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Paperback editions across the catalogue — vintage Fontana, Pan, Penguin and more.

A photograph of the front cover of the 1953 Penguin edition of John Dickson Carr's Till Death Do Us Part, including John Tribe's cover design.
Till Death Do Us Part (John Tribe cover)
John Dickson Carr
£18.00 Cond: Good
The front cover of the 2025 British Library Crime Classics paperback edition of Not To Be Taken by Anthony Berkeley. A vintage travel poster-style painting depicts a sunny English village street with thatched-roof cottages, lush trees, and rolling hills. The title 'NOT TO BE TAKEN: A PUZZLE IN POISON' appears in a black banner, with 'ANTHONY BERKELEY' beneath it.
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Not To Be Taken
Anthony Berkeley
£6.00 Cond: Fine
The front cover of the 1965 first Four Square Edition paperback of The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr. The cover has a striking mid-century design: a cream upper half with the title in bold black block type and 'John Dickson Carr' in white on blue, and a bold blue and purple lower half showing a silhouetted figure of a man sprawled as if dead. 'A FOUR SQUARE CRIME BOOK' and the price '3/6' appear at the top. A teaser quote reads 'I do not like thee, Dr. Fell. The reason why I cannot tell.'
The Black Spectacles (First Four Square Edition)
John Dickson Carr
£16.00 Cond: Very good
The front cover of the 2020 British Library Crime Classics paperback edition of The Man Who Didn't Fly by Margot Bennett. A vintage-style illustration depicts a red-and-yellow seaplane in flight over a green coastline against a bright blue sky. The title 'THE MAN WHO DIDN'T FLY' appears in gold lettering on a dark navy banner at the top, with 'MARGOT BENNETT' below. The British Library Crime Classics branding is at the bottom.
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The Man Who Didn't Fly
Margot Bennett
£6.00 Cond: Very good
The front cover of the 2023 British Library Crime Classics paperback edition of The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr. A vintage painting depicts a lively Continental European high street scene, with elegantly dressed figures strolling among leafy golden trees and ornate period shopfronts. The title 'THE BLACK SPECTACLES / JOHN DICKSON CARR' appears in a white rectangular panel at the top. The British Library Crime Classics branding is at the bottom.
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The Black Spectacles
John Dickson Carr
£6.00 Cond: Very good
The front cover of the 2016 Hodder & Stoughton paperback edition of The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers. The mustard-yellow cover features a bold Art Deco-style illustration of a stone fenland church tower rising against a blue sky, surrounded by a dark, moody landscape of water and earth. 'DOROTHY L. SAYERS' appears in white at the top, 'THE NINE TAILORS' at the bottom, and 'A LORD PETER WIMSEY MYSTERY' in smaller text below.
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The Nine Tailors
Dorothy L. Sayers
£6.00 Cond: Like new
The front cover of the 1974 New English Library paperback edition of Hangman's Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers. The black cover features a close-up monochrome photograph of a woman in evening wear, her face in profile and turned away, wearing layered pearl and diamond necklaces and holding a strand of pearls in her hand. 'FEATURING LORD PETER WIMSEY' is printed in white at the top, 'DOROTHY L. SAYERS / HANGMAN'S HOLIDAY' in large white type in the centre, and 'WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY ELIZABETH GEORGE' at the bottom.
Hangman's Holiday
Dorothy L. Sayers
£8.00 Cond: Very good
The front cover of the 1972 first New English Library paperback edition of Striding Folly by Dorothy L. Sayers. The cover features a surrealist still-life illustration showing a large white billiard ball with the number 13, several paintbrushes, a chess rook, a coiled snake, and a peach against a dark background. 'DOROTHY L. SAYERS' appears in large purple type at the top, 'Striding Folly / Lord Peter Wimsey returns in three dramatic adventures' below, with a circular sticker reading 'FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK'.
Striding Folly (First New English Library Edition)
Dorothy L. Sayers
£8.00 Cond: Good
The front cover of the 1982 New English Library paperback edition of The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers. The cover shows a dramatic illustration of bell-ringing equipment — a colourful red, blue, white, and yellow striped bell rope and a rolled change-ringing scroll — against a dark background. 'DOROTHY L. SAYERS' appears in blue at the top and 'THE NINE TAILORS / A LORD PETER WIMSEY MYSTERY' in pink lettering below. The cover has significant creasing and surface wear.
The Nine Tailors
Dorothy L. Sayers
£8.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of The Hog's Back Mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts, The British Library 2015 paperback
The Hog's Back Mystery
Freeman Wills Crofts
£8.00 Cond: Very good
Death Is No Sportsman
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Death Is No Sportsman
Cyril Hare
£6.00 Cond: Good
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
£6.00 Cond: Very good
A photograph of the front cover of the 2009 paperback edition of Harper's Ngaio Marsh omnibus, containing 'A Man Lay Dying', 'Enter a Murderer' and 'The Nursing Home Murder'. The book is in good condition, with a faint crease on the front cover.
A Man Lay Dead / Enter a Murderer / The Nursing Home Murder
Ngaio Marsh
£10.00 Cond: Very good
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie - Fontana/Collins 1981 paperback, blue cover with red cardinal and golden palm fronds
A Caribbean Mystery
Agatha Christie
£4.00 Cond: Good
By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie - Fontana/Collins 1971 first paperback edition, cream cover with Tom Adams illustration of a cracked doll in a garden
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Agatha Christie
£4.50 Cond: Good
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie - Fontana Books 1963 paperback, cover showing a Schiller bust, holly, and blood splatter, priced 3/6
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Fair
Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie - Fontana/Collins 1972 paperback, striking green cover with Tom Adams illustration of watching eyes, a mouse, and a diamond
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Hickory Dickory Dock
Agatha Christie
£5.00 Cond: Good
Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie - Fontana/Collins 1981 paperback, white cover with Tom Adams illustration of a dead tree, skull, and goat figure
Murder is Easy
Agatha Christie
£4.50 Cond: Good
Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie - Fontana/Collins 1972 first paperback edition, cream cover with Tom Adams illustration of a castle, spider, and jet plane. 'First time in paperback' on cover.
Passenger to Frankfurt
Agatha Christie
£4.50 Cond: Good
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie - Pan Books 1976 paperback, red and white cover with photograph of a gun in crumpled paper
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Poirot Investigates
Agatha Christie
£3.50 Cond: Good
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie - Fontana/Collins 1972 paperback, cover showing a vintage 1930s railway guide and petrol advertisements montage
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The ABC Murders
Agatha Christie
£3.50 Cond: Good
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie - Triad Panther 1978 paperback, cream cover with black dragon silhouette
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The Man in the Brown Suit
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie - Fontana/Collins 1972 paperback, dark cover with Tom Adams illustration of a Louis Vuitton case, gun, and flowing red hair
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
Agatha Christie
£3.50 Cond: Good
Front cover of Curtain: Poirot's Last Case by Agatha Christie - Fontana paperback 1980, cream cover with bowler hat and cane
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Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
Agatha Christie
£5.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of Murder in Mesopotamia - Fontana/Collins 1987 paperback
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Murder in Mesopotamia
Agatha Christie
£4.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Hercule Poirot's Christmas - Fontana Christie Collection paperback
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Agatha Christie
£4.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of Postern of Fate - Fontana Christie Collection paperback
Postern of Fate
Agatha Christie
£4.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Passenger to Frankfurt - Fontana Christie Collection paperback
Passenger to Frankfurt
Agatha Christie
£4.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of The Case of the Terrified Typist - Pan Books 1964 Perry Mason paperback
The Case of the Terrified Typist
Erle Stanley Gardner
£3.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of The Man in the Brown Suit - Fontana Christie Collection paperback 1990
The Man in the Brown Suit
Agatha Christie
£4.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Spider's Web - HarperCollins 2001 paperback
Spider's Web
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of Murder at the Black Cat Cafe - Pushkin Vertigo 2025 paperback
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Murder at the Black Cat Cafe
Seishi Yokomizo
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Death on the Cherwell - British Library Crime Classics 2014 paperback
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Death on the Cherwell
Mavis Doriel Hay
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Death of an Airman - British Library Crime Classics 2015 paperback
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Death of an Airman
Christopher St John Sprigg
£4.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of The Secret of High Eldersham - British Library Crime Classics 2016 paperback
The Secret of High Eldersham
Miles Burton
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude, The British Library 2014 paperback
The Cornish Coast Murder
John Bude
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of The 12.30 From Croydon - British Library Crime Classics 2016 paperback
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The 12.30 From Croydon
Freeman Wills Crofts
£5.00 Cond: Like new
Front cover of The Female Detective - British Library Crime Classics 2012 paperback
The Female Detective
Andrew Forrester
£5.00 Cond: Like new
Front cover of Murder Underground - British Library Crime Classics 2014 paperback
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Murder Underground
Mavis Doriel Hay
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of The Lake District Murder - British Library Crime Classics 2014 paperback
The Lake District Murder
John Bude
£5.00 Cond: Like new
Front cover of Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries - British Library Crime Classics 2015 paperback
Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries
Martin Edwards (ed.)
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Mystery in White - British Library Crime Classics 2014 paperback
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Mystery in White
Jefferson J. Farjeon
£5.00 Cond: Like new
Front cover of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - HarperCollins 2013 paperback
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of N or M? - HarperCollins 2015 paperback
N or M?
Agatha Christie
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Sparkling Cyanide - Fontana 1990 paperback
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Sparkling Cyanide
Agatha Christie
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Partners in Crime - Fontana 1978 paperback, 4th impression
Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie
£6.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Fontana 1976 paperback, 15th impression
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
£4.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of The Witch of the Low Tide - Penguin 1968 paperback with John Tribe cover design
The Witch of the Low Tide
John Dickson Carr
£12.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of Busman's Honeymoon - New English Library 1985 paperback
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Busman's Honeymoon
Dorothy L. Sayers
£4.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of The Hollow Man - Penguin 1963 paperback
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The Hollow Man
John Dickson Carr
£12.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of In Spite of Thunder - Penguin 1966 paperback
In Spite of Thunder
John Dickson Carr
£12.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of The Blind Barber - Penguin 1963 paperback
The Blind Barber
John Dickson Carr
£10.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of The Emperor's Snuff-Box - Penguin 1953 paperback
The Emperor's Snuff-Box
John Dickson Carr
£10.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of Have His Carcase - New English Library 1981 paperback
Have His Carcase
Dorothy L. Sayers
£4.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Antidote to Venom by Freeman Wills Crofts, British Library Crime Classics 2015 paperback
Antidote to Venom
Freeman Wills Crofts
£5.00 Cond: Very good
Front cover of The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay, The British Library 2015 paperback
The Santa Klaus Murder
Mavis Doriel Hay
£5.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie, Pan Books 1960 paperback
The Secret Adversary
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of They Do it With Mirrors by Agatha Christie, Fontana 1962 paperback
They Do it With Mirrors
Agatha Christie
£3.50 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of The Clocks by Agatha Christie, Fontana 1963 paperback
The Clocks
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie, Collins 1959 paperback
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of The Big Four by Agatha Christie, Pan Books 1962 paperback
The Big Four
Agatha Christie
£3.50 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie, Penguin 1954 paperback
Death Comes as the End
Agatha Christie
£14.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie, Pan Books 1963 paperback
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie
£5.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie, Collins 1959 paperback
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Death in the Clouds
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Appointment With Death by Agatha Christie, Pan Books 1959 paperback
Appointment With Death
Agatha Christie
£4.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Endless Night by Agatha Christie, Fontana 1975 paperback
Endless Night
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, Penguin 1955 paperback
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
£12.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Murder in the Mews (and Other Stories) by Agatha Christie, Penguin 1961 paperback
Murder in the Mews (and Other Stories)
Agatha Christie
£12.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie, Fontana 1962 paperback
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Cat Among the Pigeons
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of The Mirror Crack'd by Agatha Christie, Fontana 1981 paperback
The Mirror Crack'd
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Postern of Fate (Continental Edition) by Agatha Christie, Fontana 1974 paperback
Postern of Fate (Continental Edition)
Agatha Christie
£10.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie, Collins 1959 paperback
Sad Cypress
Agatha Christie
£3.00 Cond: Acceptable
Front cover of The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers, Hodder & Stoughton 1986 paperback
The Documents in the Case
Dorothy L. Sayers
£6.00 Cond: Good
Front cover of Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers, Hodder & Stoughton 1982 paperback
Whose Body?
Dorothy L. Sayers
£6.00 Cond: Good