Crime, Thrillers and Mystery

The Flaming Jewel

Robert W. Chambers

The Flaming Jewel is a crime‑driven adventure set in the Adirondack woods of early twentieth‑century New…

The Double Four

E. Phillips Oppenheim

The Double Four is a secret‑society thriller that begins with Peter Ruff, a country gentleman who has spent…

The Motor Pirate

G. Sidney Paternoster

The Motor Pirate is a detective‑mystery adventure set against the backdrop of early twentieth‑century…

Panther Eye

Roy J. Snell

The novel opens in the stark darkness of an Arctic gold mine, where Johnny Thompson and his enigmatic…

The Black Abbot

Edgar Wallace

The novel opens in the vaulted library of Fossaway Manor, where the young Earl Harry Alford, a pale,…

Murder in the Gunroom

H. Beam Piper

Murder in the Gunroom is a detective mystery that opens with the sudden, suspicious death of Lane Fleming, a…

Hidden Gold

Wilder Anthony

Hidden Gold is a Western tale that thrusts the reader into a clash of cattle and sheep on the open range.

Masterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Ghost Stories

This volume gathers a selection of short ghost stories that trace the evolution of the genre from antiquity…

A Master of Mysteries

Meade, L. T.; Eustace, Robert

A Master of Mysteries is a detective narrative that blends the intrigue of haunted‑house folklore with a…

The Dragon's Secret

Augusta Huiell Seaman

The novel opens on a breezy October day at a quiet seaside resort, where sixteen‑year‑old Leslie and her…

The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay; or, The Secret of the Red Oar

Margaret Penrose

The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay is a light‑hearted juvenile mystery that opens with a bustling scene of four…

The New Tenant

E. Phillips Oppenheim

The New Tenant is a detective‑mystery that begins with a leisurely, sun‑splashed morning at Thurwell Court,…

Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies; Or, The Missing Pearl Necklace

Alice B. Emerson

The story opens with a lively scene at the Red Mill, where Ruth Fielding, a plucky teenage heroine, insists…

That Affair Next Door

Anna Katharine Green

The novel opens on a fog‑shrouded New York street, where the narrator, a curious neighbor, watches a…

Ruth Fielding Down East; Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point

Alice B. Emerson

The novel is a youthful mystery set against a storm‑swept Maine riverside, where the heroine Ruth Fielding, a…

The Four-Pools Mystery

Jean Webster

The Four‑Pools Mystery is a detective tale that begins in the offices of a New York law firm, where the…

A Royal Prisoner

Souvestre, Pierre; Allain, Marcel

The novel opens on a glittering Paris night, where bustling boulevards, illuminated restaurants and a parade…

Masterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Detective Stories

This four‑volume set gathers a representative sweep of early detective fiction, beginning with Edgar Allan…

Frank Merriwell's Bravery

Burt L. Standish

Frank Merriwell’s Bravery is a juvenile adventure set against the rough‑and‑ready backdrop of the Oklahoma…

The Mystery of the Green Ray

William Le Queux

The Mystery of the Green Ray is a wartime adventure that begins on a lazy Bank Holiday in August 1914, when…

The Big Bow Mystery

Israel Zangwill

Israel Zangwill’s “The Big Bow Mystery” is a detective story that begins with a self‑referential preface in…

The Golden Face: A Great 'Crook' Romance

William Le Queux

The novel opens with a terse newspaper advertisement seeking a young, well‑educated gentleman driver, and the…

The Daffodil Mystery

Edgar Wallace

The Daffodil Mystery is a detective tale that begins in a bustling department store, where a terse exchange…

The Great K. & A. Robbery

Paul Leicester Ford

The work is a fictional account of a celebrated train robbery, framed as a personal memoir by Paul Leicester…