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Calling All Detectives
X Y Z
"Sometimes in the course of his experience, a detective, while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime, runs inadvertently up…
Stories from The Detective's Album
Stories from The Detective's Album invites listeners into the intriguing world of early detective fiction through the eyes of detective Mark…
Secret Service
This book of fiction from 1864, as you can guess from the title, presents a series of accounts of different cases that the “City Detective” …
X Y Z: A Detective Story
"X Y Z: A Detective Story" by Anna Katharine Green is a crime fiction novel written in the late 19th century. This engaging narrat…
Thirty Years a Detective
Detective Allan Pinkerton, creator of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, shares in this book the methods that criminals use to exploit…
Case Closed
Crime stories from the golden age come to life in this captivating series. Join us as we delve into the world of cops, robbers, and private …
Anthony Trent, Master Criminal
In 1918, Anthony Trent, a well-educated young man in his late twenties, lives an unsatisfactory life in a New York boarding house. He writes…
Chronicles of crime and criminals
Chronicles of Crime and Criminals delves into the dark and chilling world of true crime, offering a detailed exploration of notorious cases …
Case Closed
Crime stories from the golden age come to life in this captivating series. Join us as we delve into the thrilling world of cops, robbers, an…
The Amateur Detective
In The Cheerful Smugglers
Saving for the baby's education: how can a young family be disciplined so as to regularly put money in the pig (bank)? Why, put a tariff on …
The True Stories of Celebrated Crimes
Excerpt: "Raw truth often possesses greater human interest than the most polished fiction. Crime, in itself, is painful and sometimes r…
Miss Frances Baird, Detective
Frances Baird is a detective with the Watkins Agency of New York City. She and a colleague are sent undercover to "The Maples" to…
Criminal Investigation
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on …
An Artist In Crime
"An Artist in Crime" by Rodrigues Ottolengui opens with a mysterious conversation on a train. Expert detective Jack Barnes overhea…
Crime Fiction in Oxford
University of Oxford Podcasts
Criminal Investigation
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on …
John Thorndyke's Cases
Detective John Thorndyke never disappoints when solving crime in this collection of Freeman's works. - Summary by A. K. Morton
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue introduces readers to C. Auguste Dupin, a master detective whose keen intellect and analytical skills set him …
Case Closed
Cops, robbers, and private investigators... Let's reopen the cases and hear these great stories again!