Political & Thrillers
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?
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…
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…
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…
Nisida
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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…
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 Man Who Was Thursday
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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…
Dead Run
Read by Ben Tucker
Robert Sheckley
THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES OF THE ENTIRE WESTERN WORLD WERE BAFFLED, HELPLESS. THE WORD WENT OUT: "CALL STEPHEN DAIN!" In broad day…
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…
The Primitive
Read by Jim Locke
Chester Himes
A nerve-twisting novel of passion and destruction (Summary by a literary critic)
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 Lady in the Car
Read by Sandra Cullum
William Le Queux
Another suspenseful and intriguing novel by one of the leading authors of popular thrillers. Beautiful women are always involved in these st…
Bellarion the Fortunate
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Rafael Sabatini
This novel, in three parts, follows the adventures of a young man, Bellarion, after he leaves the safety of the monastery that had nurtured …
The Story of a Patriot
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Upton Sinclair
"100%: The Story of a Patriot" dramatically recounts the adventures of a poor uneducated young man who lives by his wits and guile…
Monte Carlo Mission
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Vivian Connell
Vivian Connell introduces you to Corinna Lang, goddess of the movies. Corinna, who was bored with mammoth swimming pools, small MG's, fat d…
The Congressman’s Wife
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John Daniel Barry
A season in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Briggs highlights a stormy period in American politics and the capriciousness of a woman. - Summary by…
Love-at-Arms
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Rafael Sabatini
A historical novel set in 15th-16th century Italy, Love-at-Arms centres on the surprising rebellion of a young girl, Valentina della Rovere,…
The Lost Despatch
Read by James R. Hedrick
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
A story constructed with Washington as the central locus, and with the web of circumstance weaving itself around Miss Nancy Newton, a rebel …