Top Classic Books — Detective and Mystery

By Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published in 1866. It follows Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former law student in Saint Petersburg who plans to murder an unscrupulous pawn... Subjects: Crime -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Murder -- Fiction. 93,352 downloads.

By Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith). "The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare" by G. K. Chesterton is a philosophical novel with elements of adventure and satire, written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the enigmatic ch... Subjects: Allegories, Anarchists -- Fiction, Detective and mystery stories. 85,198 downloads.

By Doyle, Arthur Conan. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a crime novel serialized from 1901 to 1902. Sherlock Holmes and Watson investigate a centuries-old legend of a demonic hound haunting the Baske... Subjects: Blessing and cursing -- Fiction, Dartmoor (England) -- Fiction, Detective and mystery stories. 75,965 downloads.

By Christie, Agatha. "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie is a detective novel published in 1926. When wealthy Roger Ackroyd is found stabbed in his study, the recently retired Hercule Poirot is called to inve... Subjects: Belgians -- England -- Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. 70,611 downloads.

By Doyle, Arthur Conan. "The Sign of the Four" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a detective novel published in 1890. When Mary Morstan seeks Sherlock Holmes's help regarding her missing father and mysterious annual gifts of pearls, ... Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Private investigators -- England -- Fiction. 68,164 downloads.

By Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith). "The Innocence of Father Brown" by G. K. Chesterton is a collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. The book features Father Brown, a humble English priest with a remarkable ta... Subjects: Brown, Father (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Catholics -- Fiction, Clergy -- Fiction. 68,030 downloads.

By Christie, Agatha. "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" by Agatha Christie is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the mysterious death of an elderly matriarch, Mrs. Inglethorp, at ... Subjects: Belgians -- England -- Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. 66,730 downloads.