Daniel Defoe

Algernon Blackwood

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Ambrose Bierce

Rudyard Kipling

M. R. James

Leopold Kompert

Vincent O'Sullivan

Brander Matthews

Ellis Butler

E. Benson

Arthur Reeve

From The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, this collection of the best ghost stories from around the world includes works by Daniel De Foe, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, E. F. Benson, Algernon Blackwood, Rudyard Kipling and Ambrose Bierce.

The Modern Library of the World's Best Books

The Best Ghost Stories

There it is, cried Craig scarcely able to restrain himself with the keenness of his chase, "there it is--the mark like an 'L.' This cartridge bears the one mark, distinct, not possible to have been made by any other pistol in the world. None of the Hep Sings, all with the same make of weapons, none of the gunmen in their employ, could duplicate that mark."

The Dream Doctor

Next in the esteemed Library of Congress Crime Classics, a collection of twelve tales of intrigue and suspense, featuring Craig Kennedy, the 'American Sherlock Holmes' First published in 1910, The Silent Bullet is the first collection of Arthur B. Reeve's Craig Kennedy mysteries. In this book of twelve tales of intrigue and suspense, readers are introduced to Kennedy, sometimes called the 'American Sherlock Holmes', and his friend and assistant, reporter Walter James. A professor at Columbia University, Kennedy uses his scientific expertise and inventions to solve cases, usually employing pioneering turn-of-the-century technology, such as hidden microphones, lie detectors, and a makeshift defibrillator. Full of thrilling escapades as well as insight into the discoveries of the early 1900s, The Silent Bullet is an adventure from start to finish.

The Silent Bullet

Arthur Reeve

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