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The Eight Strokes of the Clock, by Maurice Leblanc. Part I.
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of short stories centred on Arsène Lupin, former gentleman thief extraordinaire. In this series, Lupin...
THE STRANGER by AMBROSE BIERCE
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Stranger" by Ambrose Bierce: A group of men traveling in the old west meet a strange man at their campfire- a man who has an even stranger story....
Missing: Page Thirteen, by Anna Katharine Green. Part III.
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Violet Strange, a clever petite detective, is called upon to solve the mystery of a page gone missing from an important document. The futures of sever...
Missing: Page Thirteen, by Anna Katharine Green. Part II.
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Violet Strange, a clever petite detective, is called upon to solve the mystery of a page gone missing from an important document. The futures of sever...
Missing: Page Thirteen, by Anna Katharine Green. Part I.
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Violet Strange, a clever petite detective, is called upon to solve the mystery of a page gone missing from an important document. The futures of sever...
THE BOOK OF MERLIN: (CHAPS 3-4) MORGANA LA FAY BETRAYS KING ARTHUR
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this story Merlin is no longer a force but he is able to make a request to Vivien to save King Arthur's life. Arthur and a fellow knight become l...
BEST OF 1001 (# 16 of 450) HOW ROBIN HOOD CAME TO BE AN OUTLAW by HOWARD PYLE
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Reknown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and author Howard Pyle. We di...
Murder in the Gunroom, by H. Beam Piper. Part V.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked ...
Murder in the Gunroom, by H. Beam Piper. Part IV.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked ...
Murder in the Gunroom, by H. Beam Piper. Part III.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked ...
Murder in the Gunroom, by H. Beam Piper. Part II.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked ...
Murder in the Gunroom, by H. Beam Piper. Part I.
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked ...
THE MANAGER OF MADDEN'S HILL by ZANE GREY
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young crippled boy who has learned baseball inside and out gets a chance to become a manager for a local boys team, and quickly learns the pain and ...
The Agony Column, by Earl Derr Biggers. Part III.
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
English romantic adventure starring a young American in London and inspired by the personal ads (agony columns) in the London papers. In this treacher...
The Agony Column, by Earl Derr Biggers. Part II.
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
English romantic adventure starring a young American in London and inspired by the personal ads (agony columns) in the London papers. In this treacher...
The Agony Column, by Earl Derr Biggers. Part I.
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
English romantic adventure starring a young American in London and inspired by the personal ads (agony columns) in the London papers. In this treacher...
THE MISTAKE OF THE MACHINE A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father brown shares a story with his friend Flambeau about a visit the Father had made to a detective's office in Chicago while he was working in the ...
The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers. Part VI.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Riddle of the Sands enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. Winston Churchill later credited it ...
The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers. Part V.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Riddle of the Sands enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. Winston Churchill later credited it ...
The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers. Part IV.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Riddle of the Sands enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. Winston Churchill later credited it ...
The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers. Part III.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Riddle of the Sands enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. Winston Churchill later credited it ...
The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers. Part II.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Riddle of the Sands enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. Winston Churchill later credited it ...
The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers. Part I.
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Riddle of the Sands enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. Winston Churchill later credited it ...
THEIR FIRST FORMAL CALL by GRACE MACGOWAN COOKE
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many years ago, around 1900, social customes were very different from what they are today. if a young man wanted to make a formal call on a young lady...
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective, by A. Frank Pinkerton. Part IV.
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial melodrama ...
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective, by A. Frank Pinkerton. Part III.
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial melodrama ...
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective, by A. Frank Pinkerton. Part II.
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial melodrama ...
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective, by A. Frank Pinkerton. Part I.
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial melodrama ...
THE STORY OF THE BETRAYAL OF MERLIN (CHAPS 1 &2) KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
King Arthur's evil sister Queen Morgana LaFay plans a way to get Merlin out of the way of Arthur by using her young protoge Vivien to charm Merlin int...
#14 LISTENER FAV (of 448) WHITE AND YELLOW by JACK LONDON
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Working for the fish patrol in the San Francisco Bay area, a young man faces down a gang of Chinamen who question his authority and finds his older co...
The Haunted Bookshop, by Christopher Morley. Part IV.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Mifflin is the somewhat eccentric proprietor of The Haunted Bookshop, a second-hand bookstore in Brooklyn that is "haunted by the ghosts of all ...
The Haunted Bookshop, by Christopher Morley. Part III.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Mifflin is the somewhat eccentric proprietor of The Haunted Bookshop, a second-hand bookstore in Brooklyn that is "haunted by the ghosts of all ...
The Haunted Bookshop, by Christopher Morley. Part II.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Mifflin is the somewhat eccentric proprietor of The Haunted Bookshop, a second-hand bookstore in Brooklyn that is "haunted by the ghosts of all ...
The Haunted Bookshop, by Christopher Morley. Part I.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Mifflin is the somewhat eccentric proprietor of The Haunted Bookshop, a second-hand bookstore in Brooklyn that is "haunted by the ghosts of all ...
AN ALI BABA OF THE SIERRAS by BRET HARTE
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 10 year-old boy growing up in a gold mining area discovers the stash of a pair of notorious thieves and adventure follows...
The Grell Mystery, by Frank Froest. Part IV.
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mr Robert Grell, millionaire and socialite, is found murdered in his study on a stormy evening. It's up to Heldon Foyle, the detective, to unravel the...
The Grell Mystery, by Frank Froest. Part III.
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mr Robert Grell, millionaire and socialite, is found murdered in his study on a stormy evening. It's up to Heldon Foyle, the detective, to unravel the...
The Grell Mystery, by Frank Froest. Part II.
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mr Robert Grell, millionaire and socialite, is found murdered in his study on a stormy evening. It's up to Heldon Foyle, the detective, to unravel the...
The Grell Mystery, by Frank Froest. Part I.
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mr Robert Grell, millionaire and socialite, is found murdered in his study on a stormy evening. It's up to Heldon Foyle, the detective, to unravel the...
3 BANJO PATERSON STORIES FROM DOWN UNDER: HIS MASTERPIECE, SITTING IN JUDGEMENT,THIRSTY ISLAND
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia owes a debt of gratitude to Banjo Paterson (and Henry Lawson) for their great short stories that chronicled the quirky and unique characters...
No Clue! A Mystery Story, by James Hay. Part V.
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"No Clue! A Mystery Story” finds detective Jefferson Hastings at the home of wealthy but eccentric Arthur Sloane one hot summer night, when two othe...
No Clue! A Mystery Story, by James Hay. Part IV.
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"No Clue! A Mystery Story” finds detective Jefferson Hastings at the home of wealthy but eccentric Arthur Sloane one hot summer night, when two othe...
No Clue! A Mystery Story, by James Hay. Part III.
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"No Clue! A Mystery Story” finds detective Jefferson Hastings at the home of wealthy but eccentric Arthur Sloane one hot summer night, when two othe...
No Clue! A Mystery Story, by James Hay. Part II.
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"No Clue! A Mystery Story” finds detective Jefferson Hastings at the home of wealthy but eccentric Arthur Sloane one hot summer night, when two othe...
No Clue! A Mystery Story, by James Hay. Part I.
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"No Clue! A Mystery Story” finds detective Jefferson Hastings at the home of wealthy but eccentric Arthur Sloane one hot summer night, when two othe...
THE HEAD OF CAESAR A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown and Flambeau assist a young lady who is being terrorized by a blackmailer. APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https...
That Mainwaring Affair, by Anna Maynard Barbour. Part VI.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As wealthy financier, Hugh Mainwaring dictates his last will and testament to his private secretary, it would be impossible for him to imagine the sho...
That Mainwaring Affair, by Anna Maynard Barbour. Part V.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As wealthy financier, Hugh Mainwaring dictates his last will and testament to his private secretary, it would be impossible for him to imagine the sho...
That Mainwaring Affair, by Anna Maynard Barbour. Part IV.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As wealthy financier, Hugh Mainwaring dictates his last will and testament to his private secretary, it would be impossible for him to imagine the sho...
That Mainwaring Affair, by Anna Maynard Barbour. Part III.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As wealthy financier, Hugh Mainwaring dictates his last will and testament to his private secretary, it would be impossible for him to imagine the sho...
That Mainwaring Affair, by Anna Maynard Barbour. Part II.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As wealthy financier, Hugh Mainwaring dictates his last will and testament to his private secretary, it would be impossible for him to imagine the sho...
That Mainwaring Affair, by Anna Maynard Barbour. Part I.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As wealthy financier, Hugh Mainwaring dictates his last will and testament to his private secretary, it would be impossible for him to imagine the sho...
PILLAR OF FIRE by RAY BRADBURY
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
William Lantry awakes hundreds of years in the future after having died in 1933. He awakes with a burning rage towards mankind and as he learns more ...
THE WRONG SHAPE A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father brown and Flambeau visit the art conservatory of a friend who has asked Father brown to look after his wife after his death, which has been for...
BEST OF 1001 (#13 OF 447) CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this classic O.Henry short story, a second accountant in a small hardware store finds he has a talent for writing things that make people smile, He...
The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part III.
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three years after the events that took place in The Lost World, Professor Challenger urgently summons his fellow explorers (Professor Summerlee, Lord ...
The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part II.
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three years after the events that took place in The Lost World, Professor Challenger urgently summons his fellow explorers (Professor Summerlee, Lord ...
The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part I.
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three years after the events that took place in The Lost World, Professor Challenger urgently summons his fellow explorers (Professor Summerlee, Lord ...
THE EXPOSURE OF LORD STANSFORD by ROBERT BARR
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young socialite becomes the object of jealousy and desire when she attends a large party at a wealthy estate. APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories wi...
THE DUKE'S MYSTERY and MATRIMONIAL ESPIONAGE ANDREW FORRESTER
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Duke's Mystery- A London private detective does his best to solve a robbery ring, and things go well until a local constable looking for a promoti...
#12 (of 446) BEST OF 1001 GARM-A HOSTAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A humorous Rudyard Kipling story based upon his time serving the military in India when it was a British colony. The narrator is an officer who has be...
The Thing from the Lake, by Eleanor M. Ingram. Part V.
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To get away from city life periodically, New Yorker Roger Locke purchases an abandoned farm house in rural Connecticut, and with the assistance of his...
The Thing from the Lake, by Eleanor M. Ingram. Part IV.
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To get away from city life periodically, New Yorker Roger Locke purchases an abandoned farm house in rural Connecticut, and with the assistance of his...
The Thing from the Lake, by Eleanor M. Ingram. Part III.
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To get away from city life periodically, New Yorker Roger Locke purchases an abandoned farm house in rural Connecticut, and with the assistance of his...
The Thing from the Lake, by Eleanor M. Ingram. Part II.
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To get away from city life periodically, New Yorker Roger Locke purchases an abandoned farm house in rural Connecticut, and with the assistance of his...
The Thing from the Lake, by Eleanor M. Ingram. Part I.
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To get away from city life periodically, New Yorker Roger Locke purchases an abandoned farm house in rural Connecticut, and with the assistance of his...
THE LOST LEGION by RUDYARD KIPLING
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the territory bordering British-controlled India and wild Afghanistan, a special mission is sent out to capture a known thief and murderer and 13 o...
THE PREMATURE BURIAL by EDGAR ALLAN POE
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, an unknown narrator tells us stories of people who had been buried prematurely and were rescued, then shares his own story of he had li...
GEORGE WASHINGTON AND TEDDY ROOSEVELT OFFER SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR AMERICANS
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If the men on Mount Rushmore could speak today this is probably what they would tell us- our nation's citizens and leaders need to return to morality ...
The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part V.
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitem...
The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part IV.
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitem...
The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part III.
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitem...
The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part II.
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitem...
The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part I.
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitem...
THE MARIONETTES by O.HENRY
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this dramatic short story a character named Dr. James lives a double life. A doctor by day, he gains and betrays his patients confidence by robbing...
MY DOUBLE AND HOW HE OUTDID ME by EDWARD EVERETT HALE
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A minister decides to hire a double to attend all the boring non-church related functions that ministers are expected to attend and for awhile everyth...
#11 of 443 LISTENER FAVS THE END OF THE STORY by JACK LONDON
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A highly skilled surgeon trying to escape the heavy demand placed upon him for his service is drawn away from his peaceful card game in a warm bar in ...
The Club of Queer Trades, by G. K. Chesterton. Part III.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an ent...
The Club of Queer Trades, by G. K. Chesterton. Part II.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an ent...
The Club of Queer Trades, by G. K. Chesterton. Part I.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an ent...
The Grey Woman, by Elizabeth C. Gaskell. Part II.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to murder her as well.Advertis...
The Grey Woman, by Elizabeth C. Gaskell. Part I.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to murder her as well.Advertis...
THE LADY, OR THE TIGER? by FRANK STOCKTON
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In "The Lady, or the Tiger", by Frank Stockton, a semi-barbaric king has devised a trial by chance that offers the accused a choice of two doors. Behi...
PROSPER'S OLD MOTHER by BRET HARTE
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Bret Harte gold camp tale a young miner who strikes it rich hires an older lady to assume the role of his and the other boy's mother. Her donut...
#10 OF 442 LISTENER FAVS THE PARADISE OF THIEVES A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father Brown is traveling in Italy when he comes across a strange situation. An English family on vacation is in the guidance of a local courier, and ...
Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part VI.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Ha...
Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part V.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Ha...
Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part IV.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Ha...
Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part III.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Ha...
Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part II.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Ha...
Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part I.
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Ha...
THE MANAGER OF MADDEN'S HILL by ZANE GREY
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young crippled boy who has learned baseball inside and out gets a chance to become a manager for a local boys team, and quickly learns the pain and ...
#9 of 441 LISTENER FAVS A SOUND OF THUNDER by RAY BRADBURY
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this excellent sci-fi short storyby Ray Bradbury, a hunter named Eckels pays $10,000 to a time machine safari service to bag the ultimate trophy. T...
The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and R. Eustace. Part IV.
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in...
The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and R. Eustace. Part III.
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in...
The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and R. Eustace. Part II.
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in...
The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and R. Eustace. Part I.
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in...
A HUMBLE ROMANCE by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A tin merchant on his country route stops at a farmhouse owned by a woman who keeps an adopted daughter as a poorly treated maid and housekeeper. The ...
The Dragon's Secret, by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Part IV.
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sixteen year old Leslie Crane has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for a some quiet ...
The Dragon's Secret, by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Part III.
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sixteen year old Leslie Crane has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for a some quiet ...