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21 - I Try the Third Degree
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Reginald Wright Kauffman
In 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…
Chapter 16: Detective Thornton
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Louisa May Alcott
In Under the Lilacs (version 3, dramatic reading)
When a raggedy boy from the circus limps into the lives of the Moss family, he is unlike any child they have ever met. With his devoted and …
A SCRAP OF PAPER
Read by Ana Simão
Mary Roberts Rinehart
In The Circular Staircase
Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was a prolific American writer of popular mysteries. The Circular Staircase was originally published in 19…
Elusive Clues
Read by James R. Hedrick
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
In The Cat's Paw
Susan Baird is found dead at her tea-table and all the evidence points to murder. She is supposed to have been penniless but when her will i…
The Frame Complete
Read by Scotty Smith
G. T. Fleming-Roberts
In The Whispering Eye, A Black Hood Novel
Hunted by the police ... framed for robbery and murder by the Eye, master fiend and vicious ruler of the underworld ... loathed by Barbara S…
Introduction
Read by ToddHW
Frank Gelett Burgess
In The Master of Mysteries
Subtitled, "Being an account of the problems solved by Astro, seer of secrets, and his love affair with Valeska Wynne, his assistant.&q…
Chapter 4: The Tale of a Detective
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G. K. Chesterton
In The Man Who Was Thursday, A Nightmare (Version 3, Dramatic Reading)
This is undoubtedly the best of Chesterton's novels, a thriller which follows Gabriel Syme as he tries to find a way to bring the Supreme An…
Tracked!
Read by Victor Seremet
Nicholas Carter
In A Battle for the Right
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …
Circumstantial Evidence
Read by Howard Skyman
R. Austin Freeman
In The Eye Of Osiris (Version 2)
This is one of many famous novels written by R. Austin Freeman that includes the character of Dr. John Thorndyke. Dr. Thorndyke is a legal e…
Willie Jakobs Tells
Read by Andy Sames
Edgar Wallace
In The Just Men of Cordova (Version 2)
Once again our vigilante heroes lend their great talents to serve against those outwith the law; The setting is the Spanish city of Cordova,…
My Detective Instinct, by Emma M. Wise
Read by SaraHale
Various
In The Black Cat Vol. 03 No. 05 February 1898
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…