Detective Fiction
The Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow
Read by Dawn Larsen
Grace Isabel Colbron and Auguste Groner
The account of some adventures in the professional experience of a member of the Imperial Austrian Police. (from the text)
Mary Louise in the Country
Read by Sibella Denton
L. Frank Baum
The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his …
The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel
Read by David Wales
A. E. W. Mason
Inspector Hanaud is a member of the French Sûreté. He is said to have been the model for Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, as w…
The Secret of the Night
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Gaston Leroux
Gaston Leroux, perhaps best known as the author of The Phantom of the Opera in its novel form, was also the author of a popular series of my…
The Crimson Cryptogram
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Fergus Hume
Young Dr Ellis, a struggling new physician, is enjoying a quiet evening smoking and enjoying conversation with his journalist friend Cass, w…
Doctor Izard
Read by Lee Smalley
Anna Katharine Green
The opening scene takes place in a hospital ward where two patients lie, apparently dying, when a man enters and offers a proposition to one…
The Case of the Pool of Blood in the Pastor's Study
Read by Dawn Larsen
Grace Isabel Colbron and Auguste Groner
Joseph Muller, police detective, travels to a remote Hungarian village to discover the truth behind the murder of a beloved village Pastor. …
The Master Mystery
Read by Roger Melin
Arthur B. Reeve
While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Myster…
Caleb Williams or Things As They Are
Read by Bev J Stevens
William Godwin
The novel describes the downfall of Ferdinando Falkland, a British squire, and his attempts to ruin and destroy the life of Caleb Williams, …
The Mansion of Mystery
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Chester K. Steele
Mr. and Mrs. Langmore were found mysteriously murdered in their mansion one morning. Their daughter Margaret, who was at home at the time of…
Jezebel's Daughter
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Wilkie Collins
A brilliant chemist and a shrewd businessman — die on the same day. The widow of the chemist, Mrs. Fontaine, is left with the poisons he was…
The House Of The Arrow
Read by David Wales
A. E. W. Mason
A young English girl is accused in Dijon of murdering her French aunt. Hanaud to the rescue! Inspector Hanaud is a member of the French S&uc…
The Eight Strokes of the Clock
Read by Leni
Maurice Leblanc
The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of eight short stories by Maurice Leblanc. The stories have his most famous creation, Ars&egr…
The Girl at Central
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Geraldine Bonner
Molly Morganthau, day operator in the telephone exchange, helps to solve a murder. (Summary by D. A. Frank)
The Spider
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Fergus Hume
Arthur Vernon, member of the Athenian club and member of “society,” has a secret. His father has died and left him destitute, so he has begu…
The History of the Caliph Vathek
Read by MorganScorpion
William Beckford
This is one of the earliest Gothic novels. The Caliph Vathek is one of the wealthiest and most powerful men who ever lived. But this is not …
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
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Edgar Wallace
Well-known mystery writer John Lexman is charged with murder and sent to Broadmoor Prison. His friend T.X., head of a special branch of Scot…
Max Carrados
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Ernest Bramah
Max Carrados is a blind detective who has developed his own remaining senses to a superior level and who has enlisted the superior observati…
The Mystery of the Iron Box
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Bruce Campbell
When Ken Holt's father, the famous newspaper writer, comes home for a Christmas visit, one of the gifts he brings is an antique iron box. So…
The Corner House
Read by Jacquerie
Fred M. White
A deserted house with a troubled past. A mysterious countess who captivates everyone with her wealth and beauty -- well, almost everyone. An…