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Wylder's Hand - Joseph Sheridan LE FANU


Wylder's Hand - Joseph Sheridan LE FANU
- Author: Joseph Sheridan LE FANU
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
The marriage of Mark Wylder and Dorkas Brenden is supposed to end a history of arguments between the two families. However, both people involved do not seem to like the idea. Before the wedding, Mark disappears. But to where? And how will the people...
The Man Who Knew Too Much - G. K. Chesterton


The Man Who Knew Too Much - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential and prolific English writer of the early 20th century. He was a journalist, a poet and a novelist. He wrote 80 books and 200 short stories in addition to his other work. He is perhaps best...
The Staircase at the Heart's Delight - Anna Katharine Green


The Staircase at the Heart's Delight - Anna Katharine Green
- Author: Anna Katharine Green
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Detective Ebenezer Gryce tells the story of the case with which he begun his career in 1840. Several wealthy men were drowned and washed ashore in New York City, and the first clue leads to a dubious money lender... (Summary by Carolin)...
The Girl at Central - Geraldine BONNER


The Girl at Central - Geraldine BONNER
- Author: Geraldine BONNER
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Molly Morganthau, day operator in the telephone exchange, helps to solve a murder. (Summary by D. A. Frank)...
Whose Body? - Dorothy L. SAYERS


Whose Body? - Dorothy L. SAYERS
- Author: Dorothy L. SAYERS
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The novel begins with a telephone call to Wimsey from his mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, saying that her vicar’s architect has just found a dead body in his bath, wearing nothing but a pair of pince-nez. Whose body is it? Whodunnit? It’s up...
The Sign of the Broken Sword - G. K. Chesterton


The Sign of the Broken Sword - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Detective Fiction
In the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. "Sacred to the Memory of General Sir Arthur St. Clare, Hero and Martyr, who Always Vanquished his Enemies and Always...
Ziska - Marie Corelli


Ziska - Marie Corelli
- Author: Marie Corelli
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The story revolves around the mysterious Princess Ziska, who captivates a set of European tourists who are spending time in exotic Egypt. The story is a mystery involving reincarnation, romance & a touch of mild horror. (introduction by ilianthe)...
The Middle Temple Murder - J. S. Fletcher


The Middle Temple Murder - J. S. Fletcher
- Author: J. S. Fletcher
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The dead body of a man is found on the steps to some chambers of Middle Temple Lane, near London's law courts. A journalist and a young lawyer start investigating. - This classic English murder mystery was written in 1920 by J.S. Fletcher, himself a...
Roman Collar Detective - Grace JOHNSON


Roman Collar Detective - Grace JOHNSON
- Author: Grace JOHNSON
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A shot penetrates the still night air and one of Galton's leading citizens is a victim of a desperate killer's gun. Murder becomes entangled with politics and it takes a parish priest to discover "whodunit" in this thriller by a husband and wife...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 2) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 2) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Published 1800 -1900
A collection of twelve short stories featuring Conan Doyle's legendary detective, originally published as single stories in Strand Magazine and subsequently collected into a single volume. There is not always a crime committed nor a culprit to find,...
Swamp Island - Mildred A. Wirt Benson


Swamp Island - Mildred A. Wirt Benson
- Author: Mildred A. Wirt Benson
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction
Late entry in the Penny Parker teen girl mystery series (1939-47) by one of the early ghostwriters (as Carolyn Keene) of Nancy Drew concerns an escaped embezzler, his revenge on the reporter whose articles helped convict him, and a long missing $50...
Jezebel's Daughter - Wilkie Collins


Jezebel's Daughter - Wilkie Collins
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- Genre: Detective Fiction
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 researching , while Mrs. Wagner is left with her husband's mental health institution reforms and his plans...
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor - Thomas W. HANSHEW


The Riddle of the Purple Emperor - Thomas W. HANSHEW
- Author: Thomas W. HANSHEW
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Orphan Lady Margaret Cheyne returns home on her eighteenth birthday to live with her embittered maiden aunt and to take up her inheritance of the family jewels. The Cheyne jewels include a pendant featuring the Purple Emperor, a priceless jewel...
The Shrieking Pit - Arthur J. REES


The Shrieking Pit - Arthur J. REES
- Author: Arthur J. REES
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
The Shrieking Pit is one of Arthur Rees's earlier works, and is a good old fashioned murder mystery story. Grant Colwyn, a private detective, is holidaying in East Anglia when he notices a young man at a nearby table behaving peculiarly. The young...
Monsieur Lecoq Part 2: The Honor of the Name - Émile Gaboriau


Monsieur Lecoq Part 2: The Honor of the Name - Émile Gaboriau
- Author: Émile Gaboriau
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Detective Fiction
Monsieur Lecoq is a captivating mystery, historical and love story: Around 11 o'clock, on the evening of Shrove Sunday 18.., close to the old Barrière d'Italie, frightful cries, coming from Mother Chupin's drinking-shop, are heard by a party of...
That Affair at Elizabeth (version 2) - Burton Egbert Stevenson


That Affair at Elizabeth (version 2) - Burton Egbert Stevenson
- Author: Burton Egbert Stevenson
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A bride-to-be vanishes and mystery is born. Before it is solved, its pursuers uncover madness, treachery, and a grave in a cellar. Summary by Jacquerie...
The Exploits Of Elaine - Arthur B. Reeve


The Exploits Of Elaine - Arthur B. Reeve
- Author: Arthur B. Reeve
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The Exploits of Elaine It tells the story of a young woman named Elaine who, with the help of a detective, tries to find the man, known only as "The Clutching Hand", who murdered her father. (Wikipedia)...
A Silent Witness - R. Austin Freeman


A Silent Witness - R. Austin Freeman
- Author: R. Austin Freeman
- Genre: Detective Fiction
In this detective novel, the young doctor Humphrey Jardine stumbles upon a corpse during a walk near Hampstead Heath in the middle of the night. However, when he returns to the spot with a police officer, the corpse has disappeared. And this is just...
The Riddle of the Sands - Erskine CHILDERS


The Riddle of the Sands - Erskine CHILDERS
- Author: Erskine CHILDERS
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
Containing many realistic details based on Childers' own sailing trips along the German North Sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yachting expedition in the early 20th century combined with an adventurous spy story.It was one of the early...
The King in Yellow (part 1) - Robert W. Chambers


The King in Yellow (part 1) - Robert W. Chambers
- Author: Robert W. Chambers
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction / Short Stories
Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) studied art in Paris in the late 80's and early 90's, where his work was displayed at the Salon. However, shortly after returning to America, he decided to spend his time in writing. He became popular as the writer of...