The Rome Express Arthur Griffiths http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3732 urn:isbn:1406588415 en 1907 Novels Crime/Mystery Thriller A mysterious murder on a flying express train, a wily Italian, a charming woman caught in the meshes of circumstantial evidence, a chivalrous Englishman, and a police force with a keen nose for the wrong clue, are the ingredients from which Major Griffiths has concocted a clever, up-to-date detective story. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3732.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3732.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3732.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3732.mobi The Circular Study Anna Katharine Green http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3733 urn:isbn:1406974064 en 1900 Novels Crime/Mystery Excerpt: "Mr. Gryce was melancholy. He had attained that period in life when the spirits flag and enthusiasm needs a constant spur, and of late there had been a lack of special excitement, and he felt dull and superannuated. He was even contemplating resigning his position on the force and retiring to the little farm he had bought for himself in Westchester; and this in itself did not tend to cheerfulness, for he was one to whom action was a necessity and the exercise of his mental faculties more inspiring than any possible advantage which might accrue to him from their use." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3733.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3733.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3733.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3733.mobi A House-Boat on the Styx John Kendrick Bangs http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839 urn:isbn:8184569297 en 1895 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Fantasy Collections The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839.mobi The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Robert Barr http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3734 urn:isbn:8132044657 en 1906 Novels Crime/Mystery Humor/Satire The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont (1906) brings together tales of the multifarious exploits of Robert Barr's elegant and cunning sleuth, Valmont, a brilliantly ironic parody of Sherlock Holmes. Exhibiting the crucial combination of realism and imagination that characterizes the finest crime writing, the stories exude playfulness and blend mystery and quasi-Gothic thrills with humorous detours and romantic adventure. A notable figure in 1890s literary London and a friend of Conan Doyle, Barr was acutely aware of style as a form of statement and the stories are full of literary effects, commentary on the detective mystery genre, and Valmont's disparaging reflections on English values. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3734.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3734.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3734.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3734.mobi Martin Hewitt, Investigator Arthur Morrison http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3745 urn:isbn:0554329417 en 1894 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections A collection of 7 detective stories: The Lenton Croft Robberies, The Loss of Sammy Crockett, The Case of Mr. Foggatt, The Case of the Dixon Torpedo, The Quinton Jewel Affair, The Stanway Cameo Mystery & The Affair of the Tortoise. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3745.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3745.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3745.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3745.mobi The Enchanted Type-Writer John Kendrick Bangs http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2841 urn:isbn:158715496X en 1899 Short Fiction Fantasy Collections This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2841.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2841.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2841.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2841.mobi Pursuit of the House-Boat John Kendrick Bangs http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2840 en 1897 Novels Fantasy This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2840.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2840.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2840.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2840.mobi The Lerouge Case Émile Gaboriau http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3726 urn:isbn:1406517119 en 1866 Novels Crime/Mystery Excerpt: "Those who anticipated the discovery of a crime, were unhappily not deceived. The commissary was convinced of this as soon as he crossed the threshold. Everything in the first room pointed with a sad eloquence to the recent presence of a malefactor. The furniture was knocked about, and a chest of drawers and two large trunks had been forced and broken open." http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3726.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3726.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3726.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3726.mobi The Man in Lower Ten Mary Roberts Rinehart http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3725 urn:isbn:1592249248 en 1906 Novels Crime/Mystery The Man in Lower Ten is the first book ever written by Mary Roberts Rinehart, arguably the greatest American mystery writer of her generation. Vividly imagined, it combines adventure, suspense, horror, and mystery at breakneck speed. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3725.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3725.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3725.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3725.mobi Deathworld Harry Harrison http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3749 urn:isbn:1932100415 en 1960 Novels Science Fiction Adventure Some planet in the galaxy must—by definition—be the toughest, meanest, nastiest of all. If Pyrrus wasn't it ... it was an awfully good approximation! Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3749.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3749.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3749.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3749.mobi The Sleuth of St. James's Square Melville Davisson Post http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3748 urn:isbn:1605978035 en 1920 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections A collection of 16 mystery short stories: The Thing on the Hearth, The Reward, The Lost Lady, The Cambered Foot, The Man in the Green Hat, The Wrong Sign, The Fortune Teller, The Hole in the Mahogany Panel, The End of the Road, The Last Adventure, American Horses, The Spread Rails, The Pumpkin Coach, The Yellow Flower, Satire of the Sea & The House by the Loch. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3748.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3748.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3748.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3748.mobi Silas Marner George Eliot http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3738 urn:isbn:0199536775 en 1861 Novels Wrongly accused of theft and exiled by community of Lantern Yard, Silas Marner settles in the village of Raveloe, living as a recluse and caring only for work and money. Bitter and unhappy, Silas' circumstances change when an orphaned child, actually the unaknowledged child of Godfrey Cass, eldest son of the local squire, is left in his care. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3738.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3738.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3738.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3738.mobi The Mystery of Orcival Émile Gaboriau http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3727 urn:isbn:1426404697 en 1867 Novels Crime/Mystery A classic detective story, the second one in the "Monsieur Lecoq" series. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3727.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3727.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3727.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3727.mobi Four Max Carrados Detective Stories Ernest Bramah Smith http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3687 urn:isbn:0554320045 en 1914 Science Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections The adventures of a blind detective in London, featuring four compact mysteries: The Coin of Dionysius, The Knight's Cross Signal Problem, The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage & The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3687.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3687.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3687.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3687.mobi The Red Triangle Arthur Morrison http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3746 en 1903 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator. 6 short detective stories: The affair of Samuel's diamonds, The case of Mr. Jacob Mason, The case of the Lever Key, The case of the burnt barn, The case of the Admiralty code & The adventure of Channel Marsh. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3746.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3746.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3746.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3746.mobi The Wisdom of Father Brown Gilbert Keith Chesterton http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3724 urn:isbn:0755100352 en 1914 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections Religion From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest runs to earth bandits, traitors, killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it. The stories included are "The Paradise of Thieves," "The Duel of Dr. Hirsch," "The Man in the Passage," "The Mistakes of the Machine," "The Head of the Caesar," "The Purple Wig," "The Perishing of the Pendragons," "The God of the Gongs," "The Salad of the Colonel Cray," "The Strange Crime of John Boulnois" and "The Fairy Tale of Father Brown." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3724.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3724.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3724.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3724.mobi The Woman in Black E.C. Bentley http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3754 urn:isbn:0554990199 en 1913 Novels Crime/Mystery The first of a series of detective novels featuring "gentleman sleuth Philip Trent," later published under the title "Trent's Last Case." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3754.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3754.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3754.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3754.mobi The Red House Mystery A.A. Milne http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3756 urn:isbn:0099521261 en 1921 Novels Crime/Mystery The Red House, stately mansion home of Mark Ablett, is filled with very proper guests when Mark's most improper brother returns from Australia. When the maid hears an argument in the study it isn't long before the brother dies... of a bullet between the eyes! Strangely, the study has been locked from the inside, and Mark Ablett is missing. Only an investigator with remarkable powers of observation could hope to resolve this mystery, and Antony Gillingham (with cheerful Bill Beverly at his side) is just the man. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3756.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3756.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3756.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3756.mobi File No. 113 Émile Gaboriau http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3728 urn:isbn:1592242979 en 1867 Novels Crime/Mystery Also known as "The Blackmailers", this story is the third book in the "Monsieur Lecoq" series. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3728.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3728.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3728.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3728.mobi The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Francis Scott Fitzgerald http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3431 en 1922 Short Fiction This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man in a perfectly normal world I have scarcely given his idea a fair trial. Several weeks after completing it, I discovered an almost identical plot in Samuel Butler's "Note-books." The story was published in "Collier's" last summer and provoked this startling letter from an anonymous admirer in Cincinnati: "Sir-- I have read the story Benjamin Button in Colliers and I wish to say that as a short story writer you would make a good lunatic I have seen many peices of cheese in my life but of all the peices of cheese I have ever seen you are the biggest peice. I hate to waste a peice of stationary on you but I will." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3431.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3431.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3431.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3431.mobi