Mystery & Thriller

The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Baroness Emma Orczy Read by Karen Savage 4.8
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the French Revolution, The Scarlet Pimpernel follows the daring exploits of Sir Percy Blakeney, a see…

The Wisdom of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Martin Clifton 4.6
This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a s…

The Master of the World

by Jules Verne Read by Mark F. Smith 4.4
Chief Inspector Strock gets the tough cases. When a volcano suddenly appears to threaten mountain towns of North Carolina amid the non-volca…

The Leavenworth Case

by Anna Katharine Green Read by Kirsten Ferreri 4.6
The Leavenworth Case is a pioneering work in the detective fiction genre, crafted by Anna Katharine Green, one of the first female authors t…

Lady Audley's Secret

by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.6
Mary Elizabeth Braddon's first novel, Lady Audley's Secret, was one of the most popular English novels of its day. Published serially in 186…

The Innocence of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Brian Roberg 4.5
The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) is the first of five collections of mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton starring an unimposing but surp…

The Middle of Things

by J. S. Fletcher Read by Nathalie J. 4.5
A habitual late night stroll down Markendale Square plunges Viner into the middle of things most mysterious and most perplexing. A murder, a…

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The Woman in White is a groundbreaking mystery novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1860. This epistolary tale unfolds through the pe…

The Club of Queer Trades

by G. K. Chesterton Read by David Barnes 4.5
A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner…

That Mainwaring Affair

by Anna Maynard Barbour Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.6
As wealthy financier, Hugh Mainwaring dictates his last will and testament to his private secretary, it would be impossible for him to imagi…

The Fortieth Door

by Mary Hastings Bradley Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
A young American archeologist, a masked ball in Cairo, an illusive young woman and the unexplained disappearance of a Frenchman fifteen year…

The Old Man in the Corner

by Baroness Emma Orczy Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
Created by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series, The Old Man in the Corner was one of the earliest armchair detecti…

Short Mystery Story Collection

by P. G. Wodehouse Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Delve into the intriguing world of mystery with this collection of ten short stories, expertly curated to showcase the art of suspense and d…

Four Max Carrados Detective Stories

by Ernest Bramah Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 4.7
Ernest Bramah is mainly known for his 'Kai Lung' books - Dorothy L Sayers often used quotes from them for her chapter headings. In his lifet…

The Hampstead Mystery

by Arthur J. Rees Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
A murder whodunit... Location: Hampstead, England. Victim: Sir Horace Fewbanks, a distinguished High Court judge. Cause of death: gun shot w…

The Thirty-nine Steps

by John Buchan Read by Adrian Praetzellis 4.6
Richard Hannay’s boredom is soon relieved when the resourceful engineer is caught up in a web of secret codes, spies, and murder on the eve …

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.8
It was published in 1893–1894 by Century Magazine in seven installments, and is a detective story with some racial themes. The plot of this …

The Red House Mystery

by A. A. Milne Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 4.5
Antony Gillingham arrives at the Red House moments after a gunshot is heard. The room is locked, the murderer has disappeared and, in Antony…

A Strange Disappearance

by Anna Katharine Green Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective f…

His Last Bow

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking…

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