In my last post, which launched this year’s Reprint of the Year awards, I mentioned that there were over 160 possible reprints to choose from, which is a wonderful but also quite daunting amount! It is also not an easy number of titles to remember, which can make things tricky when it comes to nominating books for the final voting poll. So to make things easier for my participating bloggers and for my blog readers, who also get to nominate 3 three titles for the poll (see details in launch post), I created this list. To make it more user friendly I have grouped them by publisher.
If you see any errors (which is quite likely in a list this long), or any titles that I have missed, then let me know.
If you see a title you wish to nominate for the Reprint of the Year awards, please submit this nomination to the comments section of the launch post.
Finally, I am interested to know how many of these that you have read? I think I have only read 37. Are there any you are tempted to add to your 2023 TBR pile?
British Library
Death on the Downbeat by Sebastian Farr
Green for Danger by Christianna Brand
Death of Jezebel by Christianna Brand
Crook O’ Lune by E. C. R. Lorac
Post After Post-Mortem by E. C. R. Lorac
Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley
The Seat of the Scornful by John Dickson Carr
Death of a Bookseller by Bernard J. Farmer
The White Priory Murders by Carter Dickson
The Mysterious Mr Badman by W. F. Harvey
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime
Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries
Harper Collins/Collins Crime Club
The End of Andrew Harrison by Freeman Wills Crofts
Fatal Venture by Freeman Wills Crofts
Found Floating by Freeman Wills Crofts
Golden Ashes by Freeman Wills Crofts
James Tarrant, Adventurer by Freeman Wills Crofts
Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh
Penguin Books
The Hatter’s Ghost by Georges Simenon
The Venice Train by Georges Simenon
The New Investigations of Inspector Maigret by Georges Simenon
The People Opposite by Georges Simenon
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
Moonstone Press
Requiem for Robert by Mary Fitt
Death and Mary Dazill by Mary Fitt
Three Sisters Flew Home by Mary Fitt
Death on Heron’s Mere by Mary Fitt
Murder Most Familiar by Marjorie Bremner
A Case of Books by Bruce Graeme
Death and the Pleasant Voices by Mary Fitt
And a Bottle of Rum by Bruce Graeme
American Mystery Classics
The Turquoise Shop by Frances Crane
Headed for a Hearse by Jonathan Latimer
Deadline at Dawn by Cornell Woolrich
The Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
The Case of the Shop Lifter’s Shoe by Erle Stanley Gardner
Murder on “B” Deck by Vincent Starrett
The Album by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Bigger They Come by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Spanish Cape Mystery by Ellery Queen
The Benson Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine
Cat’s Paw by Roger Scarlett
Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries
Dean Street Press
The Case of the Treble Twist by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Prodigal Daughter by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Deadly Diamonds by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Extra Grave by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Sapphire Brooch by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Three-Ring Puzzle by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Running Man by Christopher Bush
The Trail of the Three Lean Men by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Jumbo Sandwich by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Grand Alliance by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Heavenly Twin by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Careless Thief by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Dead Man Gone by Christopher Bush
The Case of the Good Employer by Christopher Bush
The Urgent Hangman by Peter Cheyney
Dangerous Curves by Peter Cheyney
Your Deal My Lovely by Peter Cheyney
Don’t Get Me Wrong by Peter Cheyney
Can Ladies Kill? by Peter Cheyney
This Man is Dangerous by Peter Cheyney
They Never Say When by Peter Cheyney
You Can’t Keep the Change by Peter Cheyney
You Can Always Duck by Peter Cheyney
Dark Wanton by Peter Cheyney
The Stars are Dark by Peter Cheyney
Dark Duet by Peter Cheyney
Calling Mr Callaghan by Peter Cheyney
Uneasy Term by Peter Cheyney
Sorry You’ve Been Troubled by Peter Cheyney
It Couldn’t Matter Less by Peter Cheyney
I’ll Say She Does by Peter Cheyney
Don’t Be Surprised by Peter Cheyney
Dames Don’t Care by Peter Cheyney
Poison Ivy by Peter Cheyney
Dark Interlude by Peter Cheyney
Dark Hero by Peter Cheyney
Spiderweb by Alice Campbell
Water Weed by Alice Campbell
Juggernaut by Alice Campbell
Flying Blind by Alice Campbell
Desire to Kill by Alice Campbell
The Murder of Caroline Bundy by Alice Campbell
The Click of the Gate by Alice Campbell
Death Framed in Silver by Alice Campbell
Keep Away from Water by Alice Campbell
The Sharp Quillet by Brian Flynn
The Case of Elymas the Sorcerer by Brian Flynn
The Swinging Death by Brian Flynn
Exit Sir John by Brian Flynn
Conspiracy at Angels by Brian Flynn
Verse Chorus Press
Faculty for Murder by June Wright
Galileo Publishing
Midsummer Murder by Clifford Witting
Dead on Time by Clifford Witting
Villainy at Vespers by Joan Cockin
Dancing with Death by Joan Coggins
Felony & Mayhem
A Murder Too Many by Elizabeth Ferrars
Stark House Press
The Money Trap by Lionel White
Love Trap by Lionel White
The Lying Ladies by Robert Finnegan
The Bandaged Nude by Robert Finnegan
Many a Monster by Robert Finnegan
The Footsteps on the Stairs by Jean Potts
The Troublemaker by Jean Potts
The Diehard by Jean Potts
My Brother’s Keeper by Jean Potts
High Sierra by W. R. Burnett
The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett
The Pale Door by Robert Martin
Death of a Ladies’ Man by Robert Martin
The Mexico Run by Lionel White
Jailbreak by Lionel White
Only the Good by Mary Collins
Death Freight and Other Murderous Excursions by Patrick Quentin
How to Commit a Murder by Danny Ahearn
Invitation to Murder by Lionel Black
A Party to Murder by Lionel Black
Death of an Intruder by Nedra Tyre
Twice so Fair by Nedra Tyre
Make my Coffin Strong by William R. Cox
The Make-Believe Man by Elizabeth Fenwick
A Friend of Mary Rose by Elizabeth Fenwick
Round Trip by Don Tracy
Criss-Cross by Don Tracy
Strip for Murder by Dolores Hitchens
The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. Chambers
The Talkers by Robert W. Chambers
Turning the Tables: The Short Stories of Helen Nielsen by Helen Nielsen
Grimhaven by Robert Joyce Tasker
The Girl in 304 by Harold R. Daniels
No Questions Asked by Edna Sherry
The Defense Does Not Rest by Edna Sherry
The Beautiful Stranger by Bernice Carey
The Missing Heiress by Bernice Carey
Coachwhip Publications
Ladies in Boxes by Burgess Gelett
The Ticking Terror Murders by Darwin L. Teilhet and Hildegarde Teilhet et al.
The Feather Cloak Murders by Darwin L. Teilhet and Hildegarde Teilhet et al.
The Crimson Hair Murders by Darwin L. Teilhet and Hildegarde Teilhet et al.
The Broken Face Murders by Darwin L. Teilhet and Hildegarde Teilhet et al.
Murder in the Family by Mary Hastings Bradley
Nice People Murder by Mary Hastings Bradley
Poison Case Number 10 by Louis Cornell
Murder Case Number 33 by Louis Cornell
Mike Lanson for Murder: Bye-Bye, Baby! by J. Harvey Bond/Russell Winterbotham
Murder Isn’t Funny by J. Harvey Bond/Russell Winterbotham
Kill Me with Kindness by J. Harvey Bond/Russell Winterbotham
If Wishes Were Hearses by J. Harvey Bond/Russell Winterbotham
Nice People Poison by Mary Hastings Bradley
Murder in Room 700 by Mary Hastings Bradley
The Band Played Murder by Edith Howie
Cry Murder by Edith Howie
No Face to Murder by Edith Howie
The Thirteenth Guest by Armitage Trail
Drink the Green Water by Hugh Austin
The Milkmaid’s Millions by Hugh Austin
Murder in the Zoo by Babette Hughes
Murder in Church by Babette Hughes
Death Has Seven Faces by Hugh Austin
Pushkin Vertigo
Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo
Virago Modern Classics
R in the Month by Nancy Spain
Dreamscape Media
The Grand Babylon by Arnold Bennett
Crippen & Landru
Gideon and the Young Toughs and Other Stories by J. J. Marric
Kabaty Press
Beware of Railway Journeys by Frank Heller
Library of Congress Crime Classics
Room to Swing by Ed Lacy
Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams
The Conjure Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher
The Metropolitan Opera Murders by Helen Traubel
Clover Press
The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett
Oleander Press
Who Killed Alfred Snow? By J. S. Fletcher
Murder at College by Victor Whitechurch
They also reissued a title they reprinted in 2013:
Fatality in Fleet Street by Christopher St John Sprigg
Mysterious Press/Open Road
Peril at Cranbury Hall by John Rhode
Dr Priestley Investigates by John Rhode
Tragedy on the Line by John Rhode
The Claverton Affair by John Rhode
The Venner Crime by John Rhode
Death in Harley Street by John Rhode
Blackthorn House by John Rhode
Black Heath Press
The Tin Tree by James Quince
Casual Slaughters by James Quince
The Cliff Path Mystery by Headon Hill
The Boat Race Murder by R. E. Swartwout
Three Strangers by Max Dalman
Vampire Abroad by Max Dalman
The Hidden Light by Max Dalman
Poison Unknown by Max Dalman
The Doctor Disappears by Max Dalman
Death before Day by Max Dalman
Death Disposes by Max Dalman
Death in May Morning by Max Dalman
The Burnt Bones Mystery by Max Dalman
The Missing Grave by Max Dalman
Third Alibi by Max Dalman
Mask for Murder by Max Dalman
Herald of Death by Max Dalman
Buried Once by Max Dalman
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Re Galileo Publishing
Is Villainy at Vespers by Joan Cockins or Joan Coggins?
Chris Wallace
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It is Joan Cockins.
Joan Coggins was a separate writer of children’s books and the four Lady Lupin mysteries.
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Thanks, it sounded like a Lady Lupin title!
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You’re not the first person to have that confusion, as it occurred in my book group last week.
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Good question. Have just finished the Cockins book. As I reviewed it on Amazon, pretty dire. The dialect pages reminded me of the ” mock Scottish” rubbish in Five Red Herrings and Case of the Constant Suicides et al. You have been warned !
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Thank you Kate for this wonderful list. I’ve bookmarked the page and would be returning to it often.
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Glad the page is of use.
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Death Framed In Silver by Alice Campbell. (DSP)
Casual Slaughters-James Quince
The Tin Tree-James Quince
The Cliff Path Mystery – Headon Hill
The Boat Race Murder- RE Swartwout
All 4 by Black Heath.
Might be added?
I have read 53 from your list and these 5.
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Thank you for the further additions. I will add them to the adding pile.
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From that list, I’d like to nominate Juggernaut, by Alice Campbell (DSP). I read 3 of hers from your list this year, and this one, her debut, was my favourite. Thanks too for all the others I’ll now be checking out
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Thank you for your nomination. Campbell seems to be doing well with the reader nominations.
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One of the most dangerous lists of the year – my TBR wishlist just got quite a bit fatter. Thank you (I think)!
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Well you don’t want too skinny a TBR pile in the winter months, it might get chilly! And you know you always need to make sure you have enough reading material in case you get snowed in.
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I have read twenty-one books from this list although only half a dozen were new editions. I also plan to get several more books from this list, in particular some Alice Campbell and Hugh Austin volumes.
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Yes some of my reads from the list were older editions too.
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I do not know if you accept translations, but you haven’t mentioned Locked-Room International, which has done some work I’d love to nominate if at all possible, including the new Imamura DEATH WITHIN THE EVIL EYE.
If not allowed, then from your provided list I’d like to nominate…
GREEN FOR DANGER by Christianna Brand
DEATH OF JEZEBEL by Christianna Brand
FINAL ACTS: THEATRICAL MYSTERIES by Martin Edwards
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Sorry, I do hope this comment isn’t late, and that it’s appropriate for me to nominate! I never contributed in ROY before and I was trying to figure out how this worked from your blog posts! Correct me if I made a mistake!
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No you are not too late, nominations can be submitted up until the release date of the poll. Although if you left it until the 11th hour I might not see the nominations in time. As it is you are in plenty of time. I try to get people to submit their nominations just to the comments section of the launch post, as that saves me checking multiple places and also reduces the chances of me missing any. But I wouldn’t stress about it! We do accept mysteries in translation, but I think Death within the Evil Eye is outside the publication date criteria. It looks like a new book?? An example of a translated book we had in the poll last year was The Honjin Murders which was originally published in the 1940s. Your other nominations are all fine though.
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