Greed, envy and ego in a small town in western Oklahoma. Lorna was mean and petty and wanted to control everyone. That signed her death warrant. Discover life in a small...

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel in which we find investigator Sherlock Holmes as the protagonist.Miss  Mary Morstan hires...

This novel is featuring Madame Rosika Storey – psychologist and criminal investigator. Dangerous Cargo sees her take to the high seas in a millionaire’s yacht in order...

Unravelled Knots contains thirteen short stories about Bill Owen, aka The Old Man in the Corner, Orzy’s armchair detective who solves crimes for his own entertainment.His...

At least five people wished Gavin Dordress, the playwright, dead the night of his ill-starred party. It was that night Gail Garrett and Bea Townley quarreled openly for the...

It would not be fair to record the adventures of Father Brown, without admitting that he was once involved in a grave scandal. There still are persons, perhaps even of his own...

Castle Dangerous (1831) was the last of Walter Scott's novels published in his lifetime. It is part of Tales of My Landlord, 4th series.

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad. In the only novel Conrad set in London, The Secret Agent communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an...

The first investigation of chief inspector Risso opening a lucky and followed series. A nice Italian police team, this time struggling with a probable serial killer. Just a little...

Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and...