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Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.82 — 61,917 ratings — published 1923
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Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
by (shelved 17 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.13 — 33,680 ratings — published 1930
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Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.97 — 25,734 ratings — published 1926
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 15 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.26 — 352,755 ratings — published 1926
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Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2) Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.82 — 7,702 ratings — published 1935
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
by (shelved 14 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.05 — 18,631 ratings — published 1928
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Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3) Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.06 — 30,256 ratings — published 1927
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A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1) A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.79 — 17,010 ratings — published 1934
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 12 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.95 — 63,035 ratings — published 1933
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Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 12 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.86 — 66,816 ratings — published 1935
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.00 — 514,055 ratings — published 1920
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The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
by (shelved 12 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.77 — 14,941 ratings — published 1931
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The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
by (shelved 12 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.03 — 21,586 ratings — published 1934
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.04 — 216,143 ratings — published 1930
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Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8) Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
by (shelved 12 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.10 — 17,994 ratings — published 1932
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.87 — 120,963 ratings — published 1923
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 11 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.03 — 203,535 ratings — published 1936
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 11 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.12 — 310,150 ratings — published 1937
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 11 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.20 — 741,090 ratings — published 1934
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 11 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.96 — 73,584 ratings — published 1936
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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
by (shelved 11 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.19 — 32,365 ratings — published 1935
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 11 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.98 — 110,277 ratings — published 1938
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Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11) Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.84 — 49,790 ratings — published 1935
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The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1) The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.60 — 9,738 ratings — published 1929
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Murder Must Advertise  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.17 — 24,980 ratings — published 1933
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.81 — 130,068 ratings — published 1942
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Mystery in White Mystery in White (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.37 — 6,123 ratings — published 1937
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.87 — 70,105 ratings — published 1938
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,637,355 ratings — published 1939
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The Poisoned Chocolates Case The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,791 ratings — published 1929
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Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
by (shelved 10 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.24 — 22,005 ratings — published 1937
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #23) One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #23)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.78 — 45,521 ratings — published 1940
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The Secret of High Eldersham (Desmond Merrion, #1) The Secret of High Eldersham (Desmond Merrion, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.61 — 968 ratings — published 1930
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Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #22) Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #22)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.94 — 47,824 ratings — published 1940
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The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3) The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.73 — 4,680 ratings — published 1935
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.88 — 84,472 ratings — published 1928
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #4) By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.76 — 25,806 ratings — published 1968
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The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3) The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.85 — 58,950 ratings — published 1942
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The Santa Klaus Murder The Santa Klaus Murder (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.39 — 3,979 ratings — published 1936
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Thirteen Guests (Inspector Kendall #1) Thirteen Guests (Inspector Kendall #1)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.58 — 1,772 ratings — published 1936
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.94 — 71,225 ratings — published 1936
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The Red House Mystery The Red House Mystery (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.68 — 14,855 ratings — published 1922
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Mystery Mile (Albert Campion Mystery, #2) Mystery Mile (Albert Campion Mystery, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.88 — 5,772 ratings — published 1930
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A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2) A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.92 — 9,501 ratings — published 1936
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The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1) The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.84 — 35,154 ratings — published 1925
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Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #4) Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #4)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.13 — 15,818 ratings — published 1928
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Death of a Peer (Roderick Alleyn, #10) Death of a Peer (Roderick Alleyn, #10)
by (shelved 9 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,937 ratings — published 1940
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Weekend at Thrackley Weekend at Thrackley (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.67 — 842 ratings — published 1934
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Fire in the Thatch (Robert Macdonald #27) Fire in the Thatch (Robert Macdonald #27)
by (shelved 8 times as golden-age)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,390 ratings — published 1946
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Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2) Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as golden-age)
avg rating 3.78 — 25,012 ratings — published 1929
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Yvonne Korshak
“The water far below was black in the shadow of the ship. A plank creaked. She froze. No noisy jump. It would have to be a dive. Head down into darkness. She’d never dived at night.”
Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Donna Tartt
“Whenever you see flies or insects in a still life―a wilted petal, a black spot on the apple―the painter is giving you a secret message. He’s telling you that living things don’t last―it’s all temporary. Death in life. That’s why they’re called natures mortes. Maybe you don’t see it at first with all the beauty and bloom, the little speck of rot. But if you look closer―there it is.”
Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

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