Mystery & Thriller
Short Mystery Story Collection
Delve into the enigmatic world of mystery with this captivating collection of short stories. Featuring 16 intriguing tales from various auth…
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
Step into the eerie world of Thomas Carnacki, a detective who specializes in the supernatural. Created by William Hope Hodgson, Carnacki nav…
Aurora Floyd
Aurora Floyd, the daughter of a rich banker and an actress, could not have had a better start: back from a finishing school in Paris, she is…
Pauline's Passion and Punishment
Before she wrote Little Women and Little Men, Louisa, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, had this `blood and thunder' thriller (as sh…
The Diamond Pin
Eccentric and wealthy New York widow Ursula Pell loves playing cruel jokes on her guests and particularly on her niece and nephew who are de…
The Green Rust
A millionaire is taken suddenly ill, and sensing his mortality, he asks his attorney to do him one last favor—to find and secretly watch ove…
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
In The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invites listeners back into the intriguing world of London’s most famous detective…
Stories from The Detective's Album
Stories from The Detective's Album invites listeners into the intriguing world of early detective fiction through the eyes of detective Mark…
The Dead Secret
The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins explores the heavy burden of secrets and the choices that shape our lives. At the heart of the story is Sa…
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Sherlock Holmes and Watson are awoken early by a distraught woman desperately seeking their aid. Something is terribly wrong and she fears f…
The Grey Woman
A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to kill he…
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories
In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious s…
The Thing from the Lake
To get away from city life periodically, New Yorker Roger Locke purchases an abandoned farm house in rural Connecticut, and with the assista…
The Shadow of the Rope
Rachel Minchin stands in the dock, accused of murdering the dissolute husband she was preparing to leave. The trial is sensational, and publ…
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book…
Jezebel's Daughter
A brilliant chemist and a shrewd businessman — die on the same day. The widow of the chemist, Mrs. Fontaine, is left with the poisons he was…
The Three Clerks
Romance and crime in the mid-19th century British Civil Service. In this early novel,Trollope draws on his own experiences as a junior clerk…
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
David Raine is travelling, trying to escape his own memories. On the train he meets Father Rolland, who invites him North, to a world of &qu…
The Mystery at Number Six
In The Mystery at Number Six, two adventurous teens from Florida find themselves drawn into a web of intrigue when they encounter a mysterio…
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
After hearing Mr. Enfield's account of a distressing event involving Edward Hyde, the heir of his friend, Henry Jekyll, John Utterson is con…