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50 Mystery and Detective Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die, Vol.1
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The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names
In a Grove [Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]
Fantômas [Marcel Allain]
The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont [Robert Barr]
The Woman in Black [E.C. Bentley]
The Island Mystery [George A. Birmingham]
Four Max Carrados Detective Stories [Ernest Bramah Smith]
The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Innocence of Father Brown [G.K Chesterton]
The Secret Adversary [Agatha Christie]
The Mysterious Affair at Styles [Agatha Christie]
No Name [Wilkie Collins]
The Woman in White [Wilkie Collins]
Hunted Down [Charles Dickens]
The Trial for Murder [Charles Dickens]
The Mystery of Cloomber [Arthur Conan Doyle]
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle]
The Spider [Hanns Heinz Ewers]
The Middle Temple Murder [Joseph Smith Fletcher]
Dead Men's Money [Joseph Smith Fletcher]
The Red Thumb Mark [R. Austin Freeman]
The Cat's Eye [R. Austin Freeman]
The Honor of the Name [Émile Gaboriau]
The Man Who Ended War [Hollis Godfrey]
The Rome Express [Arthur Griffiths]
Arson Plus [Samuel Dashiell Hammett]
Desperate Remedies [Thomas Hardy]
Green Tea [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu]
The Seven Secrets [William Le Queux]
Eight Strokes of the Clock [Maurice Leblanc]
The Phantom of the Opera [Gaston Leroux]
The Lodger [Marie Adelaide Lowndes]
The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel [A. E. W. Mason]
The Mysterious Card Unveiled [Cleveland Moffett]
The Mysterious Card [Cleveland Moffett]
The Evil Shepherd [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The Double Four [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective [Catherine Louisa Pirkis]
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt [Edgar Allan Poe]
The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Edgar Allan Poe]The Black Cat [Edgar Allan Poe]The Fall of the House of Usher [Edgar Allan Poe]
The Green Eyes of Bâst [Sax Rohmer]
Whose Body? [Dorothy Leigh Sayers]
The Lady, or the Tiger? [Frank R. Stockton]
A Story [William Makepeace Thackeray]
Tom Sawyer, Detective [Mark Twain]
An Antarctic Mystery [Jules Verne]The Daffodil Mystery [Edgar Wallace]The Angel of Terror [Edgar Wallace]The Master Criminal [Merrick White]Also Available :50 Mystery and Detective masterpieces you have to read before you die 250 Masterpieces you have to read before you die 1 (Golden Deer Classics)50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die 2 (Golden Deer Classics)50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die 3 (Golden Deer Classics)
The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names
In a Grove [Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]
Fantômas [Marcel Allain]
The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont [Robert Barr]
The Woman in Black [E.C. Bentley]
The Island Mystery [George A. Birmingham]
Four Max Carrados Detective Stories [Ernest Bramah Smith]
The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Innocence of Father Brown [G.K Chesterton]
The Secret Adversary [Agatha Christie]
The Mysterious Affair at Styles [Agatha Christie]
No Name [Wilkie Collins]
The Woman in White [Wilkie Collins]
Hunted Down [Charles Dickens]
The Trial for Murder [Charles Dickens]
The Mystery of Cloomber [Arthur Conan Doyle]
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle]
The Spider [Hanns Heinz Ewers]
The Middle Temple Murder [Joseph Smith Fletcher]
Dead Men's Money [Joseph Smith Fletcher]
The Red Thumb Mark [R. Austin Freeman]
The Cat's Eye [R. Austin Freeman]
The Honor of the Name [Émile Gaboriau]
The Man Who Ended War [Hollis Godfrey]
The Rome Express [Arthur Griffiths]
Arson Plus [Samuel Dashiell Hammett]
Desperate Remedies [Thomas Hardy]
Green Tea [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu]
The Seven Secrets [William Le Queux]
Eight Strokes of the Clock [Maurice Leblanc]
The Phantom of the Opera [Gaston Leroux]
The Lodger [Marie Adelaide Lowndes]
The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel [A. E. W. Mason]
The Mysterious Card Unveiled [Cleveland Moffett]
The Mysterious Card [Cleveland Moffett]
The Evil Shepherd [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The Double Four [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective [Catherine Louisa Pirkis]
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt [Edgar Allan Poe]
The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Edgar Allan Poe]The Black Cat [Edgar Allan Poe]The Fall of the House of Usher [Edgar Allan Poe]
The Green Eyes of Bâst [Sax Rohmer]
Whose Body? [Dorothy Leigh Sayers]
The Lady, or the Tiger? [Frank R. Stockton]
A Story [William Makepeace Thackeray]
Tom Sawyer, Detective [Mark Twain]
An Antarctic Mystery [Jules Verne]The Daffodil Mystery [Edgar Wallace]The Angel of Terror [Edgar Wallace]The Master Criminal [Merrick White]Also Available :50 Mystery and Detective masterpieces you have to read before you die 250 Masterpieces you have to read before you die 1 (Golden Deer Classics)50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die 2 (Golden Deer Classics)50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die 3 (Golden Deer Classics)
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
January 3, 2025
Some of these are ghost stories and most of the others are overlong. If you are looking for quality, fast paced detective fiction you will be disappointed. Much of the content was chosen for its historical importance, ie who did it first, not who did it best. Often they chose the right author but the wrong story.
June 15, 2018
Most of them were really good stories and I was happy it had all of the Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown. Just a few sections I wasn’t a fan of. There are definitely a few stories that do not fall into the category of mystery. They feel more like historical thrillers.
November 20, 2024
Fifty stories!! Hard to find stories of mysteries and brilliant detective work. Can't believe I got this book for only $.99 on Kindle!! What a deal. I'm not reading straight through, so I won't be finished for a while. But I am thoroughly enjoying each book in this volume.
Update: finished the last one. Such a great escape from the regular routine of life. Very enjoyable.
Update: finished the last one. Such a great escape from the regular routine of life. Very enjoyable.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews