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93 books · 35 voters · list created August 30th, 2015 by Laura (votes) .
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message 1: by Andréa (new)

Andréa I love the covers on these printings.


message 2: by Terry (new)

Terry Brown Andréa wrote: "I love the covers on these printings."

Me too. That's what got me hooked.


message 3: by Andréa (new)

Andréa Terry wrote: "Me too. That's what got me hooked."

Same


message 4: by Farseer (new)

Farseer There is another list for this same collection, which is more up to date and also more accurate (this one currently has books that are not part of the British Library Classic Crime collection, like Revelations of a Lady Detective, and also a multiple book bundle)...

The up-to-date list is this one:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...


message 5: by Tobias (new)

Tobias Akerboom Nr. 83 (The Groote Park Murder) was not released in the British Library Crime Classics, but by a publisher that uses the same template for their public domain printings.


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