The Wisdom of Father Brown Fiction This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a short, nond... The Wisdom of Father Brown 23 Views Gilbert K. Chesterton
The Thirty Nine Steps Fiction Novel Richard Hannay’s boredom with London society is soon relieved when the resourceful engineer from South Africa is caught up in a web of secret codes, s... The Thirty Nine Steps 12 Views John Buchan
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Fiction Novel A young gambler is found shot dead in a closed room. Dr. Watson, who still mourns the disappearance of his famous friend is intrigued enough to step o... The Return of Sherlock Holmes 9 Views Arthur Conan Doyle
Alexander the Great History Non-Fiction Biography Jacob Abbott's book meant for young readers portrays Alexander as a military genius, endowed with remarkable intelligence, physical beauty and courage... Alexander the Great 24 Views Jacob Abbott
The Mystery of the Yellow Room Fiction Novel One of the first locked room mysteries, The Mystery of the Yellow Room focuses on a supposedly impossible crime which has been committed within a lock... The Mystery of the Yellow Room 41 Views Gaston Leroux
The Man Who was Thursday Fantasy Adventure Philosophy Novel Two poets in a London park at sunset, debating on the attributes of poetry and whether it's really a metaphor for anarchy. A group that meets in secre... The Man Who was Thursday 23 Views Gilbert K. Chesterton
The Hound of the Baskervilles Crime Fiction Novel Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thought he had finished forever with his immortal sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his chronicler, Dr Watson. Exhausted and bored wit... The Hound of the Baskervilles 135 Views Arthur Conan Doyle
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Horror Philosophy Science Fiction Drama A mysterious door-way, an incident of ferocious violence, a respectable and popular scientist, well-known for his enjoyable dinner parties who suddenl... The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde 124 Views Robert Louis Stevenson
The Phantom of the Opera Romance Horror Fiction Novel A masterly mix of romance, drama, mystery, suspense, love and jealousy, The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux will haunt you long after you've tur... The Phantom of the Opera 22 Views Gaston Leroux
Tales of Terror and Mystery Fiction Fairy Tale Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his detective stories, he also wrote other short stories which are masterpieces of mystery and suspens... Tales of Terror and Mystery 21 Views Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of the Four Fiction Novel A secret shared by four convicts and two prison guards, a daughter in search of her missing father, a strange gift of a single pearl received every ye... The Sign of the Four 7 Views Arthur Conan Doyle
The Man Who Knew Too Much Crime Novel Robbery, murder and treason. Strange happenings in quiet English villages. A book critic who happens to find a corpse with its head crushed, an Irish... The Man Who Knew Too Much 9 Views Gilbert K. Chesterton
The Middle Temple Murder Crime Fiction A late-night stroll turns up a shocking discovery when a pedestrian stumbles across a dead body in what many presumed to be a virtually crime-free ne... The Middle Temple Murder 17 Views J. S. Fletcher
The Alaskan Adventure Action Fiction The Alaskan is a typical Curwood tale, with wonderful descriptions of the Alaskan landscape, the wildlife, vegetation and local populations. The plot... The Alaskan 6 Views James Oliver Curwood
The Circular Staircase Crime Fiction Novel The Circular Staircase is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of... The Circular Staircase 16 Views Mary Roberts Rinehart
