Ужасы и Мистика
Различные книги в жанре Ужасы и МистикаHurricane Heist
A classic crime story originally published in the November 9th, 1940 issue of Detective Fiction Weekly,
In a Vanishing Room
Paul Norris, an out-of-work advertising executive, finds himself on a cross-country job tracking down a shipping crate. The crate holds something valuable – but exactly what, exactly, no one will say. In the process of finding the crate, Paul finds himself caught between shady characters, beautiful women…and more than a few double-crosses!
Lament for Julie
Playing With Dynamite <P> Tormented by a satin-skinned package of dynamite who offered him ecstasy unfettered by convention…Bedeviled by another woman who wanted a master…Given 12 hours to get out of town–And then framed for murder… <P> This was the grim situation faced by Todd Corwin shortly after he came to Longport seeking Julie Steadman's killer. <P> If he cleared out of town he was sure of safety. If he stayed, nothing was certain except more trouble with the police and a deepening involvement with the Vollmer clan– <P> Austin, who owns everything in town including the cops…Joy, Austin's wife, who took men where she found them…and Gail, the step-daughter, who would risk anything to take Todd away from Joy."
Kim
Fun-crazy Kim Rumshaw refused to wall herself away from any available men just because she was engaged to Howard Massey. So when gangster Eddie Tarino invited her to play love games on his yacht, she was eager and willing to go. <P> Later Kim wa just as eager to forget the whole affair. But Tarino had other plans. And when Massey was beaten up and her aunt threatened, she turned to private detective Rod Striker for help. <P> Rod sent his curvaceous partner, Myra, as a decoy to lure Tarino away from Kim. But she turned up a game of international intrigue that left her fighting for more than her virtue!
Kill Me a Fortune
For Ross Elliot, the summer held no promise. With his teaching duties over until fall, he found himself facing boredom, with time on his hands. Which was why he didn’t hesitate to involve himself in the affairs of one Barbara Erickson, ex-student and accused murderess. <P> As far as Elliot was concerned it simply wasn’t possible for one so young – and so lovely – to be capable of such a horrendous crime. And what if he was the only one who believed in her innocence? A couple of months playing private-eye would be just the change of pace he needed. <P> But after he had started poking around a little, Ross Elliott began to wonder if he really was a very good judge of character. And when someone started taking pot-shots at him, he knew he still might be bored that summer – right through the heart with a .38 bullet!
The Alchemy of Blood: A Scientific Romance
Mathieu Galmier, formerly of the Pasteur Institute, has to leave Paris under a cloud when one of his pioneering experiments in hematology goes awry. He is given refuge—of sorts—in London by Sir Juliam Templeforth. Unfortunately, the rewards both men hope to reap from continuing the experiments are slow to materialize. The research hits snags, and its human costs are beginning to weigh on Mathieu’s conscience. <p> Complicating matters further, some of Sir Julian’s unruly Irish tenants have come to London to demand satisfaction, and Mathieu’s presence has been detected by Philippe and Myrtille de Valcoeur, who have an intense interest in his research—seemingly more mystical than scientific.<p> When complications lead to catastrophe, Mathieu has to flee. But his past proves exceedingly difficult to escape . . .
Find the Clock
Originally written in 1921 (but not published until 1927), this newspaper thriller pits a young Chicago reporter against the fiend known as the Blond Beast of Bremen.
There Were Two Pirates
His name was José Gasparilla, and he was the self-proclaimed King of Pirates. He terrorized the waters around Florida, demanding tribute from every merchant ship he encountered. Riches flowed into his tiny island kingdom…and yet he longed for a life he could never have, for he had left his beloved Isabel behind in Spain. One day he would return to claim her for his bride, for she had vowed to wait for him. <P> When he captures a ship and discovers Isabel and her elderly husband aboard, he strikes a deal with the man who stole his bride. A chance to regain the lost years of his life…to live his childhood again and pick a new path, in the Land Without Shadow… <P> There Were Two Pirates is a fantasy adventure in James Branch Cabell’s best style, and a terrific addition to the Wildside Fantasy Classics line.
The Flash Evans Complete Series MEGAPACK®
This is one of our smaller MEGAPACKs in that it only has two novels—but it collects the complete “Flash Evans” series, by Mildred Wirt. If you don’t recognize her name, it’s because she primarily worked behind pseudonyms. Most famously, she was the writer behind the original Nancy Drew novels, published as by “Carolyn Keene” but actually written by Mildred Wirt. Included are:<P> Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery<BR> Flash Evans – Camera News Hawk<P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!
Amra, Vol 2 No 62
George Scithers published AMRA, a leading sword and sorcery fanzine, beginning in 1959. The term «swords and sorcery» first appeared there, and AMRA became a leading proponent of the subgenre. Several of the articles originally published in AMRA were later re-printed as part of two volumes about Conan the Barbarian, which Scithers co-edited with L. Sprague de Camp. Contributors to the magazine included all the leading fantasists of the day: Poul Anderson, L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, and many more.