Mystery & Thriller

A Double Barreled Detective Story

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.5
A Double Barrelled Detective Story is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), in which Sherlock Holmes finds himself in the American west.At…

In the Mayor's Parlour

by J. S. Fletcher Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) 4.5
“Rotten borough” is a term that goes back to the 18th century, and it used to mean a parliamentary constituency in which a few property owne…

Marker Stone

by Paul J. Joseph Read by Paul J. Joseph 4.4
There’s trouble on CMC-6 and it’s been brewing for a long time. The golden age of space travel and asteroid mining has ended almost before …

The Emperor's Candlesticks

by Baroness Emma Orczy Read by Kevin Green 4.6
When a group of Russian anarchists kidnap a Russian prince in Vienna there are repercussions. On learning that the Cardinal d'Orsay has agre…

The Green Jacket

by Jennette Lee Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.6
An early example of the female private detective, Jennette Lee’s Millicent Newberry made her first appearance in The Green Jacket in 1917 an…

Eleanor's Victory

by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Read by Eleanor Howard 4.6
Only 15-years-old, Eleanor Vane is very happy with her lot: educated in an expensive finishing school in Paris, the apple of her father's ey…

The Secret of Lonesome Cove

by Samuel Hopkins Adams Read by Roger Melin 4.4
A body is found on the beach not far from a New England town one morning. Curiously, nobody recognizes the dead woman, and nobody in or near…

The Middle Temple Murder

by J. S. Fletcher Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The dead body of a man is found on the steps to some chambers of Middle Temple Lane, near London's law courts. A journalist and a young lawy…

The Red Seal

by Natalie Sumner Lincoln Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.4
The Red Seal invites listeners into a world where appearances can be deceiving. In this engaging mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln, a series…

The House of a Thousand Candles

by Meredith Nicholson Read by Eric Leach 4.6
A reputedly wealthy and eccentric old man dies in Vermont. His home, the House of a Thousand Candles, so called for the owner's preference t…

The Million-Dollar Suitcase

by Alice Macgowan Read by Mark Nelson 4.5
Private detective Jerry Boyne is hot on the heels of a bank teller who has just embezzled nearly a million dollars in a suitcase. Cornered i…

The Slipper Point Mystery

by Augusta Huiell Seaman Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.7
When fourteen year old Sally Carter shares her secret about When fourteen year old Sally Carter decides to share the secret she has discover…

At the Villa Rose

by A. E. W. Mason Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) 4.6
Harry Wethermill, the brilliant young scientist, a graduate of Oxford and Munich, has made a fortune from his inventions, and is taking a va…

Unkillable

by Patrick E. McLean Read by Patrick E. McLean 4.5
Unkillable is the story of a young man who is cruelly murdered then brought back from the dead to revenge himself. The kicker is: He’s not r…

The Uttermost Farthing

by R. Austin Freeman Read by MaryAnn 4.5
Humphrey Challoner is a solitary old man who spent a lifetime collecting for his private museum, primarily mammals exhibiting osteological a…

The Leavenworth Case

by Anna Katharine Green Read by Kirsten Ferreri 4.6
The Leavenworth Case is a pioneering work in the detective fiction genre, crafted by Anna Katharine Green, one of the first female authors t…

Short Mystery Story Collection

by P. G. Wodehouse Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Delve into the intriguing world of mystery with this collection of ten short stories, expertly curated to showcase the art of suspense and d…

The Great Impersonation

by E. Phillips Oppenheim Read by Tom Weiss 4.7
E. Phillips Oppenheim, an English novelist created well in excess of 100 novels and 30 plus collections of short stories. Most of his tales …

The Lady from Nowhere

by Fergus Hume Read by MaryAnn 4.5
In the heart of Victorian London, a woman is discovered dead in a lavish yellow boudoir, her identity shrouded in mystery. As whispers of he…

The Gloved Hand

by Burton Egbert Stevenson Read by Don W. Jenkins 4.5
Mr. Lester, a private investigator, and his friend Godfrey are caught up in a strange case that takes them to a large estate in the country …

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