Detective Fiction
Faded Pictures
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William Vaughn Moody
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Faded Pictures by William Vaughn Moody. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 2, 2…
The Sign of the Four (Version 5)
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In the second of the novels chronicling the adventures of the great consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, a strange mystery is afoot as a y…
Prince Zaleski
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Matthew Phipps Shiel and M. P. Shiel
Weird fiction author M. P. Shiel brings us a most unusual detective in Prince Zaleski in his first published book. Ensconced within his orn…
The Man Who Knew Too Much (Version 2)
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G. K. Chesterton
A collection of short adventure stories following Horne and his friend. - Summary by Victoria Bell
The Murders in Praed Street
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John Street
A series of murders occur in Praed Street of London and the eccentric scientist Dr Priestly sees the connection in them. Only to discover th…
Secret Service; or, Recollections of a City Detective
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Andrew Forrester
This book of fiction from 1864, as you can guess from the title, presents a series of accounts of different cases that the “City Detective” …
The Clue of the New Pin
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Edgar Wallace
A rich man is murdered in a seemingly impossible way. Journalist Tab Holland and Inspector Carver have only the clue of the new pin lying in…
The Curse of the Reckaviles
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Walter S. Masterman
An English peer is found stabbed in his room with more than a hint of the supernatural playing a hand. This is only reinforced by the curse …
Case Pending
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Elizabeth Linington
A girl found dead in an empty lot, beaten with an eye gouged out... Lieutenant Mendoza feels like there must be a connection between this vi…
The Mystery of Orcival
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Émile Gaboriau
The Mystery of Orcival is a wonderful example of the brilliant methods of deduction which Emile Gaboriau's "Le Coq" inspired in fu…
The Soul Scar
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Arthur B. Reeve
Was the death of unsavory lawyer Vail Wilford a suicide? Or was it murder? Is the typewritten suicide note genuine? Was his wife Honora’s be…
The House Without A Key
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Earl Derr Biggers
A Boston man's travels to Hawaii to convince his aunt to return home with him, but his trip is extended after one of their relatives is murd…
The Crimson Patch
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Augusta Huiell Seaman
A lonely young girl meets another girl in the hotel that she is staying in. The girl seems to want to be friends, but something seems to be …
The Shadow Of The Wolf
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R. Austin Freeman
Here we have another in the series of novels written by R. Austin Freeman featuring the character of Dr. John Thorndyke. The good doctor is …
The Strange Countess
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Edgar Wallace
Lois Reddle is a young girl who works as a clerk in a lawyer’s office. One day her boss, Mr. Shaddles, asks her to pay a visit to Telsbury w…
A Broken Bond (Version 2)
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Nicholas Carter
Two partners in a mining interest in South America sell up for a cool million dollars. But why is one trying to kill the other after being …
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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Fergus Hume
Who killed the man in the hansom cab? -- Who is Sal Rawlins? -- What will happen to Madge and Brian? -- Murder and family secrets create the…
The Tower Treasure (Version 3 - Dramatic Reading)
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Franklin W. Dixon
When the wealthy Applegate family have their valuables stolen, the Hardy boys are drawn into the case to save their friend's livelihood and …
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories (version 2)
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Nicholas Carter
Three Nick Carter Stories
Murder Makes Me Mad
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Ferguson Findley
REVENGE IS FOR MEMurder makes me mad. Me, Rex Howard, private eye. And when a tough waterfront boss killed my kid sister, I swore I'd get my…