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Detective's Dossier: 46 Classic Novels for the Crime Story Lover

Forty-Six Landmark Mysteries of Sleuths, Locked Rooms, Forensics, and Criminal Conspiracies

by O. S. Adams, Thomas W. Hanshew, Agatha Christie, Emile Gaboriau, Lawrence L. Lynch, William Russell, Mrs. Charles Bryce, L. T. Meade, Edgar Wallace, John Thomas McIntyre, Edward H. Hurlbut, John Eyerman, Nicholas Carter, Inspector Stark, A. Frank Pinkerton, T. J. Flanagan, Charles Morris, Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Francis Worcester Doughty, Franklin W. Dixon, Ellis Parker Butler, Thomas Furlong, Allan Pinkerton, Clifton R. Wooldridge, Louis Tracy, Chester K. Steele, Roland Ashford Phillips, C. C. Waddell, Anne Austin, Will Levinrew, Sax Rohmer, Hulbert Footner ...

Detective's Dossier: 46 Classic Novels for the Crime Story Lover surveys the formative breadth of crime fiction, bringing together puzzles of deduction, police investigations, sensation narratives, espionage-inflected mysteries, urban melodramas, and adventure-driven detective tales. Its varied prose registers—from methodical case reconstruction to brisk popular serial storytelling—illuminate the ... Read more

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Detective's Dossier: 46 Classic Novels for the Crime Story Lover surveys the formative breadth of crime fiction, bringing together puzzles of deduction, police investigations, sensation narratives, espionage-inflected mysteries, urban melodramas, and adventure-driven detective tales. Its varied prose registers—from methodical case reconstruction to brisk popular serial storytelling—illuminate the
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Underdogs

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"What do you think of it, Bella?" asked my mistress with a thoughtful smile. "It's from a crook," I said. "Of course. One thoroughly familiar with the seamy side of life, and with 'bulls,' poor soul. That's what appeals to me. We have never had a crook for a client." "You don't mean to take it seriously?" I said. "It moves me," she said simply. "It rings like a genuine cry from the heart." It had ... Read more

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"What do you think of it, Bella?" asked my mistress with a thoughtful smile. "It's from a crook," I said. "Of course. One thoroughly familiar with the seamy side of life, and with 'bulls,' poor soul. That's what appeals to me. We have never had a crook for a client." "You don't mean to take it seriously?" I said. "It moves me," she said simply. "It rings like a genuine cry from the heart." It had
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Sinfully Rich

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He was usually called Society Reporter, which he didn't like; "Social Commentator" or "Columnist" pleased him better. His column was more and more widely syndicated and he had become a big figure in the smart life of the town and, in fact, of the nation. And nobody knew it better than Mike himself. He didn't have to keep office hours any more, but he attended every morning from nine to twelve ... Read more

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He was usually called Society Reporter, which he didn't like; "Social Commentator" or "Columnist" pleased him better. His column was more and more widely syndicated and he had become a big figure in the smart life of the town and, in fact, of the nation. And nobody knew it better than Mike himself. He didn't have to keep office hours any more, but he attended every morning from nine to twelve
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Madame Storey

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"What is your salary?" I named it. "I shall double it, Miss Brickley. That is only fair, because I shall make great demands on you." I tried to stammer my thanks. "Haven't you got some questions to ask me?" she said. "What is the nature of your business?" I diffidently inquired. "You will soon see," she said smiling. "I assure you it is quite honest. You may call me a practical psychologist ... Read more

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"What is your salary?" I named it. "I shall double it, Miss Brickley. That is only fair, because I shall make great demands on you." I tried to stammer my thanks. "Haven't you got some questions to ask me?" she said. "What is the nature of your business?" I diffidently inquired. "You will soon see," she said smiling. "I assure you it is quite honest. You may call me a practical psychologist
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Husband Killer

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Mr. Amos Lee Mappin was breakfasting by the fire in the immense living room of his apartment. With the steam heat, a fire was not in the least necessary, but he enjoyed it. The date was November 4th. During the pleasant fall days it was Lee’s habit to turn off the steam, open the windows and toast himself in front of the cheerful blaze. “I am a primitive creature,” he would say, which was one of ... Read more

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Mr. Amos Lee Mappin was breakfasting by the fire in the immense living room of his apartment. With the steam heat, a fire was not in the least necessary, but he enjoyed it. The date was November 4th. During the pleasant fall days it was Lee’s habit to turn off the steam, open the windows and toast himself in front of the cheerful blaze. “I am a primitive creature,” he would say, which was one of
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An Almost Perfect Murder

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by H. Footner ...

Meanwhile Mme. Storey was gazing into Fay's face with searching kindness. Nervously pulling off one of her gloves, the girl mutely exhibited the third finger of her left hand. I caught a glimpse of an emerald that took my breath away. "Who is it?" asked Mme. Storey. "Darius Whittall," she murmured. It was a horrible shock to me. Fortunately none of them was looking at me at the moment. The thought ... Read more

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Meanwhile Mme. Storey was gazing into Fay's face with searching kindness. Nervously pulling off one of her gloves, the girl mutely exhibited the third finger of her left hand. I caught a glimpse of an emerald that took my breath away. "Who is it?" asked Mme. Storey. "Darius Whittall," she murmured. It was a horrible shock to me. Fortunately none of them was looking at me at the moment. The thought
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Kidnapping Madame Storey

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by H. Footner ...

At a time when the crime of kidnapping was sweeping the country like a plague, my employer Madame Storey and I attended the first night of a Paul Vallorbe play at the Bijou Theatre. Lately the kidnappers had been soaring to unprecedented heights of boldness. Nearly every week the son or the daughter of some prominent family was discovered to be missing, and enormous sums of money had been ... Read more

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At a time when the crime of kidnapping was sweeping the country like a plague, my employer Madame Storey and I attended the first night of a Paul Vallorbe play at the Bijou Theatre. Lately the kidnappers had been soaring to unprecedented heights of boldness. Nearly every week the son or the daughter of some prominent family was discovered to be missing, and enormous sums of money had been
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Orchids to Murder

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by H. Footner ...

"He didn't care to tell me, sir. He apologized for coming so early. He appears to be extremely agitated, sir." "He's easily agitated. Why did you let him in?" "How could I avoid it, sir? He mentioned the name of his granddaughter, Miss Stannard. She seems to be lost, sir." ... Read more

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"He didn't care to tell me, sir. He apologized for coming so early. He appears to be extremely agitated, sir." "He's easily agitated. Why did you let him in?" "How could I avoid it, sir? He mentioned the name of his granddaughter, Miss Stannard. She seems to be lost, sir."
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Black Cat Weekly #23

by Cynthia Ward, Michael Allan Mallory, Laird Long, Richard Wilson, Lester del Rey, Allan Danzig, Frank Kane, Hulbert Footner, James H. Beard ...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #23. Lots of good stuff this time—highlighted by a novel from Golden Age mystery author Rufus King, Duenna for a Murder. Plus a few novellas, and lots of great short stories, a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles, and great selections from Michael Bracken (Laird Long’s “Taken for a Ride”—which qualifies as both a mysery and a fantasy story) and Barb Goffman ... Read more

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Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #23. Lots of good stuff this time—highlighted by a novel from Golden Age mystery author Rufus King, Duenna for a Murder. Plus a few novellas, and lots of great short stories, a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles, and great selections from Michael Bracken (Laird Long’s “Taken for a Ride”—which qualifies as both a mysery and a fantasy story) and Barb Goffman
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A Self-Made Thief

by Hulbert Footner ...

“It’s a cinch to stick up a bank nowadays...!” boasted Frank Heberdon, socially prominent young lawyer. Goaded by his friends into making the attempt he just escapes capture due to the help of a beautiful and mysterious girl.A strange and inescapable force lures Frank on to this life of crime, and he finds his lovely rescuer in a denizen of the underworld where they join forces.The development of ... Read more

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“It’s a cinch to stick up a bank nowadays...!” boasted Frank Heberdon, socially prominent young lawyer. Goaded by his friends into making the attempt he just escapes capture due to the help of a beautiful and mysterious girl.A strange and inescapable force lures Frank on to this life of crime, and he finds his lovely rescuer in a denizen of the underworld where they join forces.The development of
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Jack Chanty

A Story of Athabasca

by Hulbert Footner ...

In this tightly plotted novel, we follow the bizarre career of a man who loathes criminals. After Humphrey Challoner finds his wife killed by the bullet of a robber in his home, he vows to catch the man. Mr. Challoner is a wealthy savant, and he saved the fingerprints of the robber as well as some of the robber’s strange hair which Challoner’s wife had in her hand. For twenty years Humphrey hunts ... Read more

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In this tightly plotted novel, we follow the bizarre career of a man who loathes criminals. After Humphrey Challoner finds his wife killed by the bullet of a robber in his home, he vows to catch the man. Mr. Challoner is a wealthy savant, and he saved the fingerprints of the robber as well as some of the robber’s strange hair which Challoner’s wife had in her hand. For twenty years Humphrey hunts
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The Sealed Valley

by Hulbert Footner ...

The Fort Edward Hotel, better known as the Maroney’s Hotel, looked in the middle of the streets like a packing box among soap dishes. Other habitats stretched out on both sides of the wrong double row. At eleven in the morning there were few humans in sight, because the black? ies were in murderous fettle, and anyway, the principal industry of the place was waiting for the railway. Strange things ... Read more

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The Fort Edward Hotel, better known as the Maroney’s Hotel, looked in the middle of the streets like a packing box among soap dishes. Other habitats stretched out on both sides of the wrong double row. At eleven in the morning there were few humans in sight, because the black? ies were in murderous fettle, and anyway, the principal industry of the place was waiting for the railway. Strange things
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