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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. 
  • Crook o Lune by E C R Lorac - Paperback book

    E C R Lorac

    Crook o Lune

    British Library Crime Classics 104

    £9.99 GBP
  • Crimes of Cymru by Martin Edwards - Paperback book

    Martin Edwards

    Crimes of Cymru

    British Library Crime Classics 114

    £10.99 GBP
  • Murder by the Book by Martin Edwards - Paperback book

    Martin Edwards

    Murder by the Book

    British Library Crime Classics 93

    £10.99 GBP
  • Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer - Paperback book

    Rupert Latimer

    Murder After Christmas

    British Library Crime Classics 96

    £8.99 GBP
  • Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley - Paperback book

    Anthony Berkeley

    Jumping Jenny

    British Library Crime Classics 98

    £9.99 GBP
  • Post After Post-Mortem by E C R Lorac - Paperback book

    E C R Lorac

    Post After Post-Mortem

    British Library Crime Classics 99

    £9.99 GBP
  • Death of a Bookseller by Bernard J Farmer - Paperback book

    Bernard J Farmer

    Death of a Bookseller

    British Library Crime Classics 100

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White - Paperback book

    Ethel Lina White

    The Wheel Spins

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • London Particular by Christianna Brand - Paperback book

    Christianna Brand

    London Particular

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Someone from the Past: A London Mystery by Margot Bennett - Paperback book

    Margot Bennett

    Someone from the Past: A London Mystery

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Impact of Evidence by Carol Carnac - Paperback book

    Carol Carnac

    Impact of Evidence

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Fear Stalks the Village by Ethel Lina White - Paperback book

    Ethel Lina White

    Fear Stalks the Village

    British Library Crime Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • A Telegram from Le Touquet by John Bude - Paperback book

    John Bude

    A Telegram from Le Touquet

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson - Paperback book

    Kate Jackson

    How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel

    £12.99 GBP
  • Before the Fact by Francis Iles - Paperback book

    Francis Iles

    Before the Fact

    British Library Crime Classics

    £10.99 GBP
  • Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries by Martin Edwards - Paperback book

    Martin Edwards

    Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries

    British Library Crime Classics

    £10.99 GBP