Espionage
The Machine
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Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair is best known for his novel The Jungle, an expose of the meatpacking industry. He was also a playwright whose works for the s…
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Version 2)
Read by Cori Samuel
Joseph Conrad
The Secret Agent tells the story of Adolf and Winnie Verloc. He is a phony anarchist and agent provocateur of the title, and the plot centre…
The Vanished Messenger
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
E. Phillips Oppenheim
A conference of European nations is being held in the Hague. England has not been invited to attend. Some think war is about to break out. M…
Havoc
Read by Tom Weiss
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Havoc occurs when European countries are discussing covert alliances. The story revolves around the creation of a secret alliance between …
Brain Twister
Read by Catharine Eastman
Laurence M. Janifer
"Mark Phillips" is, or are, two writers: Randall Garrett and Laurence M. Janifer. Their joint pen-name, derived from their middle …
Phineas Finn the Irish Member
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Anthony Trollope
Phineas Finn is the sequel to “Can you Forgive Her?” and the second novel in Trollope’s Palliser series. The eponymous hero is a young Irish…
Caleb Williams or Things As They Are
Read by Bev J Stevens
William Godwin
The novel describes the downfall of Ferdinando Falkland, a British squire, and his attempts to ruin and destroy the life of Caleb Williams, …
A Poor Wise Man
Read by Celine Major
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Mary Roberts Rinehart offers a superb blend of romance and suspense amidst political tensions in this story set in early 20th Century Americ…
The Angel of Terror (version 2)
Read by Allyson Hester
Edgar Wallace
Beautiful Jean Briggerland is the epitome of evilness in this twisting and turning thriller. She plots many different ways to steal her new …
Bernard Treves's Boots; A Novel Of The Secret Service
Read by David Wales
Laurence Clarke
What has Manton gotten himself into? His impersonation has broader implications -- and more dangerous ones -- than he had imagined. (Summary…
The Moonstone (version 2)
Read by Tony Addison
Wilkie Collins
Said to be the first detective novel ever written, it is wonderful for its blending of the intrigues of romance with the conventional sleigh…