Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone
Howard Haycraft was a historian of the detective story and chose the books he believed formed cornerstones in detective fiction. Mystery writer Ellery Queen then added those titles he thought should be included.
1948
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair
1948-09-27
Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust
1948
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding
1947
One More Unfortunate
One More Unfortunate
1947
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place
1946
The Horizontal Man
The Horizontal Man
1946
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
1946
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected
1944
Blood Upon the Snow
Blood Upon the Snow
1944
Home Sweet Homicide
Home Sweet Homicide
1942
Calamity Town
Calamity Town
1942
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1942
Rocket to the Morgue
Rocket to the Morgue
1941
Trial By Fury
Trial By Fury
1941
A Toast to Tomorrow
A Toast to Tomorrow
1941
A Taste for Honey
A Taste for Honey
1940
Drink to Yesterday
Drink to Yesterday
1940
Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely
1940
Pray Silence
Pray Silence
1940
Verdict of Twelve
Verdict of Twelve
1940
The So Blue Marble
The So Blue Marble
1940
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black
1939
Overture to Death
Overture to Death
1939
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1938-01-05
The Judas Window
The Judas Window
1938
Lament for a Maker
Lament for a Maker
1938-07
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock
1938
The Crooked Hinge
The Crooked Hinge
1938
Death from a Top Hat
Death from a Top Hat
1938
Rebecca
Rebecca
1938
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
1938
The Listening House
The Listening House
1937
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
1935
No Hero
No Hero
1934
Fer-de-lance
Fer-de-lance
1934
Death of a Ghost
Death of a Ghost
1934
The Nine Tailors
The Nine Tailors
1932
Before the Fact
Before the Fact
1932
The Red Castle
The Red Castle
1932
The Tragedy of Y
The Tragedy of Y
1932
The Tragedy of X
The Tragedy of X
1932
Re-enter Sir John
Re-enter Sir John
1931
The Cape Cod Mystery
The Cape Cod Mystery
1931
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
1931
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1931
Murder at School
Murder at School
1930
The Book of Murder
The Book of Murder
1930
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1929
Murder By the Clock
Murder By the Clock
1929
Little Caesar
Little Caesar
1928
Ashenden
Ashenden
1927
The Bellamy Trial
The Bellamy Trial
1926
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred
1925
The Viaduct Murder
The Viaduct Murder
1925
The Informer
The Informer
1925
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
1924
The Rasp
The Rasp
1923
The Brooklyn Murders
The Brooklyn Murders
1923
Whose Body?
Whose Body?
1921
The Grey Room
The Grey Room
1920
The Cask
The Cask
1920
Bull-dog Drummond
Bull-dog Drummond
1920
Call Mr. Fortune
Call Mr. Fortune
1920
Tutt and Mr. Tutt
Tutt and Mr. Tutt
1918
Uncle Abner
Uncle Abner
1917
His Last Bow
His Last Bow
1916
Limehouse Nights
Limehouse Nights
1915
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear
1914
The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf
1914
Max Carrados
Max Carrados
1913
Trent's Last Case
Trent's Last Case
1913-09-04
The Lodger
The Lodger
1912
The Silent Bullet
The Silent Bullet
1912
The Singing Bone
The Singing Bone
1911
The Eye of Osiris
The Eye of Osiris
1910
813
813
1910
At the Villa Rose
At the Villa Rose
1909
Through the Wall
Through the Wall
1909
The Clue
The Clue
1908
The Gentle Grafter
The Gentle Grafter
1907
The Red Thumb Mark
The Red Thumb Mark
1907
The Thinking Machine
The Thinking Machine
1907
Arsene Lupin
Arsene Lupin
1906
Tracks in the Snow
Tracks in the Snow
1897-05-18
Dracula
Dracula
1895
Prince Zaleski
Prince Zaleski
1892
The Big Bow Mystery
The Big Bow Mystery
1890
The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four
1887
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
1882
New Arabian Nights
New Arabian Nights
1878
The Leavenworth Case
The Leavenworth Case
1869
Monsieur Lecoq
Monsieur Lecoq
1868
The Moonstone
The Moonstone
1867
Le Dossier No. 113
Le Dossier No. 113
1866
L'affaire Lerouge
L'affaire Lerouge
1867
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
1862
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
1860
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
1852
Bleak House
Bleak House
1845
Tales
Tales
1828
Memoires De Vidocq
Memoires De Vidocq
1748
Zadig
Zadig