The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Guide 01
The Collection
Mystery & detective: where to start
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/books/The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Arthur-Conan-Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1892). The perfect first Holmes: twelve cases, each one a sitting.
The Mystery of the Blue Train/books/The-mystery-of-the-Blue-Train-Agatha-Christie by Agatha Christie (1928). Poirot, a luxury train and stolen rubies.
The Secret of Chimneys/books/The-Secret-of-Chimneys-Agatha-Christie by Agatha Christie (1925). A lighthearted Christie thriller with a country-house corpse.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1/books/The-Works-of-Edgar-Allan-Poe-Volume-1-Edgar-Allan-Poe by Edgar Allan Poe (1903 (Raven Edition)). Includes the first detective story ever written.
The Hand in the Dark/books/The-Hand-in-the-Dark-Arthur-J-Rees by Arthur J. Rees (1920). A locked-room death at an English manor.
By Advice of Counsel/books/By-Advice-of-Counsel-Arthur-Cheney-Train by Arthur Train (1921). The crafty lawyer Mr.
Tutt bends the law for the underdog.
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective
Stories/books/Library-of-the-Worlds-Best-Mystery-and-Detective-Stories-Unknown by Julian Hawthorne (ed.) (1907). An early anthology for puzzle-hoppers.
Guide 02
About This Collection
About mystery & detective
Questions about this shelf
Who wrote the first detective story?
Edgar Allan Poe, with “The Murders in the Rue Morgueˮ (1841), featuring C. Auguste Dupin.
Are Agatha Christie's books free?
Her books published in 1930 or earlier are in the US public domain, and several are free here. They're still under copyright in the UK and EU.