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The White Morning
German Countess Gisela Neibuhr is feeling decidedly disappointed with the course her country appears to be going in. A talented writer, Gisela decides to rebel the only way she kno ...

Wives and Daughters
Young Molly Gibson is the daughter of the widowed Dr Gibson. She has been brought up by her father, but as Molly approaches adulthood Dr Gibson foresees trouble ahead, and Molly’s ...

Two Stories
"Perhaps it was the middle of January in the present that I first looked up and saw the mark on the wall."'The Mark on the Wall' is about a woman sitting in her chair, starring at ...

Kew Gardens
'Doesn't one always think of the past, in a garden with men and women lying under the trees? Aren't they one's past, all that remains of it, those men and women, those ghosts lying ...

Face Cards
In Connecticut, Clearman Court has been renovated by its current owner, Stephen Clearman. An unusual character, Stephen has a penchant for wearing strange masks which he believes w ...

Faulkner's Folly
‘Faulkner’s Folly’ is the second book in the ‘Alan Ford’ series of detective novels by prolific author Carolyn Wells. In Long Island, artist Eric Stannard is found stabbed to death ...

In The Onyx Lobby
In the Campanile Apartment building in the heart of Manhattan, wealthy resident Sir Herbert Binney has been found dead in the lobby. The only clue to the crime is a mysterious scra ...

More Lives Than One
First published in 1923 ‘More Lives Than One’ by author Carolyn Wells is the first in the ‘Lorimer Lane’ detective series. In a bohemian part of 1920s New York, a woman is murdered ...

The Bride Of A Moment
First published in 1916 ‘The Bride of a Moment’ is the first of two works by author Carolyn Wells which follow the exploits of gentleman detective Alan Ford. In the town of Bascomb ...

Haworth's
Twenty years ago, a young runaway boy named Jem Haworth collapsed in the snow in front of a foundry. Today, he runs the foundry that now bears his name. Now the wealthy Mr. Ffrenc ...

A Fair Barbarian
American heiress Octavia Bassett arrives in a sleepy English town to visit her aunt Belinda. She’s extremely wealthy, privileged and independent, which doesn’t go over well with th ...

Emily Fox-Seton
Emily Fox-Seton is a well-bred but penniless lady who works for the selfish Lady Maria Bayne. At 34, she knows she is unlikely to marry, and her prospects are bleak. Despite that, ...

Wintry Peacock
A collection of stories from one of the foremost figures in literature, 'The Wintry Peacock' details the disastrous effects of World War One. It follows Egbert as he struggles to f ...

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
DH Lawrence's first play, 'The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd' follows the unhappy marriage of Mrs. Holroyd to her abusive, alcoholic, adulterous husband. The romantic advances of her ne ...

Prillilgirl
‘Prillilgirl’ is the seventeenth in the hugely popular Fleming Stone series of detective stories by American author Carolyn Wells. Successful playwright Mallory Vane has been found ...

The Furthest Fury
‘The Furthest Fury’ is the sixteenth book in the popular Fleming Stone detective series by author Carolyn Wells. David Stanhope is visiting friends in Connecticut when he hears of ...

The Maxwell Mystery
Philip Maxwell’s talent is hosting dinner parties, he fills his rambling estate with young, attractive, and charming guests. His latest dinner party, however, comes to an abrupt en ...

Le Mère Bauche
An Innkeeper in the Eastern Pyrenees, La Mère Bauche has lofty ambitions for her only son Adolphe. When she discovers that Adolphe and her ward, the adopted orphan girl Marie Calve ...

To Win the Love He Sought
Wealthy young Lord Geoffrey St. Maurice has fallen in love with the beautiful Italian songstress Adrienne Cartuccio. He has a rival for her love however in the form of Count Leonar ...

The Postmaster of Market Deignton
One of author E. Phillips Oppenheim’s earlier novels, ‘The Postmaster of Deignton’ is a mysterious whodunnit. Young doctor Norman Scott is treating Lord Humphrey Deignton for gout ...

The Double Traitor
First published in 1915, ‘The Double Traitor’ by E. Phillips Oppenheim is set in the weeks leading up the outbreak of WWI. Stationed in Berlin, young British diplomat Francis Norga ...

The Governors
A short story from prolific author E. Phillips Oppenheim, ‘The Governors’ tells the story of Phineas Duge. The leader of a group of American millionaires, Duge becomes suspicious o ...

Passers-By
In Paris, gambling house the Palace Noire is raided by police. Disguised as a workman, one man escapes, alongside a young girl and a monkey. Wounded on the night of the raid, Gilbe ...

The Master Mummer
Arthur, Arnold, and Allan are three great friends who live together. Whilst at a train station observing daily life as inspiration for his next novel, Arnold witnesses a shocking s ...

The Great Prince Shan
First published in 1922, E. Phillips Oppenheim set ‘The Great Prince Shan’ in an imagined future of 1934. Though WWI has ended, national security is still under threat. Great Brita ...