Detective Fiction

The Mikado Jewel

Read by VfkaBT


Fergus Hume


A widow has been murdered in the home of a relative on a foggy night in London town when all residents were off on to the theatre, and one t…

The False Faces

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Louis Joseph Vance


This is the second book in the Lone Wolf series. Michael Lanyard had turned his back on his career as gentleman-thief and started a respecta…

The Black Bag

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Louis Joseph Vance


Mr. Philip Kirkwood, a not so successful painter, receives a visitor from his home town in America, who wants him to do him an unspecified f…

The Tenth Clew and Other Continental Op Stories

Read by Winston Tharp


Dashiell Hammett


Biographer Nathan Ward has called “The Tenth Clew” Dashiell Hammett’s “first real jewel of a story.” In it, Hammett’s nameless Continental D…

Martin Hewitt, Investigator

Read by Kirsten Wever


Arthur Morrison


Here are seven mystery stories featuring Martin Hewitt, Detective, and narrated (of course) by his (nameless) sidekick. Arthur Morrison cert…

Tom Ossington's Ghost

Read by Patti Cunningham


Richard Marsh


Madge and Ella have lived at Clover Cottage for six weeks when a series of strange events begin to occur. A gentleman who arrives asking for…

The Seen and the Unseen

Read by Sonia


Richard Marsh


Is it true that people can literally be scared to death ? Is it possible to photograph astral projections ? What happens if you play with a …

Man Overboard

Read by Roger Melin


Francis Marion Crawford


Peculiar happenings aboard the schooner Helen B. Jackson when one night during a storm, the small crew found themselves diminished by one. S…

Murder at Bridge

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Anne Austin


Inhabitants of the small town of Hamilton joke that they are afraid of being the dummy when playing Bridge, for fear of being murdered. Mean…

The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for Violet Strange

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Anna Katharine Green


Miss Violet Strange is young, petite and attractive and has a wealthy father. She also has the knack for solving problems. This collection c…

The Middle Temple Murder (version 2)

Read by Lynne T


J. S. Fletcher


A classic English murder mystery story, set in the legal center of London draws the reluctant attention of a journalist as he makes his way …

The Singing Bone or The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke

Read by Edmund Bloxam


R. Austin Freeman


In its original form, this book was published with the title, "The Singing Bone." It was later republished as "The Adventures…

The Exploits Of Elaine

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Arthur B. Reeve


The Exploits of Elaine It tells the story of a young woman named Elaine who, with the help of a detective, tries to find the man, known only…

Red Arrows in the Night

Read by Maria Therese


Daniel A. Lord


The Scarlet Archer of Agincourt is claimed by the Erkenwold’s as their family ghost. Tradition held that the death of an important Erkenwold…

The Dark House

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


George Manville Fenn


An extremely wealthy but reclusive man has died, leaving an eccentric will which hints at great riches hidden somewhere in the house. Most …

< 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 >