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mystery fiction (1,135)

This mystery series belongs to the whodunit tradition and was written by Phoebe Atwood Taylor. At its core, it offers stories built around puzzles, clues, and uncertainty, with the emphasis on working out what happened through careful reasoning. If you enjoy fiction where the mystery stays front and center and the pleasure comes from following the trail of evidence, this series fits that lane well.

If you are wondering where to begin, this is a good place to follow the page order: the books are presented in publication order. Booktheque includes 8 titles in the series, ranging from 1938 to 1947. Since there is no separate reading order indicated in the data, the order shown here should be treated as the reading order.

A good starting point is Murder at the New York World's Fair or The Cut Direct, and then you can continue in the order shown on the page. The series is a natural fit for readers who like classic mystery fiction, tidy clue-based investigations, and a steady focus on solving the central puzzle rather than on heavy action.

The Campus Murders
Ellery Queen · 1969
Wettermark
Lewis Elliott Chaze · 1969
Nibui Kyūon
Shin Tendō · 1971
Finding Maubee
Albert H.Z. Carr · 1971
The Saint and the People Importers
Leslie Charteris · 1971
Ph As in Phony
Isaac Asimov · 1972
The Word
Irving Wallace · 1972
The Heralds
Brian, f. 1928 Killick · 1973
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Max Ehrlich · 1973
Catch the Saint
Norman Worker · 1975
Dragonfly
Dean Koontz · 1975
Far Lands, Other Days
E. Hoffmann Price · 1975
The West End Horror
Nicholas Meyer · 1976
The Ultimate Crime
Isaac Asimov · 1976
The Fallen Curtain
Ruth Rendell · 1976
The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace
Leslie Charteris · 1976
Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet
Harry Kemelman · 1976
Wings of the Falcon
Barbara Mertz · 1977
Here Be Daemons
Basil Copper · 1978
Murder at the Margin
Kenneth G. Elzinga · 1978
The Last Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe: The Troy Dossier
1978
The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
John Bellairs · 1978
Act of Providence
Joseph Payne Brennan · 1979
Reincarnation in Venice
Max Ehrlich · 1979
The Saint's Lady
1979
The Saint and the Templar Treasure
Leslie Charteris · 1979
Lonely Vigils
Manly Wade Wellman · 1981
Evil Always Ends
Joseph Payne Brennan · 1982
Indemnity Only
Sara Paretsky · 1982
The Fever Tree
Ruth Rendell · 1982
The Idylls of the Queen
Phyllis Ann Karr · 1982
Salvage for the Saint
Leslie Charteris · 1983
The Union Club Mysteries
Isaac Asimov · 1983
The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries
Isaac Asimov · 1985
The Dark Ocean
Jack Vance · 1985
Say No to Murder
Nancy Pickard · 1985
Death in Berlin
M. M. Kaye · 1985
Death of a Gossip
Marion Chesney · 1985
Murder on the Run
Caroline Roe · 1986
The Cat Who Saw Red
Lilian Jackson Braun · 1986
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
Lawrence Block · 1986
A Death of Honor
Joe Clifford Faust · 1987
Caught Dead in Philadelphia
Gillian Roberts · 1987
Death of a Cad
Marion Chesney · 1987
Talking to Strange Men
Ruth Rendell · 1987
The Cat Who Played Brahms
Lilian Jackson Braun · 1987
The Cat Who Played Post Office
Lilian Jackson Braun · 1987
The Mill House murders
Yukito Ayatsuji · 1988