Detective Fiction
Under the Tiger's Claws
A prominent banker calls Nick Carter in to investigate $90,000 in missing funds—and a trusted clerk who has disappeared. [Summary by Paul H…
The Missing Chums
The Hardy boys were sons of a celebrated American dectective and from their father learned the particulars of a number of unusual crimes. Th…
Voice From the Cave
Penny Parker and her father go on vacation accompanied by a mysterious woman and end up engrossed in a hunt for foreign spies! (Summary by A…
Gold of the Gods
Mansiche, the ruler of ancient Northern Peru was believed to have buried a huge treasure. But he cast a curse on, whoever, divulged the wher…
The Mystery of the Fires
Mary Louise Gay decided to spend the summer holiday in her family's cottage at Shady Nook. But an unknown arsonist has been setting the cot…
Clara Vaughan
CLARA VAUGHAN, the young heroine, narrator, and namesake for R. D. Blackmore’s early detective novel, is determined to solve the mystery of …
The Mystery at Lovers' Cave
Roger and his cousin Anthony are ready to head out on vacation, when a phone call from Scotland Yard sends the duo scuttling down to Hampshi…
Raspberry Jam
This is the 11th book featuring the distinguished detective, Fleming Stone.When a titan of industry is found dead in his locked bedroom with…
Cad Metti
At a time when the detective story was gaining in popularity, the hero was almost always male. In this story, Dudie Dunne is assisted by his…
The Millionaire Mystery
A racy tale of a disappearing corpse, an eloquent tramp, a beautiful heiress and the intricacies of a shady millionaire's life - Summary by …
Le Dossier 113
Le Dossier 113 est une nouvelle enquête de M. Lecoq, le policier vedette d’Emile Gaboriau, un des précurseurs du roman policier…
The Unseen Ear
Judith Richards is seated alone in her father's library at midnight, when a man enters, rifles her father's safe, and is examining his loot …
The Smuggler of King's Cove
Young Percy Maitland is a naval pilot and guides his late father's brig to safety, thereby saving the ship, her crew and cargo despite being…