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Golden Age of detective fiction

The Golden Age of detective fiction is defined by the interwar period, the style predominant in the books written in the 1920s and 1930s. The Detection Club was founded in 1930, and many authors are still in print today, their novels available in Classic reprint series.

Golden Age Authors

Golden Age Classics

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  • Antidote to Venom by Freeman Wills Crofts - Paperback

    Freeman Wills Crofts

    Antidote to Venom

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie - Paperback book

    Agatha Christie

    Appointment with Death

    Hercule Poirot 21

    £9.99 GBP
  • Before the Fact by Francis Iles - Paperback book

    Francis Iles

    Before the Fact

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Blackout and other tales of suspense by Ethel Lina White

    Ethel Lina White

    Blackout and Other Tales of Suspense

    £17.99 GBP
  • Bloodshed in Bayswater by John Rowland - Paperback

    John Rowland

    Bloodshed in Bayswater

    £10.99 GBP
  • Buried Once by Max Dalman - Paperback book

    Max Dalman

    Buried Once

    £9.95 GBP
  • Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers - Paperback book

    Dorothy L Sayers

    Busman's Honeymoon

    Lord Peter Wimsey 13

    £9.99 GBP
  • Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie - Paperback book

    Agatha Christie

    Cards on the Table

    Hercule Poirot 16

    £9.99 GBP
  • Castle Skull by John Dickson Carr - Paperback

    John Dickson Carr

    Castle Skull

    British Library Crime Classics

    £8.99 GBP
  • Catt Out of the Bag by Clifford Witting - Paperback

    Clifford Witting

    Catt Out of the Bag

    Harry Charlton 4

    £9.99 GBP