Crime, Thrillers and Mystery

The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4

George W. M. Reynolds

The fourth volume of George W. M. Reynolds’s The Mysteries of London continues the sensational, crime‑filled…

Changeling, and Other Stories

Donn Byrne

Don Byrne’s Changeling, and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction rooted in Irish social life, first…

Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur

Maurice Leblanc

Ce premier volume des Aventures extraordinaires d’Arsène Lupin se présente comme une collection de nouvelles…

The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery; Or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House

Hildegard G. Frey

The book is a juvenile mystery that doubles as a seasonal adventure, written for the Camp Fire Girls audience…

Space Station 1

Frank Belknap Long

Space Station 1 is a mid‑century pulp adventure that blends hard‑science speculation with a love‑triangle and…

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

The novel opens as a quasi‑memoir addressed from India to English relatives, in which the narrator explains…

The Air Pirate

Guy Thorne

The Air Pirate is a science‑fiction adventure set against a backdrop of Edwardian England, where steam‑driven…

The Samurai Strategy

Thomas Hoover

The Samurai Strategy is a high‑stakes financial thriller that blends corporate intrigue with a dash of…

The wisdom of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

The Wisdom of Father Brown is a detective story that begins in the tranquil Temple Gardens, where the retired…

The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, February 1904, No. 159.

Various

The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27 (February 1904, No. 159) is a collection of short stories and periodical pieces…

The call of Cthulhu

H. P. Lovecraft

The Call of Cthulhu is a horror tale that begins with a philosophical meditation on humanity’s fragile grasp…

Life Blood

Thomas Hoover

Life Blood is a dark‑thrilling blend of horror, suspense, and medical intrigue set against a mist‑shrouded…

The Secret Adversary

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie’s first foray into the detective‑adventure genre introduces two restless young adults, Tommy…

The Valley of Fear

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective story that begins with a cryptic exchange between Holmes…

A Case in Camera

Oliver Onions

Oliver Onions’s “A Case in Camera” unfolds as a layered mystery rooted in the social fabric of…

The Girl Philippa

Robert W. Chambers

The novel is a wartime melodrama set against the looming conflict of World War I, as indicated by its subject…

The Shunned House

H. P. Lovecraft

The Shunned House is a horror tale set in nineteenth‑century New England, opening with a richly detailed…

Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories

The volume opens with a stark tableau from “The Torture” by Hope, in which the venerable Grand Inquisitor…

The Thirty-Nine Steps

John Buchan

John Buchan’s The Thirty‑Nine Steps is a wartime spy story that begins in the summer of 1915, when a weary,…

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale

Joseph Conrad

The work is a compact political thriller set in turn‑of‑the‑century London, where the seemingly mundane shop…

His last bow: Some later reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

The work is a Sherlock Holmes adventure, presented as a classic English detective tale set in the…

The Great God Pan

Arthur Machen

Arthur Machen’s tale unfolds as a slow‑burning horror, beginning with a quiet, almost pastoral conversation…

Maman Léo Les Habits Noirs Tome V

Paul Féval

Ce premier volume de la série Maman Léo de Paul Féval s’inscrit dans la tradition du roman d’aventures du…

Lady Audley's Secret

M. E. Braddon

The novel is a Victorian psychological domestic drama that opens with an elaborate, almost reverent…