Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Volume 1
Thirteen classic tales of mystery and suspense dating from the early years of crime fiction, 1890-1925. Sleuths including Max Carrados, Loveday Brooke, Dr. Thorndyke, Father Brown, and the original Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes, investigate a range of baffling crimes including murders, country house burglaries, jewel thefts, stolen government secrets, the sensational disappearance of a popular West End actress, and an entire train which has vanished into thin air. The stories are:
-
'The Redhill Sisterhood' by Catherine Louisa Pirkis
-
'The Mystery of the Circular Chamber' by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace
-
'The Lost Special' by Arthur Conan Doyle
-
'The Case of the Dixon Torpedo' by Arthur Morrison
-
'How He Cut His Stick' by M. McDonnell Bodkin
-
'The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace' by Baroness Orczy
-
'A Race with the Sun' by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax
-
'The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans' by Arthur Conan Doyle
-
'The Unseen Hand' by M. McDonnell Bodkin
-
'Gleanings from the Wreckage' by R. Austin Freeman
-
'The Man Who Called Himself Hamilton Cleek' by Thomas W. Hanshew
-
'The Secret Garden' by G. K. Chesterton
-
'The Missing Actress Sensation' by Ernest Bramah