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Great Mysteries From 1949 to 1970 - Page 7

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 Shilling for Candles (Josephine Tey)
A Shilling for Candles
Josephine Tey
242
The Simple Art of Murder (Raymond Chandler)
The Simple Art of Murder
Raymond Chandler
243
The Singing Sands (Josephine Tey)
The Singing Sands
Josephine Tey
244
Sly as a Serpent (Michael Halliday)
Sly as a Serpent
Michael Halliday
245
The Smartest Grave (Reginald James White)
The Smartest Grave
Reginald James White
246
Something Wrong (Elizabeth Linington)
Something Wrong
Elizabeth Linington
247
Somewhere in This City (Maurice Procter)
Somewhere in This City
Maurice Procter
248
The Spoilt Kill - A Staffordshire Mystery (Mary Kelly)
The Spoilt Kill - A Staffordshire Mystery
Mary Kelly
249
The Spy in the Ointment (Donald E. Westlake)
The Spy in the Ointment
Donald E. Westlake
250
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
John Le Carré
251
A Stir of Echoes (Richard Matheson)
A Stir of Echoes
Richard Matheson
252
Stopover Tokyo (John P. Marquand)
Stopover Tokyo
John P. Marquand
253
The Stopped Clock (Joel Townsley Rogers)
The Stopped Clock
Joel Townsley Rogers
254
Strike for a Kingdom (Menna Gallie)
Strike for a Kingdom
Menna Gallie
255
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home (Harry Kemelman)
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home
Harry Kemelman
256
The Tall Dark Man (Anne Chamberlain)
The Tall Dark Man
Anne Chamberlain
257
A Tangled Web (Nicholas Blake)
A Tangled Web
Nicholas Blake
258
That Night It Rained (Hillary Waugh)
That Night It Rained
Hillary Waugh
259
Their Nearest and Dearest (Bernice Carey)
Their Nearest and Dearest
Bernice Carey
260
They Came to Baghdad (Agatha Christie)
They Came to Baghdad
Agatha Christie
261
They Died Laughing (Alan Green)
They Died Laughing
Alan Green
262
The Third Bullet (John Dickson Carr)
The Third Bullet
John Dickson Carr
263
This Rough Magic (Mary Stewart)
This Rough Magic
Mary Stewart
264
Through a Glass, Darkly (Helen McCloy)
Through a Glass, Darkly
Helen McCloy
265
The Tiger Among Us (Leigh Brackett)
The Tiger Among Us
Leigh Brackett
266
'Til Death (Ed McBain)
'Til Death
Ed McBain
267
The Time of the Fire (Marc Brandel)
The Time of the Fire
Marc Brandel
268
A Time of Predators (Joe Gores)
A Time of Predators
Joe Gores
269
A Time to Kill (Geoffrey Household)
A Time to Kill
Geoffrey Household
270
The Todd Dossier (Collier Young)
The Todd Dossier
Collier Young
271
Tour De Force (Christianna Brand)
Tour De Force
Christianna Brand
272
The Tower (P. M. Hubbard)
The Tower
P. M. Hubbard
273
The Traces of Brillhart (Herbert Brean)
The Traces of Brillhart
Herbert Brean
274
The Trouble Makers (Celia Fremlin)
The Trouble Makers
Celia Fremlin
275
The Twisted Ones (Vin Packer)
The Twisted Ones
Vin Packer
276
Uncle Paul (Celia Fremlin)
Uncle Paul
Celia Fremlin
277
Untimely Death (Cyril Hare)
Untimely Death
Cyril Hare
278
The Valentine Estate (Stanley Ellin)
The Valentine Estate
Stanley Ellin
279
Vanish in an Instant (Margaret Millar)
Vanish in an Instant
Margaret Millar
280
Verdict in Dispute (Edgar Lustgarten)
Verdict in Dispute
Edgar Lustgarten
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