Political & Thrillers
The Vanished Messenger
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
E. Phillips Oppenheim
A conference of European nations is being held in the Hague. England has not been invited to attend. Some think war is about to break out. M…
Havoc
Read by Tom Weiss
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Havoc occurs when European countries are discussing covert alliances. The story revolves around the creation of a secret alliance between …
Brain Twister
Read by Catharine Eastman
Laurence M. Janifer
"Mark Phillips" is, or are, two writers: Randall Garrett and Laurence M. Janifer. Their joint pen-name, derived from their middle …
Phineas Finn the Irish Member
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Anthony Trollope
Phineas Finn is the sequel to “Can you Forgive Her?” and the second novel in Trollope’s Palliser series. The eponymous hero is a young Irish…
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, …
A Poor Wise Man
Read by Celine Major
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Mary Roberts Rinehart offers a superb blend of romance and suspense amidst political tensions in this story set in early 20th Century Americ…
The Angel of Terror (version 2)
Read by Allyson Hester
Edgar Wallace
Beautiful Jean Briggerland is the epitome of evilness in this twisting and turning thriller. She plots many different ways to steal her new …
Bernard Treves's Boots; A Novel Of The Secret Service
Read by David Wales
Laurence Clarke
What has Manton gotten himself into? His impersonation has broader implications -- and more dangerous ones -- than he had imagined. (Summary…
The Moonstone (version 2)
Read by Tony Addison
Wilkie Collins
Said to be the first detective novel ever written, it is wonderful for its blending of the intrigues of romance with the conventional sleigh…
King of the Khyber Rifles
Read by Brett W. Downey
Talbot Mundy
Athelstan King is a British Secret Agent stationed in India at the beginning of WWI. He is attached to the Khyber Rifles regiment as a cover…
Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story
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Charles Ross Jackson
There have been a series of assaults at the manor house, one sending the mistress of the house insane with fear, another escalating to murde…
100%: The Story of a Patriot
Read by Lee Smalley
Upton Sinclair
"100%: The Story of a Patriot" dramatically recounts the adventures of a poor uneducated young man who lives by his wits and guile…
The d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 2: Twenty Years After (version 2)
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
Volume 2 of The d'Artagnan Romances begins twenty years after "The Three Musketeers." Since then, d'Artagnan's career has stagnate…
Phineas Redux
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Anthony Trollope
Phineas Finn is the fourth in Trollope's series of six Palliser novels. At the end of Phineas Finn, the second novel in the series, Phineas…
The Primitive
Read by Jim Locke
Chester Himes
A nerve-twisting novel of passion and destruction (Summary by a literary critic)
The Pauper of Park Lane
Read by Yoganandh T
William Le Queux
A spy-thriller with romance sprinkled all the way - Summary by Yoganandh T
The Lady in the Car
Read by Sandra Cullum
William Le Queux
Another suspenseful and intriguing novel by one of the leading authors of popular thrillers. Beautiful women are always involved in these st…
Bellarion the Fortunate: a romance
Read by KiwiReader24
Rafael Sabatini
This novel, in three parts, follows the adventures of a young man, Bellarion, after he leaves the safety of the monastery that had nurtured …
100%: The Story of a Patriot (Version 2)
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Upton Sinclair
"100%: The Story of a Patriot" dramatically recounts the adventures of a poor uneducated young man who lives by his wits and guile…
The Congressman’s Wife, a Story of American Politics
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John Daniel Barry
A season in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Briggs highlights a stormy period in American politics and the capriciousness of a woman. - Summary by…