Detective Fiction
The Gutting of Couffignal
Read by Winston Tharp
Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett’s hardboiled detective is assigned by his agency to guard a stash of wedding presents on an exclusive Bay Area island. Jus…
Amusement Only
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Richard Marsh
This is a collection of 12 short stories of mystery and humor, which are, as the title says, for amusement only. (Summary by Carolin)
La gota de sangre
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Emilia Pardo Bazán
Es posible que Emilia Pardo Bazán, sea la primera mujer que haya escrito una novela policíaca, 9 años antes que Á…
Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery
Read by VfkaBT
Absalom Martin
A series of murders occur at the remote seaside mansion of a millionaire in Florida. The mystery is heightened via local lore of pirates an…
Silver Blaze
Read by Phil Chenevert
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A famous race horse disappears a week before an important race; the trainer is found dead on the desolate moor and the police are completely…
The Exploits of Juve (version 2)
Read by Alan Winterrowd
Marcel Allain
The second book in the Fantômas series by the prolific authors Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre (they published 32 Fantômas no…
With Links of Steel
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Nicholas Carter
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …
The Cat's Paw
Read by James R. Hedrick
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Susan Baird is found dead at her tea-table and all the evidence points to murder. She is supposed to have been penniless but when her will i…
Cuentos Policiales
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Various
¿Por qué aparece la novela policíaca? Es el miedo, la “filosofía de la angustia” o “de la inseguridad” de la que…
The Last Drive
Read by Ben Tucker
Rex Stout
From celebrated crime author Rex Stout, creator of the long-running Nero Wolfe detective stories, comes this early mystery, that served as …
The Tower Treasure (Version 2)
Read by James R. Hedrick
Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy boys were sons of a celebrated American dectective and from their father learned the particulars of a number of unusual crimes. Th…
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Read by Phil Chenevert
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A governess comes to Sherlock Holmes for advice on an offer of a excellent position with a new employer. But the conditions are odd and exp…
Captain Ted
Read by Maria Therese
Mary T. Waggaman
When tragedy hits his family, in the form of a sudden illness to his father, young Teddy Thornton is forced to leave school and find work to…
The Ghost Beyond the Gate
Read by Cheryl Adam
Mildred A. Wirt Benson
PENNY PARKER is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only da…
Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery
Read by Atul Sharma
Freeman Wills Crofts
A railway engineer by training, Freeman Wills Crofts often relied on railway themes for his plots, with careful attention to details and sch…