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J. S. Fletcher - Middle of Things

A habitual late night stroll down Markendale Square plunges Viner into the middle of things most mysterious and most perplexing. A murder, an imposter, secret papers, all combine to mystify even the police themselves....

Nathalie J. 7 hours 24 minutes

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Charles Norris Williamson - Second Latchkey

Jewelry thefts, society parties, clairvoyance, and romance marks this mystery, which is set in England and the US in the early 20th century. (Summary by Gesine)

Esther and 5 more 8 hours 32 minutes

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Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective - Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express

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A. Frank Pinkerton - Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective - Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express

Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial melodrama at its best! (Summary by Sibella Denton).

Sibella Denton 4 hours 5 minutes

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Anne Austin - Murder at Bridge

Inhabitants of the small town of Hamilton joke that they are afraid of being the dummy when playing Bridge, for fear of being murdered. Meanwhile, Special Investigator Bonnie Dundee demands a re-enactment of the...

Gesine and 7 more 8 hours 54 minutes

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G. K. Chesterton - Club of Queer Trades

A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades....

David Barnes 4 hours 48 minutes

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His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking down murderers, dragging Dr. Watson into unpleasant situations. As always,...

Kalynda and 7 more 6 hours 38 minutes

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Mary Roberts Rinehart - Case of Jennie Brice

The flood brings in not only the muddy waters but a series of suspicious clues that convinced Mrs. Pitman, a boarding house keeper, that a murder has been committed at her boarding house. Jennifer Ladley aka Jennie...

Wina Hathaway 3 hours 56 minutes

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Israel Zangwill - Big Bow Mystery

It's a cold and foggy night in London. A man is horribly murdered in his bedroom, the door locked and bolted on the inside. Scotland Yard is stumped. Yet the seemingly unsolvable case has, as Inspector Grodman says,...

Adrian Praetzellis 5 hours 5 minutes

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Return of Sherlock Holmes

Having left Sherlock Holmes apparently deceased at the conclusion of The Final Problem (in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes), we now find that he is alive after all! In this collection, first published in 1905, the...

Sibella Denton and 9 more 11 hours 7 minutes

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Edgar Wallace - Angel of Terror

When this was written, literary traditions still decreed beauty to be the outward sign of inner saintliness, whereas evil characters tended to be “ugly as sin.” Jean Briggerland defies these expectations by being...

Lee Elliott 6 hours 44 minutes

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Baroness Emma Orczy - Old Man in the Corner

Created by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series, The Old Man in the Corner was one of the earliest armchair detectives, popping up with so many others in the wake of the huge popularity...

J. M. Smallheer 6 hours 20 minutes

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Study in Scarlet (version 2)

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was first published in 1887. It is the first story to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes, who would later become one of...

Mark Norman and 6 more 4 hours 17 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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