The grammar of detection taking shape: Holmes, Poirot, Marple, and their cousins turn small discrepancies into narratives where attention can temporarily restore order.
The recorded ratings average 7.5/10, with 0 perfect tens. Recurring authors include Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
About the bookThis volume collects twelve of the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his chronicler, Dr. John Watson. Originally serialized in The Strand Mag…
8/10Classic Literature : MysteryMiss Marple Bundle: The Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, and The Moving Finger
About the bookThis collection gathers three of Agatha Christie's earliest and most celebrated Miss Marple mysteries: The Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, and The Moving Finger. Set pr…
8/10Classic Literature : MysteryThe Complete Sherlock Holmes
About the bookThis volume gathers the complete canon of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, spanning the four short-story collections, the four novels, and the final posthumous casebook…
8/10Classic Literature : MysteryThe Mysterious Affair at Styles
About the bookAgatha Christie's debut novel introduces the fastidious Belgian detective Hercule Poirot to the world. Set in the summer of 1917 at the country estate of Styles St. Mary, the story begi…
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| Miss Marple Bundle: The Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, and The Moving Finger | Agatha Christie | 2010 | 8 | Read | → |
| Miss Marple's Final Cases: And Two Other Stories | Agatha Christie | 1979 | 7 | Read | → |
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1892 | 9 | Read | → |
| The Complete Sherlock Holmes | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1927 | 8 | Read | → |
| The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Agatha Christie | 1920 | 8 | Read | → |
| Tom Sawyer Detective | Mark Twain | 1985 | 5 | Read | → |
