Ужасы и Мистика
Различные книги в жанре Ужасы и МистикаDragnet: The Case of the Courteous Killer
The first two bodies were found in Lovers' Lane. The man was dead. His girlfriend, still alive, described the stick-up artist as of medium build, wearing glasses, mild-mannered, and courteous. If was a description that fit half the male population of Los Angeles. It was almost the only clue Joe Friday and Frank Smith had to catch the murderer. <P>Then the courteous killer struck again – and again! The last time Joe Friday was waiting for him with a gun. When the criminal escaped with only a bullet wound, he vowed revenge – and mailed an unsigned, misspelled note that read: YOU THINK YOUR A SMART BADGE. NOBODY BURNS ME AND LIVES, COP. START SWEATING.
The Jade Enchantress
It was perhaps natural, after a thousand years of celibacy, that the Immortal Jade Lady should petition the Moon Goddess for a lover. The trouble was that he was a mortal and she was a spirit–which made for certain difficulties. Then she had to fall in love with him! <P> Ju-hai had troubles enough without spirit entanglements. He had a powerful enemy, seeking to destroy his family to seize their lands. Somehow, Ju-hai had to rescue his father, illegally impressed to fight a distant war, even though success meant outlawry. Then he had to win justice and vengeance against the enemy. It was a task to confound a mighty warrior and magician. And, of course, there was the matter of Hsi-feng, the little slave-girl… <P> But the Jade Lady meant to save him and to make him an Immortal, too–whether he wanted to be on not!
Dog-Headed Death
Meet Centurion Gaius Hesperian; a reflective and compassionate member of Emperor Nero’s palace guard with a knack for detective work. (He’s considered rather odd by his fellow officers because he doesn’t torture witnesses.) When Odysseus Memnon, a Greek-Egyptian shipping magnate, is found murdered in his Alexandrian mansion after annoucing his conversion to an evangelistic cult to which he plans to donate all of his worldly goods, it's up to Gaius Hesperian to solve the crime.
The Quest of Kadji
Zarouk, aging warrior and grandfather to young Kadji, implored the boy to dethrone Prince Yakthodah, vile impostor-heir to the throne of the Dragon Emperor. On Haral, his faithful, black Feridoon pony, and with beautiful, redhaired Thyra at his side, Kadji rode East to vanquish his foe – knowing full well that if he failed to decapitate Yakthodah, he would be branded coward…and worse!
Lost World of Time
Destined to fulfill an ancient prophecy, the warrior Sargon strode through the gates of Chalsadon – the last refuge of a once-proud empire. Everywhere about him, corruption and pestilence racked the dying city. <P> Every day more of the precious Innerlands fell to the invading hordes of half-men, desperate for blood. Only Sargon, a Barbarian and an Outsider, could stem the slaughter. Only he could wield the deadly golden maul, covered with the dust of centuries. Only he was fated to test the necromancy of Shadrazar, the inhumanly beautiful Black Lord of Chaos. <P> But Sargon was mortal. And though he had been decreed a savior…he knew he was only a man! <P> Rousing sword & sorcery as only Lin Carter could tell it!
The Red Finger Pulp Mystery Megapack
12 tales of the masked hero, as he smashes his way through spy-rings and other fiendish plots to destroy America! <P> In the spy vs. spy world of the late 1930s, this masked hero prowled the underworld, dressed in an «amorphous fluttering black robe, bat-like, [with] a gray-masked head through whose twin eye-slits menace glinted.» But it was not so much the costume as the «hand, ebony-black in its glove–but for the finger curled around the trigger of that gun. That finger was not black but vividly, awesomely scarlet.» (From «Caged Horror.») Powerful stuff in those days!<P> Included in this volume:<P> SECOND-HAND DEATH<BR> DEATH RIDES THE SOUND<BR> RED FINGER – DEATH DEALER<BR> CAGED HORROR<BR> DEATH'S RED FINGER<BR> RED FINGER MEETS HIS MATCH<BR> RED FINGER – SPY POISON!<BR> LOCKED IN WITH DEATH<BR> DEATH'S TOY SHOP<BR> ENVOY OF DOOM<BR> THE SPY WHO SOLD DEATH<BR> RED FINGER'S MURDER MESSENGER<P> A note to the culturally sensitive: Some of these stories contain elements of «yellow peril» racism. This series originally appeared in the Operator #5 pulp magazine between 1934 and 1938. They are products of their era and are definitely NOT politically correct by today's standards. You have been warned!
Wicked Women and Other Stories
If you're poor in the hills of Appalachia and don’t have the skills to succeed in the 21st Century, what path is left? You try what you can and you do whatever it takes to survive. Survival, not always easy in hill country, is the common theme in these three stories from West Virginia.<P> WICKED WOMEN<P> When a man wrongs his woman in these hills, there’s only one thing to do: get even. For the women of Peach Tree Hollow, who have no cash, no connections, and no clout, this is hard. But with the help of a little mountain magic and timeless rituals, they find self-reliance, self-esteem, and best of all – revenge!<P> NOTHING MORE TO LOSE<P> Clint McCabe has never had a run of luck in his life. When his grandpap dies and is buried in the rocky ground, McCabe is cut adrift. Unable to find work, he resorts to robbing vacation homes along the Cacapon River shoreline. He meets Allison when she catches him robbing her uncle’s house. Her run of bad luck matches his own. Allison comes from a missionary family. He thinks she's crazy, but beautiful. He knows he must become a different man if he's to have a chance with her.<P> ROSIE AND MAC<P> Rosie, a young Italian girl planning to become a nun, and Mac, a shiftless Morgan County boy, are thrown together when a hot car delivery goes wrong. Running from Mafia hoods, they flee to the mountains. On his own turf, Mac easily eludes the mob. He's attracted to Rosie, but realizes she won't be interested in a guy like him. Their flight to safety is a West Virginia odyssey.
Gonji: Fortress of Lost Worlds
Renegade half-breed samurai Gonji Sabatake has left the survivors of devastated Vedun, certain that his unknown Enemies–with their mysterious agenda, their monsters and their sorcery–are gathering strength for yet another attack on him and his allies. Seeking the aid of misanthropic werewolf Simon Sardonis, Gonji treks into a 16th-century Spain wracked by eerie supernatural forces. Trapped by his adversaries, Gonji is held captive by fanatical power in the torture-dungeons of the Inquisition. He learns of the evil cabal that enslaves multiple worlds and has wrought its venomous power in the highest offices of the medieval Church. <P> Condemned to burn at the stake, Gonji is mystically counseled by a witch whose knowledge of sorcery and science compels him to somehow escape. For he must lead a refugee army, under pursuit of human and sorcerous assassins, in a flight across dark seas and into the interior of darkest Africa. There, to seek a bizarre castle's gateway to warped spatial anomalies, and learn his singular importance to the destiny of a system of concentric worlds. But will that incredible revelation empower or destroy him? <P> Could any single warrior be expected to undertake the burden of such a quest? And even with the uncertain help of the powerful lycanthrope Simon, can Gonji survive the secrets of the… FORTRESS OF LOST WORLDS?
Carolina Crimes
What goes together like tea & sympathy, rock & roll, or a skull & crossbones? Sex & crime. Nineteen members of Sisters in Crime living in the Carolinas serve up stories around the universal themes of lust, love, and longing, and the criminal consequences of thwarting these human desires. Some stories are laugh-out-loud funny, others are evilly dark, but each packs a delicious read. Whether set in an ice cream parlor or an equestrian center, from World War II Washington DC to the high-tech playing fields of Research Triangle Park, furious, desperate, and betrayed characters step into crime with barely a twinge of misgiving. Frisky seniors, a psychic PI, a jealous mother-in-law, a manipulative stripper—all occupy a universe where, as Margaret Maron writes in the Introduction, “Love can liberate, love can suffocate, and sometimes love can even lead to murder.”
Chamber of Centuries
After their whirlwind marriage and honeymoon, Jane and Dick went to their new home in rural England…a gloomy place rumored to be haunted. A creepy house, strange neighbors, and newlyweds – quite a mix! A classic tale by John Russell Fearn, author of the Black Maria series!