Crime & Mystery Fiction

The Haunted Bookshop

Read by J. M. Smallheer


Christopher Morley


Roger Mifflin is the somewhat eccentric proprietor of The Haunted Bookshop, a second-hand bookstore in Brooklyn that is "haunted by the…

The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)


Anna Katharine Green


It is the noon hour at a museum in New York City. The date: May 23, 1913. The weekday, attendance is light; the attendees are scattered betw…

His Last Bow (version 3)

Read by David Clarke


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, i…

Novelas y Cuentos

Read by Mongope


Edgar Allan Poe


¡Qué puedo decir sobre los cuentos de Poe que no se sepa ya! Reconocido mundialmente como maestro del relato corto y cuentos de…

Ein tiefes Geheimnis

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Wilkie Collins


Alle halten die Gesellschafterin Sara Leeson für eine rätselhafte Person. Nach dem Tod ihrer Herrin Mistreß Treverton verste…

The Four Faces

Read by Tom Weiss


William Le Queux


Michael Berrington is a bachelor leading a quiet life in London. Overhearing a conversation at his club one day, he becomes interested in a …

The House of a Thousand Candles (version 2)

Read by Eric Leach


Meredith Nicholson


A reputedly wealthy and eccentric old man dies in Vermont. His home, the House of a Thousand Candles, so called for the owner's preference t…

The Czar's Spy

Read by Tom Weiss


William Le Queux


William Le Queux was a British novelist and prolific writer of mysteries. Indeed, mystery surrounds the author himself as to whether he was …

I Say No

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Wilkie Collins


Emily Brown is an orphan girl that almost no one can help but love when they meet her. She is pursued by two worthy men: Mr. Alban Morris, t…

Der Sandmann

Read by Karlsson


E. T. A. Hoffmann


Der Student Nathanael glaubt in einem Wetterglashändler namens Coppola einen Mann wieder zu erkennen, der in seiner Kindheit als Advoka…

The Vanishing Man

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


R. Austin Freeman


A young doctor, former student of the legal and medical expert Dr. John Thorndyke, finds himself almost accidentally drawn into a case in wh…

Menschenhasser

Read by Ramona Deininger-Schnabel


Dietrich Theden


Hunter, ein Deutsch-Australier kehrt nach langen Jahren als reicher, aber verbitterter Mann nach Berlin zurück, erfährt über …

The Oakdale Affair

Read by Ralph Snelson


Edgar Rice Burroughs


Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Jack London / H.H. Knibbs-inspired, selfless, poetry-spouting, hobo character, Bridge, makes another appearance in the…

The Phantom of the Opera (version 2)

Read by Ralph Snelson


Gaston Leroux


Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house. Her musician father suddenly dies, telling her he will send her an angel of music to…

The Confessions of Arsene Lupin

Read by Cate Barratt


Maurice Leblanc


A collection of nine stories - or confessions - of the celebrated gentleman thief Arsene Lupin. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

The Mysterious Key and What It Opened

Read by ashleighjane


Louisa May Alcott


In this delightful short story, we discover the secrets of the Trevlyn family. 'The Mysterious Key and What it Opened' is a mystery entwined…

Das Fräulein von Scuderi

Read by Hokuspokus


E. T. A. Hoffmann


Eine Erzählung aus dem Zeitalter Ludwig des Vierzehnten.Eine Mordbande geht um in Paris. Unbekannte Täter lauern reichen Herren au…

The Law and the Lady

Read by Wiebke


Wilkie Collins


Valeria Brinton marries Eustace Woodville despite objections from Woodville's family leading to disquiet for Valeria's own family and friend…

The Watchers

Read by Jacquerie


A. E. W. Mason


A dark tale of adventure, piracy, murder, and revenge set on a rugged Cornish island in the mid-1700s. Told with the literary excellence to …

The Lost House

Read by Crln Yldz Ksr


Richard Harding Davis


Austin Ford, the London correspondent of the New York Republic, is spending some idle time in the American Embassy chatting with the Second …

< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >