Crime & Mystery Fiction
The Heirloom
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T. Duthie-Lisle
It is not the pleasing office of the writer of fiction to unfold for the delectation of his readers the pages and pictures of the volume of …
Weird Tales Double Feature
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Oscar Schisgall
Incredibly prolific author Oscar Schisgall, who contributed over 4,000 stories to publications like Reader's Digest and Colliers, published …
The Thrill Book
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Greye La Spina
Welcome to Issue #5 of the exciting and influential pulp magazine The Thrill Book, a noted precursor to the mighty Weird Tales! In this issu…
The Strange Case of Miss Annie Spragg
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Louis Bromfield
This is a book of many chapters that tell about the lives of a self described “vain” man and his romance with a lady, Annie, whom many consi…
Jack Sheppard
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William Harrison Ainsworth
The fictionalized exploits of the very real English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. Published in 1839, this Newgate novel outsold its rival, Dickens'…
The Monomaniac
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Émile Zola
A jealous husband sets out to murder his wife's lover, setting in motion an unstoppable series of events. Witness to the murder is a train d…
X Y Z: A Detective Story
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Anna Katharine Green
"X Y Z: A Detective Story" by Anna Katharine Green is a crime fiction novel written in the late 19th century. This engaging narrat…
Blackmailer
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George Axelrod
First, the sultry babe stormed into his office and demanded fifty grand, as if making a deal with her butcher. That night two mugs spoiled R…
The Pauper of Park Lane
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William Le Queux
A spy-thriller with romance sprinkled all the way - Summary by Yoganandh T
The Lock and Key Library
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Julian Hawthorne
A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, edited by Julian Hawthorne. This volume includes Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle…
Lady Audley's Secret
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
It is June 1857, and young and beautiful Lucy Graham is about to marry Sir Michael Audley. But who exactly IS Lucy, that's what Sir Michael…
Detour
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Martin M. Goldsmith
Alexander Roth is a jazz fiddle player who can't quite seem to catch a break after losing his job and having his best girl Sue leave him to …
The Early Adventures of Don Everhard
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Gordon Young
Before Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op and before Carroll John Daly's Race Williams, there was Don Everhard, hard-boiled professional gamb…
The Count's Millions
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Émile Gaboriau
The wealthy Count de Chalusse is struck with apoplexy and dies without a will, leaving Marguerite the orphan (daughter?) he adopted penniles…
The Thrill Book
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Greye La Spina, P. A. Connolly, John Russell Coryell, Harry C. Douglas, Harold Hersey and Albert Owens
The Thrill Book is back with another exciting issue to tantalize the senses with tales of action, suspense and terror! Keep your guard up as…
Jewel Mysteries
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Sir Max Pemberton
A selection of ten short mystery and detective stories as told by a jewelry dealer of suspect repute. Includes "The Necklace of the Gre…
Homicide Hussy
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Atha Mcguire
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 Thrill Book
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Murray Leinster
Welcome fellow travelers to another exciting issue of The Thrill Book! Herein lies all manner of stories for the discerning fan of pulp fic…
The Thing Beyond Reason
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Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Lexy Moran, a resourceful young woman, is on a mission to find her employer’s daughter Caroline Enderby. After standing up her fiancé…
The Thrill Book
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John Russell Coryell and Sophie Wenzel Ellis
Escape into another exciting issue of the influential pulp magazine The Thrill Book! In this issue, beware the "Vengeance of Vishnu&qu…