Those of us who are voracious readers can never get our fill. There is always some intriguing new mystery or riveting new thriller to devour, and an endless stream of new releases to add to our reading wish lists.
But sometimes you just crave a classic. These are the books that created the scaffolding for the genres we know and love—and they are just darn good.
Every month, we’re bringing you a selection of free ebooks to read that are perfect for all you timeless sleuths out there—lovers of all things mysterious and thrilling.
Rope: A play
Driven by intellectual arrogance and a desire for the ultimate thrill, two undergraduates murder a classmate and hide the body inside a wooden chest. They host a dinner party, using the gruesome container as their table centerpiece, even inviting the victim's father.
As a suspicious observer starts watching their every move, the murderers find their perfect crime has become a devastating psychological nightmare of guilt and unbearable tension.
Hunted Down
Discover the dark side of Victorian London through the eyes of its greatest literary master. Drawing on his own time observing police practices and attending murder trials, Charles Dickens pioneered the realistic detective story.
This collection showcases his most fascinating crime tales, featuring characters like the seminal Mr. Nadgett and the legendary Inspector Bucket, proving that the author's deepest passion lay in unmasking the city's criminal secrets.
Death Under the Moonflower
When a simple blood donation ends in murder, Texas Sheriff Peter Bounty faces the bewildering question of why anyone would kill a vital donor. The small-town case is immediately complicated by a cast of suspects, from the sick man's grudge-holding family and rival donors, to a strange, shunned local doctor.
Sheriff Bounty must untangle a knot of dark secrets and hidden agendas, racing to find a killer before they claim another life in this baffling small-town mystery.
The Queen's Gate Mystery
Newlywed London lawyer and amateur sleuth Jimmie Haswell is drawn into a chilling mystery when his friend, Captain Bruden, asks about the legal rights to a hidden treasure in a deserted house.
Before Jimmie can reply, Bruden is bludgeoned to death in the very house rumored to hold the secret loot, making his death the second one tied to the property.
Determined to deliver justice, Jimmie and his wife are plunged into a twist-filled investigation involving brutal criminals, a startling abduction, and a race against time that threatens to end their new life together.
