The Most Collectible Mystery Books from the 1950s

Crime thrillers, espionage, cozy country mysteries - help us sort out whodunnit! [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Pin]( [Pin]( The most collectible mysteries of the 1950s [See our picks for the best of 1950-1959]( Although the Golden Age of Mystery was over by the start of the 1950s, thrillers, mystery novels, and detective fiction remained popular reading material around the world. Women writers continued to have a strong presence in the field, subversively challenging the housewife role represented elsewhere in the culture. While the rise of television contributed to a decrease in the popularity of pulp magazines, two detective magazines maintained over the decade. Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, launched in 1941, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, launched in 1956, are both credited with heavily influencing the genre. Paperback books also remained popular. By the 1950s there were dozens of mass-market publishers ready to print softcover books. Rising from the crime noir and penny dreadfuls of the early mystery genre came a slew of books with scandalous and alluring covers to help entice readers to buy. Some of the highly collectible modern first editions published during this period were only available in a paperback edition, causing some complications for collectors as the covers and paper are generally more cheaply made and less durable than hardcovers. Nice copies of those books can be hard to find, as most of them bear the marks of their age and use. [See our picks for the best of 1950-1959]( As always, let us know what you think! Did we hit the mark? Share your favorites with us by replying to this email, in the comments on the page, or find us on social: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Link]( Are you on Instagram? Join us! [Join us!]( We will be featuring more mysteries, thrillers, and chillers as we continue to roll out this Book Collecting By The Year series. Follow Biblio: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Link]( Copyright © 2020 Biblio.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at Biblio.com, or from our Facebook page. Our mailing address is: Biblio.com PO Box 1211Asheville, NC 28802 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.