Detective Books

Messengers of Evil

Marcel Allain

Messengers of Evil being a further account of the lures and devices of fantômas the fantômas detective novels by pierre souvestre and marcel allain authors of "fantômas," "the exploits of juve," etc.&..

The House in the Mist

Anna Katharine Green

The House in the Mist is a mystery story collection written by Anna Katharine Green, an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished h..

The Innocence of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

The first compilation of Father Brown short stories, The Innocence of Father Brown, is the best place to start when diving into the world of G.K. Chesterson's classic detective stories. Father Brown i..

The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar

Maurice LeBlanc

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar is the first collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc recounting the adventures of Arsène Lupin, released on 10 June 1907. Containing the first eight stories depicting ..

La main froide

Fortuné Du Boisgobey

La main froide by Fortuné Du Boisgobey is a French mystery novel written by Fortuné Du Boisgobey...

The Man in Lower Ten

Mary Roberts Rinehart

Someone had to take the bank notes to Pittsburgh and take a statement from John Gilmore confirming that they were indeed forged. It was McKnight's turn to go, but he was bagging off because he wanted ..

Pharos the Egyptian

Guy Newell Boothby

Pharos the Egyptian is a mystery novel written by Guy Newell Boothby, a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteent..

Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society

L. Frank Baum

Written under pseudonym of Edith Van Dyne. The story continues the adventures of three cousins, Louise, Patsy and Beth,with their debuts in society and the appearance of suitors, one of whom is reject..