Detective Fiction
The Land of Mist
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Land of Mist is a novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1926.Although this is a Professor Challenger story, it centre…
Cut by the County; or, Grace Darnel
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Darnel Park is situated in a county that thrives on gossip and secrets, and the Darnel family, as it turns out, has many of them. An attempt…
Old Broadbrim into the Heart of Australia or, A Strange Bargain and Its Consequ…
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St. George Henry Rathborne
Old Broadbrim, the famous Quaker detective listened as one of the richest men in New York continued "......I want you to guard my perso…
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"“Who is he?” I asked.“The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire." And so…
The Kidnapping of President Lincoln, and Other War Detective Stories
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Joel Chandler Harris
While detective work always makes for exciting stories, the circumstances under which the detective works play a huge role in the thrill. Th…
The Four Just Men
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Edgar Wallace
In the atmosphere of political turmoil before the First World War it seemed there were villains, spies and anarchists around every corner. S…
Murder In The Maze
Read by Howard Skyman
Alfred Walter Stewart
This is another story written by Walter Stewart under the pseudonym of J.J. Connington. His character of Sir Clinton Driffield, the chief co…
The Lonely House
Read by Andy Sames
Marie Belloc Lowndes
A mystery in the 'old fashioned' romantic genre, introducing characters that inspired another famous writer of detective mystery fiction.The…
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Version 6)
Read by Richard Reiman
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The baronet of Baskerville Hall is found dead, possibly a victim of a supernatural hound, the fulfillment of an old family legend. Holmes an…
Signal in the Dark
Read by Amanda Leung
Mildred A. Wirt Benson
During a school break, Penny convinces her father to give her a job as a reporter at the Riverview Star. She deals with a jealous co-worker …
The Sea Mystery
Read by Steven Warner
Freeman Wills Crofts
During a seemingly innocent fishing trip, a sunken crate with an unidentified body is accidentally discovered. Inspector French must employ …
The Dark Road: Further Adventures of Chéri-Bibi
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Gaston Leroux
One of a series of exciting adventure stories featuring Leroux's criminal mastermind Chéri-Bibi. When the story starts the "asto…
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Read by Jim Locke
Anatole France
Noted historian sets out to locate and research a rare manuscript: the French version of -- "The Golden Legend" -- and meets the d…
The Adventure of the Red Circle
Read by Phil Chenevert
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes uses his amazing brain to unravel another strange occurrence. A mysterious lodger in his own building who remains locked awa…
Killing Time
Read by Ben Tucker
Donald E. Westlake
From Donald Westlake, author of the hard-biting Parker novels (as Richard Stark), comes the story of Tim Smith, the local private eye of a s…
I Spy
Read by James R. Hedrick
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Here is a novel whose pregnant caption suits these parlous times. . . . It's all about a German spy plot to steal two American inventions de…
A Stolen Name
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Nicholas Carter
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …
A Battle for the Right
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Nicholas Carter
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …
The Moving Finger
Read by James R. Hedrick
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Bruce Brainerd becomes ill at the country house of his fiancee, Millicent Porter. He is put under the care of a trained nurse, Vera Deane, t…
The Starvel Hollow Tragedy
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Freeman Wills Crofts
An orphan girl goes on a surprise trip to meet her father's old acquaintance at York, very much relieved to be away albeit for a few days fr…