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The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack collects 25 novels and stories. 14 are Craig Kennedy tales, plus there is 1 additional story from the same author and 10 by contemporaries of Arthur B. Reeve. They all share the same spirit of detection. <P> Included are: <P> INTRODUCTION: ABOUT ARTHUR B. REEVE AND HIS CRAIG KENNEDY STORIES<BR> THE SILENT BULLET, by Arthur B. Reeve<BR> THE WAR TERROR, by Arthur B. Reeve<BR> THE TREASURE-TRAIN, by Arthur B....
| Автор | Brander Matthews |
The Adventures of Mr. Clackworthy presents 8 tales of Christopher Booth's antihero – Amos Clackworthy, swindler extraordinaire. Together with his henchman The Early Bird, Mr. Clackworthy pursues a life of crime, preying on those who deserve to be conned. Included in this volume are: <P> MR. CLACKWORTHY: AN INTRODUCTION, by Steve Lewis<BR> MR. CLACKWORTHY TELLS THE TRUTH<BR> MR. CLACKWORTHY WITHIN THE LAW<BR> MR. CLACKWORTHY’S PIPE DREAM<BR> MR....
| Автор | Christopher B. Booth |
"Mystery" is about the «Silver Town Northern Railroad»– «…55 miles of track including sidings and loading spurs. Three narrow gauge engines, four combination coaches and thirty-five assorted freight cars…» It takes place in and around the Silverton area and some of the place and mine names are easliy recognizable actual onesand it is loosely based on at least one of the Otto Mear's roads.
| Автор | Gilbert A. Lathrop |
Charley's Rope was about frayed out. The caribinieri were after him, he had a bullet in his hip and no goddamn passport. Charley needed a passport bad. He needed that intricate piece of paper—signed, sealed, and innocent looking—the way only a G.I. in italy could need one. A G.I. deserter with a sweet fortune in blackmail lire and the carabinieri lusting to lay hands on him…
| Автор | Peter Rabe |
Lovely Ann Cramer made a cozy alibi for Jason Broome – and Craddock made his favorite corpse. But when Anne swore to the police that she had spent that whole kiss-and-kill night with him, was she really saving Jason from the hot seat…or luring him into MURDER WITHOUT TEARS!
| Автор | Leonard Lupton |
KISSES OF DEATH<P> The first night with her led to a file of blackmail photographs worth a fortune.<P> KISSES OF DEATH<P> The second night with her led to danger, violence, and sudden death.<P> KISSES OF DEATH<P> The third night with her led to the one mistake no private eye should ever make… not even Peter Chambers.<P>
| Автор | Henry Kane |
The Vampire Megapack collection 27 tales of vampires! Authors represented included Bram Stoker, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Darrell Schweitzer, Lawrence Watt-Evans, and many more. The complete contents are: <P> "Mrs. Amworth," by E. F. Benson<br> "Lost Epiphany," by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro<br> "Weeping Willow," by T. A. Bradley<br> "The Greater Thirst," by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen<br> "Clarimonde," by Theophile Gautier<br> "Waiting...
| Автор | Nina Kiriki Hoffman |
"The E.F. Benson Megapack" collects 36 of Benson's horror stories, including such classics as «The Bus-Conductor,» «The Room in the Tower,» and «The Thing in the Hall.» Included are: <P> AT ABDUL ALI’S GRAVE<BR> THE MAN WHO WENT TOO FAR<BR> THE CAT<BR> GAVON’S EVE<BR> THE DUST-CLOUD<BR> THE SHOOTINGS AT ACHNALEISH<BR> THE BUS-CONDUCTOR<BR> THE HOUSE WITH THE BRICK-KILN<BR> OUTSIDE THE DOOR<BR> HOW FEAR DEPARTED FROM...
| Автор | E.F. Benson |
A contemporary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was the creator of the character of gentleman thief Arsene Lupin who, in French-speaking countries, has enjoyed a popularity as long-lasting and considerable as Sherlock Holmes in the English-speaking world. This volume collects 11 books:<P> ARSÈNE LUPIN, by Maurice Leblanc<BR> THE HOLLOW NEEDLE<BR> 813<BR> THE CRYSTAL STOPPER<BR> THE CONFESSIONS OF ARSÈNE LUPIN<BR> THE GOLDEN...
| Автор | Морис Леблан |
The discovery by Asey Mayo and Doc Cummings of the bludgeoned body of Carolyn Barton Boone in an antique Pullman car of the Pochet and Back Shore Railroad marks the beginning of a wacky murder chase highlighted by the disappearance of the body until after the killer strikes a second time. All in all, it’s a typical Asey Mayo adventure full of sparkling wit and crisp dialogue.
| Автор | Phoebe Atwood Taylor |
Tony Gilmour and his friends Ron and Alan travel to Egypt to investigate the suspicious death of Ron’s father – but they are dogged by enemies who will stop at nothing to ensure that no one discovers the secret of the tomb of Ko LenTep!
| Автор | Norman Firth |
The third collection of the works of R. Austin Freeman presents 19 more tales of forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke and others, plus the essay "The Art of the Detective Story. Included are:<P> THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY, by R. Austin Freeman<BR> THE MAGIC CASKET (1927)<BR> THE CONTENTS OF A MARE’S NEST (1927)<BR> THE STALKING HORSE (1927)<BR> THE NATURALIST AT LAW (1927)<BR> MR. PONTING'S ALIBI (1927)<BR> PANDORA'S BOX (1927)<BR> ...
| Автор | R. Austin Freeman |
"The First R. Austin Freeman Megapack" collects 27 mystery tales featuring the forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke (and others). Included in this volume are: <P> THE RED THUMB MARK (1907)<BR> THE MAN WITH THE NAILED SHOES (1909)<BR> THE STRANGER'S LATCHKEY (1909)<BR> THE ANTHROPOLOGIST AT LARGE (1909)<BR> THE BLUE SEQUIN (1909)<BR> THE MOABITE CIPHER (1909)<BR> THE MANDARIN'S PEARL (1909)<BR> THE ALUMINIUM DAGGER (1909)<BR> ...
| Автор | R. Austin Freeman |
The Third Macabre MEGAPACK® continues the great series with another volume of rare tales of horror and the macabre. Included this time are:<P> THE WALTZ, by Morris W. Gowen<BR> THREE AT TABLE, by W.W. Jacobs<BR> VERA, by Villiers de L’Isle-Adam<BR> A LOST DAY, by Edgar Fawcett<BR> METZENGERSTEIN, by Edgar Allan Poe<BR> A TRAGEDY OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES, by Brainard Gardner Smith<BR> THE LEGEND OF TCHI-NIU, by Lafcadio Hearn<BR> THE OUTGOING OF...
| Автор | Lafcadio Hearn |
Unknown Cause Episode 1 its a fictional story & it is the first chapter of many stories coming about a man who faces the strangest turn of events in his life, his time dimensions changed, he faced unseen before creature with indescribable looks & aura.
| Автор | Abdolaziz Aljahani |
Weird Tales #353 presents a selection of fine stories by modern writers, including Paul Tremplay and Robert Davies, plus features by Kenneth Hite (Lost in Lovecraft), Jason Heller (The Greatest Poison), Amanda Gannon (The Bazaar), and more! Plus an interview with horror legends Thomas Ligotti and artist Richard Corbin.
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Brian McNaughton's masterful «nasty stories» will shock, amaze, and delight you. From twists upon medieval torture chambers to the weirdest Little Red Riding Hood you'll ever meet, Nasty Stories will take your breath away and hold you rapt: a delightful nightmare of terror and humor in equal parts. Once you've read it, you'll know to be afraid!
| Автор | Brian McNaughton |
"The Bram Stoker Megapack" assembles 22 classic works by the author of «Dracula,» including all of his classic horror novels and a selection of rare and famous stories. Of special interest is the mystery story «Old Hoggen,» which has never before appeared in a complete, corrected text until this time (we transcribed it from the 1893 newspaper publication especially for this volume) – and it's worth the price of this volume by itself! In all, «The Bram Stoker Megapack» collects more...
| Автор | Bram Stoker |
When Kent Murdock, news cameraman who doubles as a private eye, steps into a case there’s always plenty of fast talk and fast action. But even Kent didn't bargain for the singing slugs and flying fists that dogged his trail in the bedroom murder of New York’s most beautiful radio writer – who handed out keys to her apartment like a salesman hands out samples. It was only reasonable that Kent should be trailed by trouble – for this time he was both detective and chief suspect! And that was...
| Автор | George Harmon Coxe |
Bulldog Drummond is a British fictional character, created by H. C. McNeile and published under his pen name «Sapper». After an unsuccessful one-off appearance as a policeman in The Strand magazine, the character was reworked by McNeile into a gentleman adventurer for his 1920 novel Bulldog Drummond. McNeile went on to write ten Drummond novels, five short stories, four stage plays, and a screenplay before his death in 1937. Included in this volume are all ten novels and the five short stories...
| Автор | Sapper |
This volume assembles 25 tales of pulp adventure, mystery, and cthulhu by fictioneer C.J. Henderson, ranging across time and space, through fantasy, science fiction, and Lovecraftian horror – terrific pulp-style yarns by a modern master! Complete contents: <P> HOPE<BR> BREAD AHEAD<BR> NINE DRAGONS<BR> SO FREE WE SEEM<BR> THE IDEA OF FEAR<BR> BRING MORE<BR> SCRUPULOUS TECHNIQUE<BR> VUUDUU<BR> THE QUESTIONING OF THE AZATHOTHIAN...
| Автор | C.J. Henderson |