Mystery & Thriller
The Orange-Yellow Diamond
In The Orange-Yellow Diamond, J. S. Fletcher weaves a tale of intrigue and desperation as a struggling novelist finds himself entangled in a…
The Chief Legatee
"I was married to-day in Grace Church. At the altar my bride--you probably know her name, Miss Georgian Hazen--wore a natural look, and…
The Ambulance Made Two Trips
Big Jake Connors is taking over his town through violence, inimidation and bribery but Detective Sergeant Fitzgerald can only grind his teet…
The Eight Strokes of the Clock
The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of short stories centred on Arsène Lupin, former gentleman thief extraordinaire. In th…
The Lost Parchment
Murder and mayhem turn a quiet English village on its head. Complete with twists and turns that will keep you entertained til the very end. …
The Mystery of the Downs
"The storm had descended swiftly, sweeping in suddenly from the sea, driving across the downs to the hills at high speed, blotting out …
As We Forgive Them
Gilbert Greenwood and Reginald Seton are bachelors who share a flat on Great Russell Street. Neither are especially prosperous but through e…
Witching Hill
The adventures of two young men, which may or may not have to do with the supernatural. - Summary by Nicholas Clifford
Murder Madness
Murder Madness! Seven Secret Service men had completely disappeared. Another had been found a screaming, homicidal maniac, whose fingers wri…
The Silent House
A mystery about a "locked door" murder committed in a house that has a reputation for being haunted. In the first half of the book…
That Sweet Little Old Lady
Randall Garrett had this story first published in Astounding Science Fiction September and October of 1959. His twisted sense of humor and g…
Hagar of the Pawn-Shop
Hagar Stanley, a beautiful young Gypsy, is driven by sexual harassment to leave her tribe and seek refuge with her uncle Jacob, a miserly Lo…
Mary Louise in the Country
The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his …
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery that immerses listeners in a world of suspense and intrigue. The story follows the young heiress, …
The Corsican Brothers
Alexandre Dumas weaves the compelling story of Siamese twins who are separated physically but never in spirit. When one of the brothers is m…
The Black Eagle Mystery
A New York corporate lawyer falls eighteen stories from the Black Eagle Building. Suicide, cops say. That Hollings Harland was part of a bla…
The Four Faces
Michael Berrington is a bachelor leading a quiet life in London. Overhearing a conversation at his club one day, he becomes interested in a …
The Hand of Fu-Manchu
In The Hand of Fu-Manchu, the relentless Nayland Smith and his steadfast companion, Doctor Petrie, find themselves once again pitted against…
Colonel Quaritch, V.C.
This is not your typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adult…
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
Burmese Commisioner Nayland Smith and his faithful friend Dr Petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of Dr Fu-Manchu when they s…