Detective Fiction
A Sharper's Downfall
Read by Paul Hampton
Nicholas Carter
Bigamy, blackmail, damsels in distress, gambling and kidnapping--this story has it all, plus Nick Carter and his crew in hot pursuit of the …
The Sea Mystery
Read by Steven Warner
Freeman Wills Crofts
During a seemingly innocent fishing trip, a sunken crate with an unidentified body is accidentally discovered. Inspector French must employ …
For Fifteen Years
Read by Deanna Bovee
Louis Ulbach
For Fifteen Years by Louis Ulbach is the sequel to The Steel Hammer which tells the story of a poor upholsterer, Jean Mortier who is falsely…
Cut by the County
Read by Adrienne Prevost
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Darnel Park is situated in a county that thrives on gossip and secrets, and the Darnel family, as it turns out, has many of them. An attempt…
The Kidnapping of President Lincoln
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Joel Chandler Harris
While detective work always makes for exciting stories, the circumstances under which the detective works play a huge role in the thrill. Th…
Old Broadbrim into the Heart of Australia
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St. George Henry Rathborne
Old Broadbrim, the famous Quaker detective listened as one of the richest men in New York continued "......I want you to guard my perso…
The Dark Road
Read by Adrian Wilson
Gaston Leroux
One of a series of exciting adventure stories featuring Leroux's criminal mastermind Chéri-Bibi. When the story starts the "asto…
The Adventure of the Red Circle
Read by Phil Chenevert
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes uses his amazing brain to unravel another strange occurrence. A mysterious lodger in his own building who remains locked awa…
The Scorched Face
Read by Winston Tharp
Dashiell Hammett
Hammett's Continental Op searches for two missing young women and finds more than he bargained for. - Summary by Winston Tharp
I Spy
Read by James R. Hedrick
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Here is a novel whose pregnant caption suits these parlous times. . . . It's all about a German spy plot to steal two American inventions de…
Killers Are My Meat
Read by Ben Tucker
Stephen Marlowe
Private Eye Chester Drum is thrust into a dark web of intrigue when he witnesses fellow detective Gil Sprayregan run down by a speeding car.…
The Treasure-Train
Read by Howard Skyman
Arthur B. Reeve
There have been many novels written by Arthur B. Reeve that feature the character of Craig Kennedy.Kennedy is a detective that employs his k…
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Read by Jim Locke
Anatole France
Noted historian sets out to locate and research a rare manuscript: the French version of -- "The Golden Legend" -- and meets the d…
The Moving Finger
Read by James R. Hedrick
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Bruce Brainerd becomes ill at the country house of his fiancee, Millicent Porter. He is put under the care of a trained nurse, Vera Deane, t…
The Starvel Hollow Tragedy
Read by Yoganandh T
Freeman Wills Crofts
An orphan girl goes on a surprise trip to meet her father's old acquaintance at York, very much relieved to be away albeit for a few days fr…
A Stolen Name
Read by Nancy Gorgen
Nicholas Carter
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …
A Battle for the Right
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Nicholas Carter
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …
The Valley of Fear
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Valley of Fear is the fourth novel Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about private detective Sherlock Holmes. First published serially in The Str…
The Perfect Frame
Read by Ben Tucker
William Ard
T.N.T. packed in satin!Lorena Dahl had her fingers on the straps of the halter and Dane knew she was going to rip them away. "Cut it o…
Angel Esquire
Read by Yoganandh T
Edgar Wallace
The unconventional Scotland Yard detective Angel Esquire is no fool to be hoodwinked by the murder of the old crook Reale as he anticipates …