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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 6

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 Night of the Good Children (Marjorie Carleton)
The Night of the Good Children
Marjorie Carleton
202
No Grave for a Lady (John & Emery Bonett)
No Grave for a Lady
John & Emery Bonett
203
Odds Against (Dick Francis)
Odds Against
Dick Francis
204
The Old English Peep Show (Peter Dickinson)
The Old English Peep Show
Peter Dickinson
205
Opening Night (Ngaio Marsh)
Opening Night
Ngaio Marsh
206
Operation Pax (Michael Innes)
Operation Pax
Michael Innes
207
The Origin of Evil (Ellery Queen)
The Origin of Evil
Ellery Queen
208
The Pale Horse (Agatha Christie)
The Pale Horse
Agatha Christie
209
A Parade of Cockeyed Creatures (George Baxt)
A Parade of Cockeyed Creatures
George Baxt
210
Passage of Arms (Eric Ambler)
Passage of Arms
Eric Ambler
211
The Pedestal (George Lanning)
The Pedestal
George Lanning
212
The Perfect Murder (H.R.F Keating)
The Perfect Murder
H.R.F Keating
213
Perfect Pigeon (Richard Wormser)
Perfect Pigeon
Richard Wormser
214
Petrovka 38 (Julian Semyonov)
Petrovka 38
Julian Semyonov
215
Picture Miss Seeton (Heron Carvic)
Picture Miss Seeton
Heron Carvic
216
The Player on the Other Side (Ellery Queen)
The Player on the Other Side
Ellery Queen
217
A Pocket Full of Rye (Agatha Christie)
A Pocket Full of Rye
Agatha Christie
218
Post Mortem (Guy Gullingford)
Post Mortem
Guy Gullingford
219
The Progress of a Crime (Julian Symons)
The Progress of a Crime
Julian Symons
220
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
Robert Bloch
221
The Queen's Awards: Fifth Series (Ellery Queen, Ed.)
The Queen's Awards: Fifth Series
Ellery Queen, Ed.
222
The Quiller Memorandum (Adam Hall)
The Quiller Memorandum
Adam Hall
223
The Rare Adventure (Bernard Fergusson)
The Rare Adventure
Bernard Fergusson
224
The Red Pavilion (Robert Van Gulik)
The Red Pavilion
Robert Van Gulik
225
Reputation for a Song (Edward Grierson)
Reputation for a Song
Edward Grierson
226
The Rim of Terror (Hildegarde Teilhet)
The Rim of Terror
Hildegarde Teilhet
227
The Road to Hell (Hubert Monteilhet)
The Road to Hell
Hubert Monteilhet
228
Rogue Cop (William P. McGivern)
Rogue Cop
William P. McGivern
229
Room for Murder (Doris Miles Disney)
Room for Murder
Doris Miles Disney
230
A Rough Shoot (Geoffrey Household)
A Rough Shoot
Geoffrey Household
231
The Sands of Windee (Arthur W. Upfield)
The Sands of Windee
Arthur W. Upfield
232
Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry (Harry Kemelman)
Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry
Harry Kemelman
233
Scales of Justice (Ngaio Marsh)
Scales of Justice
Ngaio Marsh
234
Scandal at High Chimneys (John Dickson Carr)
Scandal at High Chimneys
John Dickson Carr
235
The Second Maigret Omnibus (Georges Simenon)
The Second Maigret Omnibus
Georges Simenon
236
The Second Man (Edward Grierson)
The Second Man
Edward Grierson
237
Send Another Hearse (Harold Q. Masur)
Send Another Hearse
Harold Q. Masur
238
Seven Lean Years (Celia Fremlin)
Seven Lean Years
Celia Fremlin
239
Seven Steps East (Ben Benson)
Seven Steps East
Ben Benson
240
Shield for Murder (William P. McGivern)
Shield for Murder
William P. McGivern
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