Lex

Browse

All GenresBookshelvesFree BooksFree Audiobooks

Company

About usJobsShare with friendsAffiliates

Legal

Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy

Contact

Supportgeneral@lex-books.com(215) 703-8277

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Rome Express

The Rome Express

Arthur Griffiths

1896

The Rome Express is a mystery novel by Arthur Griffiths, first published in 1896. Set aboard a train traveling from Rome to Paris, the story revolves around the discovery of a murdered man in a sleeping compartment, prompting an investigation that reveals the complex relationships and secrets of the passengers. Notable for its intricate plot and character development, the novel combines elements of suspense and psychological exploration, making it a significant early example of the detective genre.

Project Gutenberg

A mystery novel written in the early 20th century. Set aboard a train speeding towards Paris, the story intricately weav...

Goodreads

How is this book unique? Illustrations included Original & Unabridged Edition One of the best books to read Classic hist...

3.0(200)

X-Ray

The Rome Express
The Rome Express
Project Gutenberg · 142 pages
EPUB

More books from this author

A
Arthur Griffiths
1838-1908

British author and prison administrator known for his influential crime fiction and vivid portrayals of Victorian life.

The Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 1/2
Early French Prisonsle Grand and Le Petit Châtelets; Vincennes; The Bastile; Loches; The Galleys; Revolutionary Prisons
Mysteries of Police and Crime, Vol. 1 (of 3)
The Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2/2
Modern French Prisonsbicêtre; St. Pélagie; St. Lazare; La Force; The Conciergerie; La Grande and La Petite Roquettes; Mazas; La Santé
Russian Prisonsst. Peter and St. Paul; The Schlüsselburg; The Ostrog at Omsk; The Story of Siberian Exile; Tiumen, Tomsk, Saghalien
Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 1from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century
German and Austrian Prisonsprisons of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Austria-Hungary; The Fortresses of Magdeburg and Spielberg
Millbank Penitentiary: An Experiment in Reformation
Spanish Prisons: The Inquisition at Home and Abroad, Prisons Past and Present
Italian Prisonsst. Angelo; The Piombi; The Vicaria; Prisons of the Roman Inquisition
Non-Criminal Prisonsenglish Debtor's Prisons and Prisons of War; French War Prisons; American War Prisons with References to Those of Other Lands
Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2from the Eighteenth Century to Its Demolition
Prisons Over Seasdeportation and Colonization; British and American Prisons of To-Day
Oriental Prisonsprisons and Crime in India, the Andaman Islands, Burmah, China, Japan, Egypt, Turkey
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
The Passenger from Calais
A Son of Mars, Volume 1
A Son of Mars, Volume 2

Shelves with this book

right arrow
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Rome Express

Detective Fiction

95 books

More books like this

right arrow

Pride andPrejudice

1813

Jane Austen

The Life of Lazarillo De Tormeshis Fortunes & Adversities; With a Notice of the Mendoza Family, a Short Life of the Author, Don Diego Hurtado De Mendoza, a Notice of the Work, and Some Remarks on the Character of Lazarillo De Tormes
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard

New GrubStreet

George Gissing

Sybil, Or,the TwoNations

1845

Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli

The Invisible Lodge
In Both Worlds
Amabel Channice
The Splendid Fairing

MonsieurLecoq, V. 1

1975

Emile Gaboriau

The Kingdom of the Blind

Girlhood andWomanhood:The Story ofSome...

1868

Sarah Tytler

Poor White:A Novel

1920

Sherwood Anderson

Clarissa: Preface, Hints of Prefaces, and Postscript

Blown toBits; Or,the LonelyMan of...

1889

R. M. Ballantyne

From the Five Rivers