Detective Fiction
The Eye Of Osiris
This is one of many famous novels written by R. Austin Freeman that includes the character of Dr. John Thorndyke. Dr. Thorndyke is a legal e…
The Ponson Case
Sir William Ponson is found dead. His son and his nephew look uneasy to the eyes of Inspector Tanner of Scotland Yard and naturally the dili…
The Maxwell Mystery
Phillip Maxwell is well known for his lavish dinner parties and all who are privileged to be invited to Maxwell Chimneys always look forward…
The Female Detective
This 1864 collection of stories is one of the first books featuring a female detective character. Andrew Forrester (pseudonym of James Reddi…
Red Hot Ice
A Case of Corpses... They piled up so fast that private-eye Johnny Liddell figured he was ahead if he found them still warm. It started when…
The Dorrington Deed-Box
Six stories of cases involving the dishonest Horace Dorrington, a cheerfully unrepentant detective who is willing to stoop to theft, blackma…
Gold-Killer
The 1920's are off to a R.I.P. Roaring start as a serial strangler dubbed Gold-Killer is squeezing the life out of New York's wealthiest men…
The Mark of Cain
Murder mystery #8 by the prolific American author Carolyn Wells, featuring her famous detective, Fleming Stone (though that detective isn’t …
The Dark Eyes of London
Detective inspector Holt is recalled from his continetal holiday to investigate the mysterious death of a stranger found on the Thames emban…
The Speckled Band
The Speckled Band: An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes is a three-act play adapted by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle from his similarly title…
The Shadow of the Wolf
Can a detective novel succeed in riveting your attention if you know the crime beforehand and the perpetrator? Austin Freeman proves he can …
The Mystery at Lilac Inn
When the Crandall family jewels are stolen from the Lilac Inn, Nancy Drew is on the case! With multiple suspects, Nancy follows the clues w…
The Bungalow Mystery
The third book in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Join Nancy on her most exciting adventure yet as she gets caught on a lake in a storm, rac…
Red Harvest
This novel from 1929 introduces Hammett's recurring and always unnamed character, the "Continental Op," who works for the Continen…
Tracks in the Snow
A rector in rural England solves the murder of a diplomat. - Summary by Brian Fullen
The Just Men of Cordova
Once again our vigilante heroes lend their great talents to serve against those outwith the law; The setting is the Spanish city of Cordova,…
Homicide Hussy
In that bedlam of mad-women - in that nightmare world of twisted souls - Johanna knew she was sane.... Some of them tried to kill her, some …
The Roman Hat Mystery
A disreputable lawyer is discovered dead by poisoning during the performance of a play in New York City. Not only that, despite being sold o…
The Secret of the Old Clock
In the first book of the series, intrepid teenage sleuth, Nancy Drew, searches for the true will of the late Josiah Crowley, a wealthy busin…
The Dumpling
Assigned to write an exposé on London opium dens a newspaperman unexpectedly finds himself the key to foiling an anarchistic plot to …