Political & Thrillers
The Gray Phantom's Return
Read by Amy Dunkleberger
Herman Landon
Former gentleman thief Cuthbert Vanardy, alias The Gray Phantom, must abandon his new life as a horticulturalist after he is implicated in t…
Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (version 2)
Read by Lynne T
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Maud Ruthyn, the young, naive heroine, has a governess who is an enigmatic older woman, a liar, bully, and spy, who takes a dark secret with…
The Short Line War
Read by Betsie Bush
Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr.
"The Short Line War is a story that will appeal more particularly to the sterner sex, and we take it that the hyphenated name, Merwin-W…
Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport
Read by Jim Locke
Lawrence Perry
Newport, of course, means aristocratic families and naval adventures. In this tale, we wonder if the heiress will actually marry the Russian…
The Death Disk
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Mark Twain's "Death Disk" was inspired by the historical account of the execution of Colonel John Poyer of Pembroke, Wales on Apri…
Faraon (tom 2)
Read by Piotr Nater
Bolesław Prus
Książę Ramzes wypełnia misję zleconą mu przez ojca w jednej z prowincji, a tymczasem intrygi wokół jego osoby zagęszczają się. Kapłan…
Revolution
Read by Paul Harvey
Mack Reynolds
The collapse of the U.S.S.R. in the future. What would happen after a collapse? This story is set many years before the actual collapse of t…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 3: Nisida (version 2)
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Alexandre Dumas
Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crim…
Philip Dru: Administrator
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Edward M. House
Philip Dru: Administrator: a Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is a futuristic political novel published anonymously in 1912 by Edward Mandell Ho…
The Trevor Case
Read by Roger Melin
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
The nation's capital was astir at the untimely and curious death of the young wife of the Attorney General, Edmund Trevor. She had obviously…
The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 5: The Countess of Charny
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
This 5th volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins after the fall of the Bastille and the March on Versailles, which forced Louis XVI a…
Cordelia the Magnificent
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Leroy Scott
Cordelia Marlowe carries a high society name but no fortune. She has to make ends meet, but what kind of work can a young lady do whose main…
Greenmantle (Version 3)
Read by Cliff Stone
John Buchan
Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy territory to m…
Faraon (tom 3)
Read by Piotr Nater
Bolesław Prus
Młody Ramzes XIII obejmuje panowanie nad Egiptem, jednak jego wrogowie nie śpią, a jego sprzymierzeńcy chcą nim manipulować. Sam faraon też …
The Apartment Next Door
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William Johnston
Jane Strong witnessed two men chasing each other in the middle of the night; then heard a gunshot. The man who came back was none other but …
The Bond of Black
Read by Sandra Cullum
William Le Queux
A tale of mystery, suspense, murder, romance and intrigue. Set in England at a time of omnibuses, shop girls, and societal changes together …
Theft
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Jack London
This is a political play which is set in Washington DC. Howard Knox is a congressman and believes that there are corrupt practices going on …
The Man Who Was Thursday, A Nightmare (Version 3, Dramatic Reading)
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G. K. Chesterton
This is undoubtedly the best of Chesterton's novels, a thriller which follows Gabriel Syme as he tries to find a way to bring the Supreme An…
The Assassination Bureau, Ltd.
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Robert Fish and Jack London
In this tightly-paced, thrilling novel begun by Jack London and finished after his death by Robert Fish, young Winter Hall discovers a secre…
A Modern Mephistopheles
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Louisa May Alcott
One of our favorite authors give us this book of lies, greed and lust. Originally published under a pen name. However, the author considered…