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American Mystery Classics

The American equivalent to the British Library Crime Classics series, the American Mystery Classics series is dedicated to the re-issue of classic crime and mystery fiction. Curated by Otto Penzler of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York, and available in the Penguin imprint in the UK.
  • Book Cover of Murder On "B" Deck by Vincent Starrett (Paperback)

    Vincent Starrett

    Murder On "B" Deck

    American Mystery Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of The Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor (Paperback)
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    Phoebe Atwood Taylor

    The Cape Cod Mystery

    American Mystery Classic

    £9.99 GBP £10.99
  • book cover of The Fabulous Clipjoint by Fredric Brown (Paperback)

    Fredric Brown

    The Fabulous Clipjoint

    American Mystery Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of Blood on the Cat by Nancy Rutledge (Paperback)
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    Nancy Rutledge

    Blood on the Cat

    American Mystery Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Obelists At Sea by C Daly King (Paperback)
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    C Daly King

    Obelists At Sea

    American Mystery Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Obelists En Route by C Daly King (Paperback)
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    C Daly King

    Obelists En Route

    American Mystery Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Golden Age Bibliomysteries by Otto Penzler (Paperback)
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    Otto Penzler

    Golden Age Bibliomysteries

    American Mystery Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries by Otto Penzler (Paperback)
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    Otto Penzler

    Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries

    American Mystery Classics

    £10.99 GBP