Elizabeth Darcy is in the world's most intriguing city to cover for old friend and fellow correspondent Peter Franklin, found dead in the Bosphorus. She's convinced it wasn’t an accident. But uncovering secrets can be a dangerous business. Are spies involved? Criminals? Where does religion become politics, and vice versa? And who are those men following her? <P> Danger stalks her through the ancient streets. Elizabeth will be lucky to return safely to Washington. Fortunately,...
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine returns with issue #11, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction! Included this time are the usual columns by Lenny Picker and Mrs Hudson, plus the following stories: «The Adventures of Sherlock Hoosier,» by Dan Andriacco; «To Walk a Crooked Mile,» by Hal Charles; «Closing the Circle,» by Sergio Gaut vel Hartman; «The Cantor and the Ghost,» by G. Miki Hayden; «The Compound,» by Marc Bilgrey; «The Adventure of the Missing Countess,» by Jon Koons;...
When Inspector Pinkey investigates the murder of Sir Daniel Denton in his country home, he's confronted with three prime suspects: the man's widow, his brother, and a recently-fired servant. But everywhere the policeman looks, he finds conflicting evidence–and the individuals involved all hate each other. Then Gerard Denton apparently commits suicide–or is it murder?–and the servant suddenly disappears. Is Lady Denton the murderer by default? An absolutely stunning classic crime novel,...
Even by Hollywood standards, Nora Frost is the stage mother from Hell. Her futile drive to turn her talentless twin sons into child superstars has left figurative bodies strewn throughout Los Angeles. But after Nora hires hapless young private detective Dave Beauchamp to investigate a letter threatening the brothers, the body count begins to mount. It's up to Dave (a recovering lawyer and serious movie buff) to discover why people connected to Nora's crusade are turning up dead, and...
"Detective Jack Dunning and his partner Jim Tunney have their hands full. Two young boys have turned up dead within a two-month period on the same stretch of lonely highway outside the small agricultural town of Santa Paulina, California. Are they the victims of the same illusive hit-and-run sedan that mowed down rookie cop, Curley McDaniel? Or are they part of a darker, more sinister plot? <P> Jack's beautiful young girlfriend, Angel Doll, has problems of her own when a man...
The patrol car swerved, came to a halt; Ron Webber opened his eyes and looked about dazedly: «Where are we?» «Municipal Hospital,» the officer said. The ceremony was brief: the sheet was raised, and Webber glanced and nodded: «It's him. It's Frank…» Webber performs background checks for insurance companies, alongside his best friend, Frank Milford. Now Frank's dead, and so's the young woman whom he was investigating. Ron wants to know why, and teams up with Homicide Lieut....
The year: 1956. The place: Los Angeles, California. When six-year-old Daisy Adler vanishes from her upscale Hollywood Hills home during a crowded New Year's Eve party, LAPD Detective Rusty Hallinan enters a case with more dangerous twists and turns than Mulholland Drive. Hallinan's life hits a bump or two of its own when he's dumped by his wife of eleven years, and falls hard for an enchanting young murder suspect half his age. But what's the connection between the...
The Summer, 1998 issue of WEIRD TALES presents 9 great fantasy & horror stories, plus the usual features and poems. A strong issue, with the following stories: <P> FLOWER WATER, by Tanith Lee<BR> THE RENFIELDS, by Christopher Lee Walters<BR> THE GAME, by Melanie Tem<BR> ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD, by Darrell Schweitzer<BR> BEDDY-BYE, by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre<BR> TO FAST IN FIRES, by Charles D. Edkert<BR> RING RING! by...
Francis Hammerton is arrested and convicted of involvement with a gang of confidence men–a charge of which he is entirely innocent–but escapes police custody when a cell door is left unlocked. He finds refuge at a nearby boarding house, but is arrested again when he discovers (and reports) the murdered body of an upstairs tenant–and then is unjustly accused of murder. The dead man had been suspected of a major bank fraud, and was being investigated by a private detective firm. Francis secures...
George Carter and his wife and two teenage daughters are just an ordinary family, living peacefully in the small British town of Uphill. But then they hear a bulletin that a homicidal maniac is in the area, reportedly toting a suitcase with a broken handle containing the chopped-up body parts of a female victim. And when a new lodger appears at their house, and George discovers a women's leg inside the man's suitcase, all hell breaks loose.... A crime novel written by Philip J....
In a wild, bleak corner of the Kent Coast, a derelict harbour rots beneath the tides. Here the «Doll,» a film-struck waif, and her lover, ex-movie star Tod Hafferty, play out their final, tragic, ill-fated, real-life roles. Sudden death strikes the players more than once, ultimately involving a member of the local police force. Then, as Dr. Morelle finds himself enmeshed in a network of sex and murder, Miss Frayle's anticipated quiet weekend results in her being drawn into a climactic...