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Эдгар Аллан По. The Best Detectives Murder Mysteries for Christmas Holidays
The Best Detectives Murder Mysteries for Christmas Holidays
Table of Contents
Edgar Allan Poe
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Mystery of Marie Roget
A Sequel to “The Murder in the Rue Morgue”
The Purloined Letter
Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Chapter 1. I GO TO STYLES
Chapter 2. THE 16TH AND 17TH OF JULY
Chapter 3. THE NIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY
Chapter 4. POIROT INVESTIGATES
Chapter 5 “IT ISN’T STRYCHNINE, IS IT?”
Chapter 6. THE INQUEST
Chapter 7. POIROT PAYS HIS DEBTS
Chapter 8. FRESH SUSPICIONS
Chapter 9. DR. BAUERSTEIN
Chapter 10. THE ARREST
Chapter 11. THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION
Chapter 12. THE LAST LINK
Chapter 13. POIROT EXPLAINS
The Murder on the Links
1. A Fellow Traveller
2. An Appeal for Help
3. At the Villa Geneviève
4. The Letter Signed “Bella”
5. Mrs. Renauld’s Story
6. The Scene of the Crime
7. The Mysterious Madame Daubreuil
8. An Unexpected Meeting
9. M. Giraud Finds Some Clues
10. Gabriel Stonor
11. Jack Renauld
12. Poirot Elucidates Certain Points
13. The Girl with the Anxious Eyes
14. The Second Body
15. A Photograph
16. The Beroldy Case
17. We Make Further Investigations
18. Giraud Acts
19. I Use My Grey Cells
20. An Amazing Statement
21. Hercule Poirot on the Case!
22. I Find Love
23. Difficulties Ahead
24. “Save Him!”
25. An Unexpected Dénouement
26. I Receive a Letter
27. Jack Renauld’s Story
28. Journey’s End
The Kidnapped Prime Minister
I
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
The Secret Adversary
Prologue
Chapter 1. The Young Adventurers, Ltd
Chapter 2. Mr. Whittington’s Offer
Chapter 3. A Set Back
Chapter 4. Who Is Jane Finn?
Chapter 5. Mr. Julius P. Hersheimmer
Chapter 6. A Plan of Campaign
Chapter 7. The House in Soho
Chapter 8. The Adventures of Tommy
Chapter 9. Tuppence Enters Domestic Service
Chapter 10. Enter Sir James Peel Edgerton
Chapter 11. Julius Tells a Story
Chapter 12. A Friend in Need
Chapter 13. The Vigil
Chapter 14. A Consultation
Chapter 15. Tuppence Receives a Proposal
Chapter 16. Further Adventures of Tommy
Chapter 17. Annette
Chapter 18. The Telegram
Chapter 19. Jane Finn
Chapter 20. Too Late
Chapter 21. Tommy Makes a Discovery
Chapter 22. In Downing Street
Chapter 23. A Race Against Time
Chapter 24. Julius Takes a Hand
Chapter 25. Jane’s Story
Chapter 26. Mr. Brown
Chapter 27. A Supper Party at the Savoy
Chapter 28. And After
G. K. Chesterton
The Innocence of Father Brown
The Blue Cross
The Secret Garden
The Queer Feet
The Flying Stars
The Invisible Man
The Honour of Israel Gow
The Wrong Shape
The Sins of Prince Saradine
The Hammer of God
The Eye of Apollo
The Sign of the Broken Sword
The Three Tools of Death
The Wisdom of Father Brown
The Absence of Mr. Glass
The Paradise of Thieves
The Duel of Dr. Hirsch
The Man in the Passage
The Mistake of the Machine
The Head of Caesar
The Purple Wig
The Perishing of the Pendragons
The God of the Gongs
The Salad of Colonel Cray
The Strange Crime of John Boulnois
The Fairy Tale of Father Brown
The Donnington Affair
Charles Dickens
Hunted Down
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Wilkie Collins
The Moonstone
Prologue. The Storming of Seringapatam (1799)
Extracted from a Family Paper
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The Story. First Period. The Loss of the Diamond (1848) The events related by Gabriel Betteredge, house-steward in the service of Julia, Lady Verinder
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Second Period. The Discovery of the Truth (1848-1849) The events related in several narratives
First Narrative Contributed by Miss Clack; niece of the late Sir John Verinder
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Second Narrative Contributed by Mathew Bruff, Solicitor, of Gray’s Inn Square
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Third Narrative Contributed by Franklin Blake
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Fourth Narrative Extracted from the Journal of Ezra Jennings
Fifth Narrative The Story Resumed by Franklin Blake
Sixth Narrative Contributed by Sergeant Cuff
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Seventh Narrative In a Letter from Mr. Candy
Eighth Narrative Contributed by Gabriel Betteredge
Epilogue. The Finding of the Diamond
I The Statement of Sergeant Cliff’s Man (1849)
II The Statement of The Captain (1849)
III The Statement of Mr. Murthwaite (1850)
The Woman in White
Preface
The First Epoch The Story Begun by Walter Hartright (of Clement’s Inn, Teacher of Drawing) I
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The Story Continued by Vincent Gilmore (of Chancery Lane, Solicitor) I
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The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe (in Extracts from her Diary)
Polesdean Lodge, Yorkshire
II. Limmeridge House
The Second Epoch The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe. I
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Postscript by a Sincere Friend
The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge House†
The Story Continued by Eliza Michelson (Housekeeper at Blackwater Park) I
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The Story Continued in Several Narratives. 1. The Narrative of Hester Pinhorn, Cook in the Service of Count Fosco
2. The Narrative of the Doctor
3. The Narrative of Jane Gould
4. The Narrative of the Tombstone
5. The Narrative of Walter Hartright
The Third Epoch The Story Continued by Walter Hartright. I
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The Story Continued by Mrs. Catherick
The Story Continued by Walter Hartright. I
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The Story Continued by Isidor Ottavio Baldassare Fosco
The Count’s Narrative
The Story Concluded by Walter Hartright. I
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The Haunted Hotel
THE FIRST PART. CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
THE SECOND PART. CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
THE THIRD PART. CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
THE FOURTH PART. CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
POSTSCRIPT
Robert Barr
The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont
The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds
The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower
The Clue of the Silver Spoons
Lord Chizelrigg's Missing Fortune
The Absent-Minded Coterie
The Ghost with the Club-Foot
The Liberation of Wyoming Ed
Lady Alicia's Emeralds
Jennie Baxter, Journalist
CHAPTER I. JENNIE MAKES HER TOILETTE AND THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A PORTER
CHAPTER II. JENNIE HAS IMPORTANT CONFERENCES WITH TWO IMPORTANT EDITORS
CHAPTER III. JENNIE INTERVIEWS A FRIGHTENED OFFICIAL
CHAPTER IV. JENNIE LEARNS ABOUT THE DIAMONDS OF THE PRINCESS
CHAPTER V. JENNIE MEETS A GREAT DETECTIVE
CHAPTER VI. JENNIE SOLVES THE DIAMOND MYSTERY
CHAPTER VII. JENNIE ARRANGES A CINDERELLA VISIT
CHAPTER VIII. JENNIE MIXES WITH THE ELITE OF EARTH
CHAPTER IX. JENNIE REALIZES THAT GREAT EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEHIND
CHAPTER X. JENNIE ASSISTS IN SEARCHING FOR HERSELF
CHAPTER XI. JENNIE ELUDES AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XII. JENNIE TOUCHES THE EDGE OF A GOVERNMENT SECRET
CHAPTER XIII. JENNIE INDULGES IN TEA AND GOSSIP
CHAPTER XIV. JENNIE BECOMES A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER
CHAPTER XV. JENNIE BESTOWS INFORMATION UPON THE CHIEF OF POLICE
CHAPTER XVI. JENNIE VISITS A MODERN WIZARD IN HIS MAGIC ATTIC
CHAPTER XVII. JENNIE ENGAGES A ROOM IN A SLEEPING CAR
CHAPTER XVIII. JENNIE ENDURES A TERRIBLE NIGHT JOURNEY
CHAPTER XIX. JENNIE EXPERIENCES THE SURPRISE OF HER LIFE
CHAPTER XX. JENNIE CONVERSES WITH A YOUNG MAN SHE THINKS MUCH OF
CHAPTER XXI. JENNIE KEEPS STEP WITH THE WEDDING MARCH
The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs
The Adventure of the Second Swag
E. W. Hornung
The Amateur Cracksman
The Ides of March
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A Costume Piece
Gentlemen and Players
Le Premier Pas
Wilful Murder
Nine Points of the Law
The Return Match
The Gift of the Emperor
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The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures
No Sinecure
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A Jubilee Present
The Fate of Faustina
The Last Laugh
To Catch a Thief
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An Old Flame
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The Wrong House
The Knees of the Gods
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A Thief in the Night
Out of Paradise
The Chest of Silver
The Rest Cure
The Criminologists' Club
The Field of Philippi
A Bad Night
A Trap to Catch a Cracksman
The Spoils of Sacrilege
The Raffles Relics
The Last Word
Mr. Justice Raffles
Chapter I. An Inaugural Banquet
Chapter II "His Own Familiar Friend"
Chapter III. Council of War
Chapter IV "Our Mr. Shylock"
Chapter V. Thin Air
Chapter VI. Camilla Belsize
Chapter VII. In Which We Fail to Score
Chapter VIII. The State of the Case
Chapter IX. A Triple Alliance
Chapter X "My Raffles Right or Wrong"
Chapter XI. A Dash in the Dark
Chapter XII. A Midsummer Night's Work
Chapter XIII. Knocked Out
Chapter XIV. Corpus Delicti
Chapter XV. Trial by Raffles
Chapter XVI. Watch and Ward
Chapter XVII. A Secret Service
Chapter XVIII. The Death of a Sinner
Chapter XIX. Apologia
John Kendrick Bangs
Mrs. Raffles
I. The Adventure of the Herald Personal
II. The Adventure of the Newport Villa
III. The Adventure of Mrs. Gaster's Maid
IV. The Pearl Rope of Mrs. Gushington-Andrews
V. The Adventure of the Steel Bonds
VI. The Adventure of the Fresh-Air Fund
VII. The Adventure of Mrs. Rockerbilt's Tiara
VIII. The Adventure of the Carnegie Library
IX. The Adventure of the Hold-Up
X. The Adventure of Mrs. Shadd's Musicale
XI. The Adventure of Mrs. Innitt's Cook
XII. The Last Adventure
R. Holmes & Co
I. Introducing Mr. Raffles Holmes
II. The Adventure of the Dorrington Ruby Seal
III. The Adventure of Mrs. Burlingame's Diamond Stomacher
IV. The Adventure of the Missing Pendants
V. The Adventure of the Brass Check
VI. The Adventure of the Hired Burglar
VII. The Redemption of Young Billington Rand
VIII. "The Nostalgia of Nervy Jim the Snatcher"
IX. The Adventure of Room 407
X. The Major-General's Pepperpots
Melville Davisson Post
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
I. The Thing on the Hearth
II. The Reward
III. The Lost Lady
IV. The Cambered Foot
V. The Man in the Green Hat
VI. The Wrong Sign
VII. The Fortune Teller
VIII. The Hole in the Mahogany Panel
IX. The End of the Road
X. The Last Adventure
XI. American Horses
XII. The Spread Rails
XIII. The Pumpkin Coach
XIV. The Yellow Flower
XV. Satire of the Sea
XVI. The House by the Loch
Edgar Wallace
The Four Just Men
Prologue. Thery’s Trade
Chapter I. A Newspaper Story
Chapter II. The Faithful Commons
Chapter III. One Thousand Pounds Reward
Chapter IV. Preparations
Chapter V. The Outrage at the ‘Megaphone’
Chapter VI. The Clues
Chapter VII. The Messenger of the Four
Chapter VIII. The Pocket-Book
Chapter IX. The Cupidity of Marks
Chapter X. Three Who Died
Chapter XI. A Newspaper Cutting
Chapter XII. Conclusion
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Victor L. Whitechurch
The Canon in Residence
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Anna Katharine Green
The Leavenworth Case
Book I. The Problem
Chapter I “A Great Case”
Chapter II. The Coroner’s Inquest
Chapter III. Facts and Deductions
Chapter IV. A Clue
Chapter V. Expert Testimony
Chapter VI. Side-Lights
Chapter VII. Mary Leavenworth
Chapter VIII. Circumstantial Evidence
Chapter IX. A Discovery
Chapter X. Mr. Gryce Receives New Impetus
Chapter XI. The Summons
Chapter XII. Eleanore
Chapter XIII. The Problem
Book II. Henry Clavering
Chapter XIV. Mr. Gryce at Home
Chapter XV. Ways Opening
Chapter XVI. The Will of a Millionaire
Chapter XVII. The Beginning of Great Surprises
Chapter XVIII. On the Stairs
Chapter XIX. In My Office
Chapter XX “Trueman! Trueman! Trueman!”
Chapter XXI. A Prejudice
Chapter XXII. Patch-Work
Chapter XXIII. The Story of a Charming Woman
Chapter XXIV. A Report Followed by Smoke
Chapter XXV. Timothy Cook
Chapter XXVI. Mr. Gryce Explains Himself
Book III. Hannah
Chapter XXVII. Amy Belden
Chapter XXVIII. A Weird Experience
Chapter XXIX. The Missing Witness
Chapter XXX. Burned Paper
Chapter XXXI “Thereby Hangs a Tale.”
Chapter XXXII. Mrs. Belden’s Narrative
Chapter XXXIII. Unexpected Testimony
Book IV. The Problem Solved
Chapter XXXIV. Mr. Gryce Resumes Control
Chapter XXXV. Fine Work
Chapter XXXVI. Gathered Threads
Chapter XXXVII. Culmination
Chapter XXXVIII. A Full Confession
Chapter XXXIX. The Outcome of a Great Crime
A Strange Disappearance
Chapter I. A Novel Case
Chapter II. A Few Points
Chapter III. The Contents of a Bureau Drawer
Chapter IV. Thompson’s Story
Chapter V. A New York Belle
Chapter VI. A Bit of Calico
Chapter VII. The House at the Granby Cross Roads
Chapter VIII. A Word Overheard
Chapter IX. A Few Golden Hairs
Chapter X. The Secret of Mr. Blake’s Studio
Chapter XI. Luttra
Chapter XII. A Woman’s Love
Chapter XIII. A Man’s Heart
Chapter XIV. Mrs. Daniels
Chapter XV. A Confab
Chapter XVI. The Mark of the Red Cross
Chapter XVII. The Capture
Chapter XVIII. Love and Duty
Chapter XIX. Explanations
Chapter XX. The Bond That Unites
The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow
Book I. A Problem of the First Order
Chapter I “Let Some One Speak!”
Chapter II. In Room B
Chapter III “I Have Something to Show You”
Chapter IV. A Strategic Move
Chapter V. Three Where Two Should Be
Chapter VI. The Man in the Gallery
Chapter VII “You Think That of Me!”
Book II. Mr. X
Chapter VIII. On the Search
Chapter IX. While the City Slept
Chapter X “And He Stood Here?”
Chapter XI. Footsteps
Chapter XII “Spare Nobody! I Say, Spare Nobody!”
Chapter XIII “Write Me His Name”
Chapter XIV. A Loop of Silk
Chapter XV. News From France
Book III. Storm in the Mountains
Chapter XVI. Friends
Chapter XVII. The Cuckoo-Clock
Chapter XVIII. Mrs. Davis’ Strange Lodger
Chapter XIX. Mr. Gryce and the Timid Child
Chapter XX. Mr. Gryce and the Unwary Woman
Chapter XXI. Perplexed
Chapter XXII. He Remembers
Chapter XXIII. Girls, Girls! Nothing but Girls!
Chapter XXIV. Flight
Chapter XXV. Terror
Chapter XXVI. The Face in the Window
Book IV. Nemesis
Chapter XXVII. From Lips Long Silent
Chapter XXVIII “Romantic! Too Romantic!”
Chapter XXIX. A Strong Man
Chapter XXX. The Creeping Shadow
Chapter XXXI. Confronted
Chapter XXXII “Why Is That Here?”
Chapter XXXIII. Again the Cuckoo-Clock
Chapter XXXIV. The Bud—Then the Deadly Flower
That Affair Next Door
Book I. Miss Butterworth’s Window
Chapter I. A Discovery
Chapter II. Questions
Chapter III. Amelia Discovers Herself
Chapter IV. Silas Van Burnam
Chapter V “This Is No One I Know.”
Chapter VI. New Facts
Chapter VII. Mr. Gryce Discovers Miss Amelia
Chapter VIII. The Misses Van Burnam
Chapter IX. Developments
Chapter X. Important Evidence
Chapter XI. The Order Clerk
Chapter XII. The Keys
Chapter XIII. Howard Van Burnam
Chapter XIV. A Serious Admission
Chapter XV. A Reluctant Witness
Book II. The Windings of a Labyrinth
Chapter XVI. Cogitations
Chapter XVII. Butterworth Versus Gryce
Chapter XVIII. The Little Pincushion
Chapter XIX. A Decided Step Forward
Chapter XX. Miss Butterworth’s Theory
Chapter XXI. A Shrewd Conjecture
Chapter XXII. A Blank Card
Chapter XXIII. Ruth Oliver
Chapter XXIV. A House of Cards
Chapter XXV “The Rings! Where Are the Rings?”
Chapter XXVI. A Tilt With Mr. Gryce
Chapter XXVII. Found
Chapter XXVIII. Taken Aback
Book III. The Girl in Gray
Chapter XXIX. Amelia Becomes Peremptory
Chapter XXX. The Matter as Stated by Mr. Gryce
Chapter XXXI. Some Fine Work
Chapter XXXII. Iconoclasm
Chapter XXXIII “Known, Known, All Known.”
Chapter XXXIV. Exactly Half-Past Three
Chapter XXXV. A Ruse
Book IV. The End of a Great Mystery
Chapter XXXVI. The Result
Chapter XXXVII “Two Weeks!”
Chapter XXXVIII. A White Satin Gown
Chapter XXXIX. The Watchful Eye
Chapter XL. As the Clock Struck
Chapter XLI. Secret History
Chapter XLII. With Miss Butterworth’s Compliments
Lost Man's Lane
A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth
Preface
Book I. The Knollys Family
Chapter I. A Visit From Mr. Gryce
Chapter II. I Am Tempted
Chapter III. I Succumb
Chapter IV. A Ghostly Interior
Chapter V. A Strange Household
Chapter VI. A Sombre Evening
Chapter VII. The First Night
Chapter VIII. On the Stairs
Chapter IX. A New Acquaintance
Chapter X. Secret Instructions
Chapter XI. Men, Women, and Ghosts
Chapter XII. The Phantom Coach
Chapter XIII. Gossip
Chapter XIV. I Forget My Age, Or, Rather, Remember It
Book II. The Flower Parlor
Chapter XV. Lucetta Fulfils My Expectation of Her
Chapter XVI. Loreen
Chapter XVII. The Flower Parlor
Chapter XVIII. The Second Night
Chapter XIX. A Knot of Crape
Chapter XX. Questions
Chapter XXI. Mother Jane
Chapter XXII. The Third Night
Book III. Forward and Back
Chapter XXIII. Room 3, Hotel Carter
Chapter XXIV. The Enigma of Numbers
Chapter XXV. Trifles, but Not Trifling
Chapter XXVI. A Point Gained
Chapter XXVII. The Text Witnesseth
Chapter XXVIII. An Intrusion
Chapter XXIX. In the Cellar
Chapter XXX. Investigation
Chapter XXXI. Strategy
Chapter XXXII. Relief
Book IV. The Birds of the Air
Chapter XXXIII. Lucetta
Chapter XXXIV. Conditions
Chapter XXXV. The Dove
Chapter XXXVI. An Hour of Startling Experiences
Chapter XXXVII. I Astonish Mr. Gryce and He Astonishes Me
Chapter XXXVIII. A Few Words
Chapter XXXIX. Under a Crimson Sky
Chapter XL. Explanations
Epilogue
The Circular Study
Book I. A Strange Crime
Chapter I. Red Light
Chapter II. Mysteries
Chapter III. The Mute Servitor
Chapter IV. A New Experience for Mr. Gryce
Chapter V. Five Small Spangles
Chapter VI. Suggestions From an Old Friend
Chapter VII. Amos’s Son
Chapter VIII. In the Round of the Staircase
Chapter IX. High and Low
Chapter X. Bride Roses
Chapter XI. Misery
Chapter XII. Thomas Explains
Chapter XIII. Despair
Chapter XIV. Memoranda
Book II. Remember Evelyn
Chapter I. The Secret of the Cadwaladers
Chapter II. The Oath
Chapter III. Eva
Chapter IV. Felix
Chapter V. Why the Iron Slide Remained Stationary
Chapter VI. Answered
Chapter VII. Last Words
Ellis Parker Butler
Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective
The Hard-Boiled Egg
The Pet
The Eagle’s Claws
The Oubliette
The Un-Burglars
The Two-Cent Stamp
The Chicken
The Dragon’s Eye
The Progressive Murder
The Missing Mr. Master
Waffles and Mustard
The Anonymous Wiggle
The Half of a Thousand
Dietz’s 7462 Bessie John
Henry
Buried Bones
Philo Gubb’s Greatest Case
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF HENRY SMITZ
Maurice Leblanc
Arsene Lupin
CHAPTER I. THE MILLIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER
CHAPTER II. THE COMING OF THE CHAROLAIS
CHAPTER III. LUPIN'S WAY
CHAPTER IV. THE DUKE INTERVENES
CHAPTER V. A LETTER FROM LUPIN
CHAPTER VI. AGAIN THE CHAROLAIS
CHAPTER VII. THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS
CHAPTER VIII. THE DUKE ARRIVES
CHAPTER IX. M. FORMERY OPENS THE INQUIRY
CHAPTER X. GUERCHARD ASSISTS
CHAPTER XI. THE FAMILY ARRIVES
CHAPTER XII. THE THEFT OF THE PENDANT
CHAPTER XIII. LUPIN WIRES
CHAPTER XIV. GUERCHARD PICKS UP THE TRUE SCENT
CHAPTER XV. THE EXAMINATION OF SONIA
CHAPTER XVI. VICTOIRE'S SLIP
CHAPTER XVII. SONIA'S ESCAPE
CHAPTER XVIII. THE DUKE STAYS
CHAPTER XIX. THE DUKE GOES
CHAPTER XX. LUPIN COMES HOME
CHAPTER XXI. THE CUTTING OF THE TELEPHONE WIRES
CHAPTER XXII. THE BARGAIN
CHAPTER XXIII. THE END OF THE DUEL
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin
I. The Arrest of Arsène Lupin
II. Arsène Lupin in Prison
III. The Escape of Arsène Lupin
IV. The Mysterious Traveller
V. The Queen’s Necklace
VI. The Seven of Hearts
VII. Madame Imbert’s Safe
VIII. The Black Pearl
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late
R. Austin Freeman
Dr. Thorndyke's Cases
The Man With the Nailed Shoes
The Stranger's Latchkey
The Anthropologist at Large
The Blue Sequin
The Moabite Cipher
The Mandarin's Pearl
The Aluminium Dagger
A Message From the Deep Sea
The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke
The Case of Oscar Brodski
A Case of Premeditation
The Echo of a Mutiny
A Wastrel's Romance
The Old Lag
Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook
The Case of the White Footprints
The Blue Scarab
The New Jersey Sphinx
The Touchstone
A Fisher of Men
The Stolen Ingots
The Funeral Pyre
A. E. W. Mason
At the Villa Rose
CHAPTER I. SUMMER LIGHTNING
CHAPTER II. A CRY FOR HELP
CHAPTER III. PERRICHET'S STORY
CHAPTER IV. AT THE VILLA
CHAPTER V. IN THE SALON
CHAPTER VI. HELENE VAUQUIER'S EVIDENCE
CHAPTER VII. A STARTLING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER VIII. THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP
CHAPTER IX. MME. DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR
CHAPTER X. NEWS FROM GENEVA
CHAPTER XI. THE UNOPENED LETTER
CHAPTER XII. THE ALUMINIUM FLASK
CHAPTER XIII. IN THE HOUSE AT GENEVA
CHAPTER XIV. MR. RICARDO IS BEWILDERED
CHAPTER XV. CELIA'S STORY
CHAPTER XVI. THE FIRST MOVE
CHAPTER XVII. THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY
CHAPTER XVIII. THE SEANCE
CHAPTER XIX. HELENE EXPLAINS
CHAPTER XX. THE GENEVA ROAD
CHAPTER XXI. HANAUD EXPLAINS
The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Circular Staircase
I Take a Country House
A Link Cuff-Button
Mr. John Bailey Appears
Where is Halsey?
Gertrude's Engagement
In the East Corridor
A Sprained Ankle
The Other Half of the Line
Just Like a Girl
The Traders' Bank
Halsey Makes a Capture
One Mystery for Another
Louise
An Egg-Nog and a Telegram
Liddy Gives the Alarm
In the Early Morning
A Hint of Scandal
A Hole in the Wall
Concerning Thomas
Doctor Walker's Warning
Fourteen Elm Street
A Ladder Out of Place
While the Stables Burned
Flinders
A Visit from Louise
Halsey's Disappearance
Who is Nina Carrington?
A Tramp and the Toothache
A Scrap of Paper
When Churchyards Yawn
Between Two Fireplaces
Anne Watson's Story
At the Foot of the Stairs
The Odds and Ends
The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry
The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry
Chapter I. What Happened to Johnson
Chapter II. The Little Nurse
Chapter III. Another Roller Towel
Chapter IV. The Footprint on the Wall
Chapter V. When Aggie Screamed
Chapter VI. Candle and Skylight
Chapter VII. Insinuations and Recriminations
Chapter VIII. Overheard in the Dormitory
Chapter IX. Orderly Briggs and Disorderly Bates
Chapter X. An Ape and some Guinea-Pigs
Chapter XI. If It Had Not Been for Love
Chapter XII. The Carbolic Case and a Brown Coat
Chapter XIII. Jacobs' Elevator
Chapter XIV. Bag and Baggage
Chapter XV. To the Zoo
Chapter XVI. Tommy Tells Why
Chapter XVII. On the Roof and Elsewhere
Chapter XVIII. Common Sense
Chapter XIX. Note by Doctor Thomas Andrews, Late Visiting Physician at the Dunkirk Hospital, and Now on the Orthopedic Staff of the same Institution, Dated Three Weeks Later, from Bermuda
Three Pirates of Penzance
Chapter I. A Cigarette Case, a Shoe, and a Menu Card
Chapter II. A Blue Runabout and a Bad Bridge
Chapter III. A Difference of Opinion and a Bargain
Chapter IV. The Appetizers and the Hotel Bureau
Chapter V. The Reporter and the Red-haired Man
Chapter VI. A Bribe and a Bride and It's All Over
That Awful Night
Chapter I. The Green Kimono
Chapter II. It was the Dog
Chapter III. A Wet Young Man
Chapter IV. Cleaning Fluid to the Rescue
Chapter V. The Cave-man and His Woman
Chapter VI "I Will Go with You"
Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
Mind Over Motor. How Tish Broke the Law and Some Records
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Like a Wolf on the Fold
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The Simple Lifers
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Tish's Spy. The Adventure of the Red-headed Detective, the Lady Chauffeur, and the Man Who Could Not Tell the Truth
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My Country Tish of Thee—
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More Tish
The Cave on Thunder Cloud
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Tish Does Her Bit
Salvage
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Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet
Part I. Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department
I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
II. The Science of Deduction
SHERLOCK HOLMES—His Limits
III. The Lauriston Gardens Mystery
IV. What John Rance had to Tell
V. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor
VI. Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do
VII. Light in the Darkness
Part II. The Country of the Saints
I. On the Great Alkali Plain
II. The Flower of Utah
III. John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet
IV. A Flight for Life
V. The Avenging Angels
VI. A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D
VII. The Conclusion
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure I. A Scandal in Bohemia
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Adventure II. The Red-Headed League
Adventure III. A Case of Identity
Adventure IV. The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Adventure V. The Five Orange Pips
Adventure VI. The Man with the Twisted Lip
Adventure VII. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Adventure VIII. The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Adventure IX. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Adventure X. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
Adventure XI. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Adventure XII. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
II. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
III. The Adventure of The Stock-Broker’s Clerk
IV. The Adventure of The “Gloria Scott”
V. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
VI. The Adventure of The Reigate Puzzle
VII. The Adventure of the Crooked Man
VIII. The Adventure of the Resident Patient
IX. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
X. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
XI. The Adventure of the Final Problem
The Sign of Four
Chapter I. The Science of Deduction
Chapter II. The Statement of the Case
Chapter III. In Quest of a Solution
Chapter IV. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man
Chapter V. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge
Chapter VI. Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration
Chapter VII. The Episode of the Barrel
Chapter VIII. The Baker Street Irregulars
Chapter IX. A Break in the Chain
Chapter X. The End of the Islander
Chapter XI. The Great Agra Treasure
Chapter XII. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small
The Hound of the Baskervilles
I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
II. The Curse of the Baskervilles
III. The Problem
IV. Sir Henry Baskerville
V. Three Broken Threads
VI. Baskerville Hall
VII. The Stapletons of Merripit House
VIII. First Report of Dr. Watson
IX. The Light Upon the Moor
(SECOND REPORT OF DR. WATSON)
X. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
XI. The Man on the Tor
XII. Death on the Moor
XIII. Fixing The Nets
XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
XV. A Retrospection
The Valley of Fear
Part 1. The Tragedy of Birlstone
Chapter 1. The Warning
Chapter 2. Sherlock Holmes Discourses
Chapter 3. The Tragedy of Birlstone
Chapter 4. Darkness
Chapter 5. The People of the Drama
Chapter 6. A Dawning Light
Chapter 7. The Solution
Part 2. The Scowrers
Chapter 1. The Man
Chapter 2. The Bodymaster
Chapter 3. Lodge 341, Vermissa
Chapter 4. The Valley of Fear
Chapter 5. The Darkest Hour
Chapter 6. Danger
Chapter 7. The Trapping of Birdy Edwards
Epilogue
Mabel & Paul Thorne
The Sheridan Road Mystery
CHAPTER I. THE SHOT
CHAPTER II. DETECTIVE SERGEANT MORGAN
CHAPTER III. INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER IV. THE APARTMENT ACROSS THE HALL
CHAPTER V. PECULIAR FACTS
CHAPTER VI. THE CABLE FROM LONDON
CHAPTER VII. MR. MARSH
CHAPTER VIII. A DEFINITE CLUE
CHAPTER IX. THE LAST LETTER
CHAPTER X. THE STOLEN SUITCASE
CHAPTER XI. THE TRAIL GROWS CLEARER
CHAPTER XII. MISSING
CHAPTER XIII. STARTLING DISCLOSURES
CHAPTER XIV. THE NIGHT CALL
CHAPTER XV "DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES"
CHAPTER XVI. THE CLOSED COUNTRY HOUSE
CHAPTER XVII. WHAT THE CARETAKER SAW
CHAPTER XVIII. THE ENEMY SHOWS HIS HAND
CHAPTER XIX. KIDNAPPED
CHAPTER XX. THE FALLEN PINE
CHAPTER XXI. THE CHIMNEY THAT WOULDN'T DRAW
CHAPTER XXII. CORNERED
CHAPTER XXIII. SUNSET
Marion Harvey
The Mystery of the Hidden Room
CHAPTER I: THE NOTE
CHAPTER II: THE SHOT
CHAPTER III: THE POLICE
CHAPTER IV: THE INQUEST
CHAPTER V: THE SECRETARY
CHAPTER VI: CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE
CHAPTER VII: THE LAWYER
CHAPTER VIII: LEE DARWIN
CHAPTER IX: THE VERDICT
CHAPTER X: JENKINS' ADVICE
CHAPTER XI: ARTHUR TRENTON
CHAPTER XII: AN EXPLANATION
CHAPTER XIII: THE SUICIDE
CHAPTER XIV: GRAYDON MCKELVIE
CHAPTER XV: THE INTERVIEW
CHAPTER XVI: THE EXHIBITS
CHAPTER XVII: THE LAMP
CHAPTER XVIII: THE SECRET ENTRANCE
CHAPTER XIX: THE LAWYER AGAIN
CHAPTER XX: DEDUCTIONS
CHAPTER XXI: THE STEWARD
CHAPTER XXII: ORTON'S ALIBI
CHAPTER XXIII: GRAMERCY PARK
CHAPTER XXIV: THE SIGNET RING
CHAPTER XXV: THE DECEPTION
CHAPTER XXVI: JAMES GILMORE
CHAPTER XXVII: THE STRONG BOX
CHAPTER XXVIII: GOLD AND BLUE
CHAPTER XXIX: THE REWARD
CHAPTER XXX: THE CURIO SHOP
CHAPTER XXXI: THE RESCUE
CHAPTER XXXII: LEE'S STORY
CHAPTER XXXIII: THE SECOND BULLET
CHAPTER XXXIV: THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
CHAPTER XXXV: A STRANGE ACCOUNT
CHAPTER XXXVI: THE TRAP
CHAPTER XXXVII: M'KELVIE'S TRIUMPH
CHAPTER XXXVIII: THE MOTIVE
CHAPTER XXXIX: CONCLUSION
Grace Livingston Hill
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