Detective Fiction

Dead Men Tell No Tales

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E. W. Hornung



Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921) was an English author. Hornung was the third son of John Peter Hornung, a Hungarian, …

Martin Hewitt, Investigator

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Arthur Morrison



Here are seven mystery stories featuring Martin Hewitt, Detective, and narrated (of course) by his (nameless) sidekick. Arthur Morrison cert…

The Singing Bone

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R. Austin Freeman



In its original form, this book was published with the title, "The Singing Bone." It was later republished as "The Adventures…

The Ashiel Mystery

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Mrs. Charles Bryce



Just as the adopted Juliet Byrne finds out the truth about her family, her father is murdered. Luckily the brilliant chocolate-munching Dete…

In the Bishop's Carriage

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Miriam Michelson



Nancy 'Nance' Olden, a young and very pretty woman, is an accomplished liar and thief. Raised in a horrific orphanage, called the Cruelty by…

The Other Side of the Door

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Lucia Chamberlain



It's 1865 in the city of San Francisco. Pretty, young Ellie Fenwick is walking to the market early one morning to surprise her father with s…

The Mikado Jewel

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Fergus Hume



A widow has been murdered in the home of a relative on a foggy night in London town when all residents were off on to the theatre, and one t…

The Black Bag

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Louis Joseph Vance



Mr. Philip Kirkwood, a not so successful painter, receives a visitor from his home town in America, who wants him to do him an unspecified f…

The False Faces

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Louis Joseph Vance



This is the second book in the Lone Wolf series. Michael Lanyard had turned his back on his career as gentleman-thief and started a respecta…

The Seen and the Unseen

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Richard Marsh



Is it true that people can literally be scared to death ? Is it possible to photograph astral projections ? What happens if you play with a …

Tom Ossington's Ghost

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Richard Marsh



Madge and Ella have lived at Clover Cottage for six weeks when a series of strange events begin to occur. A gentleman who arrives asking for…

The Middle Temple Murder

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J. S. Fletcher



A classic English murder mystery story, set in the legal center of London draws the reluctant attention of a journalist as he makes his way …

The Golden Slipper

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Anna Katharine Green



Miss Violet Strange is young, petite and attractive and has a wealthy father. She also has the knack for solving problems. This collection c…

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