Classic Mystery Audiobooks: Free Public Domain Detective Stories

Classic Mystery Audiobooks: Free Public Domain Detective Stories

Listen to classic mystery audiobooks featuring detective stories, crime fiction, and suspense-filled investigations from the golden age of literature. This podcast delivers free public domain audiobooks from legendary authors, including gripping detective cases, hidden clues, and unforgettable characters. Explore timeless mystery stories filled with suspense, crime, and psychological intrigue. These classic audiobooks are carefully selected from public domain archives and professionally presented for an immersive listening experience. đź“š Explore the complete Free Audiobook Library in one convenient place and help us keep classic audiobooks freely available: https://www.patreon.com/freeaudiobooklibrary Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/classic-mystery-audiobooks-free-public-domain-detective-stories--7217397/support.

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🟡 Return of Sherlock Holmes (Alternative Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Part 2 of 2

August 15, 2026 • 355 mins
Part 2 of 2.The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd.Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLength: 11 hours 51 minutesGenre: Literary Fiction, Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 156:07 - Chapter 201:54:10 - Chapter 302:54:46 - Chapter 403:44:21 - Chapter 504:23:41 - Chapter 605:00:35 - Chapter 705:52:37 - Chapter 806:36:31 - Chapter 907:29:00...
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🟡 Return of Sherlock Holmes (Alternative Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Part 1 of 2

August 15, 2026 • 355 mins
Part 1 of 2.The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd.Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLength: 11 hours 51 minutesGenre: Literary Fiction, Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 156:07 - Chapter 201:54:10 - Chapter 302:54:46 - Chapter 403:44:21 - Chapter 504:23:41 - Chapter 605:00:35 - Chapter 705:52:37 - Chapter 806:36:31 - Chapter 907:29:00...
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🟡 Study In Scarlet (Alternative Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

August 13, 2026 • 277 mins
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who later became two of the most famous characters in literature.Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLength: 4 hours 37 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 117:53 - Chapter 240:18 - Chapter 301:04:22 - Chapter 401:19:42...
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🟡 Eight Strokes of the Clock (Alternative Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Maurice Leblanc

August 11, 2026 • 389 mins
The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of short stories centred on Arsne Lupin, former gentleman thief extraordinaire. In this series, Lupin has abandoned his life of crime in favour of that of crime solver.Author: Maurice LeblancLength: 6 hours 29 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 151:48 - Chapter 201:40:17 - Chapter 302:25:07 - Chapter 403:12:39 - Chapter 504:01:11 - Chapter 604:47:03 - Chapter 705:3...
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🟡 Mystery of the Boule Cabinet (Full Audiobook) | Burton Egbert Stevenson

August 8, 2026 • 420 mins
Three men are dead. Killed by a very powerful poison.Author: Burton Egbert StevensonLength: 7 hours 0 minutesGenre: Crime & Mystery FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 113:26 - Chapter 224:50 - Chapter 346:25 - Chapter 458:24 - Chapter 501:13:24 - Chapter 601:24:19 - Chapter 701:35:15 - Chapter 801:50:42 - Chapter 902:08:21 - Chapter 1002:25:32 - Chapter 1102:40:10 - Chapter 1202:48:20 - Chapter 1303:05:28 - Chapter 1403:17:19 - Ch...
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🟡 Trial of Susan B. Anthony (Full Audiobook) | Anonymous

August 7, 2026 • 485 mins
In 1872, after the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, the women's suffrage movement in the United States adopted a new strategy. Arguing that the right to vote was one of the "privileges and immunities" guaranteed to every citizen by that amendment, the women were inspired to put this interpretation to the test in practice by attempting to register and vote in the November election.Author: AnonymousLength: 8...
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🟡 Study In Scarlet (Alternative Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Part 2 of 2

August 6, 2026 • 341 mins
Part 2 of 2."A Study in Scarlet" is the first ever Sherlock Holmes story split into two quite distinctive parts. The first part is told from the viewpoint of Dr.Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLength: 3 hours 47 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 114:49 - Chapter 229:38 - Chapter 344:27 - Chapter 401:04:36 - Chapter 501:24:45 - Chapter 601:44:54 - Chapter 702:05:57 - Chapter 802:27:00 - Chapter 902:48:03 - Chapte...
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🟡 Study In Scarlet (Alternative Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Part 1 of 2

August 6, 2026 • 341 mins
Part 1 of 2."A Study in Scarlet" is the first ever Sherlock Holmes story split into two quite distinctive parts. The first part is told from the viewpoint of Dr.Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLength: 3 hours 47 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 114:49 - Chapter 229:38 - Chapter 344:27 - Chapter 401:04:36 - Chapter 501:24:45 - Chapter 601:44:54 - Chapter 702:05:57 - Chapter 802:27:00 - Chapter 902:48:03 - Chapte...
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🟡 Mystery at Geneva: An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings (Full Audiobook) | Rose Macaulay

August 5, 2026 • 255 mins
Henry Beechtree, a newspaper correspondent for the British Bolshevist, is covering the latest otherwise sleepy session of the League of Nations in Geneva, when the newly elected President – a member of the Norwegian delegation – disappears mysteriously, adding some badly needed ‘spice’ to Henry's assignment. (Introduction by Cathy Barratt).
Author: Rose MacaulayLength: 4 hours 15 minutesGenre: Detective F...
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🟡 Study In Scarlet (Alternative Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

August 5, 2026 • 285 mins
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year.
Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLength: 4 hours 45 minutesGenre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Detective Fiction
Chapters:00:00 — Chapter 142:01 — Ch...
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🟡 Secret House (Full Audiobook) | Edgar Wallace

August 4, 2026 • 349 mins
A stranger and foreigner arrives at the offices of a small publication in London only to be faced by the “editor” whose face is completely swathed in a veil. Nothing is as it seems, and it quickly becomes evident that both are bent on more than lively gossip about the elite.
Author: Edgar WallaceLength: 5 hours 48 minutesGenre: General Fiction, Detective Fiction
Chapters:00:00 — Chapter 123:50 — Chapte...
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🟡 One of My Sons (Full Audiobook) | Anna Katharine Green

August 2, 2026 • 593 mins
A young girl frantically summons a gentleman walking by on the street to come in and help her grandfather. Arthur Outhwaite answers her cry for help only to find himself as the last person to see her grandfather alive and left with the admonishment from the dying man to deliver a letter to someone, and to that person only.
Author: Anna Katharine GreenLength: 9 hours 53 minutesGenre: Detective Fiction
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🟡 Study in Scarlet (Alternate Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

July 26, 2026 • 258 mins
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Genre: Detective Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 16:41 - Cha...
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🟡 Bronze Hand (Full Audiobook) | Anna Katharine Green

July 23, 2026 • 108 mins
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com A political society secretly operates in Baltimore. When he tries to help his beautiful neighbor Miss Calhoun recover a stolen ring which might cause great unknown danger, Mr. Author: Anna Katharine Green Length: 1 hours 48 minutes Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 18:47 - Chapter 2 37:17 - Chapter 3 01:02:12 - Chapter 4 01:17:35 - Chapter 5 01:23:45 - Chapte...
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🟡 Red Seal (Full Audiobook) | Natalie Sumner Lincoln

July 19, 2026 • 329 mins
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Nothing is what it seems to be as events unfold in this entertaining mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln. Red seals and red herrings abound and will keep you guessing all the way through the final chapter. Author: Natalie Sumner Lincoln Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Genre: Detective Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 12:44 - Chapter 2 23:09 - Chapter 3 36:39 - Chapter 4 57:55 - Chapter 5 01:...
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🟡 Stretton Street Affair (Full Audiobook) | William Le Queux

July 18, 2026 • 520 mins
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Hugh Gabriel has recently been repatriated from the war and has rejoined his old firm as an electrical engineer. On the way to visit his uncle one night, he is asked by a servant if he would be willing to meet with his wealthy master who is in some distress. Author: William Le Queux Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Genre: Detective Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 15:15 - Chapter 2 44:29 - ...
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🟡 Black Star (Full Audiobook) | Johnston McCulley

July 15, 2026 • 486 mins
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The Black Star was a master criminal who took great care to never be identifiable, always wore a mask so nobody knew what he looked like, rarely spoke to keep his voice from being recognized, and the only mark left at the scenes of the crimes which he and his gang committed were small black stars which were tacked as a sign of their presence, and an occasional sarcastic note to signify h...
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🟡 Master Hand (Full Audiobook) | Richard Dallas

July 12, 2026 • 295 mins
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com This murder mystery, written in 1903 by Richard Dallas (pseudonym), describes a fictional crime that took place in the New York City of 1883. A fine period piece as well as a clever detective story. Author: Richard Dallas Length: 4 hours 55 minutes Genre: Detective Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 02:19 - Chapter 2 14:07 - Chapter 3 27:49 - Chapter 4 41:49 - Chapter 5 53:10 - Chapter ...
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🟡 In the Fog (Full Audiobook) | Richard Harding Davis

July 11, 2026 • 128 mins
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The story is set in London, at an elite gentleman's club called "The Grill," where an American gentleman arrests the attention of four other men by relating how one night he got lost in a thick London fog. He stumbled upon a house where a double murder was just committed. Author: Richard Harding Davis Length: 2 hours 8 minutes Genre: General Fiction, Detective Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - C...
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🟡 Evil Guest (Full Audiobook) | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

July 8, 2026 • 259 mins
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Le Fanu's inimitable style continues with The Evil Guest, a murder mystery fraught with dark imagery and mysterious characters. An unwanted guest visiting a dreary and isolated home is murdered; the thriller leads the reader down countless 'dead' ends before revealing the identity of the guilty party. Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Genre: Detective Fiction Cha...
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