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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.

A Kiss Before Dying
Ira Levin · 1953
Five on Finniston Farm
Enid Blyton · 1960
Five Are Together Again
Enid Blyton · 1963
A Memory of Murder
Ray Bradbury · 1984
"C" Is for Corpse
Sue Grafton · 1986
Boy's Life
Robert R. McCammon · 1991
The Terracotta Dog
Andrea Camilleri · 1996
Living Dead in Dallas
Charlaine Harris · 2002
Velocity
Dean Koontz · 2005
The Brass Verdict
Michael Connelly · 2008
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan · 2012
Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty · 2018
The Red House Mystery
A. A. Milne · 1922
Unnatural Death
Dorothy L. Sayers · 1927
Behind That Curtain
Earl Derr Biggers · 1928
The Dutch Shoe Mystery
Ellery Queen · 1931
The Egyptian Cross Mystery
Ellery Queen · 1932
The Nine Tailors
Dorothy L. Sayers · 1934
The Judas Window
John Dickson Carr · 1937
Ten Days' Wonder
Ellery Queen · 1948
The Happy Hollisters
Andrew E. Svenson · 1953
Five on a Secret Trail
Enid Blyton · 1956
Five Get into a Fix
Enid Blyton · 1958
Murder at the ABA
Isaac Asimov · 1976
Monk's Hood
Edith Pargeter · 1980
Saint Peter's Fair
Edith Pargeter · 1981
The Leper of Saint Giles
Edith Pargeter · 1981
The Mask
Dean Koontz · 1981
The Virgin in the Ice
Edith Pargeter · 1982
The Door to December
Dean Koontz · 1985
A Dangerous Encounter
Ernst Jünger · 1985
Death Is a Lonely Business
Ray Bradbury · 1985
"B" Is for Burglar
Sue Grafton · 1985
The Decagon House Murders
Yukito Ayatsuji · 1987
The Bridesmaid
Ruth Rendell · 1989
The Snack Thief
Andrea Camilleri · 1996
Akui
Keigo Higashino · 1996
The Voice of the Violin
Andrea Camilleri · 1997
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · 1998
Death of a Red Heroine
Qiu Xiaolong · 2000
Storm Front
Jim Butcher · 2000
Tears of the Giraffe
Alexander McCall Smith · 2000
Club Dead
Charlaine Harris · 2003
Labyrinth
Kate Mosse · 2005
The Poe Shadow
Matthew Pearl · 2006
Half Moon Investigations
Eoin Colfer · 2006
A Dirty Job
Christopher Moore · 2007
Whispers of the Dead
Simon Beckett · 2009