Carolyn Wells - Libros y biografía

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....

'Anybody But Anne' is the fifth in the 'Fleming Stone' series of detective novels by prolific author Carolyn Wells. Wealthy David Van Wyck has decided to become a philanthropist and leave his entire vast...

'Eight Girls and a Dog' is a children's book from popular American author Carolyn Wells. Eight friends from the Blue Ribbon Cooking Club decide to holiday together for a month in a seaside cottage. They...

'Betty's Happy Year' is a children's story from prolific American author Carolyn Wells. Young Betty McGuire and her friends have all sorts of fun and adventures. They visit New York, take sleigh rides,...

In the Campanile Apartment building in the heart of Manhattan, wealthy resident Sir Herbert Binney has been found dead in the lobby. The only clue to the crime is a mysterious scrawled note in his hand,...

First published in 1909 'Dick and Dolly' by Carolyn Wells is a short children's story about young twins Dick and Dolly. Orphaned when they were still infants, the pair lived happily with their Grandma...

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...

Murder mystery novelist Mr Curran is found dead in a locked room following a dinner party. The disappearance of his fiancé makes her the most obvious suspect – but there is more to this case than meets...

In the second novel in Carolyn Wells 'Patty Fairfield' series, we re-join the now fifteen-year-old Patty as she puts what she has learned about keeping home into practice for herself and her father. There...

In 'Two Little Women on a Holiday' we pick up with teenagers Dotty Rose and Dolly Fayre as they take a holiday to New York, alongside their friends Bernice and Alicia. The girls are enthralled by the...

Robert Gleason died of suicide. At least that's what he told his doctor when he called to inform him he had been shot. When his doctor arrived at his apartment though, it appeared that things were not...

A group of wealthy New Yorkers. An interest in the supernatural. A haunted cabin deep into the mountains of Vermont. What could go wrong? When a bizarre summer vacation results in the death of two of...

First published in 1923 'Wheels Within Wheels' is a classic mystery from the Pennington Wise series of novels by American author Carolyn Wells. Pennington and his trusty assistant Zizi are faced with...

'The Staying Guest' is a children's book from author Carolyn Wells. Spinster sisters Priscilla and Dorinda Flint live together and are very content with their routines and way of life. Their lives are...

Sam Appleby pays a weekend visit to Sycamore Ridge, Dan Wheeler's Connecticut estate. His intentions are not innocent, however, as they are old political rivals, and Appleby wants Wheeler's support for...

'The Matrimonial Bureau' follows the exploits of four fanciful young women, who spend their time daydreaming of their Prince Charming. The ladies find themselves in plenty of humorous situations and complicated...

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 1918 'Patty-Bride' is set against the backdrop of WWI. Now engaged, the threat of young men being sent overseas as part of the war effort has dampened the joy of her engagement, and...

The eleventh in the Fleming Stone series of mystery novels by prolific author Carolyn Wells, 'Raspberry Jam' is one of the most popular stories in the series. Millionaire Sanford Embury has been found...

'Prillilgirl' is the seventeenth in the hugely popular Fleming Stone series of detective stories by American author Carolyn Wells. Successful playwright Mallory Vane has been found stabbed to death –...

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,...

'Patty's Summer Days' is the fourth in author Carolyn Wells 'Patty Fairfield' series of novels for children. With graduation looming, Patty is trying desperately to keep up with her schoolwork in order...

Homer Vincent lives in the beautiful house called Greatlarch in New England, with his wife and niece. Though outwardly the family appear to have a charmed life, the house is haunted by an ancient legend....

Published in 1925, 'The Daughter of the House' is the nineteenth book in the Fleming Stone mystery series by prolific American author Carolyn Wells. The owner of Langdene House is the glass-collector...

John Waring's life has never been better. He has just been elected as president of Corinth University, and his engagement has been confirmed to an attractive local widow. Just as it doesn't seem that...

Lawyer Tom Brice has always fancied himself as something of a sleuth, and when he overhears a violent encounter in an office nearby he gets the chance to put his detective skills to the test. Calling...

The second in the 'Fleming Stone' series of mystery novels by popular author Carolyn Wells, 'The Gold Bag' centres on the mysterious murder of a wealthy businessman Joseph Crawford – killed in the comfort...

Master detective Fleming Stone returns in 'A Chain of Evidence', the third in the mystery novel series by prolific author Carolyn Wells. An attorney in New York City, Otis Landon overhears a commotion...

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...