Mystery Classics Books

The Bat is written by M. R. Rinehart.

Lewis Romayne is a recluse, forced from his life of academic research by the dying call of an aunt in Paris. Subsequently involved in a duel, he returns a broken man, until he meets Stella Eyrecourt and marriage becomes a possibility. But a face from the past begins a battle for Romayne's soul.

Elizabeth Wheeler falls in love with Dick, a newcomer to town, but she soon learns that he is actually Judd Clark, a man wanted for a potential homicide.

Two poor young men become involved with a mysterious organization of blackmailers who pretend to be a reputable employment agency.

Chesterton's brilliant wit here satirizes the popular conception and methods of a master sleuth--such as Sherlock Holmes--giving the reader a series of entertaining and unforgettable stories.

The Confession is written by M. R. Rinehart.

When a condemned woman asks the local Minister to take her daughter home, the childless man is touched and finds himself unable to refuse. Yet the prisoner has been unrepentant of the murder of her husband. Will her vices be passed on to this seemingly sweet child?

The Count's Millions is a detective novel by Emile Gaboriau.

Notwithstanding my friendly relations with Lupin and the many flattering proofs of his confidence which he has given me, there is one thing which I have never been quite able to fathom, and that is the organization of his gang.

This haunting tale concerns two men who vie for the same lovely lass.