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The La Chance Mine Mystery The La Chance Mine Mystery [en] (1920)
Jones

Whose Body? Whose Body? [en] (1923)
Sayers

Description: Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the sudden appearance of a naked body in the bath of an architect at the same time a noted financier goes missing under strange circumstances. As the case progresses ...
The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera [en] (1910)
Leroux

Description: The story of a man named Erik, an eccentric, physically deformed genius who terrorizes the Opera Garnier in Paris. He builds his home beneath it and takes the love of his life, a beautiful soprano,...
Un escándalo en Bohemia Un escándalo en Bohemia [es] (1891)
Doyle

The Moonstone The Moonstone [en] (1868)
Collins

Description: Widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels, The Moonstone tells of the events surrounding the disappearance of a mysterious (and cursed) yellow diamond. T. S. Eliot ...
The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu [en] (1913)
Rohmer

Description: Follow the exciting adventures of Commissioner Nayland Smith as he pursues Dr. Fu Manchu across the opium dens of Thames-side London and various country estates.
El crimen de lord Arthur Saville El crimen de lord Arthur Saville [es] (1891)
Wilde

Los Crímenes de la calle Morgue Los Crímenes de la calle Morgue [es] (1841)
Poe

Description: Se produce el bárbaro asesinato de dos mujeres, madre e hija, en un apartamento de una populosa calle de París. Las primeras investigaciones no dan resultado alguno, evidenciándose la impotencia de...
The Nebuly Coat The Nebuly Coat [en] (1903)
Falkner

Description: The Nebuly Coat (1903), by J. Meade Falkner, is a novel which tells of the experiences of a young architect, Edward Westray, who is sent to the remote Dorset town of Cullerne to supervise restorati...
Les Mémoires de Sherlock Holmes Les Mémoires de Sherlock Holmes [fr] (1893)
Doyle

Description: Les mémoires de Sherlock Holmes (The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes) est un recueil de nouvelles policières avec comme héros Sherlock Holmes écrit par Sir Arthur Conan Doyle entre 1892 et 1893.
Les Aventures de Sherlock Holmes Les Aventures de Sherlock Holmes [fr] (1892)
Doyle

Description: Les Aventures de Sherlock Holmes sont un recueil de nouvelles policières écrit par Sir Arthur Conan Doyle et mettant en scène son célèbre détective privé. Le livre original a été illustré par Sidne...
The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow [en] (1917)
Green

Description: A woman's body is found in a museum gallery with an arrow through her chest, so all of the other visitors are locked inside while the crime is investigated.
A Strange Disappearance A Strange Disappearance [en] (1880)
Green

Description: A housekeeper reports the disappearance of a sewing-maid from a wealthy household. She insists that the girl has been abducted. Mr Gryce and a young detective investigate. The missing young woman h...
La Vallée de la peur La Vallée de la peur [fr] (1915)
Doyle

Description: Sherlock Holmes reçoit un message l’avertissant de l’assassinat d’un certain Douglas de Birlstone Manor House. L’inspecteur Mac Donald de Scotland Yard vient lui annoncer cette même nouvelle. Ils p...
Le Chien des Baskerville Le Chien des Baskerville [fr] (1902)
Doyle

Description: Le Chien des Baskerville (The Hound of the Baskervilles) est un roman policier anglais d'Arthur Conan Doyle, publié pour la première fois dans le Strand Magazine en 1901 et 1902. La légende court ...
Le Signe des quatre Le Signe des quatre [fr] (1890)
Doyle

Description: Le Signe des quatre est la deuxième aventure de Sherlock Holmes, écrite en 1890 par Arthur Conan Doyle. Le Signe des quatre se déroule en 1888. Son intrigue s'appuie sur l'Inde coloniale, un tréso...
Une Étude en rouge Une Étude en rouge [fr] (1887)
Doyle

Description: Londres, 1878. Le Dr Watson fait la connaissance de Sherlock Holmes lorsqu'ils décident d'habiter ensemble. Un jour, Sherlock Holmes reçoit une lettre de Tobias Gregson, un des limiers de Scotland...
The Leavenworth Case The Leavenworth Case [en] (1878)
Green

Description: Horatio Leavenworth is a New York merchant whose material wealth is matched by his eminence in the community and reputation for good works. He is also the guardian of two striking nieces who share ...
The Talleyrand Maxim The Talleyrand Maxim [en] (1920)
Fletcher

Description: Nesta, left alone, gave herself up to deep thought, and to a careful reckoning of her position. She was longing to confide in some trustworthy person or persons, for Pratt's revelations had plunged...
Scarhaven Keep Scarhaven Keep [en] (1922)
Fletcher

Description: When the great actor, Bassett Oliver, who was a martinet for punctuality, failed to turn up to a rehearsal which he himself had called, his business manager guessed that something had happened. It ...
The Safety Pin The Safety Pin [en] (1924)
Fletcher

Description: An elderly man called Deane is murdered in an English town. Inspector Mellapont thinks it's a simple robbery, but others disagree, and Deane's business partner, an attractive young girl named Miss ...
The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation [en] (1922)
Fletcher

Description: Excerpt: "That's just what I was going to suggest, he said. "There's no good to be done hanging about here. Let's get on to the scene of operations. If Miss Lennard's maid has stolen her jewels, sh...
Ravensdene Court Ravensdene Court [en] (1922)
Fletcher

Description: An expert in rare books is invited to a remote Northumbrian manor house to catalogue a library. Mysterious events ensue...
The Paradise Mystery The Paradise Mystery [en] (1920)
Fletcher

Description: A quiet cathedral town in England, full of gossips and people who are not quite who they seem to be, is the setting for this murder mystery.
Mr. Justice Raffles Mr. Justice Raffles [en] (1909)
Hornung

Description: This engaging rascal is found helping a young cricket player out of the toils of a money shark. Novel in plot, thrilling and amusing.
The Orange-Yellow Diamond The Orange-Yellow Diamond [en] (1921)
Fletcher

The Middle Temple Murder The Middle Temple Murder [en] (1919)
Fletcher

Description: The body of a man is found on the steps to Middle Temple Lane near London's courts of law, and a journalist and a young lawyer are drawn into the ensuing investigation.
The Middle of Things The Middle of Things [en] (1922)
Fletcher

Description: Classic detective fiction featuring amateur detectives.
The Herapath Property The Herapath Property [en] (1921)
Fletcher

Description: Excerpt: "This was the third week of Selwood’s secretaryship to Jacob Herapath. Herapath was a well-known man in London. He was a Member of Parliament, the owner of a sort of model estate of up-to-...
In the Mayor's Parlour In the Mayor's Parlour [en] (1922)
Fletcher

Description: The Mayor of a small town is found murdered. A classic "whodunnit".
Dead Men's Money Dead Men's Money [en] (1920)
Fletcher

Description: Nothing is what it seems, and dead bodies abound in this classic 1920 murder mystery from the British crime author and journalist, J.S. Fletcher.
The Borough Treasurer The Borough Treasurer [en] (1921)
Fletcher

Description: A fine example of "Golden Age" detective stories.
The Blonde Lady The Blonde Lady [en] (1910)
Leblanc

Eight Strokes of the Clock Eight Strokes of the Clock [en] (1922)
Leblanc

Description: These adventures were told to me in the old days by Arsène Lupin, as though they had happened to a friend of his, named Prince Rénine. As for me, considering the way in which they were conducted, t...
The Crystal Stopper The Crystal Stopper [en] (1913)
Leblanc

The Teeth of the Tiger The Teeth of the Tiger [en] (1914)
Leblanc

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin [en] (1909)
Leblanc

The Hollow Needle The Hollow Needle [en] (1911)
Leblanc

Le Petit Vieux des Batignolles Le Petit Vieux des Batignolles [fr] (1876)
Gaboriau

Description: Un crime - le meurtre d'un homme ayant écrit de son propre sang les lettres «Monis», un policier-enquêteur et pour finir, un coupable. Classique - mieux - historique, puisque ce roman policier date...
La Corde au cou La Corde au cou [fr] (1873)
Gaboriau

Description: Ce roman de l'un des pères fondateurs du roman policier, souvent considéré comme son chef d'oeuvre, nous livre un subtil portrait de la société du 19e. Cette fois, on ne suit pas un enquêteur et, s...
Monsieur Lecoq Monsieur Lecoq [fr] (1869)
Gaboriau

Description: Le précurseur, français, de Sherlock Holmes... Un crime odieux a été commis dans un infâme bouge parisien baptisé La Poivrière. Après une longue filature, l'inspecteur Lecoq arrête un saltimbanque ...
Le Dossier 113 Le Dossier 113 [fr] (1867)
Gaboriau

Description: Un vol important vient d'être commis rue de Provence à Paris, au préjudice de la banque Fauvel. Or, deux personnes seulement connaissaient la combinaison du coffre duquel 300000 francs ont été sous...
Le Crime d'Orcival Le Crime d'Orcival [fr] (1867)
Gaboriau

Description: Deux braconniers, le père et le fils, trouvent Berthe de Trémorel sauvagement assassinée dans le parc du chateau du comte de Trémorel, son époux, ce dernier restant introuvable. Ils sont vite accus...
L'Affaire Lerouge L'Affaire Lerouge [fr] (1865)
Gaboriau

Description: Ce roman s'inspire du meurtre, à la fin du Second Empire, de la veuve Célestin Lerouge, égorgée dans le quartier de la place d'Italie et dont l'assassin n'a jamais été retrouvé. Émile Gaboriau, enq...
Prince Zaleski Prince Zaleski [en] (1895)
Shiel

A Thief in the Night A Thief in the Night [en] (1905)
Hornung

Description: "These latest adventures of 'Raffles' and 'Bunny' are their most thrilling and exciting ones. The sentimental side of their story has never before been shown so dramatically and romantically, and t...
Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman [en] (1901)
Hornung

Description: The Black Mask (published in some countries as Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman) is the second collection of stories written by Ernest William Hornung in the A.J. Raffles series...
The Amateur Cracksman The Amateur Cracksman [en] (1899)
Hornung

Description: Arthur Raffles is a prominent member of London society, and a national sporting hero. As a cricketer he regularly represents England in Test matches. He uses this as a chance to commit a number of ...
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder Carnacki, The Ghost Finder [en] (1912)
Hodgson

Description: Detective stories in which the great Thomas Carnacki investigates the supernatural using scientific tools, such as photography, and tools that are augmented by theories of the supernatural, such as...
Mr. Pottermack's Oversight Mr. Pottermack's Oversight [en] (1930)
Freeman

The D'Arblay Mystery The D'Arblay Mystery [en] (1926)
Freeman

Description: When a man is found floating beneath the skin of a green-skimmed pond one morning, Dr Thorndyke becomes embroiled in an astonishing case. This wickedly entertaining detective fiction reveals that t...
The Jacob Street Mystery The Jacob Street Mystery [en] (1942)
Freeman

Mr Polton Explains Mr Polton Explains [en] (1940)
Freeman

Description: Told through the eyes of a watchmaker, Dr Thorndyke is once again faced with a nettly mystery involving a mysterious fire in a Soho house filled with supposedly inflammable objects. What transpires...
The Stoneware Monkey The Stoneware Monkey [en] (1938)
Freeman

Felo de Se Felo de Se [en] (1937)
Freeman

Description: John Gillam was a gambler. John Gillam faced financial ruin and was the victim of a sinister blackmail attempt. John Gillam is now dead. In this exceptional mystery, Dr Thorndyke is brought in to u...
The Penrose Mystery The Penrose Mystery [en] (1936)
Freeman

For the Defence, Dr. Thorndyke For the Defence, Dr. Thorndyke [en] (1934)
Freeman

Description: This is the story of Andrew, a handsome artist living with his beautiful wife. Andrew witnesses a man being shot one night by two masked assailants and on the advice of his wife, decides to remain ...
When Rogues Fall Out When Rogues Fall Out [en] (1932)
Freeman

Pontifex Son and Thorndyke Pontifex Son and Thorndyke [en] (1931)
Freeman

As a Thief in the Night As a Thief in the Night [en] (1928)
Freeman

Description: Harold Monkhouse is usually such an uncomplaining patient so when his brother Amos calls in one night, what he doesn't expect is to see him at death's door. Suspicions aroused, he demands an urgent...
A Certain Dr Thorndyke A Certain Dr Thorndyke [en] (1927)
Freeman

Description: A winding adventure that begins in an exotic, teasing location. Richard Austin Freeman introduces the reader to the delights of an extraordinary jewel heist. Hollis is a retired soap manufacturer, ...
The Singing Bone The Singing Bone [en] (1912)
Freeman

The Shadow of the Wolf The Shadow of the Wolf [en] (1925)
Freeman

The Cat's Eye The Cat's Eye [en] (1923)
Freeman

Description: When Andrew Drayton, a collector of jewelry, is found stabbed to death and the young woman who tried to stop the murderer is wounded, Dr Thorndyke is called in to investigate. But although the scen...
Helen Vardon's Confession Helen Vardon's Confession [en] (1922)
Freeman

Description: Through the open door of a library, Helen Vardon hears an argument that changes her life forever. Helen's father and a man called Otway argue over missing funds in a trust one night. Otway proposes...
A Silent Witness A Silent Witness [en] (1914)
Freeman

The Eye of Osiris The Eye of Osiris [en] (1911)
Freeman

Description: This is the tantalizing tale of a missing world-renowned archaeologist that, so far, no one seems to be able to find any clues to. Dr. Thorndyke, our detective, is unusually perceptive and begins t...
John Thorndyke's Cases John Thorndyke's Cases [en] (1909)
Freeman

Description: This volume collects seven of Thorndyke's most puzzling stories, including "The Man with the Nailed Shoes," "The Moabite Cipher," "A Message from the Deep Sea," and many more.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn The Mystery of 31 New Inn [en] (1912)
Freeman

The Red Thumb Mark The Red Thumb Mark [en] (1907)
Freeman

The Secret Adversary The Secret Adversary [en] (1922)
Christie

Description: Hiring themselves out as “young adventurers willing to do anything” is a smart move for Tommy and Tuppence. All Tuppence has to do is take an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris and pose as someone nam...
The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Mysterious Affair at Styles [en] (1920)
Christie

Description: In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the heroic detective, Hercule Poirot. This is a classic murder mystery set in the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy...
The Joker The Joker [en] (1926)
Wallace

The Clue of the New Pin The Clue of the New Pin [en] (1923)
Wallace

The Clue of the Twisted Candle The Clue of the Twisted Candle [en] (1918)
Wallace

The Angel of Terror The Angel of Terror [en] (1922)
Wallace

Description: Angelically beautiful Jean Briggerland is a sociopathic criminal, so lovely that none can see her guilt -- even in connection with the most blatant crimes! Can Jack Glover, best friend and lawyer t...
The Daffodil Mystery The Daffodil Mystery [en] (1920)
Wallace

The Flying Squad The Flying Squad [en] (1924)
Wallace

Mr Justice Maxell Mr Justice Maxell [en] (1922)
Wallace

The Blue Hand The Blue Hand [en] (1925)
Wallace

The Yellow Snake The Yellow Snake [en] (1926)
Wallace

The Coat of Arms The Coat of Arms [en] (1931)
Wallace

Unwise Child Unwise Child [en] (1962)
Garrett

Description: When a super-robot named Snookums discovers how to build his own superbombs, it becomes obvious that Earth is by no means the safest place for him to be. And so Dr. Fitzhugh, his designer, and Leda...
The Valley of Ghosts The Valley of Ghosts [en] (1922)
Wallace

The Crimson Circle The Crimson Circle [en] (1925)
Wallace

White Face White Face [en] (1930)
Wallace

On the Spot: Violence and Murder in Chicago On the Spot: Violence and Murder in Chicago [en] (1931)
Wallace

The Green Rust The Green Rust [en] (1919)
Wallace

The Square Emerald The Square Emerald [en] (1926)
Wallace

The Sinister Man The Sinister Man [en] (1924)
Wallace

The Man who bought London The Man who bought London [en] (1915)
Wallace

The Face in the Night The Face in the Night [en] (1924)
Wallace

The Avenger The Avenger [en] (1926)
Wallace

The Door with Seven Locks The Door with Seven Locks [en] (1926)
Wallace

The Man who Passed The Man who Passed [en] (1932)
Wallace

The Guv'nor The Guv'nor [en] (1932)
Wallace

Mr J G Reeder Returns Mr J G Reeder Returns [en] (1932)
Wallace

Red Aces Red Aces [en] (1929)
Wallace

Terror Keep Terror Keep [en] (1927)
Wallace

The Mind of Mr J G Reeder The Mind of Mr J G Reeder [en] (1925)
Wallace






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