MURDER MYSTERY COLLECTION - 40+ Thriller Novels & Detective Stories (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Uncle Abner Mysteries, Randolph Mason Schemes & Sir Henry Marquis CasesBy Melville Davisson Post
Length29h 28m
About this audiobook
MURDER MYSTERY COLLECTION - 40+ Thriller Novels & Detective Stories gathers Melville Davisson Post's distinctive contributions to early twentieth-century crime fiction, ranging from intricate legal puzzles to morally charged tales of detection. Best known for the Uncle Abner stories, Post writes with a grave, almost biblical cadence, combining frontier atmosphere, courtroom logic, and metaphysical inquiry. His mysteries stand at a fascinating crossroads between the classical detective tale, the American regional story, and the ethical drama of sin, evidence, and judgment. Post (1869–1930), born in West Virginia and trained as a lawyer, brought to fiction an unusually exact knowledge of legal procedure, human motive, and social conflict. His rural upbringing and professional experience shaped his enduring interest in justice beyond mere statute: the tension between divine law, communal order, and fallible institutions. These concerns gave his detectives unusual philosophical depth and made his crime fiction markedly different from more urban, mechanical models of detection. This collection is recommended for readers who value mystery fiction with intellectual rigor, historical texture, and moral seriousness. It will especially reward admirers of early detective literature, legal thrillers, and American Gothic-inflected storytelling.
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
Rating★★★★ 3.6 (40)
Includes Goodreads
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length29 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 30, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26An Act of God
2Introduction
27The Treasure Hunter
3Historical Context
28The House of the Dead Man
4Synopsis (Selection)
29A Twilight Adventure
5MURDER MYSTERY COLLECTION - 40+ Thriller Novels & Detective Stories: Uncle Abner Mysteries, Randolph Mason Schemes & Sir Henry Marquis Cases
30The Age of Miracles
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6Randolph Mason Cases:
31The Tenth Commandment
7THE STRANGE SCHEMES OF RANDOLPH MASON
32The Devil's Tools
8The Corpus Delicti
33The Hidden Law
9Two Plungers of Manhattan
34The Riddle
10Woodford's Partner
35The Straw Man
11The Error of William Van Broom
36The Mystery of Chance
12The Men of the Jimmy
37The Concealed Path
13The Sheriff of Gullmore
38The Edge of the Shadow
14The Animus Furandi
39The Adopted Daughter
15THE MAN OF LAST RESORT (The Clients of Randolph Mason)
40Naboth's Vineyard
16The Governor's Machine
41Sir Henry Marquis Stories:
17Mrs. Van Barton
42THE SLEUTH OF ST. JAMES'S SQUARE
18Once in Jeopardy
43The Thing on the Hearth
19The Grazier
44The Reward
20The Rule Against Carper
45The Lost Lady
21Uncle Abner Mysteries:
46The Cambered Foot
22UNCLE ABNER, MASTER OF MYSTERIES
47The Man in the Green Hat
23The Doomdorf Mystery
48The Wrong Sign
24The Wrong Hand
49The Fortune Teller
25The Angel of the Lord
50The Hole in the Mahogany Panel
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