Golden Age detective novels, 1920 on

35 books

A Case in CameraOliver Onions · 1920A 1920 novel by Oliver Onions, narrated by a friend of a Chelsea painter, about a killing in which one young man takes the life of another who claimed to be his friend, unfolding after a farewell breakfast gathering.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Clouds of witnessDorothy L. Sayers · 1926A mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who investigates a murder case in which his own brother, the Duke of Denver, stands accused of killing his sister's fiance.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Helen Vardon's confessionR. Austin Freeman · 1922A 1922 mystery novel by R. Austin Freeman, narrated as the confession of Helen Vardon, whose life is upended when her father, a trustee accused of misappropriating funds, faces prosecution and a marriage proposal offered as his means of escape.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Lord Peter views the bodyDorothy L. Sayers · 1928A 1928 collection of twelve detective short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, the aristocratic amateur sleuth, who solves mysteries and crimes, beginning with a film actor's strange tale of a New York sculptor.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Missing menVincent Starrett · 1920A 1920 detective novel in which private investigator Lavender, aided by his narrator friend Gilruth, probes a string of mysterious disappearances in Chicago, including a broker, an actor, a businessman, and a suburban widow.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Murder in the Gilded CageSamuel Spewack · 1929A 1929 mystery novel by Samuel Spewack in which a reporter narrates the strange death of wealthy divorcee Mrs. Breese and the investigation, led by an eccentric detective, into the murder in her fashionable circle.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Partners in crimeAgatha Christie · 1929A 1929 short story collection by Agatha Christie featuring the married sleuths Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, who take over a detective agency and solve a series of mysteries and espionage cases.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Poirot InvestigatesAgatha Christie · 1924A 1924 collection of eleven detective short stories by Agatha Christie, featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and his friend Hastings solving cases including jewel thefts, disappearances, and murders in England.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Ravensdene CourtJ. S. Fletcher · 1922A 1922 mystery novel by J. S. Fletcher in which a London expert on old books travels to a remote Northumbrian manor to catalog a private library, only to encounter a stranger and a series of strange, dangerous adventures.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Room 13Edgar Wallace · 1924A 1924 crime novel by Edgar Wallace, Room 13 follows Johnny Gray, a man wrongly imprisoned for a racehorse swindle, who after his release from Dartmoor prison becomes entangled with a gang of counterfeiters and the family of the man who framed him.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Terror keepEdgar Wallace · 1927A 1927 crime novel by Edgar Wallace about John Flack, a master criminal who escapes from Broadmoor asylum after writing an encyclopedia of crime, and whose threats draw in the detective J. G. Reeder as Margaret Belman becomes entangled in the mystery.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The blue scarabR. Austin Freeman · 1923A 1923 detective novel by R. Austin Freeman in which Dr. Thorndyke investigates a mysterious robbery involving a stolen blue scarab, a fire used as a diversion, and a family legend connected to jewels acquired by privateers during the war with France.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The case-book of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle · 1927A 1927 collection of twelve detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, recounting cases solved by Sherlock Holmes as narrated by Dr. Watson, including "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" and "The Problem of Thor Bridge.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The crimson circleEdgar Wallace · 1922A 1922 crime novel by Edgar Wallace about a secret criminal organization called the Crimson Circle, whose masked leader recruits desperate men to carry out extortion and murder while police and a young woman named Thalia Drummond become entangled in the mystery.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Crooked HouseBrandon Fleming · 1925A 1925 detective novel by Brandon Fleming in which the French investigator Monsieur Dupont arrives in London to solve a mysterious riddle and enlists an English Privy Councillor to accompany him to an eccentric patron's strange house, where a trail of deaths begins.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Daffodil MysteryEdgar Wallace · 1920A 1920 detective novel by Edgar Wallace in which department store owner Thornton Lyne is found murdered after an awkward encounter with employee Odette Rider, prompting detective Tarling and his Chinese assistant Ling Chu to investigate the crime.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The dream detectiveSax Rohmer · 1920A collection of interconnected detective stories by Sax Rohmer, published in 1920, following the eccentric investigator Moris Klaw as he solves ten mysterious cases in London, beginning with a murder and theft in a sealed museum room.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Hand in the DarkArthur J. Rees · 1920A 1920 mystery novel by Arthur J. Rees, set at an old English moat-house with a violent history, where a young wife hosts a party of friends from her wartime London work as events build toward a country dance.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The haunting handWalter Adolphe Roberts · 1926A 1926 mystery novel by Walter Adolphe Roberts about Margot Anstruther, a young screen actress with a film studio, who is terrified when a disembodied hand emerges from under her bed, leading to strange suspicions and hidden motives among her movie world acquaintances.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Hunter's Lodge CaseAgatha Christie · 1923A short detective story in which convalescing detective Hercule Poirot sends Captain Hastings to investigate the murder of a wealthy man at a lonely Derbyshire hunting lodge, with Hastings reporting back by telegram as the case unfolds.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The magic casketR. Austin Freeman · 1927A 1927 collection of detective stories featuring R. Austin Freeman's investigator Thorndyke, whose keen observation and scientific knowledge solve mysteries that begin when the narrator and Thorndyke find a seemingly stolen, forced-open handbag in a Chelsea church porch.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Man Who Knew Too MuchG. K. Chesterton · 1922A 1922 collection of eight detective stories by G. K. Chesterton featuring Horne Fisher, an unusually well-informed amateur sleuth who helps investigate mysterious deaths and crimes among politicians and aristocrats in England.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Missing WillAgatha Christie · 1924A 1924 detective short story by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot. A young woman asks Poirot to find a hidden second will left by her wealthy uncle, who has challenged her to prove her wits within a year or his fortune goes to charity.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The murder of Roger AckroydAgatha Christie · 1926A 1926 detective novel by Agatha Christie, narrated by Dr. Sheppard, in which the suspicious death of Mrs. Ferrars in the village of King's Abbot is followed by the murder of Roger Ackroyd, drawing the detective Poirot into the investigation.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Murder on the LinksAgatha Christie · 1923A 1923 detective novel by Agatha Christie, narrated by Captain Hastings, in which the Belgian private detective Hercule Poirot investigates a murder case in France after receiving an urgent appeal for help from a man who fears for his life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Mysterious Affair at StylesAgatha Christie · 1920A 1920 detective novel by Agatha Christie, narrated by Hastings, who visits the Essex country estate Styles Court during World War I, where the household of the wealthy Mrs. Inglethorp is shaken by her remarriage and an impending tragedy that the detective Poirot investigates.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The mystery of Angelina FroodR. Austin Freeman · 1924A 1924 detective novel by R. Austin Freeman in which a young doctor, filling in for a colleague, is summoned on a mysterious midnight call and becomes drawn into a puzzling case involving a woman called Mrs. Johnson, investigated with the help of John Thorndyke.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The mystery of the Blue TrainAgatha Christie · 1928A 1928 detective novel by Agatha Christie in which the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a murder connected to the Blue Train, involving a stolen jewel, a wealthy American family, and a scheme begun with a secret purchase in Paris.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The mystery of the missing eyebrowsStephen Rudd · 1925A 1925 boys' mystery novel, the first of a series about newspaper carriers, following young Renfro Horn as he investigates strange lights in a supposedly empty house and a puzzle involving eyebrows removed from a window pane.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Plymouth Express AffairAgatha Christie · 1923A 1923 short mystery story by Agatha Christie featuring the detective Hercule Poirot. A wealthy young woman traveling on the Plymouth Express is found dead in her train compartment, chloroformed and stabbed, with her jewel case missing, and her father hires Poirot to find her killer.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Red House MysteryA. A. Milne · 1922A 1922 detective novel by A. A. Milne, written for his father. Amateur sleuth Antony Gillingham investigates the mysterious death of Mark Ablett at his country house, the Red House, shortly after his estranged brother arrives from Australia.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The secret of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton · 1927A 1927 collection of detective short stories by G. K. Chesterton featuring Father Brown, the priest-detective. Framed by a conversation with the retired criminal Flambeau, Father Brown explains his method by recounting how he solved several murder cases.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The sinister markLee Thayer · 1929A 1929 detective novel by Lee Thayer in which a successful stage actress named Mary Blake, haunted by a hidden past and refusing to reveal her origins, draws her admirer Donald Morris into a mystery involving anonymous letters, photographs, and a sinister mark.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Unnatural deathDorothy L. Sayers · 1927A 1927 detective novel by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring her aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, who investigates an unnatural death, aided by his devoted former sergeant, Bunter.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey NovelDorothy L. Sayers · 1923A 1923 detective novel, the first featuring aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, who investigates the puzzling discovery of a naked corpse wearing only a pair of pince-nez in a respectable architect's London bathtub.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية