138 Free Mystery Ebooks and WebSerials
One of the most popular genres in the world is the mystery novel. Readers who enjoy mysteries are frequently drawn to them because the tale piques their interest. They prefer being in the thick of things. They enjoy delving into characters’ psychological makeup and motivational drives.
The mystery genre is a subgenre of fiction that follows a crime (such as a murder or a disappearance) from its inception to its conclusion. Mystery books are commonly referred to as “whodunnits” because they transform the reader into a detective who must find out who, what, when, and how a crime occurred. It consists of five simple yet crucial components. The characters, the setting, the narrative, the problem, and the solution are the five components.
The modern detective story as we know it was invented by Edgar Allan Poe in the mid-19th century through his short story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, which featured arguably the world’s first fictional detective, C. Auguste Dupin. Authors like Agatha Christie, G.K. Chesterton, and Mary Roberts Rinehart rose to prominence during the Golden Age of the murder mystery genre.
In this compilation, you’ll find 138 free ebooks from the Mystery genre, including small groups of collections from popular authors such as Anna Katharine Green, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Wallace, Fergus Hume, Harold MacGrath and Wilkie Collins. Enjoy the mystery and suspense while going through this list and as always, happy reading!
138 Free Mystery Ebooks and WebSerials
- 813 by Maurice LeBlanc
- A ‘Verse Full of Scum by Alan Baxter
- A Dream of Death by Harrison Drake
- A Modern Wizard by Rodrigues Ottolengui
- After-School Detectives by E. H. Lau
- Aitios ∙ The Annotations by A.A.
- An Exhibit of Madness by Kerry J Charles
- Antlers, Colorado by Marn
- Ask Not For Whom The Panther Prowls by Astor James Monroe
- Banter by M.J. Moore
- Beyond The Photograph by Aradescent Dent
- Black Hat Magick by Kyt Dotson
- Bob Dexter and the Storm Mountain Mystery by Willard F. Baker
- Book of the Blind by James Dickson
- China Wind by Anne Infante
- Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces by Thomas W. Hanshew
- Concrete Underground by Moxie Mezcal
- Corridors Of Gunterlacs: ARC 1 by HoiHoiSoi
- Do Not Take the Shells by Berber
- Enigma by Wolf Black
- Fifty Candles by Earl Derr Biggers
- Final Proof by Rodrigues Ottolengui
- In the Fog by Richard Harding Davis
- In the Valley of the Sun by MedleyMisty
- J.B.’s NYC Internet Adventure by Smile-Up
- Kandy Fangs by David G Shrock
- Kliff’s Edge – When Dogs Won’t Dig by Illise Montoya
- Living and Dying in the Hamptons by T. L. Ingham
- McAllister and His Double by Arthur Cheney Train
- Merrie Axemas: A Killer Holiday Tale by M. R. Sellars
- Murder In Skin City by Bryan Lamb
- My Stupid Journal by Daisy Tannenbaum
- Mysteries of Our Lives by E. Ty Junior
- No Clue: A Mystery Story by James Hay
- Not a Very Nice Woman by John Eider
- Obnoxious Weeds by Kendall
- One Deadly Sister by Rod Hoisington
- Otherworld by Joe Love
- Project: Freeflow by Thomas Knapp and Mary Ebert
- R.E.A.P by Crow
- Refuge of Delayed Souls – Billy by Miladysa
- Road Kill by Don Massenzio
- Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
- Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers
- Sheryl Holmes’ 221B Baker Detective Agency by E. H. Lau
- Six Seconds of Darkness by Octavus Roy Cohen
- Spireclaw by Huw Langridge
- Steal Tomorrow by Ann Pino
- Survivor’s Trust by Ellen Seltz
- Sweet Dream, Silver Screen by Moxie Mezcal
- Tales of Secret Egypt by Sax Rohmer
- The Adventures of Thistledown Copperbottom by L M Bricker
- The Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung
- The Archive of Unusual Events by Glynn Forsythe
- The Barrel Mystery by William J. Flynn
- The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill
- The Black Sheep Prince by dogber7
- The Black Star by Johnston McCulley
- The Blue by Christopher Anderson
- The Borough Treasurer by J.S. Fletcher
- The Case of the Lamp That Went Out by Auguste Groner
- The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers
- The Danger Next Door by Kris Langman
- The Defective Detective: The Curious Case of the Kilchester Courier by Adam Maxwell
- The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. Reeve
- The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Harold Leland Goodwin
- The Escape of Mr. Trimm by Irvin S. Cobb
- The Investigators by Lora Hibbard
- The Mardi Gras Mystery by Henry Bedford-Jones
- The Middle Temple Murder by J.S. Fletcher
- The Monk of Hambleton by Armstrong Livingston
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
- The Mystery by Stewart Edward White, Samuel Hopkins Adams
- The Poisoned Pen by Arthur B. Reeve
- The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne
- The Rome Express by Arthur Griffiths
- The Soulreaper Chronicles by James Monaghan
- The Stillwater Tragedy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- The Van Allen Express by Brandon McEndree
- The Well-Intentioned Gift by Mike Boyes
- The Winning Clue by James Hay
- The Woman of Mystery by Maurice LeBlanc
- Thomas Bleakly: PI by Robert Gryfft
- Trembling by V. J. Chambers
- Trent’s Last Case by E. C. Bentley
- True Detective Stories by Cleveland Moffett
- Two For Rain by K.J. Rivera
- Unforeseen Dives by Aheila
- Unforeseen Dives by Aheila
- Velvet Lies by L. Shelby
- Watchmirror by MJ Zajko
- We Are Remnant by Mabresco
- wh[o][y][at][ere][en]&how; by Isaac Newton
- When Thief Meets Thief by Harry Stephen Keeler
- Who Is Anthony Stephens? by Patrick Anderson Jr.
- Whose Body? by Dorothy Leigh Sayers
- Wolf, Owl, & Black Apple by BlakeLocked
- Yellow Eyes by Sonya Lee
Anna Katharine Green
- A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green
- Initials Only by Anna Katharine Green
- That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green
- The House of the Whispering Pines by Anna Katharine Green
- The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green
- The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow by Anna Katharine Green
Arthur Conan Doyle
- A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Dealings of Captain Sharkey and Other Tales of Pirates by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Rodney Stone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Tales of Terror and Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Crime of the Congo by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Disintegration Machine by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Through the Magic Door by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Edgar Wallace
- Bones in London by Edgar Wallace
- Jack O’ Judgment by Edgar Wallace
- Tam o’ the Scoots by Edgar Wallace
- The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace
- The Book of All-Power by Edgar Wallace
- The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace
- The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace
- The Green Rust by Edgar Wallace
- The Keepers of the King’s Peace by Edgar Wallace
- The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace
- The Secret House by Edgar Wallace
Fergus Hume
- A Coin of Edward VII by Fergus Hume
- The Crowned Skull by Fergus Hume
Harold MacGrath
- The Carpet from Bagdad by Harold MacGrath
- The Man on the Box by Harold MacGrath
- The Ragged Edge by Harold MacGrath
- The Voice in the Fog by Harold MacGrath
Wilkie Collins
- Antonina, or, The Fall of Rome by Wilkie Collins
- Blind Love by Wilkie Collins
- The Dead Alive by Wilkie Collins
- The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins
- The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins
- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins