20th century mysteries

The fiction I read for pleasure is almost entirely in the mystery/thriller genre. The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association has compiled a list of their "100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century" and, although I fall far short of having read all of them, I very much agree with them about those I have read. A few of their selections that I know and heartily recommend:

• Margery Allingham, The Tiger in the Smoke
• Eric Ambler, A Coffin for Dimitrios
• John Buchan, The 39 Steps
• Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
• Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
• Michael Connelly, The Concrete Blonde
• Edmund Crispin, The Moving Toyshop
• Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles
• Dick Francis, Whip Hand
• Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon
• Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time
• P.D. James, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
• Elmore Leonard, Get Shorty
• John D. MacDonald, The Deep Blue Good-by
• Philip MacDonald, The List of Adrian Messenger
• Ngaio Marsh, Death of a Peer
• Ellis Peters, One Corpse Too Many
• Ellery Queen, Cat of Many Tails
• Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise
• Ross Thomas, Chinaman's Chance

When I find an author I like I tend to read everything he wrote that I can find. Each of those above have authored other mysteries — in some cases many others — and I have enjoyed all that I have read.

20th Century Favorites - (IMBA)