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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 5

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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The Listening Walls (Margaret Millar)
The Listening Walls
Margaret Millar
162
A Little Less Than Kind (Charlotte Armstrong)
A Little Less Than Kind
Charlotte Armstrong
163
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
Raymond Chandler
164
The Long Green (Bart Spicer)
The Long Green
Bart Spicer
165
Lucinda (Howard Rigsby)
Lucinda
Howard Rigsby
166
The Man Who Didn't Fly (Margot Bennett)
The Man Who Didn't Fly
Margot Bennett
167
The Man With the Tiny Head (Ivor Drummond)
The Man With the Tiny Head
Ivor Drummond
168
The Massingham Affair (Edward Grierson)
The Massingham Affair
Edward Grierson
169
The Mean Streets (Thomas B. Dewey)
The Mean Streets
Thomas B. Dewey
170
Meet Me at the Morgue (Ross MacDonald)
Meet Me at the Morgue
Ross MacDonald
171
The Merry Hippo (Elspeth Huxley)
The Merry Hippo
Elspeth Huxley
172
The Midnight Plumber (Maurice Procter)
The Midnight Plumber
Maurice Procter
173
Midnight Plus One (Gavin Lyall)
Midnight Plus One
Gavin Lyall
174
The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side (Agatha Christie)
The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side
Agatha Christie
175
Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
Mischief
Charlotte Armstrong
176
A Most Contagious Game (Catherine Aird)
A Most Contagious Game
Catherine Aird
177
The Most Dangerous Game (Gavin Lyall)
The Most Dangerous Game
Gavin Lyall
178
The Motive (Evelyn Piper)
The Motive
Evelyn Piper
179
The Moving Target (Ross MacDonald)
The Moving Target
Ross MacDonald
180
Mr Byculla (Eric Linklater)
Mr Byculla
Eric Linklater
181
Mr. Blessington's Imperialist Plot (John Sherwood)
Mr. Blessington's Imperialist Plot
John Sherwood
182
Mrs. McGinty's Dead (Agatha Christie)
Mrs. McGinty's Dead
Agatha Christie
183
The Mugger (Ed McBain)
The Mugger
Ed McBain
184
Murder Against the Grain (Emma Lathen)
Murder Against the Grain
Emma Lathen
185
Murder Among Children (Tucker Coe)
Murder Among Children
Tucker Coe
186
Murder Among Thieves (Peter Alding)
Murder Among Thieves
Peter Alding
187
Murder by Proxy (Brett Halliday)
Murder by Proxy
Brett Halliday
188
Murder Fantastical (Patricia Moyes)
Murder Fantastical
Patricia Moyes
189
Murder in Haiti (John W. Vandercook)
Murder in Haiti
John W. Vandercook
190
Murder in the Mill-Race (E.C.R. Lorac)
Murder in the Mill-Race
E.C.R. Lorac
191
Murder in Pastiche (Marion Mainwaring)
Murder in Pastiche
Marion Mainwaring
192
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
Agatha Christie
193
Murder a La Mode (Patricia Moyes)
Murder a La Mode
Patricia Moyes
194
A Murder of Crows (Patrick Buchanan)
A Murder of Crows
Patrick Buchanan
195
Murder on the Left Bank (Elliot Paul)
Murder on the Left Bank
Elliot Paul
196
Murder's Burning (S. H. Courtier)
Murder's Burning
S. H. Courtier
197
My Brother Michael (Mary Stewart)
My Brother Michael
Mary Stewart
198
The Nazi Hunter (Bynum Shaw)
The Nazi Hunter
Bynum Shaw
199
The Night Is a Time for Listening (Elliot West)
The Night Is a Time for Listening
Elliot West
200
The Night of the Generals: A Novel (Hans Hellmut Kirst)
The Night of the Generals: A Novel
Hans Hellmut Kirst
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