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A tale of gambling and mystery. Excerpt:A wild and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the

The murder of two brothers at the same time. though six hundred miles apart, is only the first of

It is a remarkable sequence of events, a story which in these days of high civilisation is so

Life at New Moon had changed. She must adjust herself to it. A certain loneliness must be reckoned

Bestselling detective novelist David Steel gets into a tough financial situation and accepts an

With Father Brown the author has entered upon a new literary field in a series of detective

Out of funds, Ralph Leslie jumps at the chance to sign aboard a luxurious yacht as steward of the

Set in New York's shady underbelly of crime, we follow Rhoda Gray, alias The White Moll, as she

Any reasonable summary of this book's plot would give away too much of the mystery it describes, so

In 1914 there were not twenty men in England who had ever heard of the island of Salissa. Even now

Sir John Mortmain turned over the Sunday papers idly in search of some item of possible interest.

1908. American author, Adams was a reporter for the New York Sun, who at the urging of his friend

I spent a miserable night. I went to bed early, and lay awake till daybreak. The hideous nightmare

Un peu avant que sonnât la demie de six heures, comme les ombres du soir devenaient plus épaisses,

A new force stalks the fog-shrouded streets of London, bringing death to its victims ... the

For cruelty was what this expert read in the knowing eyes and firm little mouth of Miss Mystery.

Things aren't looking so good for Cyril Paxton. Hoping to earn enough money to finally marry his

Upwards in long sinuous bends the road wound its way into the heart of the hills. The man, steadily

Here you will find the complete Father Brown stories in the chronological order of their original

Arsene Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The poor and

La serie de libros "e;7 mejores cuentos"e; presenta los grandes nombres de la

"e;Well, by the Great Catamaran! I think it's the most footle business I ever heard of! A

Paul et Virginie sont amoureux ... Le narrateur va à l'étranger. Il revient 3 ans plus tard et

Serapis Classics proudly presents a thrilling mystery from the creator of Charlie Chan! An American

Everyone who was not born a duke and who has not achieved a premiership will congratulate himself

Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short

Biggers had always been interested in mystery fiction, but his interest in Hawaii clearly stems

Originally a physician, in 1887 Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four

Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable

The Beetle (or The Beetle - A Mystery) is an 1897 horror novel by the British writer Richard Marsh,

Dark was falling from a dull and humid sky, and the lamps were beginning to struggle for brightness

Anna Green was an early 20th century novelist. She was one of the first authors to write detective

John Gillum arrives in London from Australia apparently a wealthy man and then proceeds to

The small Catholic priest at his best again! "The Wisdom of Father Brown" is full of tales of crime

A Poor Wise Man mixes romantic fiction with political analysis. This engrossing story begins, "The

Wilfred Bruce and Doctor Nikola set off for Tibet in search of a secret society "ten times as

An elite, rich, and spunky older lady rents a country house for the summer along with her skittish

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of

Une terreur folle le secoua et il poussa des cris, si faibles, hélas ! qu’on ne pouvait l’entendre.

I first met Cesarine Vivian in the stalls at the Ambiguities Theatre. I had promised to take Mrs.

Depuis une semaine, nous ne l’avions pas vu. En proie à cette exaspération nerveuse que provoquait

Raymonde prêta l’oreille. De nouveau et par deux fois le bruit se fit entendre, assez net pour

Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery is a great story for all ages, a fun and quick read of suspense

Persons possessed of sluggish livers and tender hearts find two serious drawbacks to the enjoyment

Like a clap of thunder, the north wind, rushing seawards, seemed suddenly to threaten the ancient

Tales of Terror and Mystery is a volume collecting 12 short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle

Three attempts on Russian General Trebass's his life have failed, but the Czar is determined to

Cleek is poacher-turned-gamekeeper, a master criminal who decides to turn straight and work for

On the evening before his marriage, Sinclair loses a precious curiosity from his collection: an

Dan Wheeler has been condemned to live his life outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as a