Mystery & Thriller
The Silent House
A mystery about a "locked door" murder committed in a house that has a reputation for being haunted. In the first half of the book…
The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale
In the previous book of adventures, we met Jimmie Dale, a wealthy playboy by day, who at night put on a disguise and became The Gray Seal, a…
A Poor Wise Man
Mary Roberts Rinehart offers a superb blend of romance and suspense amidst political tensions in this story set in early 20th Century Americ…
Stories from The Detective's Album
Stories from The Detective's Album invites listeners into the intriguing world of early detective fiction through the eyes of detective Mark…
The Woman in the Alcove
"I was, perhaps, the plainest girl in the room that night. I was also the happiest—up to one o'clock. Then my whole world crumbled, or,…
The Red Hell of Jupiter
What is the mystery centered in Jupiter's famous "Red Spot"? Two fighting Earthmen, caught by the "Pipe-men" like their …
The Hollow Needle
Arsène Lupin returns in a wonderful story of disguises, love, and of course treasure. Once again, Lupin crosses paths with the famous…
Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes
The story of an exciting test of wits between world-class thief Arsène Lupin and master detective Herlock Sholmes. Translated from th…
Blindfolded
Giles Dudley is called upon by his cousin Henry Wilton to assist him in San Francisco, but the reason for the summons is not at all clear. D…
Murder Madness
Murder Madness! Seven Secret Service men had completely disappeared. Another had been found a screaming, homicidal maniac, whose fingers wri…
The Mysterious Key and What It Opened
In Louisa May Alcott's intriguing short story, 'The Mysterious Key and What It Opened,' the Trevlyn family harbors secrets that beckon to be…
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is set three years after the detective fell to his death in the Reichenbach Falls in his final struggle with M…
The Secret Passage
Excellent murder mystery. On September 9, 1905, the NY Times Saturday Review of Books described this book as follows: "That painstaking…
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes was a British TV series from the early 70s that dramatized stories written contemporaneously with the Sherlock…
The Captain of the Polestar
The Captain of the Polestar is a captivating collection of early short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, showcasing his diverse storytellin…
Whose Body?
Whose Body? is the first of Dorothy Sayers’s famous Lord Peter Wimsey novels, introducing that nobleman, as well as his manservant and fello…
The Vanished Messenger
A conference of European nations is being held in the Hague. England has not been invited to attend. Some think war is about to break out. M…
The Riddle of the Sands
Containing many realistic details based on Childers' own sailing trips along the German North Sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yach…
The Daffodil Mystery
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875–February 10, 1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 17…
The Mystery of the Four Fingers
A fabulously rich gold mine in Mexico is known by the picturesque and mysterious name of The Four Fingers. It originally belonged to an Azte…