Carolyn Wells - Books and biography

Renowned detective Fleming Stone is back again in this captivating whodunit with some spooky supernatural elements. When a titan of industry is found dead in his lavish apartment, there is a mysterious...

“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,...

Carolyn Wells was an American author and poet. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, she was the daughter of William E. and Anna Wells. Wells had been married to Hadwin Houghton, the heir of the Houghton-Mifflin...

A Ticket to Europe Crossing the Atlantic "In England—Now!" Mayfair in the Fair Month of May A Hostess at Home The Light on Burns's Brow Certain Social Uncertainties A Sentimental Journey All in a Garden...

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–94. The original publications contain illustrations, some by the author's...

"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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

It was the third week in September when the Fairfields left the seashore and returned to their Vernondale home.Now, my child, said Mr. Fairfield, as they sat on the veranda after dinner, I will unfold...

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...

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...

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...

Madison Avenue attorney Tom Brice is working late one night when he overhears an argument raging in the adjoining office suite belonging to the mysterious recluse Amos Gately. A gunshot rings out. Brice...

The Mystery of the Sycamore written by  an American writer and poet Carolyn Wells. This book is one of many works by her. It was published in 1921. Now republish in ebook format. We believe this work...

A group of bored rich New Yorkers obsessed with the supernatural decide to spend a month in Black Aspens, a supposedly haunted mansion deep in Vermont’s Green Mountains. A bizarre murder is rumored to...

When millionaire Joseph Crawford  is slain in the study of his New Jersey home the only physical evidence the police have to go on is a small gold bag left at the crime scene. Suspicion falls on the dead...

Chester Calhoun lives with his sister and his aunt in a house on the upper east side, and across the street lives beautiful and mysterious society hostess Victoria Van Allen, known to her friends as Vicky...

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...

The Maxwell Mystery by Carolyn Wells is a captivating detective novel that will keep you guessing until the very end. When the eccentric Maxwell family is struck by a series of bizarre and inexplicable...

The Skeleton at the Feast by Carolyn Wells is a tantalizing mystery that will leave you breathless with suspense. During a lavish dinner party at a grand estate, the host is found dead—his demise chillingly...

Face Cards by Carolyn Wells is a dazzling detective novel that plunges readers into the glamorous yet perilous world of high society. When a renowned socialite is found dead under mysterious circumstances,...