David Lehman, in his The Perfect Murder: A study in Detection (1989), provides a list of recommended titles. They "were chosen for their importance in the evolution of the mystery genre or simply for the pleasure they reliably give; in many cases, both reasons apply."
Allingham, Margery |
The Fashion in Shrouds. 1938 |
Auster, Paul |
The New York Trilogy. 1985-86 |
Bentley, E.C. |
Trent's Last Case. 1912 트렌트 최후의 사건 |
Bergman, Andrew |
The Big Kiss-Off of 1944. 1974 |
Berkeley, Anthony |
The Poisoned Chocolates Case. 1929 독 초콜릿 사건 |
Blake, Nicholas |
Thou Shell of Death. 1936 |
Blake, Nicholas |
The Beast Must Die. 1938 야수는 죽어야 한다 |
Blake, Nicholas |
The Corpse in the Snowman. 1941 |
Blake, Nicholas |
Minute for Murder. 1947 |
Blake, Nicholas |
The Widow's Cruise. 1959 |
Cain, James M. |
Double Indemnity. 1936 이중보상 |
Candy, Edward |
Words for Murder Perhaps. 1971 |
Carr, John Dickson |
The Three Coffins. 1935 세개의 관 |
Carr, John Dickson |
The Burning Court. 1937 화형법정 |
Carr, John Dickson |
The Crooked Hinge. 1938 |
Chandler, Raymond |
The Big Sleep. 1939 빅슬립 |
Chandler, Raymond |
Farewell, My Lovely. 1940 굿바이 마이 러브 |
Chandler, Raymond |
The High Window. 1942 하이 윈도 |
Chandler, Raymond |
The Long Good-bye. 1954 기나긴 이별 |
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith |
The Club of Queer Trades. 1935 |
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith |
The Man Who Was Thursday. 1908 |
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith |
The Innocence of Father Brown. 1911 브라운 신부의 결백 |
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith |
The Wisdom of Father Brown. 1914 브라운 신부의 지혜 |
Christie, Agatha |
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. 1926 애크로이드 살인 사건 |
Christie, Agatha |
Murder in the Orient Express. 1934 로리엔트 특급 살인 |
Christie, Agatha |
The ABC Murders. 1936 ABC 살인 사건 |
Christie, Agatha |
And Then There Were None. 1940 그리고 아무도 없었다 |
Christie, Agatha |
Curtain. 1975 커튼 |
Collins, Wilkie |
The Moonstone. 1868 달보석 |
Crispin, Edmund |
The Moving Toyshop. 1946 |
Crumley, James |
Dancing Bear. 1985 |
Dickson, Carter |
The Judas Window. 1938 |
Dickson, Carter |
The Reader Is Warned. 1939 |
Doyle, Arthur Conan |
A Study in Scarlet. 1887 주홍색 연구 |
Doyle, Arthur Conan |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 1892 셜록 홈즈의 모험 |
Doyle, Arthur Conan |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. 1894 셜록 홈즈의 회상 |
Doyle, Arthur Conan |
The Hound of the Baskervilles. 1902 바스커빌가의 개 |
Eco, Umberto |
The Name of the Rose. 1983 장미의 이름 |
Ellin, Stanley |
Mystery Stories. 1956 특별 요리 |
Ellin, Stanley |
The Eighth Circle. 1958 제 8 지옥 |
Fearing, Kenneth |
The Big Clock. 1946 |
Freeman, R. Austin |
The Red Thumb Mark. 1907 |
Grafton, Sue |
"C" is for Corpse 말없는 목격자 |
Hammett, Dashiell |
Red Harvest. 1929 붉은 수확 |
Hammett, Dashiell |
The Maltese Falcon. 1930 말타의 매 |
Hammett, Dashiell |
The Glass Key. 1931 |
Highsmith, Patricia |
Strangers on a Train. 1949 낯선 승객 |
Highsmith, Patricia |
The Talented Mr. Ripley. 1957 태양은 가득히 |
Hjortsberg, William |
Falling Angel. 1977 엔젤 하트 |
Innes, Michael |
Hamlet, Revenge! |
James, P. D. |
Death of an Expert Witness. 1977 |
James, P. D. |
A Taste for Death. 1986 죽음의 맛 |
Kemelman, Harry |
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late. 1964 금요일, 랍비는 늦잠을 잤다 |
Leonard, Elmore |
Glitz. 1985 글리츠 |
Levin, Ira |
A Kiss Before Dying. 1953 죽음의 키스 |
Lyons, Arthur |
Hard Trade. 1981 |
McBain, Ed |
Ten Plus One. 1963 |
McBain, Ed |
Long Time No See. 1977 잃어버린 시간 |
McBain, Ed |
Ice. 1983 |
MacDonald, Ross |
The Chill. 1964 소름 |
MacDonald, Ross |
The Good-bye Look. 1969 |
MacDonald, Ross |
The Underground Man. 1971 지하인간 |
Marsh, Ngaio |
Overture to Death. 1936 |
Maxwell, Thomas |
Kiss Me Once. 1986 |
Nash, Simon |
Death Over Deep Water. 1963 |
Paretsky, Sara |
Bitter Medicine. 1987 |
Poe, Edgar Allan |
Tales. 1845 |
Postgate, Raymond |
Verdict of Twelve. 1940 |
Potter, Dennis |
The Singing Detective. 1986 |
Queen, Ellery |
The Chinese Orange Mystery. 1934 차이나 오렌지의 비밀 |
Rendell, Ruth |
Means of Evil. 1977 |
Rendell, Ruth |
The Killing Doll. 1985 |
Rosen, Richard |
Strike Three, You're Dead. 1984 |
Sayers, Dorothy |
Strong Poison. 1930 |
Sayers, Dorothy |
Murder Must Advertise. 1933 |
Simon, Roger |
The Big Fix. 1974 |
Smith, Mark |
The Death of the Detective. 1974 |
Stout, Rex |
Too Many Women. 1947 |
Stout, Rex |
And Be a Villain. 1948 |
Stout, Rex |
The Second Confession. 1949 |
Symons, Julian |
The 31st of February. 1951 |
Tey, Josephine |
The Daughter of Time. 1951 시간의 딸 |
Thompson, Jim |
The Killer Inside Me. 1952 |
Thompson, Jim |
The Getaway. 1959 |
Vine, Barbara |
A Fatal Inversion. 1987 |
Wade, Henry |
Heir Presumptive |