Detective Fiction
A Fair Mystery
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Charlotte M. Brame and Charlotte M Brame
(Written by Charlotte M. Brame under the pen name Bertha M. Clay.)Honest Mark Brace is about to lose his farm, land of his ancestors, home t…
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
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Dorothy L. Sayers
The author’s fourth Lord Peter Wimsey mystery, set shortly after the Great War, begins with the discovery of old general Fentiman’s body sea…
Monsieur Lecoq Part 2: The Honor of the Name
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Émile Gaboriau
Monsieur Lecoq is a captivating mystery, historical and love story: Around 11 o'clock, on the evening of Shrove Sunday 18.., close to the ol…
Out of Death's Shadow
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Nicholas Carter
Nick Carter is a fictional private detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking …
That Affair at Elizabeth (version 2)
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Burton Egbert Stevenson
A bride-to-be vanishes and mystery is born. Before it is solved, its pursuers uncover madness, treachery, and a grave in a cellar. Summary …
The Benson Murder Case - A Philo Vance Story
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S. S. Van Dine
The Benson Murder Case – A Philo Vance Story is the first of a series of twelve popular mysteries set in New York during the Jazz Age. S. S.…
The Red House Mystery (Version 2)
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A. A. Milne
Author A. A. Milne is best known to the world as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Yet Milne was versatile, having written dozens of plays, h…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 3: Nisida
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Alexandre Dumas
This story details the many crimes (attempted rape, assault, filicide, etc.) surrounding a significant historical confrontation between a fi…
The Door with Seven Locks
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Edgar Wallace
Dick Martin is on his last day on the job at Scotland Yard, having planned to retire early due to an inheritance windfall, when he becomes e…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 5: Part 2: La Constantin
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Alexandre Dumas
Dumas chronicles the court intrigues that led to the execution of Marie La Roux Constantin. La dame Constantin was known by French nobility …
A Prince of Swindlers
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Guy Boothby
The year 18-- was a momentous one in Great Britain. Not only did the nation receive most of the world's royalty for months on end, but the …
The Secret of Casa Grande
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Helen Randolph
While visiting their friend, Florence, at her home in Mexico, Jo Ann and Peggy noticed a barred window which has no opening into any of the …