Crime & Mystery Fiction
The Yellow Claw
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Sax Rohmer
When a woman is murdered at mystery writer Henry Loureoux's apartment, Scotland Yard inspector Dunbar begins his investigation with a note t…
The Technique of the Mystery Story
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Carolyn Wells
For one, I have never been one of those who apologize for my frank and never-ending delight in mystery stories. Their mazes have led me unwe…
One Life, One Love
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Clara and Robert Hatrell lead an ideal life with their young daughter Daisy in a beautiful old fashioned cottage on the banks of the Thames.…
Thou Art The Man
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Sibyl married after assuming that her cousin, with whom she was in love, died. However, said cousin, who suffers from epilepsy, found himsel…
Dope
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Sax Rohmer
A minor lord is killed and a rich socialite is missing, and they are both tied to the enigmatic Kazmah the Dream Reader, who has also disapp…
The Delafield Affair
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Florence Finch Kelly
New Mexico's hot, dry winds are taking their toll: cattle suffer long treks to get food and water. But it is not just a hard time for them. …
Yollop
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George Barr Mccutcheon
Mr. Crittenden Yollop makes friends with the man who came to burglarize his home and sets out to help him return to where he really wants to…
Boston Blackie: Stories Around the Opium Lamp
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Jack Boyle
Boston Blackie had his birth in the imagination of a self confessed “opium eater.” Jack Boyle was a San Francisco newspaper man who became d…
The Goddess: A Demon
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Richard Marsh
After a night of drinking and gambling, John Ferguson has a terrifying dream of his neighbor being violently torn to shreds by an unknown at…
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…
The Lake Mystery
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Marvin Dana
When an old miser dies, he leaves behind valuable gold. Naturally, many people want it. But the miser has not made it easy, hiding the gold …
A Man of Honor
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George Eggleston
New Yorker Robert Pagebrook travels to Virginia to visit relatives. The Civil War has ended and family ties are in order to be re-establishe…
Dr. Nikola’s Experiment
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Guy Boothby
Guy Boothby's fourth novel of five about the svelte mysterious anti-hero Dr Nikola sees him progress further on his search for immortality. …
Moon-Face and Other Stories
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Jack London
Well-known and well-regarded author Jack London, known for adventurous stories of the outdoors such as Call of the Wild and White Fang shows…
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…
Nobody's Man
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
Brigadier general Andrew Tallente, late of Parliament, is implicated in the death of his male secretary, the son of a classmate at Eton. See…
The Motor Girls on a Tour
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Margaret Penrose
This is the second book in the series of the Motor Girls. Join Cora and her friends in this mystery and adventure of The Motor Girls. Also t…
Curlie Carson Listens In
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Roy J. Snell
It is early in the days of radio, and amateurs are using it more and more, and using it illegally. Enter Curlie Carson, who has the job of t…
The Camera Fiend
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E. W. Hornung
A London schoolboy playing hooky is drawn in to the clutches of a creature evil beyond imagining.(summary by Judi Mason)
The Other House
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Henry James
A dramatic tale of passion and unrequited love, involving a deathbed promise, murder and a cover-up, all of which takes place in a tight-kni…