Postgate
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    'The death was an odd one, it was true; but there was after all no very clear reason to assume it was anything but natur... See more
    'The death was an odd one, it was true; but there was after all no very clear reason to assume it was anything but natural.' First published in 1943, Raymond Postgate's wartime murder myster... See more
  • Blood on the Tracks
    Blood on the Tracks
    Martin Edwards
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    Both train buffs and crime fans will delight in this selection of fifteen railway-themed mysteries, featuring some of th... See more
    Both train buffs and crime fans will delight in this selection of fifteen railway-themed mysteries, featuring some of the most popular authors of their day alongside less familiar names. Thi... See more

Collections of Crime

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Murder at the Manor
 
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Blood on the Tracks
 
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The Long Arm of the Law
 
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Resorting to Murder
 
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The Measure of Malice
 
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Miraculous Mysteries
 
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Settling Scores
 
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Guilty Creatures
 
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Capital Crimes
 
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Silent Nights
 
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Soiree's To Die For

  • Death in Fancy Dress
    Death in Fancy Dress
    Anthony Gilbert
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    Another rediscovered gem from the British Library, Martin Gilbert’s atmospheric early-thirties whodunit thrills to the n... See more
    Another rediscovered gem from the British Library, Martin Gilbert’s atmospheric early-thirties whodunit thrills to the nefarious goings-on at a masked ball. Balancing a classically structure... See more
  • Two-Way Murder
    Two-Way Murder
    E.C.r. Lorac
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    Written in the last years of the author’s life, this previously unpublished novel is a tribute to Lorac’s enduring skill... See more
    Written in the last years of the author’s life, this previously unpublished novel is a tribute to Lorac’s enduring skill for constructing an ingenious puzzle, replete with memorable characte... See more
  • Thirteen Guests
    Thirteen Guests
    J. Jefferson Farjeon
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    Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, when events take a sinister turn. A painting is mutilated, a do... See more
    Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, when events take a sinister turn. A painting is mutilated, a dog stabbed, and a man strangled. Death strikes more than one of the hou... See more

All British Library Crime Classics

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Death of a Bookseller
Big Ben Strikes Eleven
Murder Underground
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
Jumping Jenny
Murder of a Lady
Green for Danger
A Telegram from Le Touquet
The Edinburgh Mystery
The Black Spectacles
The Theft of the Iron Dogs
Someone from the Past
Death of Jezebel
Murder in the Basement
Murder by the Book
Fear Stalks the Village
The Wheel Spins
Death of an Author
He Who Whispers
Crimes of Cymru