Political & Thrillers
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (version 2)
Read by John Van Stan
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 …
Faraon (tom 1)
Read by Piotr Nater
Bolesław Prus
Młody następca tronu, Ramzes, oczekuje dnia, kiedy ojciec powierzy mu nowe stanowisko dowódcy części armii. Jednak z upływem czasu, w…
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…
The Secret Agent (Version 3)
Read by Peter Dann
Joseph Conrad
Taking as his inspiration the historical accidental death by explosion of an anarchist outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park, Lond…
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Version 2)
Read by Tom Haire
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…
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
Read by John Van Stan
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 Moon Destroyers
Read by Paul Harvey
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…
The Gadfly
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Ethel Lilian Voynich
An adventure thriller set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of revolt and uprisings. The story of faith, disillusionment…
Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (version 2)
Read by Lynne T
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Maud Ruthyn, the young, naive heroine, has a governess who is an enigmatic older woman, a liar, bully, and spy, who takes a dark secret with…
The Gray Phantom's Return
Read by Amy Dunkleberger
Herman Landon
Former gentleman thief Cuthbert Vanardy, alias The Gray Phantom, must abandon his new life as a horticulturalist after he is implicated in t…
The Short Line War
Read by Betsie Bush
Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr.
"The Short Line War is a story that will appeal more particularly to the sterner sex, and we take it that the hyphenated name, Merwin-W…
Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport
Read by Jim Locke
Lawrence Perry
Newport, of course, means aristocratic families and naval adventures. In this tale, we wonder if the heiress will actually marry the Russian…
The Death Disk
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Mark Twain's "Death Disk" was inspired by the historical account of the execution of Colonel John Poyer of Pembroke, Wales on Apri…
Faraon (tom 2)
Read by Piotr Nater
Bolesław Prus
Książę Ramzes wypełnia misję zleconą mu przez ojca w jednej z prowincji, a tymczasem intrygi wokół jego osoby zagęszczają się. Kapłan…
Revolution
Read by Paul Harvey
Mack Reynolds
The collapse of the U.S.S.R. in the future. What would happen after a collapse? This story is set many years before the actual collapse of t…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 3: Nisida (version 2)
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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…
The Trevor Case
Read by Roger Melin
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
The nation's capital was astir at the untimely and curious death of the young wife of the Attorney General, Edmund Trevor. She had obviously…
Philip Dru: Administrator
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Edward M. House
Philip Dru: Administrator: a Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is a futuristic political novel published anonymously in 1912 by Edward Mandell Ho…