Give me a bullet list of five good mystery books to read, preferably from 1930-1969, but no Agatha Christie or Dashiell Hammett books. I want every decade represented, and no author to appear more than once.
Give me a bullet list of five good mystery books to read, preferably from 1930-1969, but no Agatha Christie or Dashiell Hammett books. I want every decade represented, and no author to appear more than once.
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•The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934) by James M. Cain - Frank Chambers and Cora Papadakis plot to murder Cora's husband. Complications ensue.
•Rebecca (1938) by Daphne du Maurier - On an English estate, the second Mrs. Winters is constantly compared, to the deceased first Mrs. Winters, and not favorably so, especially by housekeeper Mrs. Danvers. Dark secrets are revealed.
•The Lady in the Lake (1943) by Raymond Chandler - Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy businessman to track down his wife.
•A Kiss Before Dying (1953) by Ira Levin - Bud Corliss is determined to be a wealthy man and won't let anything--not even murder--stand in his way.
•Clutch of Constables (1968) by Ngaio Marsh - Inspector Roderick Alleyn is out to find a murderer aboard an English riverboat.
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