On a beautiful summer evening in the quiet town of Marlow, a young woman is walking home from church. She passes a man who is looking at the engine of his car. He turns round, smiles at her . . . and throws acid into her face. Then her father, the scientist George Ashton, disappears. […]
The Leander pearls were stolen nineteen years ago. The thief was caught, but the pearls were never found, and there is still a $25,000 reward for anyone who finds them. Then somebody comes to private detective Carmady with a story about a guy who knows where the pearls are hidden. Carmady agrees to talk to […]
Mr Ross lives on an island where no visitors come. He stops people from taking photographs of him. He is young and rich, but he looks sad. And there is one room in his house which is always locked. Carol Sanders and her mother come to the island to work for Mr Ross. Carol soon […]
Clare West collects and edits the present antology of murder: “Crime Never Pays”. The unlawful, intentional killing of a human being – a terrible crime. But murder stories are always fascinating. Who did it? And how? Or why? And was it murder, or just only an accident? Who will triumph, the murderer or the detective? […]
Charles Dickens gives us two ghosts stories: the first is «The Signalman«, where a visitor comes to a signal-box next to a railway tunnel and the signalman teels him a frightening story. Is there a ghost on the railway? The second story is «The Ghost at the Trial» where Mr. Fothergill listens to a trial […]
«Inspector Thackeray Arrives» tells us about three adventures of the detective. He has to find the criminal. That’s not easy, but the criminal makes several mistakes. Can you see the mistakes? Can you find the criminals?
John Milne write this exciting adventure called «The Long Tunnel«. Frank and his men were in the tunnel. The train alowed down and stopped. Frank quickly climbed up, opened the door of the guard’s van. he threw down the bags of money. ‘Move quickly’, he said to his men. ‘We haven’t much time.’
Ivan runs along the street. Ivan runs fast. Everybody is looking at Ivan. Why is he running alon the street? Where is he going? Do belonge to him «The Briefcase» that is carrying?
Victor «Frankenstein» thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new `man’? But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon […]
Four men are trapped in the forest. Heavy rain has turned the tracks into mud. The bridge across the river is broken. They looked at the broken bridge and at the rushing water. How can they get back to base now?