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Golden Age Classics

The Golden Age of detective fiction is defined by the interwar period, with most books written in the 1920s and 1930s. Many famous writers penned their whodunits in this period: Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, Margery Allingham.

  • Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley - Paperback book

    Anthony Berkeley

    Murder in the Basement

    British Library Crime Classics 97

    £9.99 GBP
  • Then There Were More by Martin Edwards - Hardcover book

    Martin Edwards

    Then There Were More

    £16.99 GBP
  • Golden Age Whodunits by Otto Penzler - Paperback book

    Otto Penzler

    Golden Age Whodunits

    £9.99 GBP
  • Cyanide in the Sun by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Cyanide in the Sun

    British Library Crime Classics 139

    £10.99 GBP
  • Resorting to Murder by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Resorting to Murder

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Silent Nights by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Silent Nights

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Murder at the Manor by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Murder at the Manor

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Serpents in Eden by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Serpents in Eden

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Blood on the Tracks : Railway Mysteries by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Blood on the Tracks : Railway Mysteries

    British Library Crime Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Christmas Card Crime by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    The Christmas Card Crime

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Deep Waters by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Deep Waters

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Measure of Malice by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    The Measure of Malice

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Settling Scores by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Settling Scores

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand - Paperback book
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    Christianna Brand

    Death in High Heels

    British Library Crime Classics 144

    £10.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'Mystery in White' by J. Jefferson Farjeon with a stylized illustration of a train and cityscape.

    J Jefferson Farjeon

    Mystery in White

    British Library Crime Classics

    £14.99 GBP
  • The Greene Murder Case by S S Van Dine - Paperback book
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    S S Van Dine

    The Greene Murder Case

    Philo Vance 3

    £12.99 GBP
  • The Canary Murder Case by S S Van Dine - Paperback book
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    S S Van Dine

    The Canary Murder Case

    Philo Vance 2

    £12.99 GBP
  • The Benson Murder Case by S S Van Dine - Paperback book

    S S Van Dine

    The Benson Murder Case

    Philo Vance 1

    £12.99 GBP
  • The Bishop Murder Case by S S Van Dine - Paperback book
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    S S Van Dine

    The Bishop Murder Case

    Philo Vance 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • Cat Saw Murder by Dolores Hitchens - Paperback book

    Dolores Hitchens

    Cat Saw Murder

    Rachel Murdock 1

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Cat Wears a Noose by Dolores Hitchens - Paperback book

    Dolores Hitchens

    The Cat Wears a Noose

    Rachel Murdock 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Alarm of the Black Cat by Dolores Hitchens - Paperback book

    Dolores Hitchens

    The Alarm of the Black Cat

    Rachel Murdock 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • Cat's Claw by Dolores Hitchens - Paperback book

    Dolores Hitchens

    Cat's Claw

    Rachel Murdock 3

    £11.99 GBP
  • The Judas Window by Carter Dickson - Paperback book

    Carter Dickson

    The Judas Window

    British Library Crime Classics 140

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Mystery at Orchard House by Joan Coggin - Paperback book

    Joan Coggin

    The Mystery at Orchard House

    £10.99 GBP
  • Trent Intervenes by E.C. Bentley - Paperback

    E.C. Bentley

    Trent Intervenes

    Philip Trent 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • Trent's Own Case by E.C. Bentley - Paperback

    E.C. Bentley

    Trent's Own Case

    Philip Trent 2

    £10.99 GBP
  • Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley - Paperback

    E.C. Bentley

    Trent's Last Case

    Philip Trent 1

    £10.99 GBP
  • Miss Pinkerton by Mary Roberts Rinehart - Paperback

    Mary Roberts Rinehart

    Miss Pinkerton

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Haunted Lady by Mary Roberts Rinehart - Paperback

    Mary Roberts Rinehart

    The Haunted Lady

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Red Lamp by Mary Roberts Rinehart - Paperback

    Mary Roberts Rinehart

    The Red Lamp

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Siamese Twin Mystery by Ellery Queen - Paperback

    Ellery Queen

    The Siamese Twin Mystery

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Dutch Shoe Mystery by Ellery Queen - Paperback

    Ellery Queen

    The Dutch Shoe Mystery

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen - Paperback

    Ellery Queen

    The Chinese Orange Mystery

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen by Ellery Queen - Paperback

    Ellery Queen

    The Adventures of Ellery Queen

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Black Curtain by Cornell Woolrich - Paperback

    Cornell Woolrich

    The Black Curtain

    £11.99 GBP
  • Cressida: No Mystery by Marie Belloc-Lowndes - Paperback

    Marie Belloc-Lowndes

    Cressida: No Mystery

    £9.95 GBP
  • Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie - Hardcover

    Agatha Christie

    Dumb Witness

    Agatha Christie Special Editions

    £14.99 GBP
  • Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley - Paperback

    Anthony Berkeley

    Not to be Taken

    British Library Crime Classics 136

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher - Paperback

    Rudolph Fisher

    The Conjure-Man Dies

    £10.99 GBP
  • Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay - Paperback

    Mavis Doriel Hay

    Death on the Cherwell

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay - Paperback

    Mavis Doriel Hay

    Murder Underground

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Mystery in White by J Jefferson Farjeon - Paperback

    J Jefferson Farjeon

    Mystery in White

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Quick Curtain by Alan Melville - Paperback

    Alan Melville

    Quick Curtain

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Death of Anton by Alan Melville - Paperback

    Alan Melville

    Death of Anton

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Z Murders by J Jefferson Farjeon - Paperback

    J Jefferson Farjeon

    Z Murders

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Thirteen Guests by J Jefferson Farjeon - Paperback

    J Jefferson Farjeon

    Thirteen Guests

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay - Paperback

    Mavis Doriel Hay

    The Santa Klaus Murder

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Murder of a Lady by Anthony Wynne - Paperback

    Anthony Wynne

    Murder of a Lady

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP