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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.

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Phoebe Atwood Taylor · 1943
Rim of the Pit
Hake Talbot · 1944
The Fabulous Clipjoint
Fredric Brown · 1947
The Origin of Evil
Ellery Queen · 1951
The King Is Dead
Ellery Queen · 1952
Last Seen Wearing ...
Hillary Waugh · 1952
The Adventure of the Black Baronet
Adrian Conan Doyle · 1953
The Scarlet Letters
Ellery Queen · 1953
Noite
Erico Verissimo · 1954
The Finishing Stroke
Ellery Queen · 1958
Scandal at High Chimneys
John Dickson Carr · 1959
The Witch of the Low Tide
John Dickson Carr · 1961
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
Harry Kemelman · 1964
From Doon with Death
Ruth Rendell · 1964
Panic in Box C
John Dickson Carr · 1966
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
Lilian Jackson Braun · 1966
A Private Venus
Giorgio Scerbanenco · 1966
Murder in Canton
Robert van Gulik · 1966
Willard and His Bowling Trophies
Richard Brautigan · 1975
A Demon in My View
Ruth Rendell · 1976
The Vision
Dean Koontz · 1977
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin · 1978
Casebook of the Black Widowers
Isaac Asimov · 1980
Necropolis
Basil Copper · 1980
Captive Witness
Carolyn Keene · 1981
The Greek Symbol Mystery
Carolyn Keene · 1981
The Kachina Doll Mystery
Carolyn Keene · 1981
The Time of the Ghost
Diana Wynne Jones · 1981
O Rapto do Garoto de Ouro
Marcos Rey · 1982
Race Against Time
Carolyn Keene · 1982
The Body
Richard Sapir · 1983
"D" Is for Deadbeat
Sue Grafton · 1987
Cult of Crime
Franklin W. Dixon · 1987
Heartstones
Ruth Rendell · 1987
Sacred and Profane
Faye Kellerman · 1987
Ratking
Michael Dibdin · 1988
The Confession of Brother Haluin
Edith Pargeter · 1988
The House of Stairs
Ruth Rendell · 1988
Cold in July
Joe R. Lansdale · 1989
Old Tin Sorrows
Glen Cook · 1989
The Heretic's Apprentice
Edith Pargeter · 1989
The Potter's Field
Edith Pargeter · 1989
"F" Is for Fugitive
Sue Grafton · 1989
"G" Is for Gumshoe
Sue Grafton · 1990
The Clock Mansion Murders
Yukito Ayatsuji · 1991
Murder on the Iditarod Trail
Sue Henry · 1991
"H" Is for Homicide
Sue Grafton · 1991
The Search for Maggie Ward
Andrew Greeley · 1991