Detective Books
In the Mayor's Parlour
J. S. FletcherIn the Mayor's Parlour is a mystery and detective story written by Joseph Smith Fletcher, an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and..
The Mystery at Number Six
Augusta Huiell SeamanA mysterious girl, a mysterious pool, and a mysterious businessman combine to send two Florida teens to adventureland in this pre-Nancy Drew tale for young people...
Dead Men Tell No Tales
E. W. HornungDead Men Tell No Tales is a collection of mystery and detective stories written by Ernest William Hornung, an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a..
Whose Body?
Dorothy L. SayersThe novel begins with a telephone call to Wimsey from his mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, saying that her vicar’s architect has just found a dead body in his bath, wearing nothing but a pair of..
The Lost Naval Papers
Bennet CopplestoneThe Lost Naval Papers is detection fiction story written by Bennet Copplestone.At the beginning of the month of September, 1916, there appeared in the Cornhill Magazine a story entitled "The Lost..
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
R. Austin FreemanThe Mystery of 31 New Inn is a detective story written by R. Austin Freeman, Richard Austin Freeman was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator D..
The Gloved Hand
Burton E.StevensonThe Gloved Hand is a detective story written by Burton Egbert Stevenson, an American author, anthologist, and librarian. Mr. Lester, a private investigator, and his friend Godfrey are caught..
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Anatole FranceThe Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard is a detective story translated from its French version Le crime de Sylvestre Bonnard. Written by Anatole France, a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several be..