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You're supposed to find sex, sin, sun and sand in Tahiti! Quiet lagoons, beautiful vahines, complaisant women, languor and love. But instead, you'll find kidnapping, murder, and exploding bombs. Mais non! It all starts with a beautiful, naked damsel in distress in expatriate LaRoche's adventures in the real-life Garden of Eden.
| Автор | Hayford Peirce |
Alan Rake, freelance investigator, flew down to Mexicali on a mystery mission. But before Rake could line up his job, his client went out by the bullet route. And Rake’s only clue was a black silk bandanna… The trail leads from suspect to suspect. To the beautiful gold-digger, Edna. To the young and impetuous Steve Ongar, who's under Edna's influence. To the Chinese crime boss, Hop Ling. <P>Can Rake unravel the puzzler before the cops pinch the wrong man…or the sniper chooses him...
| Автор | J. Lane Linklater |
Kaye George, an Agatha nominated short story writer, is the author of Choke: An Imogene Duckworthy Mystery (Mainly Murder Press), as well as A Patchwork of Stories, a collection of her previously published stories, and The Bavarian Krisp Caper, available at Untreed Reads. Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology contains her story, “The Truck Contest”. She reviews for Suspense Magazine, and writes for several newsletters and blogs.<P> This volume collects 3 of her Imogene Duckworthy...
| Автор | Kaye George |
Arthur Morrison (1863-1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, and for his detective stories, one series of which featured the adventures of detective Martin Hewitt. Morrison’s best known work of fiction is probably his novel «A Child of the Jago» (1896, included here), but fans of detective fiction will recognize him from his mystery short stories, some of which were featured in the Rivals of...
| Автор | Morrison Arthur |
The stories contained in this volume have been chosen by John Shuttleworth, editor of True Detective magazine, as the most exciting and mystifying actual espionage cases of the second world war. Including: The Spy Trap, The Mistake of Agent X, Hitler's Master Spy, and Jap Spies.
| Автор | William Gilman |
Who doesn’t like a good mystery? Here are 25 great noir crime and mystery stories by some of the top fictioneers of the 20th century, ripped from the pages of such magazines as The Black Mask Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Secret Agent X, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine – and many more! Hours of great reading await…if you dare proceed!<P> LET HER KILL HERSELF, by Rufus King<BR> THE SPENT DAYS, by Fletcher Flora<BR> CONSOLATION PRIZE, by...
| Автор | Fletcher Flora |
The Second Boy Detectives MEGAPACK® presents 6 more novels featuring young sleuths – tales of the Banner Boy Scouts, Skippy Dare, the Mystery Boys, and more! Included are:<P> THE BANNER BOY SCOUTS MYSTERY, by George A. Warren<BR> YOUNG ATOM DETECTIVE, by Charles Coombs<BR> THE MYSTERY OF THE FIFTEEN SOUNDS, by Van Powell<BR> THE GHOST OF MYSTERY AIRPORT, by Van Powell<BR> THE MYSTERY BOYS AND CAPTAIN KIDD'S MESSAGE, by Van Powell<BR> AMONG THE RIVER...
| Автор | George A. Warren |
A cold-war comedy of errors ensues, when an experimental Agamemnon XI ICBM lands in the small town of Dexter, Pennsylvania. The small town of Dexter experiences panic at the missile's landing, of course. Mike Brewer, the editor for Dexter's newspaper convinces the town's mayor, Leon Gladfelter, to phone a night duty officer at the Pentagon… But the Department of Defense won't accept responsibility for the error, so Mayor Gladfelter exercises the town's right of emminent...
| Автор | Jacob Hay |
This volume collects 4 classic Nick Carter novels:<P> Nick Carter at Headquarters<BR> Scylla, the Sea Robber<BR> Nick Carter and the Marixburg Affair<BR> The Plot of the Poisoner<BR> <P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 350+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!
| Автор | Carter Nicholas |
Howie was a millionaire and he and Andrea were planning to be married. But he never got to walk to the altar – he was murdered first!
| Автор | Robert Colby |
An original mystery story featuring the actress Jane Withers, famous motion picture star, as the heroine. From a series originally published by Whitman Publishing, each title featuring a different film star.
| Автор | Roy J. Snell |
"Expert, ingenious suspense story of a cat and mouse chase – and of murder. How Susan, traveling for Gateways, a Charm School racket, is picked up and trailed by three men. How the husband of her first contact is murdered, of mounting confusion and terror as she is finally stalked. All set in an innocent New England village. Clever trick narration – and breathless build-up. Non-pareil and quite novelty." – Kirkus Reviews
| Автор | Elisabeth Sanxay Holding |
In 1936 Harry Stephen Keeler wrote a huge novel featuring the most unreliable narrator in literary history. His publishers forced him to split the books into two volumes, The Mysterious Mr. I and The Chameleon.Now, Ramble House has put the two novels together in one volume so you can read the whole story without changing books. Together, they are one of the most unusual books ever written.
| Автор | Harry Stephen Keeler |
Scandal hits the prestigious publishing house of Barnabas when one of the directors is found dead in a locked cellar.<P> All eyes are on the other partners at the firm – cousins of the dead man with much to gain from his demise – and all rumours hint at a connection to the disappearance of another director decades earlier.<P> Desperate to salvage their reputation, the cousins turn to Albert Campion – but will his investigations clear the Barnabas family name, or besmirch it...
| Автор | Margery Allingham |
Collected here are 20 tales of darkest crime and criminals, by some of the foremost mystery writers of the pulp era. Included are:<P> THE ART OF MURDER, by Norman A. Daniels<BR> SEX MURDER IN CAMERON, by Michael Fessier<BR> HOT-MOTOR HOMICIDE, by Norman Ober<BR> “GIVE ME A BREAK,” by Norman Struber<BR> EAR-WITNESS, by Maurice Beam<BR> THE GENTLEST OF THE BROTHERS, by David Alexander<BR> AUTHOR’S ADVENTURE, by Upton Sinclair<BR> ONE WAY...
| Автор | Talmage Powell |
Richard Deming (1915-1983) was an American pulp writer who specialised in mystery and detective fiction. In addition to original novels, he found a lucrative niche writing books based on movies TV series (such as Dragnet) and also ghost-wrote no less than ten «Ellery Queen» novels. In addition to numerous stand-alone books and stories, he created series featuring Manville (Manny) Moon and Matt Rudd. This volume provides a great sampling of his work. Included are:<P> HOMICIDE,...
| Автор | Richard Deming |
The Suicide Hour. Four A.M., when resistance is lowest. For one particular young woman, the hour has a special meaning…and she often wakes a night, terrified…and unsure exactly why. <P>The puzzle unravels slowly. What happened to her father? Did he really abandon his wife and children, as everyone thinks? Or did something more sinister occur? Her mother and brother can offer little help or information. Mr. White, her father's business partner, has sold his share of the business and...
| Автор | Mildred Davis |
A late-night tryst with a beautiful vixen sounds like an ideal setup for murder, especially with a serial killer on the loose. But as with any Gil Brewer tale, this one takes some unexpected twists!
| Автор | Gil Brewer |
That sea-going Jeff Tyler aboard his 85-foot «Loafalong» sights a life-raft with a dead boy and an almost-dead girl drifting on the Caribbean. A swift-moving story that flows from Florida waters to New Orleans – with a murder in every mile and a girl in every port. The perfect Jeff Tyler story, packed with rough, violent action against corruption, and tender loving care against seduction.
| Автор | J.L. Potter |
#8 in the Hugh North series. Captain Hugh North of the American Army's G-2 division is on hand when a peace advocate is attacked and robbed on his way to the Budapest Peace Conference, on the eve of World War II. Only North can figure out the intricate plots going on behind the scenes.
| Автор | Van Wyck Mason |
A Nazi spy stops at a private park during a practice blackout, where he meets a lovely young woman who refuses his advances—until he lies and says that he is both dying and off one a suicide mission…
| Автор | W.B. Rainey |
Jack Halliday is an author, award-winning screenwriter and consulting producer whose work has appeared in numerous digital and print publications. His first fiction collection, «Kawanga/Swan Song and Other Mystery Stories,» was published by Wildside Press as their 12th Mystery Double. This volume collects 3 of his great stories:<P> FINDING PHYLLIS<BR> IN THE BLOOD<BR> THE WOMAN IN THE ELEVATOR
| Автор | Jack Halliday |
Welcome to The Fourth Mystery MEGAPACK®! This time we have a stellar lineup for your reading pleasure, drawing stories from a wide variety of sources – including not only the traditional mystery magazines (such as Ellery Queen's and Alfred Hitchcock's), but also their less-well-known rivals (remember The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine? Keyhole Detective?). Some are from science fiction magazines (mysteries can appear anywhere!) and some are from mainstream sources, by authors not...
| Автор | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
A Tale of the Continental Op The man who had disturbed my Sunday morning sleep—I found when I reached the Glenton—was a slim, white-faced person of about twenty-five, with big brown eyes that were red-rimmed just now from either sleeplessness or crying, or both. His long brown hair was rumpled when he opened the door to admit me; and he wore a mauve dressing-robe spotted with big jade parrots over wine-colored silk pajamas. The room into which he led me resembled an...
| Автор | Dashiell Hammett |