Classic Mysteries

Updated July 11, 2025
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The big sleep
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
Paper Book
One of the most acclaimed works of crime fiction ever written, The Big Sleep is the first novel featuring Raymond Chandler's iconic creation Philip Marlowe, hailed as the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). One of The Atlantic's Great...
Murder on the Orient Express a Hercule Poirot Mystery
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976
Paper Book
FROM THE QUEEN OF MYSTERY, THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORIZED EDITION OF THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME--NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT! "The murderer is with us--on the train now . . ." Just...
And then there were none
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
Paper Book
"If you're one of the few who haven't experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." -- DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author An exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery. ...
The moonstone
Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.
Paper Book
The Moonstone, a priceless yellow diamond, is looted from an Indian temple and maliciously bequeathed to Rachel Verinder. On her eighteenth birthday, her friend and suitor Franklin Blake brings the gift to her. That very night, it is stolen again. No one is above suspicion, as the idiosyncratic...
The name of the rose
Eco, Umberto.
Paper Book
An international sensation and winner of the Premio Strega and the Prix Médicis Etranger awards, this enthralling medieval murder mystery "explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively" (The New York Times) The year is 1327. Benedictines in a wealthy...
The Maltese falcon
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961.
Paper Book
The Honjin murders
Yokomizo, Seishi, 1902-1981
Paper Book
One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translated into English for the first time In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But...

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