Mystery
Read Mystery Classics in English
18 mystery books as graded readers — learn English by reading the stories worth reading. Tap any word for an instant translation, hear natural audio narration, and save the vocabulary you meet. Pick your level and start with a free chapter.
What are the best mystery classics to read in English as a learner?
The best mystery classics for English learners are graded readers of well-known titles — start with Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3), The Daughter of Anderson Crow and The Moonstone. Each is rewritten at a clear CEFR level with tap-to-translate, audio narration and saved vocabulary, so you read a real story while building English at your own pace.
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- free samples to start
| Title | Chapters | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3) | 17 | C1 |
| The Daughter of Anderson Crow | 37 | B2 |
| The Moonstone | 46 | C1 |
| Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | 3 | C1 |
| Paul Clifford — Complete | 36 | C1 |
| Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel | 10 | B2 |
| Lady Audley's Secret | 41 | C1 |
| A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill | 31 | B2 |
| The Woman in White | 53 | C1 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 26 | B2 |
| The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance. | 177 | B2 |
| The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare | 15 | C1 |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | 23 | C1 |
| The Green Mummy | 28 | B2 |
| The Mysteries of Udolpho | 57 | C1 |
| Crime and Punishment | 39 | C1 |
| The Complete Sherlock Holmes | 112 | B2 |
| 25 Principles of the Playa | 32 | B2 |
Level C1ClassicsOliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3)The classic mystery novel by Charles Dickens.
Level B2MysteryThe Daughter of Anderson CrowThe classic mystery novel by George Barr McCutcheon.
Level C1MysteryThe MoonstoneThe classic mystery novel by Wilkie Collins.
Level C1HorrorGhost Stories of an AntiquaryThe classic mystery novel by M.
Level C1MysteryPaul Clifford — CompleteThe classic mystery novel by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton.
Level B2MysteryFriday, the Thirteenth: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by Thomas William Lawson.
Level C1MysteryLady Audley's SecretThe classic mystery novel by M.
Level B2RomanceA Romance of Billy-Goat HillThe classic romance novel by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice.
Level C1MysteryThe Woman in WhiteThe classic mystery novel by Wilkie Collins.
Level B2GothicThe Phantom of the OperaThe classic mystery novel by Gaston Leroux.
Level B2HorrorThe String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance.The classic mystery novel by Thomas Peckett Prest.
Level C1MysteryThe Man Who Was Thursday: A NightmareThe classic mystery novel by G.
Level C1MysteryThe Mystery of Edwin DroodThe classic mystery novel by Charles Dickens.
Level B2MysteryThe Green MummyThe classic mystery novel by Fergus Hume.
Level C1GothicThe Mysteries of UdolphoThe classic mystery novel by Ann Ward Radcliffe.
Level C1ClassicsCrime and PunishmentThe classic mystery novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Level B2MysteryThe Complete Sherlock HolmesDeduction, fog and gaslight — the complete canon of the world's first consulting detective.
Level B2Adventure25 Principles of the PlayaA newcomer's guide to Burning Man — 25 hard-won principles, learned in the dust.