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Crime is a literary genre that revolves around the investigation, commission, and solving of crimes, often involving murder, theft, or other illegal activities. Crime stories often involve complex characters, motives, and relationships, and may explore themes such as justice, morality, and the human psyche. They aim to keep the reader or audience engaged and often provide a sense of closure when the crime is solved or justice is served.
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Written in the early 20th century. This mystery unfolds around the life of Elwood Ranelagh, who finds himself in a web of intrigue after the shocking discovery of his betrothed, Adelaide Cumberland, dead in the secluded club-house known as The Whispering Pines. The narrative explores themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of past actions, all set against a backdrop of emotional turmoil and suspense. At the start of the book, we meet Elwood as he recklessly drives through a winter storm, disheartened after missing a rendezvous that could have changed his fate. He unexpectedly finds smoke rising from The Whispering Pines, a place he thought was closed for the season. Upon entering, he discovers that the club-house is not empty and is drawn into a series of mysterious events when he encounters a young woman, Carmel Cumberland, the sister of the deceased, fleeing the scene in distress.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Sep 14, 2025.
A novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of Burma, the narrative revolves around the mysterious disappearance of Absalom, the assistant of a curio shop owner named Mhtoon Pah. The story intricately weaves through the lives of various characters including the Rev. Francis Heath and the police officer Hartley, hinting at deeper secrets and social intricacies within the bustling native quarter of Mangadone.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Jul 30, 2025.
A collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the enigmatic character known as the "old man in the corner," who engages in discussions with a young newspaper reporter, Polly Burton. Their conversations delve into various unsolved crimes, with the old man displaying his sharp intellect and keen deduction skills as he lays bare the motives and methods behind each mystery.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Jul 25, 2025.
Tom Sawyer, Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894). Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder in this burlesque of the immensely popular detective novels of the time. Like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the story is told using the first-person narrative voice of Huck Finn.
Accessible to all ages and groups.
Finished on Jun 25, 2023.
The stranger arrives early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow. He is wrapped up from head to foot, and the brim of his hat hides every inch of his face. Rude and rough, the stranger works with strange apparatus locked in his room all day and walks along lonely lanes at night, his bandaged face inspiring fear in children and dogs. Is he the mutilated victim of an accident? A criminal on the run? An eccentric genius? But no-one in the village comes close to guessing who has come amongst them, or what those bandages hide.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Apr 30, 2023.
Written in the early 20th century. This mystery unfolds around the life of Elwood Ranelagh, who finds himself in a web of intrigue after the shocking discovery of his betrothed, Adelaide Cumberland, dead in the secluded club-house known as The Whispering Pines. The narrative explores themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of past actions, all set against a backdrop of emotional turmoil and suspense. At the start of the book, we meet Elwood as he recklessly drives through a winter storm, disheartened after missing a rendezvous that could have changed his fate. He unexpectedly finds smoke rising from The Whispering Pines, a place he thought was closed for the season. Upon entering, he discovers that the club-house is not empty and is drawn into a series of mysterious events when he encounters a young woman, Carmel Cumberland, the sister of the deceased, fleeing the scene in distress.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Sep 14, 2025.
A novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of Burma, the narrative revolves around the mysterious disappearance of Absalom, the assistant of a curio shop owner named Mhtoon Pah. The story intricately weaves through the lives of various characters including the Rev. Francis Heath and the police officer Hartley, hinting at deeper secrets and social intricacies within the bustling native quarter of Mangadone.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Jul 30, 2025.
A collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the enigmatic character known as the "old man in the corner," who engages in discussions with a young newspaper reporter, Polly Burton. Their conversations delve into various unsolved crimes, with the old man displaying his sharp intellect and keen deduction skills as he lays bare the motives and methods behind each mystery.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Jul 25, 2025.
Written in the early 20th century. This mystery unfolds around the life of Elwood Ranelagh, who finds himself in a web of intrigue after the shocking discovery of his betrothed, Adelaide Cumberland, dead in the secluded club-house known as The Whispering Pines. The narrative explores themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of past actions, all set against a backdrop of emotional turmoil and suspense. At the start of the book, we meet Elwood as he recklessly drives through a winter storm, disheartened after missing a rendezvous that could have changed his fate. He unexpectedly finds smoke rising from The Whispering Pines, a place he thought was closed for the season. Upon entering, he discovers that the club-house is not empty and is drawn into a series of mysterious events when he encounters a young woman, Carmel Cumberland, the sister of the deceased, fleeing the scene in distress.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Sep 14, 2025.
A novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of Burma, the narrative revolves around the mysterious disappearance of Absalom, the assistant of a curio shop owner named Mhtoon Pah. The story intricately weaves through the lives of various characters including the Rev. Francis Heath and the police officer Hartley, hinting at deeper secrets and social intricacies within the bustling native quarter of Mangadone.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Jul 30, 2025.
A collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the enigmatic character known as the "old man in the corner," who engages in discussions with a young newspaper reporter, Polly Burton. Their conversations delve into various unsolved crimes, with the old man displaying his sharp intellect and keen deduction skills as he lays bare the motives and methods behind each mystery.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Jul 25, 2025.
Tom Sawyer, Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894). Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder in this burlesque of the immensely popular detective novels of the time. Like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the story is told using the first-person narrative voice of Huck Finn.
Accessible to all ages and groups.
Finished on Jun 25, 2023.
The stranger arrives early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow. He is wrapped up from head to foot, and the brim of his hat hides every inch of his face. Rude and rough, the stranger works with strange apparatus locked in his room all day and walks along lonely lanes at night, his bandaged face inspiring fear in children and dogs. Is he the mutilated victim of an accident? A criminal on the run? An eccentric genius? But no-one in the village comes close to guessing who has come amongst them, or what those bandages hide.
Suitable for an audience between ages 12 and 18.
Finished on Apr 30, 2023.