Wildside Press is proud to present the fourth of Fletcher Flora’s series featuring police detective Lt. Joseph Marcus, as part of our ongoing effort to make Flora’s collected work available again to the public. We plan to release the entire series.<P> In this entry, Lt. Marcus and Sgt. Fuller investigate another puzzling murder – in this case, the death of Phil Stein, slain while mowing his lawn. …<P> While Flora had a long career writing much crime, mystery, and detective fiction,...
One-legged detective Manville «Manny» Moon returns for the fifth classic case! <P> "Manville 'Manny' Moon is one of the great unknown series eyes that somehow slipped through the cracks. He's tough, honest and handy with the wisecracks, but he's a whole lot more. He's pulp, through and through, but he also displays a compassionate side that neatly echoes or anticipates Lew Archer, Dan Fortune et al." – thrillingdetective.com
One-legged detective Manville «Manny» Moon returns for the sixth classic case! <P> "Manville 'Manny' Moon is one of the great unknown series eyes that somehow slipped through the cracks. He's tough, honest and handy with the wisecracks, but he's a whole lot more. He's pulp, through and through, but he also displays a compassionate side that neatly echoes or anticipates Lew Archer, Dan Fortune et al." – thrillingdetective.com
The second volume of our Victorian Mystery series presents 38 more classic mysteries, including series by Andrew Lang, August Groner, and Robert Barr. Included are: IN THE HOUSE OF SUDDHOO, by Rudyard Kipling<BR> THE CRIME CLUB, by William Holt-White<BR> TRACES OF CRIME, by Mary Fortune<BR> THE STAR OF THE «GRASMERE,» by E. W. Hornung<P> MR. BOVEY'S UNEXPECTED WILL, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace<BR> THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLAW KOMBS, by Robert...
Stephen Wasylyk (1922-1996) was a prolific author for both Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, penning more than 175 mysteries. He only published short stories during a career than spanned four decades.<P> CONSOLATION PRIZE<br> LESSON FOR A PRO<br> TEN DOLLAR$ A WEEK<br> THE MAN WHO DESERVED TO DIE<br> JIGSAW PUZZLE<br> GAME PLAN<br> MUSICIANS DON’T KILL EACH OTHER<br> THE ALLEY<br> ...
We are delighted to present our second collection of Talmage Powell mystery short stories! Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp magazines (and later the digest mystery magazines). He claimed to have written more than 500 short stories, and we have no reason to doubt him – we are working on a bibliography of his work and have documented 373 magazine stories so far…and who knows how many are out there under pseudonyms or buried in obscure magazines? He wrote...
One-legged detective Manville «Manny» Moon returns for the third classic case! <P> "Manville 'Manny' Moon is one of the great unknown series eyes that somehow slipped through the cracks. He's tough, honest and handy with the wisecracks, but he's a whole lot more. He's pulp, through and through, but he also displays a compassionate side that neatly echoes or anticipates Lew Archer, Dan Fortune et al." – thrillingdetective.com
One-legged detective Manville «Manny» Moon returns for the fourth classic case! <P> "Manville 'Manny' Moon is one of the great unknown series eyes that somehow slipped through the cracks. He's tough, honest and handy with the wisecracks, but he's a whole lot more. He's pulp, through and through, but he also displays a compassionate side that neatly echoes or anticipates Lew Archer, Dan Fortune et al." – thrillingdetective.com
Collected here for you, a sampler of stories & poems set in or related to the “Cthulhu Mythos,” as conceived by H.P, Lovecraft, expanded on by the “Lovecraft Circle” and endlessly expanded on by current writers up to the current day. Included are:<p> INTRODUCTION, by Shawn Garrett<BR> DREAMS OF YITH, by Duane W. Rimel (Poem)<BR> OUT OF THE AEONS, by H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald<BR> FISHHEAD, by Irvin S. Cobb<BR> WHEN CHAUGNAR WAKES, by Frank Belknap Long...
When Lawrence Randall offers detective Manville «Manny» Moon a cool $1,500 for a couple days low-risk work, he should have known there would be a catch. And sure enough, there is – enough that he should have charged double…<P> Moon doesn't put up with nonsense. And once he's on a case, he won't stop until he sees it through to the end. Never mind that he only has one leg (lost in the second World War…it's 1948). He always gets his man. Or his woman.<P> ...
‘Powerful story telling with a dark mystery at its heart’ Amanda Hodgkinson, New York Times bestselling author of SPILT MILKTwelve years ago Joycie Todd’s mother abandoned her. But what if she never really left? A tautly written psychological suspense novel, perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Alex Lake.London, 1965. Top model Joycie Todd lives a glittering life with photographer Marcus Blake. But her childhood tells a different story…When she was eleven, Joycie’s mother disappeared. Run away...