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British Library Crime Classics Books in Order

British Library Crime Classics is a series of 96 books written by Various, Freeman Wills Crofts, Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, Mavis Doriel Hay, E Phillips Oppenheim, John Bude, ECR Lorac, George Bellairs, Michael Gilbert, Julian Symons.

Here, you can see them all in order! (publication year included)

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96 Books in Series

1

The Notting Hill Mystery

by Various

1862
2

The Female Detective

by Various

1864
3

The Poisoned Chocolates Case

by Various

1929
4

It Walks by Night

by Various

1930
5

The Secret of High Eldersham

by Various

1930
6

Castle Skull

by Various

1931
7

The Lost Gallows

by Various

1931
8

Mystery in the Channel

by Freeman Wills Crofts

1931
9

The Incredible Crime

by Various

1931
10

Murder of a Lady

by Various

1931
11

The Z Murders

by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon

1931
12

The Corpse in the Waxworks

by Various

1932
13

The Division Bell Mystery

by Various

1932
14

Portrait of a Murderer

by Various

1933
15

Death in Fancy Dress

by Various

1933
16

Family Matters

by Various

1933
17

The Hog's Back Mystery

by Freeman Wills Crofts

1933
18

Weekend at Thrackley

by Various

1934
19

The Murder of My Aunt

by Various

1934
20

Quick Curtain

by Various

1934
21

Murder Underground

by Mavis Doriel Hay

1934
22

Scarweather

by Various

1934
23

Death of an Airman

by Various

1934
24

The Spy Paramount

by E Phillips Oppenheim

1934
25

The 12.30 from Croydon

by Freeman Wills Crofts

1934
26

The Chianti Flask

by Various

1934
27

The Lake District Murder

by John Bude

1935
28

Death on the Cherwell

by Mavis Doriel Hay

1935
29

The Cornish Coast Murder

by John Bude

1935
30

Death of Anton

by Various

1936
31

Death in the Tunnel

by Various

1936
32

The Traitor

by Various

1936
33

The Santa Klaus Murder

by Mavis Doriel Hay

1936
34

The Sussex Downs Murder

by John Bude

1936
35

Murder in Piccadilly

by Various

1936
36

Mystery in White

by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon

1937
37

Bats in the Belfry

by ECR Lorac

1937
38

The Cheltenham Square Murder

by John Bude

1937
39

Excellent Intentions

by Various

1938
40

Murder in the Museum

by Various

1938
41

Antidote to Venom

by Freeman Wills Crofts

1938
42

Thirteen Guests

by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon

1938
43

The Port of London Murders

by Various

1938
44

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

by Various

1939
45

Seven Dead

by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon

1939
46

Verdict of Twelve

by Various

1940
47

A Scream in Soho

by Various

1940
48

Death of a Busybody

by George Bellairs

1942
49

The Dead Shall be Raised and Murder of a Quack

by George Bellairs

1942
50

Somebody at the Door

by Various

1943
51

Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery

by Various

1943
52

Checkmate to Murder

by ECR Lorac

1944
53

Fell Murder

by ECR Lorac

1944
54

Murder by Matchlight

by ECR Lorac

1945
55

Trouble on the Thames

by Various

1945
56

Fire in the Thatch

by ECR Lorac

1946
57

Death Makes a Prophet

by John Bude

1947
58

Smallbone Deceased

by Michael Gilbert

1950
59

Calamity in Kent

by Various

1950
60

Death Has Deep Roots

by Michael Gilbert

1951
61

The Danger Within / Death in Captivity

by Michael Gilbert

1952
62

Murder in the Mill-Race

by ECR Lorac

1952
63

Crossed Skis

by ECR Lorac

1952
64

Death on the Riviera

by John Bude

1952
65

The Colour Of Murder

by Julian Symons

1957
66

The Christmas Egg

by Various

1958
67

The Progress of a Crime

by Julian Symons

1960
68

Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm

by Various

1960
69

The Methods of Sergeant Cluff

by Various

1961
70

The Spoilt Kill

by Various

1961
71

The Body in the Dumb River

by George Bellairs

1961
72

Due to a Death

by Various

1963
73

Surfeit of Suspects

by George Bellairs

1964
74

The Belting Inheritance

by Julian Symons

1965
75

The Last Best Friend

by Various

1967
76

The End of the Web

by Various

1976
77

Capital Crimes: London Mysteries

by Various

2015
78

Resorting to Murder

by Various

2015
79

Silent Nights

by Various

2015
80

Murder at the Manor

by Various

2016
81

Serpents in Eden

by Various

2016
82

Crimson Snow

by Various

2016
83

Foreign Bodies

by Various

2017
84

The Long Arm of the Law

by Various

2017
85

Miraculous Mysteries

by Various

2017
86

Continental Crimes

by Various

2017
87

Blood on the Tracks

by Various

2018
88

The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories

by Various

2018
89

Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book

by Various

2018
90

Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves

by Various

2019
91

The Measure of Malice

by Various

2019
92

The Pocket Detective 2: 100+ More Puzzles, Brainteasers and Conundrums

by Various

2019
93

Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries

by Various

2020
94

A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries

by Various

2020
95

Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries

by Various

2021
96

Two-Way Murder

by ECR Lorac

2021

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All 96 British Library Crime Classics Books in Order (2025)