MURDER MYSTERY COLLECTION: Detective Fleming Stone Mysteries, Complete Pennington Wise Series, Sherlock Holmes Cases & Many More (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Golden Age Whodunit AnthologyBy Carolyn Wells
Length302h 22m
About this audiobook
This expansive collection gathers Carolyn Wells's detective fiction, including the Fleming Stone mysteries, the Pennington Wise series, Sherlockian cases, and related tales, offering a panoramic view of early twentieth-century crime writing. Wells's narratives are distinguished by intricate clueing, polished dialogue, drawing-room suspense, and a cultivated wit that links the Victorian detective tradition to the emerging Golden Age puzzle mystery. Her fiction privileges deduction, social observation, and the theatrical revelation of truth. Carolyn Wells (1862–1942) was a remarkably prolific American author whose career ranged across poetry, parody, children's literature, humor, bibliography, and detective fiction. Her literary versatility shaped her mysteries: they combine formal ingenuity with playful intelligence. Writing at a moment when detective fiction was becoming a major popular genre, Wells helped Americanize the cerebral sleuth, adapting Holmesian methods to fashionable households, country estates, and modern social circles. This collection is recommended for readers interested in the development of classic detective fiction, especially those who appreciate elegant puzzles over sensational violence. It will reward admirers of Conan Doyle, Anna Katharine Green, and early Golden Age mystery with its historical richness, disciplined plotting, and enduring charm.
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
Length302 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 27, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26THE CURVED BLADES (pt. 3)
2Introduction
27THE CURVED BLADES (pt. 4)
3Historical Context
28THE MARK OF CAIN (pt. 1)
4Synopsis (Selection)
29THE MARK OF CAIN (pt. 2)
5MURDER MYSTERY COLLECTION: Detective Fleming Stone Mysteries, Complete Pennington Wise Series, Sherlock Holmes Cases & Many More
30THE MARK OF CAIN (pt. 3)
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6THE CLUE (pt. 1)
31THE MARK OF CAIN (pt. 4)
7THE CLUE (pt. 2)
32VICKY VAN (pt. 1)
8THE CLUE (pt. 3)
33VICKY VAN (pt. 2)
9THE GOLD BAG (pt. 1)
34VICKY VAN (pt. 3)
10THE GOLD BAG (pt. 2)
35THE DIAMOND PIN (pt. 1)
11THE GOLD BAG (pt. 3)
36THE DIAMOND PIN (pt. 2)
12A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (pt. 1)
37THE DIAMOND PIN (pt. 3)
13A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (pt. 2)
38RASPBERRY JAM (pt. 1)
14A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (pt. 3)
39RASPBERRY JAM (pt. 2)
15THE MAXWELL MYSTERY (pt. 1)
40RASPBERRY JAM (pt. 3)
16THE MAXWELL MYSTERY (pt. 2)
41THE MYSTERY OF THE SYCAMORE (pt. 1)
17THE MAXWELL MYSTERY (pt. 3)
42THE MYSTERY OF THE SYCAMORE (pt. 2)
18ANYBODY BUT ANNE (pt. 1)
43THE MYSTERY OF THE SYCAMORE (pt. 3)
19ANYBODY BUT ANNE (pt. 2)
44THE MYSTERY GIRL (pt. 1)
20ANYBODY BUT ANNE (pt. 3)
45THE MYSTERY GIRL (pt. 2)
21THE WHITE ALLEY (pt. 1)
46THE MYSTERY GIRL (pt. 3)
22THE WHITE ALLEY (pt. 2)
47SPOOKY HOLLOW (pt. 1)
23THE WHITE ALLEY (pt. 3)
48SPOOKY HOLLOW (pt. 2)
24THE CURVED BLADES (pt. 1)
49SPOOKY HOLLOW (pt. 3)
25THE CURVED BLADES (pt. 2)
50SPOOKY HOLLOW (pt. 4)
A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (Murder Mystery Classic)Carolyn Wells7h 32m$1.99 · $0.00
THE CLUE (Murder Mystery Classic) (Annotated)Carolyn Wells8h 4m3.5 (864)$2 · $0.00
Childhood Essentials Library - Carolyn Wells Edition: 29 Novels & 150+ Poems, Stories, Fables & Charades for Children (Illustrated) (Annotated)Carolyn Wells172h 3m$2 · $0.00
TWO LITTLE WOMEN – Complete Trilogy (Children's Classics Series) (Annotated)Carolyn Wells20h$2 · $0.00
Murder in the Bookshop (Annotated)Carolyn Wells8h 59m4.1 (10)$2 · $0.00
Marjorie's Life and Adventures – 5 Children's Books in One Volume (Annotated)Carolyn Wells30h 45m$2 · $0.00
DETECTIVE FLEMING STONE Complete Series: 17 Mystery Classics in One Volume (Annotated)Carolyn Wells126h 31m4.3 (10)$2 · $0.00
THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH THE EARTH (Murder Mystery Classic) (Annotated)Carolyn Wells8h 11m3.5 (129)$2 · $0.00
DETECTIVE PENNINGTON WISE - Complete Murder Mystery Series (Annotated)Carolyn Wells44h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Bride of a MomentCarolyn Wells7h 30m3.7 (18)$7 · $0.00
The Mark of CainCarolyn Wells8h 12m3.5 (57)$7 · $0.00
The Curved BladesCarolyn Wells7h 34m$7 · $0.00
Anybody But AnneCarolyn Wells7h 14m3.6 (139)$7 · $0.00
The Moss MysteryCarolyn Wells2h 46m3.6 (20)$7 · $0.00
The Doorstep MurdersCarolyn Wells7h 56m$7 · $0.00
Who Killed Caldwell?Carolyn Wells7h 18m$2 · $0.00
The ClueCarolyn Wells7h 15m3.5 (862)$7 · $0.00
Deep Lake MysteryCarolyn Wells7h 43m3.4 (100)$7 · $0.00
The Skeleton at the FeastCarolyn Wells7h 47m3.5 (11)$7 · $0.00
The Rose CodeKate Quinn16h 2m4.4 (493.7K)$33 · $0.00
Deadly Badlands PursuitSharee Stover5h 53m4.6 (361)$12 · $0.00
Crime and Punishment (The Unabridged Garnett Translation) (Annotated)Fyodor Dostoevsky24h 25m4.5 (15.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
Three ComradesErich Maria Remarque15h 50m4.5 (47.3K)$2 · $0.00
AngelAnita Waller10h 30m4.6 (672)$30 · $0.00
The BorderDon Winslow29h 8m4.5 (35.7K)$53 · $0.00
FlashpointCatherine Coulter11h 38m4.5 (11.6K)$29 · $0.00
The Man in the Brown Suit & They Came to BaghdadAgatha Christie15h 43m4.6 (495)$33 · $0.00
Fang Si-Chi's First Love ParadiseYi-Han Lin8h 25m4.5 (4K)$26 · $0.00
No Woman Left BehindJulie Moffett8h 49m4.5 (3K)$25 · $0.00
CovertJanie Crouch6h 15m4.5 (2K)$12 · $0.00
Cold Case InvestigationNicole Helm5h 30m4.6 (321)$5 · $0.00
The ReunionJana DeLeon6h 31m4.5 (1.6K)$12 · $0.00
Courage Under FireSharon Dunn5h 50m4.5 (730)$24 · $0.00
Decoding the TruthJulie Miller7h 31m4.6 (350)$12 · $0.00
Murder Gone ColdB.J. Daniels5h 50m4.5 (562)$12 · $0.00
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Exit FeeBrad Taylor3h 16m4.5 (1.9K)$18 · $0.00
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