Gumshoe Books - your independent mystery and crime fiction specialist

New for April: Now shipping to UK, EU and USA

Imprint: British Library Publishing

The British Library has been publishing the Crime Classics series at a rate of currently one book per month since 2014. Novels by well-known writers as well as long neglected authors are made available again, and the short story anthologies are very popular. 

  • Anthony Berkeley

    Murder in the Basement

    British Library Crime Classics 97

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

    Martin Edwards

    Cyanide in the Sun

    British Library Crime Classics 139

    £10.99 GBP
  • Cat and Mouse by Christianna Brand - Paperback
    Pre-order

    Christianna Brand

    Cat and Mouse

    British Library Crime Classics 138

    £10.99 GBP
  • Scandalize My Name by Fiona Sinclair - Paperback
    Just published

    Fiona Sinclair

    Scandalize My Name

    British Library Crime Classics 137

    £10.99 GBP
  • Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley - Paperback
    Just published

    Anthony Berkeley

    Not to be Taken

    British Library Crime Classics 136

    £9.99 GBP

  • Carter Dickson

    The Ten Teacups

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 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
  • The Female Detective by Andrew Forrester - Paperback

    Andrew Forrester

    The Female Detective

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Mystery in White by J Jefferson Farjeon - Paperback

    J Jefferson Farjeon

    Mystery in White

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Murder in Piccadilly by Charles Kingston - Paperback

    Charles Kingston

    Murder in Piccadilly

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Capital Crimes by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Capital Crimes

    British Library Crime Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Warren Adams - Paperback

    Charles Warren Adams

    Notting Hill Mystery

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Resorting to Murder by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Resorting to Murder

    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