#1075: “The Adventure of the Mona Lisa” by Carolyn Wells

Return with me now to those fabled days of yesteryear, when famous writers could commit fanfic, write massive crossovers, and get paid for it!

Anyway, from the public domain pages of The Century magazine, here’s Carolyn Wells’ first tale of the Society of Infallible Detectives:

“The Adventure of the Mona Lisa“

14:26.

#949: Part 4 of “The Superfluous Finger” by Jacques Futrelle

“The Superfluous Finger” ends, as the Thinking Machine explains it all.

Part 4

11:29.

I’ve been experimenting lately with mp3 length. I like longer files myself, but it’s a lot quicker to download and start listening to a short file. Also, I didn’t realize the difficulties that some mp3 players have with navigating inside files. So I thought I’d try keeping the length down — ten to twenty minutes — and see if that worked better for people.

#948: Part 3 of “The Superfluous Finger” by Jacques Futrelle

“The Superfluous Finger” continues, as death enters the case.

Part 3

11:45.

#947: Part 2 of “The Superfluous Finger” by Jacques Futrelle

“The Superfluous Finger” continues, as Dr. Prescott calls in Professor Van Dusen, “the Thinking Machine”.

Part 2

10:01.

#946: Part 1 of “The Superfluous Finger” by Jacques Futrelle

“The Superfluous Finger” begins, as we meet a mysterious woman who wants her finger cut off!

Part 1

12:29.

#937: Part 2 of “500 Carats” by George Griffith

“500 Carats” concludes, as the detective reveals the solution to the mystery.

Part 2 of “500 Carats”

17:53.

#936: Part 1 of “500 Carats” by George Griffith

In the short story “500 Carats”, meet a brilliant detective who works for DeBeers! There’s been an impossible robbery of a huge newly discovered diamond. Who did it and how?

I’ll post the second part tomorrow, along with the latest chapter of Mind Twister. (That should give you time to solve the mystery!)

Part 1

21:53.

#916: “The Fugitives”, Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeves

In the final story of her first story collection, Constance Dunlap, Constance yet again meets a criminal young man in distress. (You know, Constance, we’re really starting to wonder about your taste in men!)

“The Fugitives”

44:28.

Next week, I’ll start reading some non-series mystery stories which are in the public domain. I’ve found some interesting stuff, and I hope you’ll like it.

#914: Pt. 2 of “The Blackmailers”, Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeves

Constance Dunlap continues, as Constance fights fire with thermite. Another very dark viewpoint on social trends in America before WWI.

“The Blackmailers”, Part 2

20:01.

#905: Pt. 1 of “The Blackmailers”, Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeves

Constance Dunlap continues, as we begin “The Blackmailers”.

The second part is a bit more action-adventure. Sorry I didn’t get it up this week.

Part 1 of “The Blackmailers”

22:36.

#896: Part 2 of “The Street of Magnificent Dreams” by Murray Leinster

“The Street of Magnificent Dreams” concludes, as Alicia’s husband gets an idea.

This story, btw, was brought to you by Bookery Fantasy, which sells all kinds of stuff — from DVDs, gaming supplies and comics to the odd copy of Argosy All-Story Weekly.

“The Street of Magnificent Dreams”, Part 2

17:16.

#895: Part 1 of “The Street of Magnificent Dreams” by Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster (real name: William F. Jenkins) is best known today for his interesting and well-crafted science fiction. His story “First Contact” is still widely anthologized (and is genuinely funny as well as thought-provoking). But he also wrote Westerns, mystery, adventure, and every other kind of pulp story.

For the August 5, 1922 issue of Argosy All-Story Weekly, Leinster wrote a little romance story. About married people in love with their spouses. And it actually talks about work and grownup stuff! Enjoy.

“The Street of Magnificent Dreams”, Part 1

14:27.

#894: Part 2 of “The Shoplifters”, Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeves

Constance Dunlap continues, as Constance finds Drummond taking an unhealthy interest in both her young protegee and a certain diamond.

“The Shoplifters”, Part 2

20:38.

#893: Part 1 of “The Shoplifters”, Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeves

Constance Dunlap continues, with a look at the one room in the department store you don’t want to visit.

“The Shoplifters”, Part 1

19:27.

#885: Part 4 of “The Yillian Way” by Keith Laumer

“The Yillian Way” concludes, as Retief faces the horrible consequences of his shocking actions.

Part 4

12:24.