Detective Fiction
The Hand of Fu-Manchu
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Sax Rohmer
Further adventures of Nayland Smith and Doctor Petrie as they continue their battles against the evil genius, Dr Fu-Manchu. (summary by Elai…
The Mystery of the Locks
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E. W. Howe
Davy's Bend was a dying, lonely, uncared-for river town. So when a stranger showed up one day and bought the old unoccupied house called 'Th…
The Hollow Needle: Further Adventures of Arsène Lupin
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Maurice Leblanc
Arsène Lupin returns in a wonderful story of disguises, love, and of course treasure. Once again, Lupin crosses paths with the famous…
The Angel of Terror
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Edgar Wallace
When this was written, literary traditions still decreed beauty to be the outward sign of inner saintliness, whereas evil characters tended …
The Mystery of the Downs
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Arthur J. Rees
"The storm had descended swiftly, sweeping in suddenly from the sea, driving across the downs to the hills at high speed, blotting out …
Short Mystery Story Collection 002
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Various
LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 002: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …
Mary Louise
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L. Frank Baum
The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his …
The Crystal Stopper
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Maurice Leblanc
During a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq a crime is committed, and two accomplices of Arsène Lupin are arrested by the police…
The Woman in the Alcove
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Anna Katharine Green
"I was, perhaps, the plainest girl in the room that night. I was also the happiest—up to one o'clock. Then my whole world crumbled, or,…
Sister Simon's Murder Case
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Margaret Ann Hubbard
Set in the picturesque wilds of a Midwestern resort town at the height of the tourist season, Sister Simon’s Murder case begins with the mur…
The Daffodil Mystery
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Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875–February 10, 1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 17…
The Pawns Count
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
"I am for England and England only," John Lutchester, the Englishman, asserted."I am for Japan and Japan only," Nikasti,…
Murder Takes the Veil
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Margaret Ann Hubbard
Set in the Louisiana bayou country, here is a drama rich with suspense...the story of lovely Trillium Pierce powerless at the mercy of a mur…
The Midnight Passenger
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Richard Henry Savage
Randall Clayton was surrounded by enemies. His father’s business partner had looked after him in the years since his father’s death. But Hug…
The Sword of Damocles
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Anna Katharine Green
Anna Katharine Green is best known as one of the first women detective writers, and The Sword of Damocles, first published in 1881, does ind…
The Miss Florence Cusack Mysteries
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L. T. Meade
Miss Florence Cusack was featured as an amateur detective who assists in solving crimes in five short stories authored by L. T. Meade and Ro…
Swamp Island
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Mildred A. Wirt Benson
Late entry in the Penny Parker teen girl mystery series (1939-47) by one of the early ghostwriters (as Carolyn Keene) of Nancy Drew concerns…
The Abandoned Room
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Wadsworth Camp
The mystery of a secret room, scene of many murders, is unraveled by Carlos Paredes, the Panamanian Sherlock Holmes. (Summary by manybooks.n…
The Mystery of the Four Fingers
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Fred M. White
A fabulously rich gold mine in Mexico is known by the picturesque and mysterious name of The Four Fingers. It originally belonged to an Azte…