Crime & Mystery Collection: 110+ Thrillers & Detective Tales in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Classic Espionage, Detective Tales, and IntrigueBy E. Phillips Oppenheim
Length85h 52m
About this audiobook
This expansive illustrated collection gathers more than 110 thrillers, detective stories, and tales of intrigue by E. Phillips Oppenheim, showcasing the breadth of a writer often called the "Prince of Storytellers." Its contents move through espionage, drawing-room mystery, criminal conspiracy, and international suspense, combining brisk plotting with urbane dialogue and a keen sense of social atmosphere. Situated between Victorian sensation fiction and the modern spy thriller, Oppenheim's work reveals the early twentieth century's fascination with secrecy, class mobility, and geopolitical anxiety. Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866–1946) was extraordinarily prolific, publishing novels and stories that drew upon the shifting world of empire, finance, diplomacy, and leisure-class society. His experience as a businessman and his close observation of European politics helped shape narratives in which respectable surfaces conceal danger. Writing before and between the World Wars, he helped codify many conventions of popular espionage and crime fiction. This volume is ideal for readers seeking both entertainment and literary-historical insight. Admirers of classic detective fiction, early spy novels, and elegant suspense will find a rich archive of plots, disguises, betrayals, and revelations.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length85 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Crime & Mystery Collection: 110+ Thrillers & Detective Tales in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)
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6Nicholas Goade, Detective
7Wild Man’s Logic
8The Emerald Pendant
9Gypsy Blood
10The Beautiful Sisters of Wryde
11The Adjourned Inquest
12The Spinsters
13The Destined Woman
14Peter Hames
15The Imperfect Crime
16Going, Going, Gone!
17No Questions Asked; or Anon, £1,000
18The Luckiest Young Man
19Mademoiselle Anna Disappears
20The Tiger on the Mountains
21Paddy Collins Flaps His Wings
22What Sir Stephen Forgot; or In the Strongroom
23The Café Régal, the Mistral and the Lady
24The Quarrel
25Major Forester
26The Dancing Gentleman
27With a Dash
28The Château of Phantasies
29The Battling Pacifist
30Ange Marie
31The Modern Marauder
32The Siren of the Madrid
33An Ethical Dilemma
34The Fugitive of Adelphi Terrace
35Mr. Brown and the Madonna
36Pudgy Pete & George Angus
37Drama in the Dolls’ House
38The Ninety-Ninth Thread
39The Actor's Romance; or Kenmar’s Golden Day
40The Happy Ending
41The Pedagogue of Bellevue Mansions
42Lady Katherine's Better Nature
43A Comedy in Divorce
44The Missing Hour; or Three To Four
45The Fêted Lady; or Ada Malcolm's Dot
46The Richest Client; or Working Backwards
47Peter Ruff & The Double Four
48Introducing Mr. Peter Ruff
49A New Career
50Vincent Cawdor, Commission Agent
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