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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 2

Every year from 1949 to 1970 the New York Times published a list of the best mysteries and crime fiction of that year. Some are now classics of the genre, while others are waiting to be rediscovered.
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A Capitol Offense (Jocelyn Davey)
A Capitol Offense
Jocelyn Davey
42
The Captors (John Farris)
The Captors
John Farris
43
The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom
Erle Stanley Gardner
44
The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Hesitant Hostess
Erle Stanley Gardner
45
A Case of Need (Michael Crichton)
A Case of Need
Michael Crichton
46
The Case of the Negligent Nymph (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Negligent Nymph
Erle Stanley Gardner
47
The Case of the Spurious Spinster (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Case of the Spurious Spinster
Erle Stanley Gardner
48
Cat Among the Pigeons (Agatha Christie)
Cat Among the Pigeons
Agatha Christie
49
Cat of Many Tails (Ellery Queen)
Cat of Many Tails
Ellery Queen
50
Catch a Tiger (Owen Cameron)
Catch a Tiger
Owen Cameron
51
The Chill (Ross MacDonald)
The Chill
Ross MacDonald
52
Chinese Bell Murders (Robert Van Gulik)
Chinese Bell Murders
Robert Van Gulik
53
The Chinese Nail Murders (Robert Van Gulik)
The Chinese Nail Murders
Robert Van Gulik
54
The Cipher (Alex Gordon)
The Cipher
Alex Gordon
55
The Clocks (Agatha Christie)
The Clocks
Agatha Christie
56
Colonel Blessington (Pamela Frankau)
Colonel Blessington
Pamela Frankau
57
The Colour of Murder (Julian Symons)
The Colour of Murder
Julian Symons
58
Compulsion (Meyer Levin)
Compulsion
Meyer Levin
59
The Con Man (Ed McBain)
The Con Man
Ed McBain
60
Cop Hater (Ed McBain)
Cop Hater
Ed McBain
61
Cormorant's Isle (Allan MacKinnon)
Cormorant's Isle
Allan MacKinnon
62
Counsel for the Defense (Jeffrey Ashford)
Counsel for the Defense
Jeffrey Ashford
63
The Crack in the Teacup (Michael Gilbert)
The Crack in the Teacup
Michael Gilbert
64
The Crimson Madness of Little Doom (Mark McShane)
The Crimson Madness of Little Doom
Mark McShane
65
Cunning as a Fox (Michael Halliday)
Cunning as a Fox
Michael Halliday
66
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
Josephine Tey
67
The Day the Call Came (Thomas Hinde)
The Day the Call Came
Thomas Hinde
68
Dead Men Don't Ski (Patricia Moyes)
Dead Men Don't Ski
Patricia Moyes
69
The Dead of Summer (Mary Kelly)
The Dead of Summer
Mary Kelly
70
Deadlock (Ruth Fenisong)
Deadlock
Ruth Fenisong
71
Death Has Deep Roots (Michael Gilbert)
Death Has Deep Roots
Michael Gilbert
72
Death of an Old Sinner (Dorothy Salisbury Davis)
Death of an Old Sinner
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
73
The Demoniacs (John Dickson Carr)
The Demoniacs
John Dickson Carr
74
Devil by the Sea (Nina Bawden)
Devil by the Sea
Nina Bawden
75
The Devil in Velvet (John Dickson Carr)
The Devil in Velvet
John Dickson Carr
76
The Devil's Own (Peter Curtis)
The Devil's Own
Peter Curtis
77
Diagnosis: Homicide (Lawrence G. Blochman)
Diagnosis: Homicide
Lawrence G. Blochman
78
The Doomsters (Ross MacDonald)
The Doomsters
Ross MacDonald
79
Double-Barrel (Nicolas Freeling)
Double-Barrel
Nicolas Freeling
80
Dover Goes to Pott (Joyce Porter)
Dover Goes to Pott
Joyce Porter
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