The Authors: Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, H.H. Munro, Anna Katharine Green, Baroness Orczy, G.K. Chesterton, Robert E Howard, & others …

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A Knife Will Cut for Anybody by Dashiell Hammett – 11:09
featuring Sam Spade

“A Knife Will Cut for Anybody” is a short, never-completed novel fragment by Dashiell Hammett, featuring Sam Spade. The story opens with Spade discovering the brutally murdered body of a woman. The story revolves around Spade investigating the murder, uncovering corruption, and dealing with the underbelly of the city, including a corrupt police officer. The story hints at a larger conspiracy involving a young man used by others for their own purposes.

The Adventure of the Creeping Man by Arthur Conan Doyle – 50:18

Sherlock Holmes and Watson investigate a man who feels inferior and weak that becomes violent every 9 days like an animal with tremendous strength and inhuman abilities …

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire By Arthur Conan Doyle – 39:30

Sherlock Holmes and Watson receive a letter from a worried husband who thinks his wife is sucking blood from their baby’s neck at night …

The Hardest Knock of All by Carol Rochon – 12:33

A man with an overactive imagination and a wife
who has had enough of him
receives the hardest knock of all …

Midwatch by David DeWitt – 01:38:41

There might be time for Simon to save his ship – if he could save it from itself first …

The Unfortunate Man on the Little Red Scooter by Dennis Edward Delaney – 30:35

A stranger on a little red scooter is blamed for something he didn’t do to protect a young woman’s boyfriend from her father, a sheriff at the local Police Department, with deadly consequences …

Problem 4: The Grotto Spectre by Anna Katharine Green – 57:59

A Violet Strange Mystery
Violet Strange investigates a man’s troubled past and the mysteries surrounding a secret grotto, potentially uncovering a dark secret related to his ill-fated marriage and the rumors of his involvement in his wife’s death.

Case of the Missing Will by Agatha Christie – 22:40

In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Case of the Missing Will,” Hercule Poirot investigates the unusual circumstances surrounding a wealthy man’s will. The story centers on Violet Marsh, who, after her uncle’s death, faces a peculiar challenge: she must find a hidden document within a year, or her inheritance will
be forfeited to charity.

The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green – 42:12

The Golden Slipper: A Violet Strange Mystery by Anna Katharine Green. Violet Strange is a pretty young debutante with a wealthy father and the spare time to investigate crimes.

Violet looks into the mysterious theft of expensive items during a Champagne Party at a wealthy friend’s house when suddenly the missing items are returned with no explanation.Which of the five women at the party is the thief, and why has everything been returned? Is there another crime unseen?

Pigeons from Hell by Robert E Howard -1:00:21

Two New Englanders, John Branner and his friend Griswell, travel across the South and spend a horrible night in a deserted plantation manor haunted by pigeons.

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie – 34:44
A hercule Poirot Mystery

Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate: Lady Willard, the widow of the archaeologist Sir John Willard who was one of the first victims shortly after the tomb of the Pharaoh Men-her-Ra is opened by an English-American museum expedition when members of the team start to die in mysterious circumstances. Is there a Mummy’s Curse or is it foul play?

Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee- 32:01

“Mateo Falcone,” a young Corsican boy named Fortunato, left alone at home by his shepherd parents, is forced to make a difficult decision when a wanted bandit, Gianetto Sanpiero, seeks refuge in their house, ultimately leading to Fortunato betraying the bandit for a small reward, which results in his father, Mateo Falcone, making a terrible decision.

A Pragmatic Solution by Dennis Edward Delaney

In 1890 a peaceful relationship between the Indians and English Settlers reaches a boiling point when there is an unsolved murder that threatens to cause a bloody war …

The Fordwych Castle Mystery by Baroness Orczy- 46:26

In The Fordwych Castle Mystery, part of the Lady Molly of Scotland Yard series, Lady Molly and her assistant Mary investigate the murder of an Indian woman at Fordwych Castle. The plot revolves around a hidden family secret and involves a young, pretty visitor, her maid (the murdered woman), and a long-hidden family secret.

The Easter Egg by H.H. Munro – 10:17

The Easter Egg – 10:17- H.H. Munro (Saki)
“The Easter Egg” is different for Saki because it is a tragic tale with not the least bit of irony. Lady Barbara no longer pretended not to see her son’s weakness and with courage faced the fact of it squarely, and, mother-like, loved him none-the-less.

Gabriel Ernest by H.H.Munro – 17:19

In Victorian England a local landowner and Justice of the Peace encounters a young boy
who is something very different than what he seems to be!

The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe – 27:14

A stray cat that looks almost exactly like the cat a man tortured and killed except for a gallows mark on its chest follows him home.

The Boscombe Valley Murder Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle – 59:24

Sherlock Holmes and Watson are in the Boscombe Valley to investigate the murder of James
McCarthy’s father whose body is found by the Boscombe Valley Pool by Police. Many people think James the murderer. But there is one person who believes that James McCarthy is innocent …

The Tell-Tale Heart by edgar allan poe – 15:11

A tortured man reveals what is in his guilty heart