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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe Β· 38 pages

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

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Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle Β· 230 pages

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The Mystery of the Yellow Room

Gaston Leroux Β· 226 pages

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Maigret Sets a Trap

Georges Simenon Β· 182 pages

A killer stalking the streets of Montmartre has murdered five women and Maigret is making no head-way in the case. After consulting the distinguished psychiatrist, Professor Tissot, he decides to use psycho-logical means to trap the killer. Firstly, he fakes an arrest, hoping that the murderer, in a fit of jealousy at someone stealing his thunder, will strike again. And he provides him with sco

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The Incredulity of Father Brown

G.K. Chesterton Β· 195 pages

Father Brown , full-time Catholic priest and part-time amateur detective, returns in this third collection of short stories. Unlike the first two collections, this time Father Brown is investigating alone; his sidekick, the former criminal Flambeau, is nowhere to be seen. Father Brown has to solve a murder (including his own!) in each story, and since several also appear to involve the supernatura

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Poirot Investigates

Agatha Christie Β· 192 pages

in published order, the first 10 Christie mystery books featuring Poirot are: 1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 2) The Murder on the Links, 3) Poirot Investigates, 4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 5) The Big Four, 6) The Mystery of the Blue Train, 7) Black Coffee: A Mystery Play in Three Acts [Charles Osborne novelized the play in 1998 under the title, Black Coffee], 8) Peril at End House, 9) Lor

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Collected Stories

Raymond Chandler Β· 1,299 pages

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Byomkesh Bakshi Stories

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Β· 207 pages

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The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories

Dashiell Hammett Β· 189 pages

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The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

Adrian Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr Β· 316 pages

From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes. The plots are all new, with painstaking attention to the mood, tone, and detail of the original stories. Here is a fascinating volume of mysteries for new Sherlock fans, as well as for those wh

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The Thinking Machine

Jacques Futrelle Β· 243 pages

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Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Emmuska Orczy Β· 275 pages

Well, you know, some say she is the daughter of a duke, others that she was born in the gutter, and that the handle has been soldered on to her name in order to give her style and influence.

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The Three Coffins

John Dickson Carr Β· 240 pages

Professor Charles Grimaud was explaining to some friends the natural causes behind an ancient superstition about men leaving their coffins when a stranger entered and challenged Grimaud's skepticism. The stranger asserted that he had risen from his own coffin and that four walls meant nothing to him. He added, 'My brother can do more... he wants your life and will call on you!' The brother came du

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The Chalk Circle Man

Fred Vargas Β· 256 pages

When blue chalk circles begin to appear on the pavement in neighborhoods around Paris, detective Commissaire Adamsberg is alone in thinking that they are far from amusing. As he studies each new circle and the increasingly bizarre objects they contain, he senses the cruelty that lies within whoever is responsible. And when a circle is discovered containing a woman with her throat cut, Adamsberg kn

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The Roman Hat Mystery

Ellery Queen Β· 239 pages

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Camille

Pierre Lemaitre Β· 316 pages

Anne Forestier finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time when she blunders into a raid on a jeweller's on the Champs-Elysees. Shot three times, she is lucky to survive - and morbidly unlucky to remember the face of her assailant. Followed home from her hospital bed, Anne is in grave danger. But one thing stands in her favour - a dangerously vengeful partner, carrying the scars of devastat

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Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

Donald J. Sobol Β· 116 pages

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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Ronald Knox, Julian Symons, F.P. Cillie, D.O. Smith, Arthur Whitaker, Vincent Starrett, Stuart Palmer, S.C. Roberts, W.R. Duncan Macmillan, Adrian Conan Doyle Β· 272 pages

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Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories

Colin Dexter Β· 282 pages

Chief Inspector Morse, the irascible, brilliant detective of the Thames Valley Police, returns in six tales of detection, accompanied by five self-contained mysteries ranging in setting from a prison cell to a hotel lounge in the American Midwest.

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Mademoiselle de Scuderi

E.T.A. Hoffmann Β· 101 pages

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The Secret of the Old Clock

Carolyn Keene Β· 198 pages

Nancy Drew's first mystery begins when she becomes intrigued by a missing will that could change the fortunes of several families in her town. As she follows a trail of clues connected to an old clock, Nancy uncovers secrets, confronts schemers, and proves her determination and resourcefulness. Blending suspense, clever deduction, and charm that launched a legendary series, this story introduces t

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