Political & Thrillers

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 2: The Man in the Iron Mask

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Alexandre Dumas


In the late 1600s a man was doubly-imprisoned: his body in an iron cell and his face in an iron mask. Who the “man in the iron mask” was, wh…

Strangers And Pilgrims

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon


Strangers and Pilgrims follows the journey of Elizabeth Lutterell from a vain, beautiful and self-centred although good-hearted 19 year old …

Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 010

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Various


There's nothing better than curling up with a good mystery and suspense story on a cold, dark night. Here we give you fifteen in the 10th Sh…

Elusive Isabel

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Jacques Futrelle


Elusive Isabel is a novel by Jacques Futrelle (April 9, 1875 - April 15, 1912) first published in 1909. Set in Washington, D.C., it is a spy…

The Yellow Dove

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George Gibbs


A World War 1 spy vs spy novel. Oh! And perhaps I should also mention, a bit of romance?"I am sorry,” he said coolly, "awfully sor…

The Golden Bough

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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…

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 8: Part 1: The Marquise de Brinvilliers

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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 Masquerader (Version 2)

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Katherine Cecil Thurston


In the London fog, two men bump into each other one night. They are immediately unnerved by their exact resemblance to each other. Jack Chil…

Clubfoot the Avenger

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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)

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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…

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

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (version 2)

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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 …

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)

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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)

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Joseph Conrad


Taking as his inspiration the historical accidental death by explosion of an anarchist outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park, Lond…

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

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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 Thirty-Nine Steps (Version 2)

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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…

The Moon Destroyers

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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…

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