Crime & Mystery Fiction
Nightmare
Read by Ben Tucker
Cornell Woolrich
Dark crime fiction author Cornell Woolrich (real name George Hopley) brings us this show-stopping collection of grim and twisted stories of …
Owen Clancy's Run Of Luck
Read by Howard Skyman
Burt L. Standish
Owen Clancy befriends a lad he saves from peril. He and his friend foil a nefarious plot. - Summary by Howard Skyman
Paved With Gold
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Augustus Mayhew
The expressed goal of this book is to "write a truthful account of the miseries of criminal life" (from the preface). Thus, this b…
The Devil-Ray
Read by Ben Tucker
Joel Martin Nichols, Jr.
George Ferris is a master thief with amnesia. He and his two partners in crime concoct a plan to break into the famed Castle Blennerhof in a…
The House on the Cliff (Version 3)
Read by Harley James
Franklin W. Dixon
In this early Hardy Boys book (the second to be published), the boys journey to a haunted house where a murder took place, and upon entering…
The Mystery of Angelina Frood
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R. Austin Freeman
Angelina Frood disappears from Rochester ostensibly to escape her uncouth and menacing husband Nicholas Frood leaving a trail of clues which…
David Poindexter's Disappearance and Other Tales
Read by Ben Tucker
Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne, son of famed author Nathaniel Hawthorne, brings together a collection of stories of tragedy, lost love and occasionally of…
The After House
Read by Tom Penn
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Ralph Leslie, a brand-new MD, realizes that a life of adventure holds more appeal than hospital rounds and daily clinics. Is it good luck, b…
The Florentine Dagger
Read by Tom Penn
Ben Hecht
The police say it was suicide. The daughter says it was suicide. The daughter's fiance is sure it was murder, but who did it? The daughter?…
Jack O' Judgment
Read by Howard Skyman
Edgar Wallace
Here we have another fine novel by the eminent British author Edgar Wallace. The usual mystery of this sort usually revolves around the clas…
The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith
Read by Sandra Cullum
Patricia Wentworth
Jane Smith, homeless and almost penniless, sits on a park bench, wondering what on earth she is going to do when she has a chance encounter …
The Hidden Mask
Read by Laurie Banza
C. Guise Mitford
The Hidden Mask is a thrilling fast paced mystery that will have you hooked from start to finish. The mystery begins when Lawrence Clayton a…
Little Novels
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Wilkie Collins
Master Victorian storyteller Wilkie Collins, author of classics such as The Woman in White and The Moonstone, brings us a collection of nove…
The Dangerfield Talisman
Read by Howard Skyman
Alfred Walter Stewart
The Dangerfield family resides on an estate steeped in history and tradition. At the centre of this is a much coveted and admired piece of j…
The Other Man
Read by Lyndon Ashworth
Edgar Wallace
"The Other Man" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a foggy London, introducing us …
Three Sides of Paradise Green
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Augusta Huiell Seaman
Two girls who live in a seemingly boring neighborhood, investigate the mysterious guardian of one of their friends. (Summary by Natalia)
The Secrets of Dr. Taverner
Read by Lee Vogler
Dion Fortune
Dion Fortune (born Violet Mary Firth), was a British occultist, ceremonial magician, novelist and author. She founded The Society of The Inn…
The House of Skulls
Read by Ben Tucker
H. Bedford-Jones
A slick car and scenic and bountiful ranch to be had for a steal and Yorke Desmond wonders only briefly what the catch is. The man who sold…
That Affair Next Door (Version 2)
Read by Mark Leder
Anna Katharine Green
One evening, New York society doyenne looks out her window and sees a man and woman entering the mansion opposite hers. Ten minutes later, o…
Seven Footprints to Satan
Read by Ben Tucker
Abraham Merritt
One wrong step and you owe Satan a service. Two wrong steps and you are his slave for a year. Three wrong steps and your are HIS, body and s…