The Horror of Studley Farm
Diamond in the Vault
Detective Spade
The doctor, his wife, and the clock
second bullet
The Mystery on the Express Train
killer
bottomless well
Chicago's female heiress

The Golden Age of Short Stories: Authors and Works

A collection of mystery short stories, like black coffee, that are deeply imbued with the unique personalities of the authors.

About 50 years after Edgar Allan Poe published his first mystery novel, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," the "Sherlock Holmes" series created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ushered in the golden age of mystery novels.
Many writers have tried to surpass Holmes by writing short detective stories featuring unique and famous detectives, and readers have enjoyed the mystery by reading short stories with charming detectives and intricately arranged surprising tricks.
As libraries became more widespread and book sales changed, the new golden age of mystery novels became occupied by long novels, but there are still many readers who prefer short, no-frills mystery novels.


『World Mystery Masterpieces 1 - Murderer and Others』 introduces nine classic mystery novels that vividly reflect the author's unique personality, including his extensive expertise, unique writing style, and captivating detectives.
Enjoy the diverse settings, situations, and resolutions of these Golden Age works in a new way, with modern translations and clean editing!

"The Horror at Studley Farm" - L.
T. Mead & Clifford Halifax
Dr. Halifax visits the Studley farm at the earnest request of Mrs. Studley, who has come to see her husband, who appears to be seeing a ghost.
There, Halifax hears her husband, Sir Henry, say that he saw a ghost, and spends the night in Sir Henry's bedroom to uncover the ghost's identity...


"Diamond in the Vault" - L.
T. Mead & Robert Eustace
The 82-carat Rocheville diamond disappeared from a diamond broker's special vault.
Detective Norman Head is convinced that Madame Colucci, the head of an Italian crime syndicate, is at the center of the mystery surrounding the diamond and the vault, and this time he is determined to catch her...

Detective Spade - Dashiell Hammett
Detective Samuel Spade is hired by businessman Max Bliss to visit his home, only to find his dead client and a team of homicide investigators waiting for him.
As hidden secrets are revealed one by one and prime suspects gather at the scene, will Spade be able to uncover the real culprit?

"The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock" - A.
K. Green
Violet Strange, who works at a detective agency, is troubled after reading a letter from her boss.
The story of a meticulous criminal who shoots a gun and disappears without a trace, a blind doctor who claims to be the criminal, and the doctor's wife who believes her husband is suffering from delusions.
Eventually, Violet approaches the doctor couple to investigate the case… .


"The Second Bullet" - A.
K. Green
A gunshot was heard from the room where the husband and child were while the wife was in the living room.
In the room, a tragedy unfolded: a husband shot to death and a child strangled to death.
Violet Strange begins an investigation to uncover the hidden truth behind this case, which the coroner claims is suicide and the wife claims is murder.

"The Mystery on the Express Train" - F.
W. Crofts
A horrific murder awaits aboard the North Western Express between Preston and Carlisle! The train stalls, and a newlywed couple is shot to death inside the locked compartment.
However, no one in the same car, including the woman in the same room or the men in the next room, could be the culprit… .

"The Murderer" - Ernest Hemingway
The restaurant door opens and two men enter.
Two men, dressed identically in tight overcoats, pay no attention to the fact that their orders have been switched.
Who are these people? And why are the two guests, who had just finished their meal, suddenly threatening the restaurant staff?

"Bottomless Well" - G.
K. Chesterton. Elder Lord Hastings, who was conversing with young Captain Boyle in the study of a clubhouse at a British military garrison in the Middle East, dies by an old well! Captain Boyle, who was with him until the end, is suspected of being the culprit, while civilian civil servant Horn Fisher, sensing something suspicious, carefully investigates the case...


"The Heiress of Chicago" -R.
Austin Freeman
Romney Pringle, a fake literary broker, senses something about the German man sitting next to him in the library writing letters.
Pringle, who secretly took the blotting paper containing the contents of the letter from the Germans, deciphered the contents and discovered that the letter was a threatening letter to the Marquis of Lundy, who was about to marry the female heiress of Chicago.