The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle A Christmas mystery for detective Sherlock Holmes beginning with a lost hat and an abandoned goose. - Pages: 17 - Age Rating: PG
A Case of Identity by Arthur Conan Doyle Holmes investigates the case of a fiancee who disappeared on the day of the wedding. - Pages: 19 - Age Rating: PG
The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe A potentially explosive letter has been stolen. The police know who has it - but where he has it remains a mystery. - Pages: 18 - Age Rating: PG
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe Often cited as the first detective story. The genre arrives pretty much fully formed: a brilliant detective, the bumbing police officer and a (particularly) gruesome murder. - Pages: 30 - Age Rating: PG
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde A man is told by a palm reader that he will commit a murder. A satirical crime story that cleverly reverses the conventions of the genre. - Pages: 32 - Age Rating: PG