Classic Mysteries (general)

Dr. Sam Hawthorne may be a very good doctor, but he's really expert at solving seemingly impossible crimes. Another Crippen & Landru collection by Edward D. Hoch.

Direct download: AllButImpossible.mp3
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It has been said that Ellery Queen IS the American Detective story. In this collection of short stories, parodies, and pastiches, dedicated to Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee (the two men who were "Ellery Queen"), Josh Pachter and Dale Andrews have collected some fine examples of why EQ was (and remains) a figure of great importance to detective fiction.

Direct download: MisadventuresOfElleryQueen.mp3
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Fifteen classic mystery stories translated from their original languages into English, some for the first time.

Direct download: ForeignBodies.mp3
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Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin find themselves in the middle of two murder investigations, both concerning exotic and rare black orchids.

Direct download: BlackOrchids.mp3
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Gwenda knew the old house felt familiar. Had she once witnessed a murder there? And was it safe to know that secret?

Direct download: SleepingMurder.mp3
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Everyone had detested the old woman, but that was no excuse for murder. It took the best efforts of police and the nuns living at the convent to solve a most unusual case.

Direct download: MurderInANunnery.mp3
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Cosmo Revere was killed when a tree fell on him while he was cutting it down. Only Ludovic Travers believed that the "accident" was really deliberate murder.

Direct download: MurderAtFenwold.mp3
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A burglar as hero? That's what readers in 1899 discovered in Raffles, a clever thief and safe-cracker and a most likeable criminal.

Direct download: RafflesTheAmateurCracksman.mp3
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The small-time burglar thought his luck was in, when he found the apparently deserted house. And then he found the bodies...

Direct download: SevenDead.mp3
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Harriet Vane was on vacation when she discovered the body. The victim's throat had been cut - but the killer left no footprints in the sand.

Direct download: HaveHisCarcase.mp3
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