Mystery & Thriller

The Oakdale Affair

by Edgar Rice Burroughs Read by Ralph Snelson 4.5
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Jack London / H.H. Knibbs-inspired, selfless, poetry-spouting, hobo character, Bridge, makes another appearance in the…

The Paradise Mystery

by J. S. Fletcher Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In the tranquil yet enigmatic cathedral town of Paradise, the peace is shattered by a shocking murder. As whispers and rumors swirl among th…

The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet

by Burton Egbert Stevenson Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 4.4
Three men are dead. Killed by a very powerful poison. Their deaths seem to be connected to a very old cabinet purchased in France and a noto…

A Poor Wise Man

by Mary Roberts Rinehart Read by Celine Major 4.4
Mary Roberts Rinehart offers a superb blend of romance and suspense amidst political tensions in this story set in early 20th Century Americ…

The Mayor's Wife

by Anna Katharine Green Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Miss Saunders is out for an adventure. One, which is full of secrets, hints, and half-lies. One, which will require all of her wits. She is …

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…

The Valley of Silent Men

by James Oliver Curwood Read by Roger Melin 4.5
Subtitled: A Story of the Three River Country. James Kent has learned that he is terminally ill with perhaps only days to live, and so decid…

The Red Thumb Mark

by R. Austin Freeman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Missing diamonds, untouched safe, two blood smeared thumb prints and a mysterious Mr X. If these are present, Dr Thorndyke must be there too…

The Man Who Knew Too Much

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Martin Clifton 4.4
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential and prolific English writer of the early 20th century. He was a journalist, a poet a…

The Forsaken Inn

by Anna Katharine Green Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 4.3
Told from the perspective of a Mrs. Truax, the owner of an inn during the time of the American and French Revolutions, "The Forsaken In…

The Crystal Stopper

by Maurice Leblanc Read by Cate Barratt 4.7
During a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq a crime is committed, and two accomplices of Arsène Lupin are arrested by the police…

The Room in the Dragon

by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.4
J. Sheridan LeFanu's Gothic mystery novel is narrated by Richard Beckett, a young Englishman abroad in Napoleonic-era France. He falls insta…

Short Mystery Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Delve into the enigmatic world of mystery with this captivating collection of ten short stories, each crafted to intrigue and challenge your…

The Sword of Damocles

by Anna Katharine Green Read by Mary Bard 4.6
Anna Katharine Green is best known as one of the first women detective writers, and The Sword of Damocles, first published in 1881, does ind…

The Riddle of the Sands

by Erskine Childers Read by Gesine 4.4
Containing many realistic details based on Childers' own sailing trips along the German North Sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yach…

The Avenger

by E. Phillips Oppenheim Read by Tom Weiss 4.3
Herbert Wrayson, a bachelor returns to his flat one night to find a young lady rifling his desk. He questions her and finds she thought she …

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…

The Corner House

by Fred M. White Read by Jacquerie 4.6
A deserted house with a troubled past. A mysterious countess who captivates everyone with her wealth and beauty -- well, almost everyone. An…

The Man Who Fell Through the Earth

by Carolyn Wells Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 4.4
A lawyer is leaving his office on the top floor of an office building. He sees the shadows of two men fighting through the clouded glass of …

The Great Secret

by E. Phillips Oppenheim Read by Tom Weiss 4.4
English gentleman Hardross Courage has a good life. He has all the money he needs, enjoys sports and hunting, manages the family estate, and…

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