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A Listmania! list by R. Mungham "elanor_took" (Yorkshire)
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Artists in Crime
1.  Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh
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  "We meet Troy. Whenever a detective falls in love, bodies appear, and ruin everything,."
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Death in a White Tie
2.  Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh
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  "To my mind, this is Marsh's best detective story."
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The Daughter Of Time
3.  The Daughter Of Time by Josephine Tey
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  "One of the best detective novels written, and yet the murders in question took place over 500 years before."
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Brat Farrar
4.  Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
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  "The tragedy of Tey is that she wrote so few detective stories; of those she wrote, this is easily one of the best."
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The Franchise Affair
5.  The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
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  "Proving that a high body count is not needed to write a truely great detective story."
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Strong Poison (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
6.  Strong Poison (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) by Dorothy L Sayers
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  "Lord Peter Wimsey meets Harriet Vane, not the best of the V/W stories, but their progression is interesting"
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Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsley Mystery (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
7.  Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsley Mystery (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) by Dorothy L Sayers
The list author says:
  "An interesting story, but it plays second fiddle to Harriet's confused feelings about Peter."
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Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
8.  Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) by Dorothy L Sayers
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  "The last Vane/Wimsey (or rather Wimsey/Wimsey) novel."
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Murder Must Advertise: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
9.  Murder Must Advertise: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery by Dorothy L Sayers
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  "''smug druggling'' aplenty ;) The scene after the cricket match is one of Sayer's funniest."
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
10.  The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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  "The highlights HAVE to be 'The Empty House', 'Adventure of the Dying Detective', and of course, 'Hound of the Baskervilles'"
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Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express
11.  Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
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  "All the more chilling, as it was *losely* based on the events of the disapearance of the Lindenburg baby."
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Poirot - Death in the Clouds
12.  Poirot - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
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  "Not Christie's best, but the jury's attempt to convict Poirot of murder, purely because he's foreign is worth a read."
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Poirot - Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
13.  Poirot - Curtain: Poirot's Last Case by Agatha Christie
The list author says:
  "A return to where it all began, Styles House. Poirot's final case is one that'll leave you reeling."
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The Tiger In The Smoke
14.  The Tiger In The Smoke by Margery Allingham
The list author says:
  "Eat your heart our Philip Pulman, Allingham's London is far more smog-ridden, seedy and just plain interesting"
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Lord Peter Views the Body: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
15.  Lord Peter Views the Body: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery by Dorothy L Sayers
The list author says:
  "Short stories featung Lord Peter Wimsey,  some fantasticaly macabre stories, and we are introduced to Wimsey's newphew, Saint George (later reprised in GN)"
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie Collection)
16.  And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie Collection) by Agatha Christie
The list author says:
  "One of Christie's best murder mysteries, and yet includes none of her famous detectives. This'll have you guessing until the end."
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