British Library Crime Classics
British Library Crime Classics - A curated collection of reprinted lost and forgotten vintage mystery novels, from the golden age of mysteries.






Pitch Black Comedy
"Turn me over, I'm done on this side!" βSt. Lawrence, whilst roasting on a spit
Gallows humor, black comedy, l'humour noir β whatever you call it, this is the place for it. This list includes AndrΓ© Breton's seminal anthology of dark humor, a number of the works excerpted in this anthology, and beyond. You can find a link to the complete contents of Breton's anthology in the comments.
Want more weird humor? Check out my list Nitpicky Neuroticism (Comedy Edition)!






Haycraft-Queen Cornerstones
Called "the definitive library of mystery fiction". Howard Haycraft originally published the list in 1941 in Murder for Pleasure. It was updated and broadened by Ellery Queen. This is the final revision, including books from 1748 to 1952.
These books are historically significant because of their influence on the development of crime fiction, however books from these times often contain bigoted and otherwise offensive content.
I haven't read them all, or even a high percentage. I'm trying to keep track of how many on this list I read.
I could only find a Spanish language version of A Case to Answer by Edgar Lustgarten.





