Best of
Mystery

1946

Miss Pym Disposes


Josephine Tey - 1946
    Beneath the so normal surface run sinister undercurrents of rivalry and jealousy. Then comes tragedy. An accident? Or is it murder? Respectable, law-abiding Miss Pym discovers some vital evidence - but should she reveal it?

Dark Passage


David Goodis - 1946
    A fugitive from justice, in the depths of despair, he finds refuge with a beautiful woman as he struggles to unravel a nightmarish plot. First published as a magazine serial, Dark Passage was filmed in 1947 by Delmer Daves. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, it is regarded as a classic of noir filmmaking.

Mystery at Laughing Water


Dorothy Maywood Bird - 1946
    Phyllis' adventures roughing it at camp are mixed with the thrills of solving an old family mystery. Time period is contemporary (1940s).

Mad with Much Heart


Gerald Butler - 1946
    Basis of the 1952 film noir "On Dangerous Ground" starring Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Ward Bond.

The Black Stocking


Constance Little - 1946
    When murder strikes, the police think Irene would make a great suspect in this reprint of a 1946 comic mystery.

The Pigskin Bag


Bruno Fischer - 1946
    — until even the police refused to believe that Adam had not hidden it, or that he was not tied up with whatever its mysterious contents involved ... — until the very security of Adam's wife and child was threatened, and he was forced to make a startling move to protect them ...Here is a gripping story of a man who, suddenly and innocently, is caught up in a violent whirlpool of confused terrors ... What Adam Breen does — and what happens to him — will have you clutching the edge of your chair ...