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The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | Tony Hillerman
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A collection of the very best in mystery writing includes contributions by O. Henry, Dasniell Hammett, Ring Lardner, Ernest Hemingway, Ellery Queen, James Thurber, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Sara Paretsky, John Steinbeck, Mickey Spillane, and many, many others. Reprint.
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Starting in April through December I will be reading a century of mystery books that were published between 1920 thru 2019. Books to be read in April:

1920 - The Bat - Rinehart
1921 - Confession - Rinehart
1922 - Breaking Point - Rinehart
1924 - Man in Brown Suit - Christie
1925 - Secret/Chimneys - Christie
1926 - Clouds/Witness - Sayers
1927 - Casebook Sherlock Holmes - Doyle
1928 - Mystery/Blue Train - Christie
1929 - Red Harvest - Hammett

TuesdayReviews Oh wow, this is a super cool approach to a reading series. 6y
EadieB @TuesdayReviews It also a challenge that the mystery group on LibraryThing is participating in but this is my personal challenge and combined with that one. (edited) 6y
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gradcat This is a great idea...I wish you the best of luck for this endeavor!! 6y
EadieB @gradcat Thanks! Anyone that wants to join in is welcome! Actually you can do it for any genre. 6y
Andrew65 Read two of these. (edited) 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 Which ones? 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB Sherlock Holmes and The Man in the Brown Suit. 6y
Andrew65 I don‘t know Rinehart. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 And Rinehart wrote in 1914 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 She is one of the first mystery writers just before Agatha Christie. 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB Will have to research her. 6y
dragondrool Never could get into The Secret of Chimneys, but I have a big soft spot for The Man in the Brown Suit. 6y
gradcat Gaudy Night is a classic, imho.... 6y
arubabookwoman Great idea! 6y
EadieB @gradcat Gaudy Night is in my 1930 pile. 6y
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