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Read by Kevin Green
J. S. Fletcher
In The Talleyrand Maxim
John Mallathorpe, a wealthy Yorkshire industrialist and land owner dies in an accident, apparently without making a will. His estate goes t…
Preface
Read by Donald Warren
Allan Pinkerton
In Great Detective Stories
Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, wrote a number of "great detective stories", which he claimed were &qu…
Chapter XIII, The Detective and the Lady
Read by Jacquerie
Richard Marsh
In The Datchet Diamonds
Oh dear! The Duchess of Datchet's diamonds, worth a quarter of a million pounds, have been stolen. Just as Mr. Paxton, a ne'er do well gambl…
Separated
Read by James R. Hedrick
Franklin W. Dixon
In The Missing Chums
The Hardy boys were sons of a celebrated American dectective and from their father learned the particulars of a number of unusual crimes. Th…
Bk. 3, Chapter 5
Read by Sam U
E. Phillips Oppenheim
In The Cinema Murder
Phillip Romilly is a poor art teacher in London. He finds out that his wealthy cousin Douglas has been seeing his girl friend Beatrice behin…
A Defence of Detective Stories
Read by Ray Clare
G. K. Chesterton
In The Defendant
A collection of reprinted articles on a wide-range of subjects, all in the unique style of G. K. Chesterton. Using wit, paradox, and good hu…
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (version 2)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by British writer Ar…
The Conclusion
Read by David Clarke
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In A Study In Scarlet (Version 6)
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detectiv…
Chapter I - The Beginning of the Mystery
Read by Anna Simon
R. Austin Freeman
In A Silent Witness
In this detective novel, the young doctor Humphrey Jardine stumbles upon a corpse during a walk near Hampstead Heath in the middle of the ni…
A Startling Discovery
Read by James R. Hedrick
Franklin W. Dixon
In The House on the Cliff
The second of The Hardy Boys' series, The House on the Cliff involves Frank and Joe, along with their father, the famous detective, in the i…
Eleven Possible Cases
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Various
This book brings together eleven stories, each a case of intrigue where more is going on than seems at first. - Summary by A. Gramour
A Fiendish Plot
Read by Geoff Blanchard
Nicholas Carter
In A Broken Bond (Version 2)
Two partners in a mining interest in South America sell up for a cool million dollars. But why is one trying to kill the other after being …
Chapter 16
Read by Becca B
John Watson and Arthur Rees and Arthur J. Rees
In The Hampstead Mystery
A murder whodunit... Location: Hampstead, England. Victim: Sir Horace Fewbanks, a distinguished High Court judge. Cause of death: gun shot w…
Chapter XII pt2
Read by Anne Fletcher
Edgar Wallace
In The Square Emerald
What appears to be a straightforward case of blackmail develops into an exciting, complex web for our heroine, a feisty girl detective attac…
X Y Z - A Detective Story
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Anna Katharine Green
"Sometimes in the course of his experience, a detective, while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime, runs inadvertently up…
28 - Part 3 chapter 7 part 2
Read by Madeleine Brook
Wilkie Collins
In Basil
Basil, son of a father who values the family pedigree and who would not let him marry below his station, falls in love at first sight with a…
Matched
Read by Alan Winterrowd
Richard Marsh
In Judith Lee - Pages From Her Life
Judith Lee is a young woman with an unusual gift, she can read lips at a distance as well as she can hear the person next to her. Her skill …
A Case of Identity
Read by StudioMike
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 5)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherl…
Transformation
Read by Roger Melin
Robert Barr
In Revenge!
A collection of 20 short stories of the crime, detective, and thriller variety, sharing a common theme of .... you guessed it, revenge, and …