Political & Thrillers

The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Quee…

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William Makepeace Thackeray


A classic Victorian novel and a historical novel rolled into one! Read about court and army life during the reign of Queen Anne - a story of…

The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Part 1

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


And so, reader, farewell to Sherlock Holmes! These are positively the last stories. There is some disagreement as to their quality, and some…

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 2: Urbain Grandier (version 2)

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Alexandre Dumas


This is the dramatic story of Urbain Grandier, a catholic priest, who had a reputation to rival that of Casanova, which ultimately led to hi…

Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle

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Charlotte Turner Smith


This book was written about 150 years ahead of its time. It tells the story of Emmeline Mobwray who grows up in a dysfunctional family and h…

The Rebel Rose

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Justin Mccarthy


The Rebel Rose is the story of Mary Stuart Beaton, a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots who has come to London in the hope of having her fami…

The Devil's Garden

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William Babington Maxwell


Risque for its time, but tame by today's standards, The Devil's Garden is a story of passion and mystery. William Dale, the main character o…

The House of Whispers

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William Le Queux


This is a story about a young lady and her blind father who live in a House of Whispers. "There is a legend that those who hear the whi…

Michael Strogoff, de Koerier van den Czaar

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Jules Verne


Michael Strogoff wordt door de tsaar gevraagd een boodschap naar diens broer, de grootvorst van het veraf gelegen Irkoetsk, te brengen. Hij …

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 1: Joan of Naples

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Alexandre Dumas


The celebrated crimes committed during the life of Joan (Joanna I) of Naples span from personal misdeeds (adulteries and mariticide) to regi…

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…

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 2: Countess de Saint-Geran

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Alexandre Dumas


This story details the crimes and trial surrounding the unexpected pregnancy and subsequent childbirth of the Countess de Saint-Geran in 164…

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 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…

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…

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…

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