Four different writers explore the darker aspects of crime fiction in THE NOIR NOVEL MEGAPACK™:<P> HUNTER AT LARGE, by Thomas B. Dewey … Mickey requested a year's leave of absence from his job on the police force. What else could he do? He'd just spent five months in the hospital because he'd been the only witness to a brutal murder…and the victim was his own wife!<P> NEVER BET YOUR LIFE, by George Harmon Coxe … It was a tidy Florida motel with all the important conveniences: a beautiful stretch of beach, a handy night club with a shapely chanteuse up front, and a wicked roulette wheel in the back. But when John Gannon – a wealthy sportsman with a penchant for suicide – showed up, the front fell away!<P> CARNAL PSYCHO, by Duane Rimel … They were beautiful and they were passionate – so he had to destroy them all – in a way so shocking that readers will gasp! MURDER IN LAS VEGAS, by Jack Waer … The big-time hood lay dead on Steve's bed with three slugs from Steve's gun in his gun – yet Steve Walters hadn't the slightest idea how he had gotten there. The wayward blonde who alone could clear his name, had taken one call to many. When Steve burst into her apartment, he found her, all right – with her throat cut!<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 200 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!
This volume is a follow-up to our <i>Victorian Rogues MEGAPACK™</i> and presents no less than 31 additional tales of Victorian-era (or close to it!) villains, rogues, thieves, and criminals. You don't have to have read the previous volume, of course, since all of these works stand alone. But if you'd rather have an A.J. Raffles or Boston Blackie as the hero or center-point of a story than Sherlock Holmes or Charlie Chan, this is definitely the ebook for you!<P> Included are no less than 31 classic tales – more than 600 pages:<P> THE NARRATIVE OF MR. JAMES RIGBY, by Arthur Morrison<BR> THE CASE OF JANISSARY, by Arthur Morrison<BR> THE CASE OF «THE MIRROR OF PORTUGAL,» by Arthur Morrison<BR> THE CASE OF MR. LOFTUS DEACON, by Arthur Morrison<BR> OLD CATER'S MONEY, by Arthur Morrison<BR> HOW DON Q. STOOD AT BAY, by K. and Hesketh Prichard<BR> THE TREASURE OF FRANCHARD, by Robert Louis Stevenson<BR> MR. CLACKWORTHY GOES TO JAIL, by Christopher B. Booth<P> Plus 12 adventures of Romney Pringle, by R. Austin Freeman and John J. Pitcairn:<P> THE ASSYRIAN REJUVENATOR<BR> THE FOREIGN OFFICE DESPATCH<BR> THE CHICAGO HEIRESS<BR> THE LIZARD'S SCALE<BR> THE PASTE DIAMONDS<BR> THE KAILYARD NOVEL<BR> THE SUBMARINE BOAT<BR> THE KIMBLERLEY FUGITIVE<BR> THE SILKWORMS OF FLORENCE<BR> THE BOX OF SPECIE<BR> THE SILVER INGOTS<BR> THE HOUSE OF DETENTION<P> Plus 11 adventures of McAllister and Fatty Welch, by Arthur Train:<P> McALLISTER'S CHRISTMAS<BR> THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF THE BARON DE VILLE<BR> THE ESCAPE OF WILKINS<BR> THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S TRUNK<BR> THE GOLDEN TOUCH<BR> McALLISTER'S DATA OF ETHICS<BR> McALLISTER'S MARRIAGE<BR> THE JAILBIRD<BR> IN THE COURSE OF JUSTICE<BR> THE MAXIMILIAN DIAMOND<BR> EXTRADITION<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 200+ other entries in the series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!
Pretty Phyllis Kirk was an interviewer for the Kinkaid Morals Report – the shocker that out-Kinseyed Kinsey. In her possession were secrets about the intimate lives of some very important people. Phyllis didn't live very long…<P> Jason Chase was a private-eye by accident. When Phyllis was discovered beaten to death, he found himself tangling with:<P> WOMPLER, king of the cheesecake racket (with a little blackmail thrown in free)…<P> JULIA, the drunken nymphomaniac who couldn't keep her hands off Jason…<P> Voluptuous young STEFFY, who didn't mind posing for Wompler as long as she got Jason…<P> Plus assorted B Girls, a lady wrestler, and some of the toughest hoods in town!
Duane W. Rimel (1915-1996) was an American poet and an author. He published not only under his own name, but the pseudonym «Rex Weldon.» His friend and mentor H.P. Lovecraft helped him write his first fantastic stories and poems in the 1930s. After Lovecraft's death, Rimel published four noir crime novels, all of which are collected here:<P> THE JURY IS OUT<BR> MOTIVE FOR MURDER<BR> THE CURSE OF CAIN<BR> THE RIVER IS COLD<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 200+ other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!
"Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine" returns with issue #16, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction! Included this time are the usual column by Dr John H. Watson, plus the following works: <P> The Ironic Story of The Stevenson-Doyle Letters by Gary Lovisi</br> The Contributions of William S. Baring-Gould, by Daniel DiQuinzio</br> A Medieval Mystery, by Peter James Quirk</br> Happy Birthday, Birthday Girl! by Richard A. Lupoff</br> Hangin' with Iron Mike, by Stan Trybulski</br> Inspector Romford's Greatest Cases by John Grant</br> The Last Song, by Dianne Neral Ell</br> Santa and The Shortstop, by Steve Liskow</br> The Case of the Addinton Tragedy, by Jack Grochot</br> Gold-Digger, by Laird Long</br> The Yellow Face, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</br> <P> "Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine" is produced under license from Conan Doyle Estate Ltd.
Dickson McCunn is an affluent, 55-year-old grocer, who takes an early retirement and ventures out to explore the world. At once he is swept out of his bourgeois rut into bizarre and outlandish adventures, and forced to become a reluctant hero. McCunn is formidable and dangerous partly because he seems unremarkable and ordinary, and friends and enemies alike are taken by surprise when he acts with bold conviction. All 3 novels in this series are included in this MEGAPACK™:<P> HUNTINGTOWER (1922)<BR> CASTLE GAY (1930)<BR> THE HOUSE OF THE FOUR WINDS (1935)<P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 200+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!
We return for another selection of 25 ghost stories in the classic tradition – chosen from the vast storehouse of history's fiction for your personal delectation. As in our last meeting, we remind you that there are many kinds of ghosts, from the kind to cruel, the savage to the sad, and readers should not always assume they know just which they've gotten in any particular tale. Included are:<P> THE SEVENTH MAN, by A.T. Quiller-Couch<BR> THE PHANTOM COACH, by Amelia B. Edwards<BR> AT THE DIP OF THE ROAD, by Mary Louisa Molesworth<BR> A TERRIBLE VENGEANCE, by Charlotte Riddell<BR> THE LADY'S MAID'S BELL, by Edith Wharton<BR> A PAIR OF HANDS, by A.T. Quiller-Couch<BR> THE GHOST IN ALL THE ROOMS, by Daniel Defoe<BR> THE MYSTERY OF THE SEMI-DETACHED, by Edith Nesbit<BR> THE GHOSTLY RENTAL, by Henry James<BR> THE SOUL OF LAPLOSHKA, by Saki<BR> THE OLD HOUSE IN VAUXHALL WALK<BR> THE GHOST IN THE MILL, by Harriet Beecher Stowe<BR> JOHN GRANGER, by Mary E. Braddon<BR> AN ITINERANT HOUSE, by Emma Frances Dawson<BR> THE PHANTOM MODEL: A WAPPING ROMANCE, by Hume Nisbet<BR> THE BEGGAR WOMAN OF LOCARNO, by Heinrich von Kleist<BR> A SET OF CHESSMEN, by Richard Marsh<BR> IN THE CONFESSIONAL, by Amelia B. Edwards<BR> M. ANASTASIUS by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik<BR> THE DOOMED MAN, by Dick Donovan<BR> THE GHOST-SHIP, by Richard Middleton<BR> A GHOST-CHILD, by Bernard Capes<BR> THE SAND-WALKER, by Fergus Hume<BR> THE UNDERGROUND GHOST, by John Berwick Harwood<BR> H.P., by Sabine Baring-Gould<P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 200+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!
Most people know Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes. But he was a prolific writer throughout his long career, producing far more than just the Holmes mysteries. This volume assembles 65 of his non-Sherlockian tales, covering a wide range of subjects: mysteries, adventure, supernatural, medical, nautical, and pugelist stories are just the tip of the iceberg! Here, in more than 1,100 pages, is one of the largest collections of Doyle short stories ever published. Included are: THE LOST SPECIAL<BR> THE BEETLE-HUNTER<BR> THE MAN WITH THE WATCHES<BR> THE JAPANNED BOX<BR> THE BLACK DOCTOR<BR> THE JEW'S BREASTPLATE<BR> THE NIGHTMARE ROOM<BR> THE HORROR OF THE HEIGHTS<BR> THE LEATHER FUNNEL<BR> THE NEW CATACOMB<BR> THE CASE OF LADY SANNOX<BR> THE TERROR OF BLUE JOHN GAP<BR> THE BRAZILIAN CAT<BR> BEYOND THE CITY<BR> THE DEBUT OF BIMBASHI JOYCE<BR> THE SURGEON OF GASTER FELL<BR> BORROWED SCENES<BR> THE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL<BR> THE GREAT BROWN-PERICORD MOTOR<BR> THE SEALED ROOM<BR> A PHYSIOLOGIST'S WIFE<BR> BEHIND THE TIMES<BR> HIS FIRST OPERATION<BR> THE THIRD GENERATION<BR> THE CURSE OF EVE<BR> A MEDICAL DOCUMENT<BR> THE SURGEON TALKS<BR> THE DOCTORS OF HOYLAND<BR> CRABBE'S PRACTICE<BR> THE BROWN HAND<BR> THE USHER OF LEA HOUSE SCHOOL<BR> B. 24<BR> THE GREAT KEINPLATZ EXPERIMENT<BR> CYPRIAN OVERBECK WELLS<BR> PLAYING WITH FIRE<BR> THE RING OF THOTH<BR> THE LOS AMIGOS FIASCO<BR> HOW IT HAPPENED<BR> LOT NO. 249<BR> "DE PROFUNDIS"<BR> THE LIFT<BR> TALES OF PIRATES AND BLUE WATER<BR> CAPTAIN SHARKEY<BR> THE DEALINGS OF CAPTAIN SHARKEY WITH STEPHEN CRADDOCK<BR> THE BLIGHTING OF SHARKEY<BR> HOW COPLEY BANKS SLEW CAPTAIN SHARKEY<BR> THE «SLAPPING SAL»<BR> A PIRATE OF THE LAND—ONE CROWDED HOUR<BR> THE STRIPED CHEST<BR> THE CAPTAIN OF THE «POLESTAR»<BR> THE FIEND OF THE COOPERAGE<BR> JELLAND'S VOYAGE<BR> J. HABAKUK JEPHSON'S STATEMENT<BR> THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX<BR> THE CROXLEY MASTER<BR> THE LORD OF FALCONBRIDGE<BR> THE CRIME OF THE BRIGADIER<BR> THE KING OF THE FOXES<BR> THE BULLY OF BROCAS COURT<BR> A STRAGGLER OF '15<BR> THE POT OF CAVIARE<BR> THE GREEN FLAG<BR> THE THREE CORRESPONDENTS<BR> THE MARRIAGE OF THE BRIGADIER<BR> THE LORD OF CHATEAU NOIR<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 200 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!
Nictzin Wilstone Dyalhis (1873–1942) was an American chemist and short story writer who specialized in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He wrote as Nictzin Dyalhis. During his lifetime he attained a measure of celebrity as a writer for the pulp fiction magazine Weird Tales. This volume collects 6 of his stories from Weird Tales, plus one from Argosy. Included are:<P> THE SEA-WITCH<BR> HEART OF ATLANTAN<BR> THE ETERNAL CONFLICT<BR> THE RED WITCH<BR> THE SAPPHIRE SIREN<BR> WHEN THE GREEN STAR WANED<BR> FOR WOUNDING—RETALIATION<P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 200+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!
From the pen of one of America's most talented mystery writers comes a half-dozen fast-paced tales of mayhem and murder on Florida's Gold Coast – the fabulous neon strip that stretches from Fort Lauderdale to Miami. <P> Here, Stuff Driscoll operates out of the Sheriff's Office in Halcyon, a small fictitious resort town about twenty miles north of Miami Beach. He's one of the new breed of police officers – well-read, sophisticated, with a wry, biting sense of humor for any situation. Tough and unconventional on duty or off, Driscoll is well known to both the upper and lower crusts of the glittering crowd that comes South in search of sun, sand, and sin.