Mystery & Thriller
Elusive Isabel
Elusive Isabel transports listeners to the political intrigue of early 20th-century Washington, D.C., where espionage and conspiracy intertw…
Priester und Detektiv
Pater Brown ist ein englischer katholischer Pfarrer, der als Hobby Kriminalfälle löst. Dies gelingt ihm, indem er sich in den T&au…
Trent's Last Case
Trent's Last Case (US title The Woman in Black) is actually the first novel in which gentleman sleuth Philip Trent appears. The novel is a w…
The Open Door and The Portrait
The Open Door and The Portrait presents two intriguing tales by Margaret O. Oliphant that delve into the realms of the seen and unseen. In t…
Graustark
The Graustark novels are stories of court intrigue, royal disguise, and romance similar to Anthony Hope's 1894 novel, The Prisoner of Zenda,…
The Mystery of a Turkish Bath
A group of guests, at an exclusive luxury hotel in Hampshire, are the witnesses of an illustration of occult powers, demonstrated by “the My…
Philip Dru: Administrator
Philip Dru: Administrator: a Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is a futuristic political novel published anonymously in 1912 by Edward Mandell Ho…
Varney, the Vampyre
Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vampyre is a forerunner to va…
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes introduces readers to the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. John Watson, as…
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent is Conrad's dark, and darkly comic story of a band of spies, anarchists, agents-provocateurs plotting and counter-plotting …
Red Arrows in the Night
The Scarlet Archer of Agincourt is claimed by the Erkenwold’s as their family ghost. Tradition held that the death of an important Erkenwold…
Madame Midas
Hume was born in England, the second son of Dr James Hume. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand.…
Michael Strogoff
Michael Strogoff wordt door de tsaar gevraagd een boodschap naar diens broer, de grootvorst van het veraf gelegen Irkoetsk, te brengen. Hij …
The Beetle
A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and…
The Mystery
The idea was to write a whole novel in the month of November, based on the guidelines of the National Novel Writing Month. The twist is that…
The Dark House
An extremely wealthy but reclusive man has died, leaving an eccentric will which hints at great riches hidden somewhere in the house. Most …
Therese Raquin
An unsatisfied wife kills her weak husband in order to carry on a sordid affair with another man. However, her selfish plans are spoiled whe…
Die Elixiere des Teufels
Der Bruder Medardus ist ein hoch angesehenes, für seine feurigen Predigten bekanntes Mitglied der Klostergemeinde. Als ihm die Aufsicht…
Schloß Vogelöd
Eine Herrengesellschaft trifft sich zu einer mehrtägigen Jagd auf Schloß Vogelöd. Einem der Gäste, dem Grafen Oetsch, w…
O Alienista
O Alienista, de Machado de Assis, é um pequeno romance sobre loucura, cientificismo e poder. O enredo se desenrola a partir dos esfor…