Felonious Category: Vintage

Originally published prior to about 1965, these promise the kind of twisty, ingenious puzzles beloved by fans of Agatha Christie.


More Work For The Undertaker


More Work For The Undertaker

By Margery Allingham

Albert Campion #13 The Undertaker in question suffers from the unfortunate name of Bowels, but that’s rather the least of his ...


The Poisoned Chocolates Case


The Poisoned Chocolates Case

A Golden Age Classic Sir Eustace is a cad of the first water, with a specialty in other men’s wives, and ...


Arrow Pointing Nowhere


Arrow Pointing Nowhere

By Elizabeth Daly

Take one grand house, stuff it with staff, and make it home to several generations. If they send their sons ...


Black Plumes


Black Plumes

By Margery Allingham

Gabrielle Ivory was once a society beauty of such exquisite arrogance that she stared down a queen. But now, nearing ...


Buried for Pleasure


Buried for Pleasure

By Edmund Crispin

The Sixth Book in the Gervase Fen Series It’s a naughty world, a tiresome world, a world notably lacking in ...


Mystery Mile


Mystery Mile

The Crime at Black Dudley


The Crime at Black Dudley

By Margery Allingham

The First Book in the Albert Campion Series A house-party with a glittering guest-list. An imposing country estate with endless ...


Police at the Funeral


Police at the Funeral

By Margery Allingham

The Fourth Book in the Albert Campion Series The imperious Caroline Faraday runs her house like a Victorian fiefdom, unconcerned ...


Look to the Lady


Look to the Lady

By Margery Allingham

The Third Book in the Albert Campion Series Some objects just cry out to be stolen, and an obliging ring ...


The Devil in the Bush


The Devil in the Bush

By Matthew Head

The first book in the Dr. Mary Finney series featuring a lady missionary who sidelines as the Miss Marple of ...


Nothing Can Rescue Me


Nothing Can Rescue Me

By Elizabeth Daly

The Sixth Book in the Henry Gamadge Series; first published in 1943 In mid-1943, and up to his elbows in ...


Evidence of Things Seen


Evidence of Things Seen

By Elizabeth Daly

The Fifth Book in the Henry Gamadge Series; originally published in 1943 In the sticky summer of 1943, and with ...


The House Without the Door


The House Without the Door

By Elizabeth Daly

The Fourth Book in the delightfully civilized Henry Gamadge series; originally published in 1942 Mrs. Vina Gregson should be sitting ...


Murders in Volume 2


Murders in Volume 2

By Elizabeth Daly

The Third Book in the Henry Gamadge series; originally published in 1941 “New York at its most charming” (New York ...


Love Lies Bleeding


Love Lies Bleeding

By Edmund Crispin

The Fifth Book in the Gervase Fen series; first published in 1948 Professor Gervase Fen is happy to step ...


Swan Song


Swan Song

By Edmund Crispin

The Fourth Book in the Gervase Fen Series; first published in 1947 Hurrah! With the Nazis routed, the British can ...


Dancers in Mourning


Dancers in Mourning

By Margery Allingham

The Eighth Book in the Albert Campion Series Jimmy Sutane is London's favorite song-and-dance man, headlining at the Argosy Theatre, ...


Flowers for the Judge


Flowers for the Judge

By Margery Allingham

The Seventh Book in the Albert Campion Series The Barnabas publishing dynasty is no stranger to mystery; after all, the ...


The Fashion in Shrouds


The Fashion in Shrouds

By Margery Allingham

The Tenth Book in the Albert Campion Series It's always a treat to learn something--something that's actually ...


The Case of the Late Pig


The Case of the Late Pig

By Margery Allingham

The Ninth Book in the Albert Campion Series "Pig" Peters made Albert Campion's life a misery at prep school, ...


Sweet Danger


Sweet Danger

By Margery Allingham

The Fifth Book in the Albert Campion Series After centuries as a Balkan backwater, the sleepy town of Averna has--overnight--become ...


Death of a Ghost


Death of a Ghost

By Margery Allingham

The Sixth Book in the Albert Campion Series The painter John Lafcadio was brilliantly talented and, it appears, a bit ...


Holy Disorders


Holy Disorders

By Edmund Crispin

The Second Book in the Gervase Fen series Gervase Fen - the eccentric Oxford don with a knack for ...


The Case of the Gilded Fly


The Case of the Gilded Fly

By Edmund Crispin

The First Book in the Gervase Fen Series by “one of the most literate mystery writers of the 20th ...