Detective Fiction - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 6
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Mark Twain
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Detective Fiction / Satire
In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master and heir while the rightful heir is condemned to live the life of a slave. Twain uses this vehicle to...
John Thorndyke's Cases - R. Austin Freeman
John Thorndyke's Cases - R. Austin Freeman
- Author: R. Austin Freeman
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Detective John Thorndyke never disappoints when solving crime in this collection of Freeman's works. - Summary by A. K. Morton...
The Riddle of the Frozen Flame - Thomas W. HANSHEW
The Riddle of the Frozen Flame - Thomas W. HANSHEW
- Author: Thomas W. HANSHEW
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Another full-length mystery story featuring Hamilton Cleek, whom we met first in Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces . This time, Cleek investigates the sinister disappearance of people and the mysterious appearance of flames at night in the desolate...
The House in the Mist - Anna Katharine Green
The House in the Mist - Anna Katharine Green
- Author: Anna Katharine Green
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction / Romance
It was a night to drive any man indoors. Not only was the darkness impenetrable, but the raw mist enveloping hill and valley made the open road anything but desirable to a belated wayfarer like myself.Being young, untrammeled, and naturally...
The Hand of Fu-Manchu - Sax Rohmer
The Hand of Fu-Manchu - Sax Rohmer
- Author: Sax Rohmer
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Further adventures of Nayland Smith and Doctor Petrie as they continue their battles against the evil genius, Dr Fu-Manchu. (summary by Elaine Twiddle)...
The Case Of The Registered Letter - Augusta GRONER
The Case Of The Registered Letter - Augusta GRONER
- Author: Augusta GRONER
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Short Stories
A man is found shot dead and the man to whom all evidence points insists he is innocent. (Summary by David Wales)...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Version 2) - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Version 2) - Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Genre: General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction
After hearing Mr. Enfield's account of a distressing event involving Edward Hyde, the heir of his friend, Henry Jekyll, John Utterson is convinced that Jekyll's relationship with Hyde is built on something sinister. Utterson's concern for his friend...
The Trial of Callista Blake - Edgar PANGBORN
The Trial of Callista Blake - Edgar PANGBORN
- Author: Edgar PANGBORN
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
In 1959, in the state of New Essex, a witch was on trial. Or so she seemed to many of the jurors who would ultimately decide her fate, and to the people who thronged the crowded courtroom, many of them friends of the murdered woman. On trial for...
Flower of the North - James Oliver Curwood
Flower of the North - James Oliver Curwood
- Author: James Oliver Curwood
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Flower of the North finds Philip Whittemore on an adventure which takes him up the Churchill River of northern Canada to a land which he thought he knew. However, tucked in among the rocks and hills lies an unfamiliar outpost which he's been told is...
Clara Vaughan, Vol. II - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Clara Vaughan, Vol. II - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Author: Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Genre: Detective Fiction
CLARA VAUGHAN, the young heroine, narrator, and namesake for R. D. Blackmoreβs early detective novel, is determined to solve the mystery of her fatherβs murderβa crime that occurred when she was only 10 years of age. Volume II of the trilogy...
At the Time Appointed - Anna Maynard BARBOUR
At the Time Appointed - Anna Maynard BARBOUR
- Author: Anna Maynard BARBOUR
- Genre: Detective Fiction
"Those who remember that excellent detective story, That Mainwaring Affair will expect to find plenty of mystery and exciting incidents in A. Maynard Barbour's latest novel, called At the Time Appointed, and they will realize their expectations.The...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 5) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 5) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Short Stories
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Each of the stories are told in a first-person style from the point of view of Dr. Watson,...
Murder at Bridge - Anne AUSTIN
Murder at Bridge - Anne AUSTIN
- Author: Anne AUSTIN
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Inhabitants of the small town of Hamilton joke that they are afraid of being the dummy when playing Bridge, for fear of being murdered. Meanwhile, Special Investigator Bonnie Dundee demands a re-enactment of the 'death hand' to try and find out why,...
The Lost House - Richard Harding Davis
The Lost House - Richard Harding Davis
- Author: Richard Harding Davis
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Austin Ford, the London correspondent of the New York Republic, is spending some idle time in the American Embassy chatting with the Second Secretary, when suddenly a note is brought in. This note is an appeal for help, found in the gutter in a dark...
Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Detective Fiction
Looking for a replacement to Sherlock Holmes after the author had killed him off in 1894, Doyle wrote this murder mystery in the dying years of the 19th century. Set in Napoleon's era, it involves a Frenchman returning to his native land to join the...
The Eight Strokes of the Clock (Version 2) - Maurice Leblanc
The Eight Strokes of the Clock (Version 2) - Maurice Leblanc
- Author: Maurice Leblanc
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of short stories centred on Arsène Lupin, former gentleman thief extraordinaire. In this series, Lupin has abandoned his life of crime in favour of that of crime solver. Under the guise of a prince...
The Master of the World - Jules Verne
The Master of the World - Jules Verne
- Author: Jules Verne
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction / Science Fiction
Chief Inspector Strock gets the tough cases. When a volcano suddenly appears to threaten mountain towns of North Carolina amid the non-volcanic Blue Ridge Mountains, Strock is posted to determine the danger. When an automobile race in Wisconsin is...
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 6 - Various
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 6 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this collection for the first...
The Italian - Ann Radcliffe
The Italian - Ann Radcliffe
- Author: Ann Radcliffe
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The love story between a nobleman and a beautiful lady whom he meets in church leads both of them to unexpected places, as many people would not put up with their love. This novel is considered to be one of the best Gothic novels ever written, by...
Short Mystery Story Collection 002 - Various
Short Mystery Story Collection 002 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Anthologies
LibriVoxβs Short Mystery Story Collection 002: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members....
A Mysterious Disappearance - Louis Tracy
A Mysterious Disappearance - Louis Tracy
- Author: Louis Tracy
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Lady Dyke disappears mysteriously, and barrister and hobby detective Claude Bruce appears to be one of the last persons to have seen her. A short time later a dead body is found in the river, and Bruce follows the trails. Who is Sydney H. Corbett?...
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu - Sax Rohmer
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu - Sax Rohmer
- Author: Sax Rohmer
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction
Burmese Commisioner Nayland Smith and his faithful friend Dr Petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of Dr Fu-Manchu when they seek to save the good doctor's lost love and protect the British Empire from disaster when their malignant...
The Clue of the Twisted Candle - Edgar Wallace
The Clue of the Twisted Candle - Edgar Wallace
- Author: Edgar Wallace
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Well-known mystery writer John Lexman is charged with murder and sent to Broadmoor Prison. His friend T.X., head of a special branch of Scotland Yard, tries to prove his innocence. (Summary by Gesine)...
The String of Pearls - Unknown
The String of Pearls - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction
The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 1846 with a serialized telling of the story titled βThe String of Pearlsβ in the weekly magazine βThe People's...
The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons - James Francis THIERRY
The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons - James Francis THIERRY
- Author: James Francis THIERRY
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Detective Fiction
The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons: Being one of the Exciting Episodes in the Career of the Famous Detective Hemlock Holmes as Recorded by his Friend Dr. Watson is a parody of the Sherlock Holmes stories. "...there in the same old den, at...
The Lock and Key Library - Various
The Lock and Key Library - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne. Note: the second chapter of Dickensβ The Haunted House is not included in this edition. (Summary by Julie VW)...
813 - Maurice Leblanc
813 - Maurice Leblanc
- Author: Maurice Leblanc
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
As usual, gentleman thief Arsène Lupin finds himself wrongfully accused of murder, and must find the real killer to clear his coloured name. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)...
Bat Wing - Sax Rohmer
Bat Wing - Sax Rohmer
- Author: Sax Rohmer
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Private detective Paul Harley investigates a mysterious case involving voodoo, vampirism, and macabre murder in the heart of London. The first book in the Paul Harley series, written by Sax Rohmer, author of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu. (Summary by...
Doctor Izard - Anna Katharine Green
Doctor Izard - Anna Katharine Green
- Author: Anna Katharine Green
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The opening scene takes place in a hospital ward where two patients lie, apparently dying, when a man enters and offers a proposition to one of them. The story then shifts to another town where, years earlier, Polly Earleβs mother died of unknown...
Missing: Page Thirteen - Anna Katharine Green
Missing: Page Thirteen - Anna Katharine Green
- Author: Anna Katharine Green
- Genre: General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction
Violet Strange, a clever petite detective, is called upon to solve the mystery of a page gone missing from an important document. The futures of several people, including an eccentric misanthrope, a chemical scientist, a bride and groom, depend on...
Hilda Wade, A Woman With Tenacity of Purpose - Grant Allen
Hilda Wade, A Woman With Tenacity of Purpose - Grant Allen
- Author: Grant Allen
- Genre: Detective Fiction
"In this early detective novel, the detective is Hilda Wade. She is a very capable nurse, but there is something mysterious about her from the moment she arrives at the hospital. Upon meeting her, Dr. Hubert Cumberledge greatly admires her and...
The Middle of Things - J. S. Fletcher
The Middle of Things - J. S. Fletcher
- Author: J. S. Fletcher
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A habitual late night stroll down Markendale Square plunges Viner into the middle of things most mysterious and most perplexing. A murder, an imposter, secret papers, all combine to mystify even the police themselves. Is Hyde as innocent of the...
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Version 3) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Version 3) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Detective Fiction
The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem. Having...
The Thing from the Lake - Eleanor M. INGRAM
The Thing from the Lake - Eleanor M. INGRAM
- Author: Eleanor M. INGRAM
- Genre: General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction
To get away from city life periodically, New Yorker Roger Locke purchases an abandoned farm house in rural Connecticut, and with the assistance of his cousin Phillida and her beau Ethan Vere, he sets about fixing up the place. Immediately however,...
The Leavenworth Case (Version 2) - Anna Katharine Green
The Leavenworth Case (Version 2) - Anna Katharine Green
- Author: Anna Katharine Green
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York, and is one of the first detective fiction novels to be written by a female. Indeed, it was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who came to be known as 'the mother of the...
Stolen Souls - William Le Queux
Stolen Souls - William Le Queux
- Author: William Le Queux
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction / Short Stories
This is a collection of 14 of William le Queux' best mystery stories. (Summary by Carolin)...
A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Detective Fiction
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, Dr. Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the scene of a murder. The...
The Pawns Count - E. Phillips Oppenheim
The Pawns Count - E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Author: E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
"I am for England and England only," John Lutchester, the Englishman, asserted. "I am for Japan and Japan only," Nikasti, the Jap, insisted. "I am for Germany first and America afterwards," Oscar Fischer, the German-American pronounced. "I am for...
Malcolm Sage, detective - Herbert George Jenkins
Malcolm Sage, detective - Herbert George Jenkins
- Author: Herbert George Jenkins
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A collection of short stories that chronicles the first year of the Malcolm Sage Detective Bureau....
Short Mystery Story Collection 001 - Various
Short Mystery Story Collection 001 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Anthologies
Librivoxβs Short Mystery Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members....
