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
78THE LUMINOUS FACE (pt. 3)
2Introduction
79THE VANISHING OF BETTY VARIAN (pt. 1)
3Historical Context
80THE VANISHING OF BETTY VARIAN (pt. 2)
4Synopsis (Selection)
81THE VANISHING OF BETTY VARIAN (pt. 3)
5MURDER MYSTERY COLLECTION: Detective Fleming Stone Mysteries, Complete Pennington Wise Series, Sherlock Holmes Cases & Many More
82Other Mysteries
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6THE CLUE (pt. 1)
83THE DEEP-LAKE MYSTERY (pt. 1)
7THE CLUE (pt. 2)
84THE DEEP-LAKE MYSTERY (pt. 2)
8THE CLUE (pt. 3)
85THE DEEP-LAKE MYSTERY (pt. 3)
9THE GOLD BAG (pt. 1)
86THE DEEP-LAKE MYSTERY (pt. 4)
10THE GOLD BAG (pt. 2)
87FACE CARDS (pt. 1)
11THE GOLD BAG (pt. 3)
88FACE CARDS (pt. 2)
12A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (pt. 1)
89FACE CARDS (pt. 3)
13A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (pt. 2)
90FACE CARDS (pt. 4)
14A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (pt. 3)
91THE ADVENTURE OF THE MONA LISA
15THE MAXWELL MYSTERY (pt. 1)
92THE ADVENTURE OF THE CLOTHES-LINE
16THE MAXWELL MYSTERY (pt. 2)
93Patty Fairfield Series
17THE MAXWELL MYSTERY (pt. 3)
94PATTY FAIRFIELD (pt. 1)
18ANYBODY BUT ANNE (pt. 1)
95PATTY FAIRFIELD (pt. 2)
19ANYBODY BUT ANNE (pt. 2)
96PATTY FAIRFIELD (pt. 3)
20ANYBODY BUT ANNE (pt. 3)
97PATTY AT HOME (pt. 1)
21THE WHITE ALLEY (pt. 1)
98PATTY AT HOME (pt. 2)
22THE WHITE ALLEY (pt. 2)
99PATTY AT HOME (pt. 3)
23THE WHITE ALLEY (pt. 3)
100PATTY'S SUMMER DAYS (pt. 1)
24THE CURVED BLADES (pt. 1)
101PATTY'S SUMMER DAYS (pt. 2)
25THE CURVED BLADES (pt. 2)
102PATTY'S SUMMER DAYS (pt. 3)
26THE CURVED BLADES (pt. 3)
103PATTY IN PARIS (pt. 1)
27THE CURVED BLADES (pt. 4)
104PATTY IN PARIS (pt. 2)
28THE MARK OF CAIN (pt. 1)
105PATTY IN PARIS (pt. 3)
29THE MARK OF CAIN (pt. 2)
106PATTY'S FRIENDS (pt. 1)
30THE MARK OF CAIN (pt. 3)
107PATTY'S FRIENDS (pt. 2)
31THE MARK OF CAIN (pt. 4)
108PATTY'S FRIENDS (pt. 3)
32VICKY VAN (pt. 1)
109PATTY'S SUCCESS (pt. 1)
33VICKY VAN (pt. 2)
110PATTY'S SUCCESS (pt. 2)
34VICKY VAN (pt. 3)
111PATTY'S SUCCESS (pt. 3)
35THE DIAMOND PIN (pt. 1)
112PATTY'S MOTOR CAR (pt. 1)
36THE DIAMOND PIN (pt. 2)
113PATTY'S MOTOR CAR (pt. 2)
37THE DIAMOND PIN (pt. 3)
114PATTY'S MOTOR CAR (pt. 3)
38RASPBERRY JAM (pt. 1)
115PATTY'S BUTTERFLY DAYS (pt. 1)
39RASPBERRY JAM (pt. 2)
116PATTY'S BUTTERFLY DAYS (pt. 2)
40RASPBERRY JAM (pt. 3)
117PATTY'S BUTTERFLY DAYS (pt. 3)
41THE MYSTERY OF THE SYCAMORE (pt. 1)
118PATTY'S SOCIAL SEASON (pt. 1)
42THE MYSTERY OF THE SYCAMORE (pt. 2)
119PATTY'S SOCIAL SEASON (pt. 2)
43THE MYSTERY OF THE SYCAMORE (pt. 3)
120PATTY'S SOCIAL SEASON (pt. 3)
44THE MYSTERY GIRL (pt. 1)
121PATTY'S SUITORS (pt. 1)
45THE MYSTERY GIRL (pt. 2)
122PATTY'S SUITORS (pt. 2)
46THE MYSTERY GIRL (pt. 3)
123PATTY'S SUITORS (pt. 3)
47SPOOKY HOLLOW (pt. 1)
124PATTY’S FORTUNE (pt. 1)
48SPOOKY HOLLOW (pt. 2)
125PATTY’S FORTUNE (pt. 2)
49SPOOKY HOLLOW (pt. 3)
126PATTY’S FORTUNE (pt. 3)
50SPOOKY HOLLOW (pt. 4)
127PATTY BLOSSOM (pt. 1)
51PRILLILGIRL (pt. 1)
128PATTY BLOSSOM (pt. 2)
52PRILLILGIRL (pt. 2)
129PATTY BLOSSOM (pt. 3)
53PRILLILGIRL (pt. 3)
130PATTY-BRIDE (pt. 1)
54PRILLILGIRL (pt. 4)
131PATTY-BRIDE (pt. 2)
55THE BRONZE HAND (pt. 1)
132PATTY-BRIDE (pt. 3)
56THE BRONZE HAND (pt. 2)
133PATTY AND AZALEA (pt. 1)
57THE BRONZE HAND (pt. 3)
134PATTY AND AZALEA (pt. 2)
58THE BRONZE HAND (pt. 4)
135PATTY AND AZALEA (pt. 3)
59WHERE’S EMILY (pt. 1)
136Marjorie Maynard Series
60WHERE’S EMILY (pt. 2)
137MARJORIE'S VACATION (pt. 1)
61WHERE’S EMILY (pt. 3)
138MARJORIE'S VACATION (pt. 2)
62WHERE’S EMILY (pt. 4)
139MARJORIE'S VACATION (pt. 3)
63Pennington Wise Mysteries
140MARJORIE'S BUSY DAYS (pt. 1)
64THE ROOM WITH THE TASSELS (pt. 1)
141MARJORIE'S BUSY DAYS (pt. 2)
65THE ROOM WITH THE TASSELS (pt. 2)
142MARJORIE'S BUSY DAYS (pt. 3)
66THE ROOM WITH THE TASSELS (pt. 3)
143MARJORIE'S NEW FRIEND (pt. 1)
67THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH THE EARTH (pt. 1)
144MARJORIE'S NEW FRIEND (pt. 2)
68THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH THE EARTH (pt. 2)
145MARJORIE'S NEW FRIEND (pt. 3)
69THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH THE EARTH (pt. 3)
146MARJORIE'S MAYTIME (pt. 1)
70IN THE ONYX LOBBY (pt. 1)
147MARJORIE'S MAYTIME (pt. 2)
71IN THE ONYX LOBBY (pt. 2)
148MARJORIE'S MAYTIME (pt. 3)
72IN THE ONYX LOBBY (pt. 3)
149MARJORIE AT SEACOTE (pt. 1)
73THE COME-BACK (pt. 1)
150MARJORIE AT SEACOTE (pt. 2)
74THE COME-BACK (pt. 2)
151MARJORIE AT SEACOTE (pt. 3)
75THE COME-BACK (pt. 3)
152Analysis
76THE LUMINOUS FACE (pt. 1)
153Reflection
77THE LUMINOUS FACE (pt. 2)
154Memorable Quotes
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