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Our second volume of Fletcher Flora’s crime and mystery stories collects 20 more tales by the classic author. Included this time are:<P> HELL HAS NO FURY<BR> THE CLOSING TRAP<BR> HELL FOR HANNAH<BR> THE COLLECTOR COMES AFTER PAYDAY<BR> FAIR GAME<BR> MAY I COME IN?<BR> KILL ME TOMORROW<BR> TRESPASSER<BR> MOST AGREEABLY POISONED<BR> SOUNDS AND SMELLS<BR> A COOL SWIM ON A HOT DAY<BR> IQ – 184<BR> SETTLEMENT...
| Автор | Fletcher Flora |
I was bone-tired when I locked the last gas pump, turned off the lights and closed the garage door. It had been a long day. One of an endless number of days.<p> I crossed the concrete apron, got in my jalopy and started the motor. I gave the filling station a last look. It was tired and grubby in the early night. I'd really tried to make a go of it here, but one man can only do so much.<p> All I wanted was to get a hot bath, food, and some sleep. I lived half a mile down the...
| Автор | Talmage Powell |
Edgar Hoffmann Price (1898 – 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled 'fictioneer') for the pulp magazine marketplace. He is probably most famous for his collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft, «Through the Gates of the Silver Key,» though he published hundreds of other works. This volume collects 19 of his two-fisted detective tales. Included are:<P> INTRODUCTION, by Shawn Garrett<BR> SPIRIT MURDER<BR> CRYSTAL CLUES<BR> QUEEN OF...
| Автор | E. Hoffmann Price |
Murder – it's one of the staples of mystery fiction. One of the unwritten rules of the mystery novel is to start your murder in the first chapter…and on the first page, if possible! Collected here are 22 tales of murder. Some are fiendish. («The Doorbell» is especially chilling.) Some are exotic. (Egyptian mummy murder? You bet!) Some take place in far-off locations. (The Canadian woods? At sea? In foreign countries? Why not!) What they all have in common, though, is a criminal mastermind...
| Автор | James Holding |
Arthur Conan Doyle was a prolific novelist, though not many people today realize he wrote more than the Sherlock Holmes stories. This volume assembled 15 of his other novels, which are worth reading on their own merits. Included are:<P> THE WHITE COMPANY<BR> MICAH CLARKE<BR> THE MYSTERY OF CLOOMBER<BR> THE MARACOT DEEP<BR> THE FIRM OF GIRDLESTONE<BR> THE CRIME OF THE BRIGADIER<BR> THE DOINGS OF RAFFLES HAW<BR> THE «SLAPPING SAL»<BR> ...
| Автор | Артур Конан Дойл |
Elliott O'Donnell (1872–1965) was an British author known primarily for his books about ghosts. He claimed to have seen a ghost, described as an elemental figure covered with spots, when he was five years old. He also claimed to have been strangled by a mysterious phantom in Dublin. This volume assembled 8 of his supernatural books:<P> ANIMAL GHOSTS<BR> BYWAYS OF GHOST-LAND<BR> GHOSTLY PHENOMENA<BR> HAUNTED PLACES IN ENGLAND<BR> SCOTTISH GHOST...
| Автор | O'Donnell Elliott |
The Crime and Corruption Novel MEGAPACK® presents 4 great books by two different authors: Thomas B. Dewey and Burt Arthur. Included are:<P> A Season for Violence, by Thomas B. Dewey<P> Run, Brother, Run!, by Thomas B. Dewey<P> Empty Saddles, by Burt Arthur.<P> Kiss Me Hard is copyright © 1953 by Thomas B. Dewey.<P> If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 270+...
| Автор | Thomas B. Dewey |
Inspector Hanaud was the first modern detective of the 20th century, appearing first in 1910. He is believed to have been an influence on Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot. The series consists of 7 novels and stories:<P> At the Villa Rose<BR> The affair at the Semiramis Hotel<BR> The House of the Arrow<BR> The Prisoner in the Opal<BR> They Wouldn't Be Chessmen<BR> The House in Lordship Lane<BR> The Ginger King.<P> If you...
| Автор | A.E.W. Mason |
Johnston McCulley may be best known as the creator of Zorro, but he was a prolific pulp author in many genres. This volume collects 3 short novels and 7 short stories with mystery themes. Included are:<P> THE MASKED WOMAN<BR> "THE MOUTHPIECE WILL KNOW!"<BR> MURDER NOTE<BR> HOOKED<BR> THE OBVIOUS CLUE<BR> FORBEARANCE<BR> INITIATING NOGGINS<BR> THUBWAY THAM'S DEED OF MERCY<BR> THE STOLEN STORY<BR> SANTA THUMBS A...
| Автор | Johnston McCulley |
The summer camp of Woodcrest Military Institute was always an exciting event to the Mercer boys and Terry Mackson. But when the cadets camped near Rustling Ridge, the boys ran into a series of startling occurrences: a horse stampede, a mysterious fire, the disappearance of a little girl, and most frightening of all, the Ghost of Rustling Ridge, who seemed determined to drive the cadets away. Don and Jim, along with Terry, were appointed to the camp’s Ghost Patrol, and how they solved the mystery...
| Автор | Capwell Wyckoff |
