Mystery & Thriller
The Scarlet Pimpernel
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner…
That Mainwaring Affair
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking…