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Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

10 best books like Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (E.W. Hornung): Fantômas, Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume II, The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime, The Leavenworth Case, The Horizontal Man, The Big Bow Mystery, The Gentle Grafter, The Silent Bullet, Bulldog Drummond

Fantômas
AuthorMarcel Allain
ISBN0143104845
"One episode simply melts away as the next takes over" (The New York Times) in this deliciously sinister turn-of-the-century tale of a French evil genius run rampant. Three appalling crimes leave all of Paris aghast: the Marquise de Langruen is hacked to death, the Princess Sonia is robbed, and Lord...
Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes
AuthorMaurice Leblanc
ISBN1587154641
LeBlanc's creation, gentleman thief Arsene Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat -- witty, charming, brilliant, sly . . . and possibly the greatest thief in the world. In this classic tale, Lupin comes up against the only man who may be able to stop him . . . no less than the great...
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume II
AuthorArthur Conan Doyle
ISBN0553212427
Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created.

Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan...
The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime
AuthorMichael Sims
ISBN0143105663
Take a trip back to a time when criminals armed themselves with wit rather than with guns, and the pinnacle of crime-fighting technology was represented by Sherlock Holmes's magnifying glass. Edited by award-winning author and editor Michael Sims, The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime presents, for...
The Leavenworth Case
AuthorAnna Katharine Green
ISBN1402170122
• This eBook contains 13 illustrations, including all the drawings by G.W. Peters used in a 1905 printing by G.P. PUTMAN’S SONS.
“The Leavenworth Case” is the first novel of Anna Katharine Green, an American poet and novelist, who was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America,...
The Horizontal Man
AuthorHelen Eustis
ISBN0140007180
This was a weird book, just weird.

First off, it's about a popular, handsome, debonair, poetic, young male teacher of English literature at a posh or elite girls' college circa 1943 or so. He's found dead, bludgeoned by a fireplace poker. (Pokers can come in so handy.) This happens on the very...
The Big Bow Mystery
AuthorIsrael Zangwill
ISBN0976654636
Regarded as the first full-length locked room mystery, the novel focuses on a murder that has occurred inside a locked room, with no clear indication as to the weapon used, the perpetrator of the horrendous crime, or a possible escape route. Needless to say, The Big Bow Mystery has all the elements...
The Gentle Grafter
AuthorO. Henry
O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). Porter's 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization and the clever use of twist endings. He travelled to Austin in 1884, where he took a number of different jobs over the next several years, first...
The Silent Bullet
AuthorArthur B. Reeve
ISBN1406538205
Arthur Benjamin Reeve (1880-1936), was a graduate of Princeton and attended New York Law School. He is best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes," and for writing 18 mystery/detective novels. His works include: The Black...
Bulldog Drummond
AuthorSapper
ISBN1842325434
‘Demobilised officer, finding peace incredibly tedious, would welcome diversion. Legitimate, if possible; but crime, if of a comparatively humorous description, no objection. Excitement essential... Reply at once Box X10.’ Hungry for adventure following the First World War, Captain Hugh...
Miss Cayley's Adventures
AuthorGrant Allen
ISBN1934555436
When her stepfather dies, Miss Lois Cayley finds herself alone in the world with only twopence in her pocket. Undaunted, the intelligent, attractive, and infinitely resourceful young woman decides to set off in search of adventure. Her travels take her from London to Germany, Italy, Egypt, and India,...
Wylder's Hand
AuthorJ. Sheridan Le Fanu
A lost classic by one of the 19th century's most prominent writers of ghost stories and suspense novels

The Wylders and the Brandons share a history of intermarriage, bitter rivalry, villainy, and madness. The wedding of Mark Wylder to his rich and beautiful cousin, Dorcas Brandon, was to...
The Greatest Design: Menguak Misteri Arkeologi Terbesar Tiga Agama
AuthorZaynur Ridwan
ISBN9789791963
Marie Valentine, wartawati Amerika berkunjung ke mesir untuk mencari seorang sahabat yang hilang.

Bumi,pemuda Indonesia bersama seorang detektif pembunuhan di kota kecil Port Safaga berusaha menguak kode-kode rahasia dari bahasa simbol hieroglyph dan Yucatec Maya yang membawa mereka...
The Thinking Machine
AuthorJacques Futrelle
ISBN0812970144
This irascible genius, this diminutive egghead scientist, known to the world as “The Thinking Machine,” is no less than the newly rediscovered literary link between Sherlock Holmes and Nero Wolfe: Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who—with only the power of ratiocination—unravels...
Aunt Jane's Nieces
AuthorEdith Van Dyne
I was pleasantly surprised by this book, although I can't say that I was truly overwhelmed by it. It was a pleasant story, and each of the nieces had distinct personalities that showed once again that Baum (who used the pen-name Edith Van Dyne) really felt that girls/women had as much logic, practicality,...
The Red Thumb Mark
AuthorR. Austin Freeman
ISBN1406596280
Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medicolegal forensic investigator Dr Thorndyke. He invented the inverted detective story and used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels. A large proportion of the Dr Thorndyke...
Calamity Town
AuthorEllery Queen
ISBN0060974370
COUNTDOWN: - Mid-20th Century North American Crime
BOOK 119 (of 250)
HOOK=2 stars: Ellery Queen takes a writing vacation in the country: the introduction to the central plot is a while in coming. And this book runs 155, 856 words. Crime/mysteries usually fall into the 70K to 120K range, so this...
R. Holmes and Co.: Being the Remarkable Adventures of Raffles Holmes, Esq., Detective and Amateur Cracksman by Birth
AuthorJohn Kendrick Bangs
ISBN1883402638
Contents: I. Introducing Mr. Raffles Holmes
II. The Adventure Of The Dorrington Ruby Seal
III. The Adventure Of Mrs. Burlingame's Diamond Stomacher
IV The Adventure Of The Missing Pendants
V. The Adventure Of The Brass Check
VI. The Adventure Of The Hired Burglar
VII. The...
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