Crime & Mystery Fiction
Boston Blackie: Stories Around the Opium Lamp
Read by Winston Tharp
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
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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
Read by John Van Stan
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
Read by Campbell Schelp
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 …
Dr. Nikola’s Experiment
Read by Peter John Keeble
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. …
A Man of Honor
Read by Roger Melin
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…
Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 010
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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…
Moon-Face and Other Stories
Read by Ben Tucker
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…
Nobody's Man
Read by VfkaBT
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
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
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
Read by Tom Penn
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
Read by Judi Mason
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
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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…
Money to Burn, An Adventure Story
Read by Steven Seitel
Reginald Wright Kauffman
From the dedication: "On a train by day, or abed by night, you will read "Money to Burn" and immediately forget it--which is …
Outside the Prison
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Richard Harding Davis
On Christmas Eve, journalist Bronson is sent to wait outside of Moyamensing Prison to report on the release of a certain infamous prisoner. …
An American Tragedy, Volume 1
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Theodore Dreiser
Loosely based on a true story, this is the tale of Clyde Griffiths. At a young age, Clyde realizes that money and influence can get him the …
The Terriford Mystery
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Marie Belloc Lowndes
The Terriford Mystery is a 1924 novel by prolific English author, Marie Belloc Lowndes. The story revolves around handsome Harry Garlett an…
A Network of Crime
Read by Mark Nelson
Nicholas Carter
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …
Tales of Mystery and Horror
Read by Ben Tucker
Maurice Level
Maurice Level was a French writer of supremely twisted and macabre fiction with demented plotting and gruesome violence reminiscent of Edgar…
The Willow Walk
Read by VfkaBT
Sinclair Lewis
As featured in The Best Short Stories of 1918, The Willow Walk is a trenchant tale of an elaborate heist by a dissolute man who gradually lo…