Madeleine Van Norman, ultima discendente vivente di una famiglia di grande prestigio in una modesta cittadina americana, è pronta a iniziare un nuovo capitolo della sua vita sposando Schuyler Carleton,...

"The Mystery of the Sycamore" is an early type of detective story, falling somewhere between Conan Doyle's genius Sherlock Holmes and Hammett's tough-guy Sam Spade. It contains elements of the Gothic...

A man is found murdered in a locked Manhattan apartment, the only other inhabitants of which were his niece and a servant. The niece, under suspicion, will be indicted unless Otis Landon, a young lawyer...

Sam Appleby, the former Governor of Massachusetts, pays a weekend visit to Sycamore Ridge, the Connecticut estate of his old political rival Dan Wheeler. Appleby wants Wheeler’s support for his son Appleby...

Patty was curled up in her favourite big easy-chair in her own study. Though called a study, because it had been used as such during her schooldays, the pretty room was really more like a boudoir. Her...

Ambientato nella natura selvaggia del Wisconsin, tra baie inaccessibili e boschi tenebrosi, Il mistero di Deep Lake si impone nell’ambito dello standard poliziesco per una serie di tratti atipici e stranianti....

Dick and Dolly were twins and had been twins for nine years. Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen...

Deep Lake, in Wisconsin, had a curious and sinister charm. By day it was a charming resort for summer visitors, but by night its character took on sinister depth like the swirl of its own waters. The...

This is a mystery novel that revolves around the murder of Philip Balfour. Balfour is a successful man who is passionate about collecting rare books. Balfour is married to Allie, whom he neglects in...

In "Murder in the Bookshop," Carolyn Wells masterfully intertwines the allure of literary culture with the intricacies of a classic whodunit. Set against the backdrop of a quaint yet mysterious bookshop,...

The Mystery of the Sycamore By Carolyn Wells

First published in 1911, 'Patty's Motor Car' is the ninth in the wholesome 'Patty Fairfield' children's series by Carolyn Wells. Patty enters and wins a contest to win a car in which she has lots of adventures....

She only had one life and she was determine to live it on her terms she refuse to let life dictate to her how her life would go for the rest of it. She had kept those things and people close to her that...

“I can’t stand it, Patty, I simply can’t stand it!” “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear. I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him. And that’s all there is about it.” “Oh, no, Patty,...

"Well, by the Great Catamaran! I think it's the most footle business I ever heard of! A regulation, clinker-built, angle-iron, sunk-hinge family feud, carried on by two women! Women! conducting a feud!...

A locked-room mystery is solved by detective Fleming Stone. Sanford Embury refused to give his wife an allowance of spending cash or even a checking account. He pays all the bills and her store charge...

In the seventh instalment of the 'Patty Fairfield' series of children's novels, Patty is still in Europe and is now touring Italy with her family. Patty makes plenty of new friends along the way and they...

Orphan Warble Mildew has successfully managed to get herself expelled from school. She becomes a waitress and learns how to make the best cream pie around, attracting the attention of the wealthy Mr Petticoat....

The terrifying outcast Abeniki Caldwell wins the love of the beautiful Lady Berenice after the events of a dark and dangerous night. Her father forbids the marriage, insistent that a low-born outcast...

First published in 1923 'More Lives Than One' by author Carolyn Wells is the first in the 'Lorimer Lane' detective series. In a bohemian part of 1920s New York, a woman is murdered at a costume party....

Exasperated hostess Grace Gordon is tired of friends and distant relatives coming to stay, imposing themselves upon her and her husband's lives. When a third cousin and his new bride threaten to come...

First published in 1913 'The Re-Echo Club' is a short collection of poetry from popular author Carolyn Wells. In it, Wells has cleverly re-written popular poems of the time in the styles of other poets,...

Eric Stannard, wealthy artist and portrait painter of international reputation is found dead in his studio, an etching needle protruding from his chest. The lights had gone out momentarily just before...

The Mystery: ”Mr. Stone," I began, "if three persons spent the night in an apartment so securely locked on the inside that there was no possible means of ingress, and if in the morning it was found that...

"Imagine, if you will, a murder committed in a sealed room. A room which has been sealed from the inside, that is, with no possible means of exit, excepting a dangerous plunge through a window into a...

Carolyn Wells always provides an enjoyable read and this one is probably one of her most intriguing murder mysteries. Vicky Van is a lithe, joyful and vibrant society woman beloved by all. A man named...

"Eccentric and wealthy New York widow Ursula Pell loves playing cruel jokes on her guests and particularly on her niece and nephew who are destined to inherit the millions in gems left to her by her late...

"Once Carolyn Wells began, or re-invented her writing career, 'The Clue' was her initial book which strayed from children's writings into mysteries and detective stories. It is also when we are introduced...

Was it murder or suicide? All entrances to the study where the body was found were locked from the inside. The future college president and groom-to-be had no known cause for suicide, yet no clues in...

"Instead of prison time, former governor, Samuel Appleby, sentences his former rival, Daniel Wheeler to imprisonment on his homestead with a very strange addendum. He then endeavors to convince Mr. Wheeler...