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.






Golden age of detective fiction
Detective fiction from the ‘golden age’ of fiction. Most notably the 1920s to 1940s.
Always pleased to have recommendations.






Anthony Berkeley books
A major author of Golden age crime fiction, he was meta about murder mysteries before it was a thing and a founder of the detection club. Trying to list all his books that are in print. he also wrote under the name Francis lies.






Golden Age mysteries
Whodunnits published between WWI and the 1950s






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.





