Crime & Mystery Fiction
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…
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…
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 …
A House to Let
Read by Ruth Golding
Charles Dickens
A House to Let is a short story originally published in 1858 in the Christmas edition of Dickens' Household Words magazine. Each of the cont…
Short Mystery Story Collection 003
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Librivox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 003: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …
Short Mystery Story Collection 005
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 005: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …
The Sorceress of the Strand
Read by J. M. Smallheer
L. T. Meade
From the moment Madame Sara arrived on the scene, she has taken London society by storm. Madame is both beautiful and mysterious, but it so…
The Forsaken Inn
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Anna Katharine Green
Told from the perspective of a Mrs. Truax, the owner of an inn during the time of the American and French Revolutions, "The Forsaken In…
The House of a Thousand Candles
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Meredith Nicholson
A top ten bestseller of 1906, The House of a Thousand Candles is part adventure/mystery and part romance. The book begins with young Jack Gl…
The Ghost Breaker (Dramatic Reading)
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Charles Goddard
The Ghost Breaker is a drama and haunted house horror complete with heroes, villains, and a Princess. The Ghost Breaker was originally a scr…
Short Mystery Story Collection 001
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P. G. Wodehouse
LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …
The Big Time
Read by Karen Savage
Fritz Leiber
A classic locked room mystery, in a not-so-classic setting. (Intro by Karen Savage)
The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Burton Egbert Stevenson
Three men are dead. Killed by a very powerful poison. Their deaths seem to be connected to a very old cabinet purchased in France and a noto…
The Holladay Case
Read by Cate Barratt
Burton Egbert Stevenson
Stevenson's introduction of the protagonist Lester (law clerk with New York firm Graham & Royce) finds him occupying a front row seat in…
The Valley of Silent Men
Read by Roger Melin
James Oliver Curwood
Subtitled: A Story of the Three River Country. James Kent has learned that he is terminally ill with perhaps only days to live, and so decid…