Sherlock Holmes and his rivals, 1887 to 1913

20 books

A Master of MysteriesL. T. Meade · 1898An 1898 collection of illustrated detective stories by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace, following a professional exposer of ghosts who uses science to investigate seemingly supernatural events, including deaths, disappearances, and apparently haunted places.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin FreemanR. Austin Freeman · 1909A 1909 collection of detective short stories narrated by Christopher Jervis, featuring medico-legal expert John Thorndyke, who solves crimes using realistic forensic and scientific investigation methods.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

That Affair Next DoorAnna Katharine Green · 1897A detective novel by Anna Katharine Green, published in 1897. Spinster Amelia Butterworth, watching from her window, sees a young couple enter the supposedly empty house next door and becomes involved in investigating the murder discovered there the next morning.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister DetectiveLouis Tracy · 1904A 1904 detective novel by Louis Tracy, following barrister and amateur sleuth Reginald Brett as he investigates a mysterious crime at an Albert Gate mansion involving Turkish dignitaries, diamond experts, and murder.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Big Bow MysteryIsrael Zangwill · 1891An 1891 humorous mystery novel by Israel Zangwill, in which a man is found murdered in a locked London room and the solution must be deducible from clues given to the reader.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Bishop's SecretFergus Hume · 1900A 1900 mystery novel by Fergus Hume, author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," set in the English cathedral city of Beorminster. It follows Bishop Pendle and his circle, including an unworthy protege and a unique detective, through a tale of ecclesiastical society and secret intrigue.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Circular StaircaseMary Roberts Rinehart · 1908A 1908 mystery novel narrated by a middle-aged spinster who rents a country house for the summer and becomes entangled in crime, joining forces with a detective to investigate strange events at the isolated Sunnyside estate.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Club of Queer TradesG. K. Chesterton · 1905A 1905 collection of interconnected comic mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton. It follows a narrator and his friend Basil Grant as they encounter an eccentric London club whose members must each have invented an entirely new way of earning a living.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Corbin necklaceHenry Kitchell Webster · 1902A mystery novel narrated by a family friend with a broken leg, about trouble surrounding the valuable pearl necklace that elderly Mrs. Corbin plans to give her granddaughter Judith as a wedding present, as seen through the eyes of her observant young grandson Punch.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Diamond CoterieLawrence L. Lynch · 1892A detective novel by Lawrence L. Lynch, first published in the 1880s, about a shocking diamond robbery at the wealthy Wardour household and the elopement of Sybil Lamotte with a disreputable foreman, events that bring detectives to investigate a small town's elite families.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Gloved HandBurton Egbert Stevenson · 1904A detective story, first serialized in 1913, in which a lawyer recounts how his friend Jim Godfrey, a police reporter, draws him into investigating strange occurrences, including a mysterious falling star and white-robed figures, at a country estate near New York.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Grell MysteryFrank Froest · 1913A 1913 detective novel by Frank Froest. On the eve of his wedding, wealthy American diplomat Robert Grell vanishes from his London club and is found murdered, sending Scotland Yard investigators to uncover who killed him.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Mystery of 31 New InnR. Austin Freeman · 1912A 1912 detective novel by R. Austin Freeman featuring Dr. John Thorndyke, who investigates a mysterious patient kept secret by a coachman who transports a doctor to an undisclosed location, beginning a puzzling case involving identity and secrecy.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Mystery of a Turkish BathRita · 1890An 1890 supernatural novel by E. M. Gollan, writing as Rita, set at a luxury seaside hotel in England. A beautiful princess with occult powers appears in the Turkish baths, and a mysterious tragedy involving her and an old acquaintance deepens the story.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Mystery of the Yellow RoomGaston Leroux · 1907A 1907 detective novel by Gaston Leroux in which young reporter Joseph Rouletabille investigates the attempted murder of Mademoiselle Stangerson in a locked room at the Chateau du Glandier, a case that baffled police and judges.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Opal SerpentFergus Hume · 1905A 1905 mystery novel by Fergus Hume, author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab." It follows Paul Beecot, a young writer who leaves his domineering father for London, where his struggles lead into a tale of crime involving inquests, detectives, and new clues.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Red Thumb MarkR. Austin Freeman · 1907A 1907 detective novel by R. Austin Freeman, this story follows medico-legal investigator Dr. John Thorndyke and his friend Jervis as they tackle a crime involving finger-print evidence, aiming for realism in its characters, incidents, and scientific details.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Secret of the NightGaston Leroux · 1911A 1911 detective novel by Gaston Leroux in which the young French reporter Joseph Rouletabille, sent by the Tsar, arrives in Russia to protect General Trebassof, a condemned official, and uncover the mystery behind attempts on his life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Strange Case of Mortimer FenleyLouis Tracy · 1913A 1913 detective novel by Louis Tracy in which the murder of a prominent London banker, Mortimer Fenley, becomes a celebrated case investigated with the help of Scotland Yard, opening with artist John Trenholme in a Hertfordshire village near the victim's estate.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Stretton Street AffairWilliam Le Queux · 1910A mystery novel by William Le Queux, narrated by Hugh Garfield, a young engineer who becomes entangled in a strange affair following the death of a woman named Gabrielle Engledue.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية