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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 3

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 Dram of Poison (Charlotte Armstrong)
A Dram of Poison
Charlotte Armstrong
82
A Dream of Falling (Mary O. Rank)
A Dream of Falling
Mary O. Rank
83
The Drowning Pool (Ross MacDonald)
The Drowning Pool
Ross MacDonald
84
The End of the Night (John D. MacDonald)
The End of the Night
John D. MacDonald
85
The End of Violence (Ben Benson)
The End of Violence
Ben Benson
86
Epitaph for a Spy (Eric Ambler)
Epitaph for a Spy
Eric Ambler
87
The Evil of the Day (Thomas Sterling)
The Evil of the Day
Thomas Sterling
88
The Expendable Man (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Expendable Man
Dorothy B. Hughes
89
The Eye of the Needle (Thomas Walsh)
The Eye of the Needle
Thomas Walsh
90
F.O.B. Murder (Bert & Dolores Hitchens)
F.O.B. Murder
Bert & Dolores Hitchens
91
The Far Side of the Dollar (Ross MacDonald)
The Far Side of the Dollar
Ross MacDonald
92
Fear to Tread (Michael Gilbert)
Fear to Tread
Michael Gilbert
93
The Ferguson Affair (Ross MacDonald)
The Ferguson Affair
Ross MacDonald
94
The Fiend (Margaret Millar)
The Fiend
Margaret Millar
95
Find a Victim (Ross MacDonald)
Find a Victim
Ross MacDonald
96
The Finishing Stroke (Ellery Queen)
The Finishing Stroke
Ellery Queen
97
Fire, Burn! (John Dickson Carr)
Fire, Burn!
John Dickson Carr
98
Five Times Maigret (Georges Simenon)
Five Times Maigret
Georges Simenon
99
Flying Finish (Dick Francis)
Flying Finish
Dick Francis
100
The Foggy, Foggy Dew (Charity Blackstock)
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Charity Blackstock
101
For Kicks (Dick Francis)
For Kicks
Dick Francis
102
Forfeit (Dick Francis)
Forfeit
Dick Francis
103
Fourteen Great Detective Stories (Howard Haycraft)
Fourteen Great Detective Stories
Howard Haycraft
104
The Franchise Affair (Josephine Tey)
The Franchise Affair
Josephine Tey
105
Frightened Amazon (Aaron Marc Stein)
Frightened Amazon
Aaron Marc Stein
106
The Fugitive Eye (Charlotte Jay)
The Fugitive Eye
Charlotte Jay
107
Funeral in Berlin (Len Deighton)
Funeral in Berlin
Len Deighton
108
Fuzz (Ed McBain)
Fuzz
Ed McBain
109
A Gentle Murderer (Dorothy Salisbury Davis)
A Gentle Murderer
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
110
Gideon's Fire (J. J. Marric)
Gideon's Fire
J. J. Marric
111
Gideon's Night (J. J. Marric)
Gideon's Night
J. J. Marric
112
Gideon's Ride (J. J. Marric)
Gideon's Ride
J. J. Marric
113
Gideon's River (J. J. Marric)
Gideon's River
J. J. Marric
114
Gideon's Vote (J. J. Marric)
Gideon's Vote
J. J. Marric
115
The Girl in Cabin B54 (Lucille Fletcher)
The Girl in Cabin B54
Lucille Fletcher
116
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (John D. MacDonald)
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
John D. MacDonald
117
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand (Ed McBain)
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand
Ed McBain
118
God Save the Mark (Donald E. Westlake)
God Save the Mark
Donald E. Westlake
119
The Golden Door (Bart Spicer)
The Golden Door
Bart Spicer
120
Greenmask (Elizabeth Linington)
Greenmask
Elizabeth Linington
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