Espionage
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 8: Part 1: The Marquise de Brinvilliers
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
The crimes of the Marquise of Brinvilliers, a French aristocrat during the reign of Louis XIV, included some of the most famous murders, sca…
The Golden Bough
Read by Tony Oliva
George Gibbs
The eyes of the Légionnaire, now grown accustomed to the glow of the light, made sure that the figure had not moved, nor was aware of…
Clubfoot the Avenger
Read by Mark Nelson
Valentine Williams
At the conclusion of The Return of Clubfoot, Dr. Grundt has been left for dead on a south sea island by former secret agent Desmond Oakwood.…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Karl-Ludwig Sand (version 2)
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
This is the fourth volume of Alexandre Dumas' studies of celebrated crimes and their perpetrators. This volume is concerned with the story o…
John Buchan - Greenmantle
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Greenmantle By John Buchan, dramatised by Patricia Hannah A ripping yarn by any standards, Greenmantle is set across two action-pa…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (version 2)
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of …
A Cabinet Secret
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Guy Boothby
Witty spy adventure set during the Boer Wars of the late 19th Century. - Summary by BellonaTimes
The Wife of the Secretary of State
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Ella Middleton Tybout
In this political thriller set at the turn of the 20th century, several lives, both of Washington insiders and those on the periphery, inter…
Faraon (tom 1)
Read by Piotr Nater
Bolesław Prus
Młody następca tronu, Ramzes, oczekuje dnia, kiedy ojciec powierzy mu nowe stanowisko dowódcy części armii. Jednak z upływem czasu, w…
The Secret Agent (Version 3)
Read by Peter Dann
Joseph Conrad
Taking as his inspiration the historical accidental death by explosion of an anarchist outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park, Lond…
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Version 2)
Read by Tom Haire
John Buchan
Richard Hannay thirsts for adventure. Down and out in early retirement in South London, Hannay bores of the easy life. When Franklin Scudder…
Savrola
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Winston S. Churchill
Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania is the only major fictional work of Sir Winston S. Churchill. The story describes events in th…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
Amidst the political winds from Napoleon’s downfall, this tale turns our attention to the flight of a former French marshal and King of Napl…
The Moon Destroyers
Read by Paul Harvey
Monroe K. Ruch
The tremendous speed of the dive brought them so close that they could see the skeletons of wrecked ships piled up at the base of the precip…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 5: Derues, La Constantin
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Alexandre Dumas
Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crim…
John Buchan - Mr Standfast
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Mr. Standfast John Buchan's First World War thriller, dramatised by Bert Coules. 1/2. Richard Hannay is ordered to pose as a pacifist and se…
The Gadfly
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Ethel Lilian Voynich
An adventure thriller set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of revolt and uprisings. The story of faith, disillusionment…
Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (version 2)
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Maud Ruthyn, the young, naive heroine, has a governess who is an enigmatic older woman, a liar, bully, and spy, who takes a dark secret with…
The Gray Phantom's Return
Read by Amy Dunkleberger
Herman Landon
Former gentleman thief Cuthbert Vanardy, alias The Gray Phantom, must abandon his new life as a horticulturalist after he is implicated in t…
Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport
Read by Jim Locke
Lawrence Perry
Newport, of course, means aristocratic families and naval adventures. In this tale, we wonder if the heiress will actually marry the Russian…