The first volumes in 40 different mystery fiction series, including first appearances of Hercule Poirot, Nancy Drew, Nero Wolfe, Fletch, Stephanie Plum, Inspector Lynley, and more.01. Edgar Allan Poe -- C. Auguste Dupin
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841)
02. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- Sherlock Holmes
A Study in Scarlet (Wordsworth Classics) (1887)
03. Jacques Futrelle -- Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, Ph. D., LL. D., F. R. S., M. D., "The Thinking Machine"
"The Problem of Cell 13" (1905)
04. G.K. Chesterton -- Father Brown
The Innocence of Father Brown: Centennial Edition (1911)
05. Agatha Christie -- Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie's Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) (1920)
06. Agatha Christie -- Tommy and Tuppence The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries) (1922)
07. Dorothy Sayers -- Lord Peter Wimsey
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries) (1923)
08. Franklin W. Dixon -- The Hardy Boys
The Tower Treasure (1927)
09. Agatha Christie -- Miss Marple
"The Tuesday Night Club (1927)
10. Carolyn Keene -- Nancy Drew
The Secret of the Old Clock (1930)
11. Rex Stout -- Nero Wolfe and Archie GoodwinFer-de-Lance (1934)
12. Raymond Chandler -- Philip Marlowe
The Big Sleep (1939)
13. Ed McBain -- 87th Precinct
Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries) (1956)
14. P.D. James -- Adam Dalgiesh
Cover Her Face (1962)
15. John D. MacDonald -- Travis McGee
The Deep Blue Good-by (1964)
The Blessing Way (1970)
17. Robert Parker -- Spenser
The Godwulf Manuscript (1973)
18. Gregory McDonald -- Fletch
Fletch (1974)
19. Sue Grafton -- Kinsey Millhone
"A" is for Alibi (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries) (1982)
20. Sara Paretsky -- V.I. Warshawsi
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski Novels) (1982)
Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 1) (1985)
22. Faye Kellerman -- Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus
The Ritual Bath (Peter Decker / Rina Lazarus) (1986)
23. Elizabeth George -- Inspector Lynley
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley) (1988)
24. Patricia Cornwell -- Kay Scarpetta
Postmortem (1990)
25. Charlaine Harris -- Aurora Teagarden
Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 1) 1990
Decked (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 1) (1992)
27. M.C. Beaton -- Agatha Raisin
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (1992)
28. James Patterson -- Alex Cross
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross) (1993)
29. Janet Evanovich -- Stephanie Plum
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, No. 1) (1994)
30. Laurie R. King -- Mary Russell Holmes
The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Or On the Segregation of the Queen/A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (1994)
Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar) (1995)
32. J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) -- Lt. Eve Dallas
Naked in Death (In Death, Book 1) (1995)
33. Alexander McCall Smith -- Mma Precious Ramotswe
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) (1998)
34. Joanne Fluke -- Hannah Swensen
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swenson Mysteries) (2000)
35. Christopher Fowler-- Bryant & MayFull Dark House: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery (2003)
36. J. A. Konrath -- Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels
Whiskey Sour (A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery) (2004)
37. Tasha Alexander -- Lady Emily
And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily Mysteries, Book 1) (2005)
38. Christine Lynxwiler, Jan Reynolds and Sandy Gaski --Sleuthing Sisters
Death on a Deadline: Sleuthing Sisters Mystery Series #1 (2007)
39. J.T. Ellison -- Taylor Jackson
All The Pretty Girls (2007)
40. Julie Hyzy -- Ollie Paras
State of the Onion (A White House Chef Mystery) (2008)
