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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Borough Treasurer is a thirty-one-chapter mystery by J. S. Fletcher, first published in 1907, set in the Yorkshire manufacturing town of Highmarket. One dark winter night, when the town's business is winding down, an elderly man named Kitely is...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Middle Temple Murder (1919) is a thirty-six-chapter classic detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher. One June night in London, Frank Spargo — a young reporter on the Watchman — is drawn into the murder of an elderly stranger...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Middle of Things is a twenty-nine-chapter London mystery by J. S. Fletcher, published in 1922. On a fine, frosty November night, Richard Viner — thirty, comfortably off, a collector of books rather than a frequenter of the world — takes his...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Scarhaven Keep is a thirty-one-chapter mystery by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher, opening in the North Sea town of Norcaster during the rehearsals of Richard Copplestone's new play, when the famous actor Bassett Oliver walks out of his hotel...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Ravensdene Court is a twenty-five-chapter mystery by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher, published in 1912 and set on the Northumberland coast between Alnwick and the sea. Leonard Middlebrook, a young Lincoln's Inn barrister, is invited by letter...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Orange-Yellow Diamond is a thirty-nine-chapter detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher, set in the London of 1912 and opening in the pawnshop of Daniel Multenius in Praed Street, Paddington. Andrew Lauriston, a poor young literary...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Talleyrand Maxim is a twenty-eight-chapter mystery by J. S. Fletcher, published in 1920, set in the Yorkshire manufacturing town of Barford and in the valley country around Normandale Grange. Its engine is a single piece of paper. Linford Pratt...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation (1922) is a thirty-five-chapter classic detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher. When James Allerdyke — a Bradford business man travelling home from Christiania in charge of a fortune in jewels...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Dead Men's Money is a thirty-seven-chapter detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher, told in the first person by Hugh Moneylaws, a young Berwick-upon-Tweed man who keeps house with his widowed mother and works as a clerk to Mr Lindsey...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Chestermarke Instinct (1921) is a thirty-one-chapter classic detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher. When John Horbury, manager of the old-established Chestermarke & Company bank in the Yorkshire town of Scarnham, disappears...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Paradise Mystery is a twenty-seven-chapter detective novel by J. S. Fletcher, set in the old cathedral city of Wrychester. One morning a visitor to the town, a man who has registered at the Mitre Hotel under the name of John Braden, is found dead at...

Dive into three of the most gripping cases from J.S. Fletcher, a master of the detective novel. Known for his intricate plotting, atmospheric settings, and sharp-witted investigators, Fletcher delivers a masterclass in suspense that will keep you guessing until the end. This exclusive box set brings together three pulse-pounding mysteries that define the genre.

A delightful collection of light-hearted classic stories from some of the greatest Victorian and Edwardian-era writers.

A classic English murder mystery story, set in the legal center of London, draws the reluctant attention of a journalist as he makes his way home after a long night on the job. But his newshound instincts kick in. Who is the elderly man? What was he doing at the law chambers in the middle of the night? Why had someone seen fit to strike him on the back of the head? 

Forty breathtaking short stories of gripping adventures, secrets and strange conspiracies. 'The Dust That Was Barren' by P. C. Wren. 'The Deserter' by Stacy Aumonier. 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher. 'The Secret of the Smoked Spectacles' by William Le Queux. 'The 39 Steps' by John Buchan. 'Three Pennyworth of Luck' by Basil Murray. 'The Secret of Dr. Vaux’s Intrigue' by William Le Queux. 'A Thread of Scarlet' by J. J. Bell. 'How I Became a Secret Agent' by Dr. A. K. Graves.

A brilliant collection of some of the finest old sea stories ever written. 'The Overcrowded Iceberg' by Morley Roberts, 'The Substitute' by W. W. Jacobs, 'Reparation' by J. D. Beresford, 'The Paradise Coal-Boat' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Registered Packet' by J. S. Fletcher, 'Treasure Trove' by Neil Munro, 'The Vengeance of La Maraye' by J. S. Fletcher, 'The Sea-Raiders' by H. G. Wells, 'No Ships Pass' by Eleanor Smith....

In the bustling town of Highmarket, Messrs. Mallalieu and Cotherstone have built their lives on success and respect. As the Mayor and Treasurer, they seem untouchable—until an unexpected arrival shakes the foundations of their carefully crafted reputations. An ex-detective with a murky past moves to town, bringing with him long-buried secrets that threaten to unravel everything they’ve worked for. As whispers of old crimes resurface, the community finds itself drawn into a web of intrigue, where trust is scarce and danger lurks at every corner. Can the two men protect their hard-earned ...

A ghoulish collection of loathsome and macabre tales full of astounding skill and diabolical cleverness. 'The Coffin Merchant' by Richard Middleton, 'The Everlasting Club' by Arthur Gray, 'The Vampire' by Jan Neruda, 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher, 'The Story of the Spaniards' by E. & H. Heron, 'Over an Absinthe Bottle' by W. C. Morrow, 'The Anticipator' by Morley Roberts, 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole, 'The Conjurer' by Richard Middleton....

It was a lonely English courtyard where attorneys received traditional apprenticeship … one of the ancient Inns of Court. The bludgeoned body of a well-dressed elderly man was found there at midnight, an apparent murder victim. Investigative newspaper reporter Frank Spargo was one of the first to arrive at the crime scene and he was puzzled about why such a prosperous looking man had been wandering there at that time of night. The only item found on the body was a small paper with a young barrister’s address. 

A gripping collection of weird and fantastical stories of supernatural and unbelievable happenings. "Pomegranate Seed" by Edith Wharton; "The Tiger" by Hugh Walpole; "When I Was Dead" by Vincent O'Sullivan; "The Fire" by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne; "Satan's Circus" by Eleanor Smith; "The Coffin Merchant" by Richard Middleton; and more tall stories....