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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 |
This volume collects 21 stories featuring Detective O'Malley from the pages of Collier's. They date from 1930 through the early 1940s. William MacHarg's title character is a lot of fun and sure to appeal to fans of classic puzzle mysteries.<P> Of the series (which numbers about 80 stories), Mike Grost wrote: «The brief tales are heavily plot oriented. Some of them have mystery puzzle plots, in others the killer's identity is simply found through police work....
| Автор | MacHarg William |
The character of William J. «Willie» Klump had quite a career in the pulps. He first appeared in Popular Detective magazine in 1938 and went on to appear in more than 60 stories over the next 21 years. Willie is something of a loser, but as a private detective he somehow always manages to get the job done (often with the help of friends, including his girlfriend and secretary, Gertie Mudgett, who often saves the day).<P> Willie was the creation of Joe Archibald (1898-1986), a prolific...
| Автор | Joe Archibald |