Classic-Style Mysteries

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Conspiracy of Paper
By David Liss
F LISS
An outsider in eighteenth-century London, Jewish pugilist and hired thug Benjamin Weaver prowls the city's mean streets in the service of England's gentry tracking down debtors and thieves, until the "accidental" death of his wealthy estranged father draws him into a dark conspiracy controlled by powerful men in the world of British finance.

Maltese Falcon
By Dashiell Hammett
MYSTERY HAMMETT
A murder investigation requires Detective Sam Spade to become involved in a dangerous search for a valuable statue.

Bourne Identity
By Robert Ludlum
F LUDLUM
A shooting victim, suffering from amnesia, finds himself with a Swiss bank account in the name of Jason Bourne, a professional assassin being manipulated by a top-secret American government organization to kill his arch rival, the dreaded Carlos.

Mystery of Edwin Drood
By Charles Dickens
F DICKENS
Dickens's last--and unfinished--novel introduces an unforgettable array of characters, from the sinister to the comic, and moves to a haunting climax in an atmospheric murder mystery that features the seemingly benevolent John Jasper, a secret opium addict, and his relationship with his newly engaged nephew, Edwin Drood.