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Mystery/Detective Fiction

Edgar Allen Poe created Auguste Dupin, an amateur detective in Paris, in The Murder in the Rue Morgue publishedi n 1841. Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, and Arthur Conan Doyle modeled their mystery stories after elements in Poe's stories. Sherlock Holmes and Watson in turn inspired the birth of other literary sleuths like Hercule Poriot and Lord Peter Wimsey in the Golden Age of Detective Stories in the1920's.
With Industrialization, prohibition, and world war, the noir detective such as Phillip Marlow and Sam Spade gained popularity. Spy stories such as Eric Ambler's Coffin for Dimitrios grappled with international intrigue.
Today, the mystery genre is stronger than ever and represented by a diverse field of writers. Enjoy!
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The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
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The Moonstone (Collins, Wilkie)
The Moonstone (Collins, Wilkie)
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The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
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Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
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Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
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A Fatal Grace (Louise Penny)
A Fatal Grace (Louise Penny)
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Still Life
Still Life
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The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
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The Man in the Queue (Josephine Tey)
The Man in the Queue (Josephine Tey)
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The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
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Ripley Under Ground (Patricia Highsmith)
Ripley Under Ground (Patricia Highsmith)
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The Right Mistake (Walter Mosley)
The Right Mistake (Walter Mosley)
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
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The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
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The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
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A Red Herring Without Mustard (Alan Bradley)
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Alan Bradley)
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the P
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the P
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Alan Bradley)
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Alan Bradley)
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A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
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J Is for Judgement (Sue Grafton)
J Is for Judgement (Sue Grafton)
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The Man Who Died Twice (Richard Osman)
The Man Who Died Twice (Richard Osman)
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The Bullet That Missed (Richard Osman)
The Bullet That Missed (Richard Osman)
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
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The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe)
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
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The Mistletoe Murder (P.D. James)
The Mistletoe Murder (P.D. James)
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
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The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
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The Crow Trap (Ann Cleeves)
The Crow Trap (Ann Cleeves)
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Blue Lightning (Ann Cleeves)
Blue Lightning (Ann Cleeves)
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From Doon With Death (Ruth Rendell)
From Doon With Death (Ruth Rendell)
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A Judgement in Stone (Ruth Rendell)
A Judgement in Stone (Ruth Rendell)
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Rex Stout: A Biography (John McAleer)
Rex Stout: A Biography (John McAleer)
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The League of Frightened Men
The League of Frightened Men
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Winterkill (Ragnar Jonasson)
Winterkill (Ragnar Jonasson)
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Snowblind (Ragnar Jonasson)
Snowblind (Ragnar Jonasson)
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