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	The Cinema Murder - E. Phillips Oppenheim LibriVox recording of The Cinema Murder, by E. Phillips Oppenheim. Phillip Romilly is a poor art teacher in London. He finds out that his wealthy cousin Douglas has been seeing his girl friend Beatrice behind his back. He strangles Douglas, throws him in the canal, and assumes his identity. Douglas had booked passage to America for the next day, so after a pleasant sea voyage Phillip arrives at the Waldorf Hotel in New York as Douglas Romilly... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; mystery; cinema; murder; identity Downloads: 3,910 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Eye of Osiris, Pt 01 - R. Austin Freeman Dr Thorndyke returns in this classic Edwardian mystery novel of forensics, both the medical and the law kind. How did the rich Egyptologist disappear off the face of the earth, and when? Who inherits his money? (Published in the US as The Vanishing Man. Boring title, eh?) Part 1 \| Part 2 \| Part 3 \| Part 4 \| Part 5 \| Part 6 Keywords: Audiobook - Fiction; Mystery Downloads: 4,735 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Mystery of a Hansom Cab - Fergus Hume “The following report appeared in the Argus newspaper of Saturday, the 28th July, 18-- “Truth is said to be stranger than fiction, and certainly the extraordinary murder which took place in Melbourne on Thursday night, or rather Friday morning, goes a long way towards verifying this saying. A crime has been committed by an unknown assassin, within a short distance of the principal streets of this great city, and is surrounded by an inpenetrable mystery... Keywords: librivox; mystery; murder; fiction Downloads: 4,227 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Adventures of Jimmie Dale - Frank L. Packard Librivox recording of The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. Packard. Read by Maire Rhode, Lars Rolander, Roger Melin, Julia Albath, Wyatt, webround, & Jacob Cherry. Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist born in Montreal, Quebec. He worked as a civil engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway. He later wrote a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called Jimmie Dale... Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; mystery; crimefighter; The Grey Seal Downloads: 5,760 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Old Man in the Corner - Baroness Emmuska Orczy Librivox recording of The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy. Read by J. M. Smallheer. Created by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series, The Old Man in the Corner was one of the earliest armchair detectives, popping up with so many others in the wake of the huge popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The Old Man relies mostly upon sensationalistic "penny dreadful" newspaper accounts, with the occasional courtroom visit for extra laughs... Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; mystery; London; The Old Man in the Corner; Baroness Orczy Downloads: 27,664 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Red House Mystery - A. A. Milne Librivox recording of The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne. Read by Kristin Hughes Antony Gillingham arrives at the Red House moments after a gunshot is heard. The room is locked, the murderer has disappeared and, in Antony's opinion, the police are going about it the wrong way. Antony, who was looking for a new profession anyway, decides to solve the murder himself, with a little help from his friend Bill... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; mystery; Milne Downloads: 33,703 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Tom Swift and His War Tank - Victor Appleton LibriVox recording of Tom Swift and His War Tank, by Victor Appleton. Read by Mark F. Smith Tom Swift, that prolific youthful inventor, is engaged in trying to help the Allies win WWI. After reading newspaper accounts of the British tanks, Tom takes a sheet of paper and sets out to design a better one from scratch. And fortunately, he can throw the whole family business behind his venture. He has two problems: First, his friends and acquaintances are questioning his patriotism because he hasn't ... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; children; fiction; WWI; appleton Downloads: 3,141 Average rating: (1 review)
	Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas - Victor Appleton Tom Swift is an inventor, and these are his adventures. The locale is the little town of Shopton in upstate New York, near Lake Carlopa. While some of Tom's inventions are not well-founded in a scientific sense, others elaborated developments in the news and in popular magazines aimed at young science and invention enthusiasts. Presenting themselves as a forecast of future possibilities, they now and then hit close to the mark... Keywords: childrens; fiction; adventure; appleton; librivox Downloads: 28,774 Average rating: (1 review)
	Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders - Victor Appleton Librivox recording of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, by Victor Appleton. Tom Swift is the young protagonist in a series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continue to the present. Tom Swift is a genius inventor whose breakthroughs in technology (especially transport technology) drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called “invention fiction” or “Edisonade”... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; adventure; Tom Swift Downloads: 20,910 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Clue of the Twisted Candle - Edgar Wallace Librivox recording of The Clue of the Twisted Candle, by Edgar Wallace. Well-known mystery writer John Lexman is charged with murder and sent to Broadmoor Prison. His friend T.X., head of a special branch of Scotland Yard, tries to prove his innocence. (Summary by Gesine) Read by Librivox volunteers For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org. Downloads: 31,291 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Return of Tarzan - Edgar Rice Burroughs LibriVox recording of The Return of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Read by Ralph Snelson. The novel picks up where Tarzan of the Apes left off. The ape man, feeling rootless in the wake of his noble sacrifice of his prospects of wedding Jane Porter, leaves America for Europe to visit his friend Paul d'Arnot. On the ship he becomes embroiled in the affairs of Countess Olga de Coude, her husband, Count Raoul de Coude, and two shady characters attempting to prey on them, Nikolas Rokoff and his he... Keywords: librivox; audiobook; fiction; adventure Downloads: 1,507 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Secret Passage - Fergus Hume Librivox recording of The Secret Passage by Fergus Hume. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. Excellent murder mystery. On September 9, 1905, the NY Times Saturday Review of Books described this book as follows: "That painstakingly ingenious person, Fergus Hume, has devised another of his hide-and-seek, jack-o'-lantern murder mysteries. It begins with a queer and rich old woman found stabbed to death in her chair and not a clue to the murderer... Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; mystery; murder Downloads: 5,555 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs Librivox recording of Tarzan of the Apes. Tarzan of the Apes is Burroughs’ exciting, if improbable, story of an English lord, left by the death of his stranded parents in the hands of a motherly African ape who raises him as her own. Although he is aware that he is different from the apes of his tribe, who are neither white nor hairless, he nevertheless regards them as his “people.” When older, larger, stronger apes decide that he an undesirable to be killed or expelled from the tribe, it ... Keywords: Tarzan; apes; jungle; shipwreck; librivox Downloads: 59,155 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	The Club of Queer Trades - G. K. Chesterton Librivox recording of The Club of Queer Trades by G. K. Chesterton. Read by David Barnes A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades. (Summary by David Barnes) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org. Keywords: librivox; literature; short stories; detective; mystery Downloads: 10,249 Average rating: (5 reviews)