Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Poisoned Chocolates Case | 1929 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 2 | Castle Skull | 1931 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 3 | Murder of a Lady / The Silver Scale Mystery | 1931 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 4 | The Incredible Crime | 1931 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 5 | The Z Murders | 1931 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 6 | The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder | 1932 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 7 | Portrait of a Murderer | 1933 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 8 | Family Matters | 1933 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 9 | The Mysterious Mr. Badman | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 10 | Death of an Airman | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 11 | The 12.30 from Croydon | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 12 | The Chianti Flask | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 13 | Weekend at Thrackley | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 14 | Quick Curtain | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 15 | The Cornish Coast Murder | 1935 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 16 | The Traitor | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 17 | The Santa Klaus Murder | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 18 | Death of Anton | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 19 | Death of an Author | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 20 | The Wheel Spins / Passengers / The Lady Vanishes | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 21 | The Wheel Spins | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 22 | Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 23 | Murder in Piccadilly | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 24 | Mystery in White | 1937 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 25 | Excellent Intentions | 1938 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 26 | Thirteen Guests | 1938 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 27 | The Port of London Murders | 1938 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 28 | The Arsenal Stadium Mystery | 1939 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 29 | Seven Dead | 1939 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 30 | A Scream in Soho | 1940 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 31 | Somebody at the Door | 1943 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 32 | Murder’s a Swine | 1943 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 33 | Fell Murder | 1944 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 34 | Murder by Matchlight | 1945 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 35 | Trouble on the Thames | 1945 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 36 | Fire in the Thatch | 1946 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 37 | Smallbone Deceased | 1950 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 38 | Last Seen Wearing | 1952 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 39 | The Danger Within / Death in Captivity | 1952 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 40 | Murder in the Mill-Race | 1952 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 41 | Crossed Skis | 1952 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 42 | Death on the Riviera | 1952 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 43 | Murder As a Fine Art | 1953 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 44 | The Man Who Didn’t Fly | 1955 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 45 | The Christmas Egg | 1958 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 46 | Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm | 1960 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 47 | The Spoilt Kill | 1961 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 48 | Due to a Death / The Dead of Summer | 1963 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 49 | The Belting Inheritance | 1965 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 50 | London Particular | 1972 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 51 | Tea on Sunday | 1973 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 52 | Capital Crimes | 2015 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 53 | Silent Nights | 2015 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 54 | Miraculous Mysteries | 2017 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 55 | Continental Crimes | 2017 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 56 | Blood on the Tracks | 2018 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 57 | The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories | 2018 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 58 | Deep Waters | 2019 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 59 | The Measure of Malice | 2019 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 60 | Settling Scores | 2020 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 61 | A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries | 2020 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 62 | Guilty Creatures | 2021 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 63 | Crimes of Cymru | 2023 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 64 | Lessons in Crime | 2024 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 65 | The Notting Hill Mystery | 1862 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 66 | The Female Detective | 1864 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 67 | It Walks by Night | 1930 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 68 | The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham | 1930 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 69 | Mystery in the Channel | 1931 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 70 | The Lost Gallows | 1931 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 71 | The Division Bell Mystery | 1932 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 72 | Death in Fancy Dress | 1933 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 73 | The Hog’s Back Mystery | 1933 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 74 | Murder Underground | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 75 | Scarweather | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 76 | The Spy Paramount | 1934 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 77 | Death on the Cherwell | 1935 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 78 | The Lake District Murder | 1935 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 79 | The Sussex Downs Murder | 1936 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 80 | Bats in the Belfry | 1937 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 81 | The Cheltenham Square Murder | 1937 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 82 | Antidote to Venom | 1938 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 83 | Murder in the Museum | 1938 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 84 | Verdict of Twelve | 1940 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 85 | Death of a Busybody | 1942 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 86 | The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack | 1942 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 87 | Checkmate to Murder | 1944 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 88 | Death Makes a Prophet | 1947 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 89 | Calamity in Kent | 1950 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 90 | Death Has Deep Roots | 1951 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 91 | The Colour Of Murder | 1957 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 92 | The Progress of a Crime | 1960 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 93 | The Body in the Dumb River | 1961 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 94 | Surfeit of Suspects | 1964 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 95 | The Last Best Friend | 1967 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 96 | The End of the Web | 1976 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 97 | Resorting to Murder | 2015 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 98 | Crimson Snow | 2016 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 99 | Murder at the Manor | 2016 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 100 | Serpents in Eden | 2016 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 101 | Foreign Bodies | 2017 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 102 | The Long Arm of the Law | 2017 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 103 | Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book | 2018 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 104 | The Pocket Detective 2: 100+ More Puzzles, Brainteasers and Conundrums | 2019 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
| 105 | Two-Way Murder | 2021 | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Buy |
The British Library Crime Classics is a reprint series drawing on crime and mystery fiction from a wide range of periods, with original publication dates running from The Notting Hill Mystery (1862) and The Female Detective (1864) through the Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s, and on to original anthologies published as recently as 2024. The 105-book list includes well-known Golden Age titles such as The Poisoned Chocolates Case (1929), Mystery in White (1937), and Smallbone Deceased (1950), alongside lesser-known works brought back into print by the series.
From the mid-2010s onward, the British Library also added themed anthologies to the lineup — Capital Crimes, Silent Nights, Miraculous Mysteries, Blood on the Tracks, and Crimes of Cymru among them — collecting short fiction around subjects like railway murders, seasonal crimes, and regional settings. The most recently listed entry, Lessons in Crime, appeared in 2024, with Two-Way Murder (2021) also near the end of the table. Because these are standalone novels and anthologies rather than a continuous narrative, books in the series can generally be read in any order.