Classic crime novels as recommended by The Guardian

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The Man with the Golden Arm
1.  The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren
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Fantomas (Penguin Classics)
2.  Fantomas (Penguin Classics) by Marcel Allain
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The Mask of Dimitrios (Pan Classic Crime)
3.  The Mask of Dimitrios (Pan Classic Crime) by Eric Ambler
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The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room"
4.  The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room" by Paul Auster
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Trent's Last Case
5.  Trent's Last Case by E Bentley
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The Poisoned Chocolates Case
6.  The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
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The Beast Must Die
7.  The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake
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Lady Audley's Secret (Wordsworth Classics)
8.  Lady Audley's Secret (Wordsworth Classics) by M.E. Braddon
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The Thirty-Nine Steps (Pocket Penguin Classics)
9.  The Thirty-Nine Steps (Pocket Penguin Classics) by John Buchan
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Greenmantle (Pocket Penguin Classics)
10.  Greenmantle (Pocket Penguin Classics) by John Buchan
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The Asphalt Jungle (Film Ink)
11.  The Asphalt Jungle (Film Ink) by W.R. Burnett
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (CRIME MASTERWORKS)
12.  The Postman Always Rings Twice (CRIME MASTERWORKS) by James M. Cain
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Double Indemnity
13.  Double Indemnity by James Lee Burke
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True History of the Kelly Gang
14.  True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
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The Hollow Man (Crime Masterworks)
15.  The Hollow Man (Crime Masterworks) by John Dickson Carr
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The Big Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Mystery (Penguin Fiction)
16.  The Big Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Mystery (Penguin Fiction) by Raymond Chandler
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The Long Good-bye
17.  The Long Good-bye by Raymond Chandler
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No Orchids for Miss Blandish
18.  No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase
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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Pocket Penguin Classics)
19.  The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Pocket Penguin Classics) by Erskine Childers
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The Woman in White (Vintage Classics)
20.  The Woman in White (Vintage Classics) by Wilkie Collins
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The Moonstone (Penguin Classics)
21.  The Moonstone (Penguin Classics) by Wilkie Collins
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The Manchurian Candidate
22.  The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon
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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Oxford World's Classics)
23.  The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Oxford World's Classics) by Joseph Conrad
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Under Western Eyes (Oxford World's Classics)
24.  Under Western Eyes (Oxford World's Classics) by Joseph Conrad
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Postmortem (A Scarpetta Novel)
25.  Postmortem (A Scarpetta Novel) by Patricia Cornwell
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