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Crime & Mystery Collection: 110+ Thrillers & Detective Tales in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Classic Espionage, Detective Tales, and IntrigueBy E. Phillips Oppenheim

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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.

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Audiobook details

GenreMystery and Thriller

Length85 hrs 52 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateDec 22, 2023

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

71The Kiss of Judas

2Introduction

72The Leeds Bank Robbery

3Historical Context

73The Honour of Monsieur Lutarde

4Synopsis (Selection)

74The Three Malefactors

5Crime &amp; Mystery Collection: 110+ Thrillers &amp; Detective Tales in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)

75The Winds of Death

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6Nicholas Goade, Detective

76Seven Boxes of Gold

7Wild Man’s Logic

77The Unfamiliar Triangle

8The Emerald Pendant

78Michael&#x27;s Wedding Gift

9Gypsy Blood

79The Mystery Advertisement

10The Beautiful Sisters of Wryde

80The Great Elusion

11The Adjourned Inquest

81Jennerton &amp; Co.

12The Spinsters

82The Great Bear

13The Destined Woman

83The Lion&#x27;s Den

14Peter Hames

84Numbers One and Seven

15The Imperfect Crime

85The Man with Two Bags

16Going, Going, Gone!

86Judgment Postponed

17No Questions Asked; or Anon, £1,000

87The Yankeedoodle Kid

18The Luckiest Young Man

88Three Birds With One Stone

19Mademoiselle Anna Disappears

89The Tax Collector

20The Tiger on the Mountains

90Tawsitter&#x27;s Millions

21Paddy Collins Flaps His Wings

91Waiting For Tonks

22What Sir Stephen Forgot; or In the Strongroom

92Joseph Cray

23The Café Régal, the Mistral and the Lady

93The Donvers Case

24The Quarrel

94The Two Philanthropists

25Major Forester

95Pussyfoot in Mischief

26The Dancing Gentleman

96The Reckoning with Otto Schreed

27With a Dash

97The Rift

28The Château of Phantasies

98Satan and the Spirit

29The Battling Pacifist

99Mr. Homor’s Legacy

30Ange Marie

100The Invincible Truth

31The Modern Marauder

101The Recalcitrant Mr. Cray

32The Siren of the Madrid

102Mr. Cray Returns Home

33An Ethical Dilemma

103Commodore Jasen

34The Fugitive of Adelphi Terrace

104The Ghosts Of Suicide Corner

35Mr. Brown and the Madonna

105No Red Ribbon For The Commodore

36Pudgy Pete &amp; George Angus

106Commodore Jasen Watches His Step

37Drama in the Dolls’ House

107The Seven Taverns Of Marseilles

38The Ninety-Ninth Thread

108The Obstinate Duke

39The Actor&#x27;s Romance; or Kenmar’s Golden Day

109The Salvation Of Mr. Timothy Ryan

40The Happy Ending

110The Table Under The Tree

41The Pedagogue of Bellevue Mansions

111Lord Dratten&#x27;s Land Deal

42Lady Katherine&#x27;s Better Nature

112Fifty-Fifty

43A Comedy in Divorce

113The Commodore&#x27;s Last Cigar

44The Missing Hour; or Three To Four

114Miss Mott

45The Fêted Lady; or Ada Malcolm&#x27;s Dot

115Ask Miss Mott

46The Richest Client; or Working Backwards

116Dinner Without Masks

47Peter Ruff &amp; The Double Four

117The Magic Popgun

48Introducing Mr. Peter Ruff

118The House Of Dread

49A New Career

119Behind Barred Doors

50Vincent Cawdor, Commission Agent

120The House By The River

51The Indiscretion Of Letty Shaw

121Lost Miss Greene

52Delilah From Streatham

122Against Order

53The Little Lady From Servia

123First Catch The Girl

54The Demand Of The Double-Four

124The Terrified Wife

55Mrs. Bognor&#x27;s Star Boarder

125Settled Out Of Jail

56The Perfidy Of Miss Brown

126Baroness Clara of Linz

57Wonderful John Dory

127Thirty-Nine Wooden Boxes

58Recalled by The Double-Four

128An Olympian Debacle

59Prince Albert’s Card Debts

129Broken Engagements

60The Ambassador&#x27;s Wife

130Too Many Dukes

61The Man from the Old Testament

131The Ritz Hotel Conference

62The First Shot

132Between The 8th Green And The 9th Tee

63The Seven Suppers of Andrea Korust

133Help For Mr. Goldman

64Major Kosuth&#x27;s Mission

134The Lonely Man

65The Man Behind the Curtain

135A Family Misunderstanding

66The Ghosts of Havana Harbour

136The Listening Lady

67The Affair of An Alien Society

137A Gift From The Gods

68The Thirteenth Encounter

138Analysis

69Michael Sayers &amp; Norman Greyes

139Reflection

70The Undiscovered Murderer

140Memorable Quotes

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