Crime & Mystery Fiction
Rich Crooks
Read by Ben Tucker
Gordon Young
"Seated in a restaurant in New York City, Don Everhard suddenly finds himself involved in an insidious plot, the entanglements of which…
The Horror Expert
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Frank Belknap Long
"She'll insert the knife so delicately that the man won't feel any pain at all. Just a warm gratefulness, an intoxicating sort of happi…
Baby Moll
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John Farris
MY NAME IS PETE MALLORY and I used to play smart gun for a big-time operator named Macy Barr. But I quit. Now Macy's empire was crumbling an…
Clean Break
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Lionel White
Johnny Clay has a masterful plan to rob a racetrack on the busiest day of the year. To pull it off, he will recruit not hardened profession…
The Thrill Book Vol. I No. 4, April 15, 1919
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Perley Poore Sheehan
Welcome to Issue #4 of the exciting and influential pulp magazine The Thrill Book, a noted precursor to the mighty Weird Tales! In this iss…
The House of Evil
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William Le Queux
Intrigue and murder stemming from excessive greed in upper-class society of England in the early twentieth century.
The Soft Side
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Henry James
Lauded author Henry James, best known for his seminal and highly influential novella The Turn of the Screw and his highly literate trans-con…
The Thrill Book Vol. I No. 3, April 1, 1919
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Susan Carleton
Here we are swinging back into adventure with the third exciting issue of The Thrill Book, an influential early pulp magazine featuring stor…
The Heirloom - Complete
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T. Duthie-Lisle
It is not the pleasing office of the writer of fiction to unfold for the delectation of his readers the pages and pictures of the volume of …
Weird Tales Double Feature: The Death Pit & In Kashla's Garden
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Oscar Schisgall
Incredibly prolific author Oscar Schisgall, who contributed over 4,000 stories to publications like Reader's Digest and Colliers, published …
The Thrill Book Vol. I No. 5, May 1, 1919
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Greye La Spina
Welcome to Issue #5 of the exciting and influential pulp magazine The Thrill Book, a noted precursor to the mighty Weird Tales! In this issu…
The Strange Case of Miss Annie Spragg
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Louis Bromfield
This is a book of many chapters that tell about the lives of a self described “vain” man and his romance with a lady, Annie, whom many consi…
Jack Sheppard: A Romance
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William Harrison Ainsworth
The fictionalized exploits of the very real English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. Published in 1839, this Newgate novel outsold its rival, Dickens'…
The Pauper of Park Lane
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William Le Queux
A spy-thriller with romance sprinkled all the way - Summary by Yoganandh T
The Monomaniac (La bête humaine)
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Émile Zola
A jealous husband sets out to murder his wife's lover, setting in motion an unstoppable series of events. Witness to the murder is a train d…
X Y Z: A Detective Story (Version 2)
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Anna Katharine Green
"X Y Z: A Detective Story" by Anna Katharine Green is a crime fiction novel written in the late 19th century. This engaging narrat…
Blackmailer
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George Axelrod
First, the sultry babe stormed into his office and demanded fifty grand, as if making a deal with her butcher. That night two mugs spoiled R…
The Lock and Key Library: The Modern English Volume
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Julian Hawthorne
A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, edited by Julian Hawthorne. This volume includes Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle…
Lady Audley's Secret (Version 2)
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
It is June 1857, and young and beautiful Lucy Graham is about to marry Sir Michael Audley. But who exactly IS Lucy, that's what Sir Michael…
Detour
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Martin M. Goldsmith
Alexander Roth is a jazz fiddle player who can't quite seem to catch a break after losing his job and having his best girl Sue leave him to …