Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1930s

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The Room Opposite & Other Tales

F. M. Mayor

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

April 1, 1935

8.0/10 1 ratings

Hercule Poirot #19

Appointment with Death

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 2, 1938

7.7/10 3 ratings

Hercule Poirot #15

Cards on the Table

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 2, 1936

7.7/10 3 ratings

Hercule Poirot #11

Three Act Tragedy

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 6, 1935

7.7/10 3 ratings

Hercule Poirot #28

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1932

7.5/10 2 ratings

It Can't Happen Here

Sinclair Lewis

Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction

1935

7.3/10 3 ratings

The Once and Future King #1

The Sword in the Stone

T. H. White

Fantasy

1938

7.2/10 6 ratings

The Hound of Death and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

Horror · Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

1933

6.8/10 16 ratings

Murder is Easy

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 5, 1939

7.0/10 1 ratings

Hercule Poirot #21

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

June 1, 1939

7.0/10 1 ratings

Hercule Poirot #16

Murder in the Mews

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

March 15, 1937

7.0/10 1 ratings

Star Maker

Olaf Stapledon

Science Fiction

1937

7.0/10 1 ratings

Black August

Dennis Wheatley

Science Fiction · Dystopia

1934

7.0/10 1 ratings

The Face in the Abyss

A. Merritt

Fantasy

1931

7.0/10 1 ratings

Miss Marple #1

The Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · TV Series · Mystery · Thriller

October 20, 1930

7.0/10 1 ratings

Hercule Poirot #7

Black Coffee

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1930

6.5/10 2 ratings

Rebecca #1

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

Horror · Ghosts · Mystery

1938

6.9/10 9 ratings

Venus #2

Lost on Venus

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Science Fiction

1935

6.4/10 9 ratings

Dr. Lowell #1

Burn, Witch, Burn!

A. Merritt

Horror

1933

6.2/10 5 ratings

Last and First Men

Olaf Stapledon

Science Fiction

1930

6.2/10 12 ratings

Swastika Night

Katharine Burdekin

Science Fiction

1937

6.0/10 1 ratings

Odd John

Olaf Stapledon

Science Fiction

1935

6.0/10 1 ratings

Zimiamvia #1

Mistress of Mistresses

E. R. Eddison

Fantasy

1935

6.0/10 1 ratings

Dr. Lowell #2

Creep, Shadow, Creep!

A. Merritt

Horror

1934

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Curse of the Wise Woman

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy

1933

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Willows and Other Queer Tales

Algernon Blackwood

Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories

1932

6.0/10 1 ratings

King Kong

Edgar Wallace, Merian C. Cooper, Delos W. Lovelace

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1932

4.7/10 7 ratings

Pellucidar #3

Tanar of Pellucidar

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Science Fiction

1930

5.9/10 12 ratings

The Once and Future King #2

The Witch in the Wood

T. H. White

Fantasy

1939

5.7/10 3 ratings

Sam Spade #1

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1930

5.5/10 2 ratings

Venus #1

Pirates of Venus

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Science Fiction

1934

5.6/10 7 ratings

The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James

M. R. James

Horror · Short Stories

1931

5.0/10 3 ratings

Anthem

Ayn Rand

Science Fiction · Dystopia

1938

5.0/10 3 ratings

Fu Manchu #5

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer

Fantasy · Thriller

1932

5.0/10 1 ratings

Venus #3

Carson of Venus

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Science Fiction

1939

5.1/10 8 ratings

Seven Gothic Tales

Isak Dinesen

Horror · Short Stories

1934

4.5/10 2 ratings