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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 of a Lady by Anthony Wynne - Paperback

    Anthony Wynne

    Murder of a Lady

    British Library Crime Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Death in the Tunnel by Miles Burton - Paperback

    Miles Burton

    Death in the Tunnel

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Secret of High Eldersham by Miles Burton - Paperback

    Miles Burton

    Secret of High Eldersham

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Death of a Busybody by George Bellairs - Paperback

    George Bellairs

    Death of a Busybody

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Verdict of Twelve by Raymond Postgate - Paperback

    Raymond Postgate

    Verdict of Twelve

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Scarweather by Anthony Rolls - Paperback

    Anthony Rolls

    Scarweather

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Family Matters by Anthony Rolls - Paperback

    Anthony Rolls

    Family Matters

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Seven Dead by J Jefferson Farjeon - Paperback

    J Jefferson Farjeon

    Seven Dead

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Portrait of a Murderer by Anne Meredith - Paperback

    Anne Meredith

    Portrait of a Murderer

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Somebody at the Door by Raymond Postgate - Paperback

    Raymond Postgate

    Somebody at the Door

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Foreign Bodies by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Foreign Bodies

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Bats in the Belfry by ECR Lorac - Paperback

    ECR Lorac

    Bats in the Belfry

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull - Paperback

    Richard Hull

    The Murder of My Aunt

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Excellent Intentions by Richard Hull - Paperback

    Richard Hull

    Excellent Intentions

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Weekend at Thrackley by Alan Melville - Paperback

    Alan Melville

    Weekend at Thrackley

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Arsenal Stadium Mystery by Leonard Gribble - Paperback

    Leonard Gribble

    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Division Bell Mystery by Ellen Wilkinson - Paperback

    Ellen Wilkinson

    The Division Bell Mystery

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert - Paperback

    Anthony Gilbert

    Death in Fancy Dress

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Checkmate to Murder by ECR Lorac - Paperback

    ECR Lorac

    Checkmate to Murder

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Port of London Murders by Josephine Bell - Paperback

    Josephine Bell

    The Port of London Murders

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Ask a Policeman by The Detection Club - Paperback

    The Detection Club

    Ask a Policeman

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Anatomy of Murder by The Detection Club - Paperback

    The Detection Club

    The Anatomy of Murder

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Floating Admiral by The Detection Club - Paperback

    The Detection Club

    The Floating Admiral

    £10.99 GBP
  • Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper by Donald Henderson - Paperback

    Donald Henderson

    Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper

    £9.99 GBP
  • Bodies from the Library 6 by Tony Medawar - Paperback

    Tony Medawar

    Bodies from the Library 6

    Bodies From The Library 6

    £9.99 GBP
  • Bodies from the Library 5 by Tony Medawar - Paperback

    Tony Medawar

    Bodies from the Library 5

    Bodies From The Library 5

    £9.99 GBP
  • Bodies from the Library 4 by Tony Medawar - Paperback

    Tony Medawar

    Bodies from the Library 4

    Bodies From The Library 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • Bodies from the Library 3 by Tony Medawar - Paperback

    Tony Medawar

    Bodies from the Library 3

    Bodies From The Library 3

    £8.99 GBP
  • Bodies from the Library 2 by Tony Medawar - Paperback

    Tony Medawar

    Bodies from the Library 2

    Bodies From The Library 2

    £10.99 GBP
  • Bodies from the Library by Tony Medawar - Paperback

    Tony Medawar

    Bodies from the Library

    Bodies From The Library 1

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Lost Gallows by John Dickson Carr - Paperback

    John Dickson Carr

    The Lost Gallows

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Corpse in the Waxworks by John Dickson Carr - Paperback

    John Dickson Carr

    The Corpse in the Waxworks

    British Library Crime Classics 87

    £8.99 GBP
  • Murder's a Swine by Nap Lombard - Paperback

    Nap Lombard

    Murder's a Swine

    British Library Crime Classics 88

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Chianti Flask by Marie Belloc Lowndes - Paperback

    Marie Belloc Lowndes

    The Chianti Flask

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Till Death Do Us Part by John Dickson Carr - Paperback

    John Dickson Carr

    Till Death Do Us Part

    British Library Crime Classics 94

    £8.99 GBP
  • These Names Make Clues by E C R Lorac - Paperback

    E C R Lorac

    These Names Make Clues

    British Library Crime Classics 95

    £9.99 GBP
  • Death on the Down Beat : An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection by Sebastian Farr - Paperback

    Sebastian Farr

    Death on the Down Beat : An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection

    British Library Crime Classics 106

    £9.99 GBP
  • Twice Round the Clock by Billie Houston - Paperback

    Billie Houston

    Twice Round the Clock

    British Library Crime Classics 113

    £9.99 GBP
  • Big Ben Strikes Eleven by Davis Magarshack - Paperback

    Davis Magarshack

    Big Ben Strikes Eleven

    British Library Crime Classics 120

    £9.99 GBP
  • Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie - Paperback

    Agatha Christie

    Death Comes as the End

    £9.99 GBP
  • Measure for Murder by Clifford Witting - Paperback book

    Clifford Witting

    Measure for Murder

    Harry Charlton 5

    £8.99 GBP
  • Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin - Paperback

    Joan Coggin

    Who Killed the Curate?

    £10.99 GBP
  • Death in White Pyjamas by John Bude - Paperback

    John Bude

    Death in White Pyjamas

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Fell Murder : A Lancashire Mystery by E. C. R. Lorac - Paperback

    E C R Lorac

    Fell Murder : A Lancashire Mystery

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Silk Stocking Murders by Anthony Berkeley - Paperback

    Anthony Berkeley

    The Silk Stocking Murders

    £10.99 GBP
  • Traitor's Purse by Margery Allingham - Paperback

    Margery Allingham

    Traitor's Purse

    Albert Campion 11

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie - Paperback book

    Agatha Christie

    The Moving Finger

    Miss Marple 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie - Paperback book

    Agatha Christie

    The Secret Adversary

    Tommy And Tuppence 1

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie - Paperback book

    Agatha Christie

    The Thirteen Problems

    Miss Marple

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie - Paperback book

    Agatha Christie

    The Body in the Library

    Miss Marple 2

    £9.99 GBP