Fiction · Genre
Mystery books — 98 PDFs & ePubs
98 classic mystery books · free in PDF & EPUB
Locked rooms, unshakeable alibis, and clues laid out in plain sight — classic mystery plays fair and still wins. The whole shelf of detective novels and stories is in the public domain, free to download in PDF or EPUB or to read online, no account required.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd pulls the trick the genre never recovered from. A Study in Scarlet introduces a certain consulting detective; Arsène Lupin is France's charming answer — a thief instead of a detective — and The Hound of the Baskervilles remains the best campfire story ever disguised as a whodunit.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Christie plays completely fair, and still lands the most famous twist in detective fiction.
Masters of mystery
The authors who built the genre — all their books free in the library.
All mystery books
20 of 98 books match this length.
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Crooked Souls
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
The Adventure of the Resident Patient
The Case of the Missing Will
The Chocolate Box
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
The Double Clue
The Gold-Bug
A hidden gem from this shelf
The Eight Strokes of the Clock
Rapid, clever, and playful, these Arsène Lupin puzzles show how charm, intuition, and lateral thinking outpace brute force.
The Hunter's Lodge Case
The Man of the Crowd
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Plymouth Express Affair
The Purloined Letter
The Sign in the Sky
The Veiled Lady
The Witness for the Prosecution