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One Murder at a Time: A Casebook

Is it really over? Have Hobart Lindsey and Marvia Plum solved their last case? Lindsey, the mild-mannered bachelor insurance adjuster. Plum, the tough inner-city cop and single mom. You can hardly think of an odder couple, but somehow they were able to bring out the best in each other. Through a series of eight novels that carried them from California to Louisiana, from Denver to Chicago to New York to Rome, they explored the eccentricities of American pop culture, from comic books to race movies, from classic cars to sleazy gangster novels. And now…is this really the end? One Murder at a Time chronicles eight shorter cases of Lindsey and Plum, originally published in magazines and anthologies in the United States and Great Britain. Bonus material in this surprising book are the complete text of «Death in the Ditch,» the McGuffin in The Cover Girl Killer, as well as «Yesterday Calling,» the complete radio scripts of The Radio Red Killer. And the biggest treat of all–an alternate ending that was omitted from The Emerald Cat Killer, something that will delight every Lindsey and Plum fan. First-rate mystery and suspense writing from a master of the genre!

The Worm Ouroboros

E.R. Eddison

"The Worm Ouroboros" is a heroic high fantasy novel by Eric Rucker Eddison, first published in 1922. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly medieval and partly reminiscent of Norse sagas. The work is slightly related to Eddison's later Zimiamvian Trilogy, and collectively they are sometimes referred to as the Zimiamvian series.

The Murdered Schoolgirl: A Classic Crime Novel

John Russell Fearn

Maria Black, Head of Roseway College for Young Ladies during World War II, and a textbook solver of crimes, finds herself faced with a problem after her own heart when the strange, haughty Frances Hasleigh, daughter of a somewhat mysterious British Major, enrolls in her school. Within a few days the girl is found hanged in a nearby wood, in circumstances that seem devoid of clues and without motive. Scotland Yard is called in to solve the horrifying crime, but Black Maria has her own unique system of finding a culprit. By degrees she follows a trail that leads her through a maze of intrigue. And then a second girl is found hanging in a school room…! The second novel in the classic Black Maria series!

F.B.I. Showdown: A Classic Suspense Novel

Gordon Landsborough

At first, the two events seem apparently unconnected–except for their violent nature. The first is the escape of four vicious convicts from Halifax Prison in North Carolina; simultaneously, in the southern state of Virginia, a vicious mob lynches and burns a man alive. But when the escaped convicts steal a car and cross the state line, it automatically brings in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As the strange interweavings of fate and coincidence result in ever more horrible murders, F.B.I. field agent Lief Sorensen strives desperately to untangle the twisting trail of escalating deaths. And when he and his men corner the villains in an abandoned chemical plant, the result is an…F.B.I. SHOWDOWN! Great shoot-'em-up action adventure from the 1950s!

Call in the Feds

Gordon Landsborough

As an honest cop, Captain Lanny Just has problems. His Police Chief and several of his men are on the take from local gangster kingpin, “Boss” Myrtle. Myrtle’s daughter Bonnie is in love with Lanny, but the young policeman feels he can't pursue the relationship because of her father’s criminal activities–of which Bonnie is unaware. Lanny’s problems multiply alarmingly as his hometown of Freshwater is threatened by a sudden influx of murderous criminals from New York–a gang of bank raiders and «Pretty Boy,» a psychotic murderer of young women. Then Bonnie goes missing… The only solution seems to be: CALL IN THE FEDS! Another classic action thriller torn from the pulp paperbacks of the 1950s!

The Pulp Fiction Megapack

John Wallace

Apes! Sex fiends! Gangsters! Mad scientists! Tentacles! Yes, this MEGAPACK has them all, no less than 25 lurid tales ripped from the pages of pulp fiction magazines. For The Pulp Fiction Megapack, we selected stories with great pulp titles. (Where else are you going to find stories like «Blood for the Vampire Dead,» «Mistress of Snarling Death,» or «When Super-Apes Plot»?) Of course, these stories were all written in a different time, with different standards of what was acceptable. They are decidedly NOT politically correct by modern standards. Please go into them aware of this fact, and if you are offended by racism, stereotypes, bad writing, sadism, or anything else prevalent in cheap literature of the early 20th century…well, this may not be the right ebook for you. But if you can sit back and enjoy these stories for what they are—simple titlations from another era—you may find some surprising treats. Included are: BLOOD FOR THE VAMPIRE DEAD, by Robert Leslie Bellem MISTRESS OF SNARLING DEATH, by Paul Chadwick FIANCES FOR THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER, by Russell Gray THE SHRIEKING POOL, by G. T. Fleming-Roberts DEATH MATES FOR THE LUST-LOST, by Hugh J. Gallagher THE DOGS OF PURGATORY, by Hugh Pendexter WHEN MANHATTAN SANK, by George S. Brooks BRIDE OF THE APE, by Harold Ward BLOOD-BAIT FOR HUNGRY MERMAIDS, by John Wallace SHIP OF THE GOLDEN GHOUL, by Lazar Levi BLACK POOL FOR HELL MAIDENS, by Hal K. Wells DEATH FLIGHT, by Robert Wallace THE SCALPEL OF DOOM, by Ray Cummings SATAN DRIVES THE BUS, by Wyatt Blassingame SERVANT OF THE BEAST, by L. Patrick Greene THE DEAD BOOK, by Howard Hersey WHEN SUPER-APES PLOT, by Anthony Wilder THE YELLOW CURSE, by Lars Anderson THE BRAIN OF MANY BODIES, by E. A. Grosser TONG TORTURE, by Emile C. Tepperman THE RAY OF MADNESS, by Captain S. P. Meek THE TERRIBLE TENTACLES OF L-472, by Sewell Peaslee Wright THE APE-MEN OF XLOTLI, by David R. Sparks THE FLOATING ISLAND OF MADNESS, by Jason Kirby THE CORPSE ON THE GRATING, by Hugh B. Cave And don't forget to search this ebook store for more entries in the «Megapack» series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, westerns, and much, much more!

The Mosaic Murder

Lonni Lees

The artists' reception at the popular Mosaic Gallery in Tucson, Arizona is a great success, but the next morning, when the body of Armando, the owner's husband, is discovered, things start turning ugly. Every artist becomes a suspect, and each of them has their own reason to want the man out of the picture. But who disliked him enough to want him dead? And who stole the fake Mexican artifacts and the sculpture of the goddess Gaia? Gallery owner Barbara Atwell is devastated at her young husband's death, and turns to her friends, Adrian and Rocco, for support. An unseasonal Arizona heat wave keeps everyone's nerves on edge as Police Detective Maggie Reardon juggles a disastrous personal life while trying to solve the crime. She even finds herself attracted to one of the suspects as she sifts through a long list of colorful, Bohemian characters to determine who had the ultimate motive for murder. But when she's viciously attacked in her own home, she begins wondering whether she'll survive long enough to find the culprit. The first of a great series of detective novels set in the sizzling Southwest!

The Victorian Mystery Megapack: 27 Classic Mystery Tales

Эдгар Аллан По

The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly the spirit of Victorian crime fiction continued beyond Queen Victoria. This volume contains 25 stories and 2 bonus novels, offering hours of reading pleasure.THE LENTON CROFT ROBBERIES, by Arthur Morrison THE HOUSE OF CLOCKS, by Anna Katharine Green MISSING: PAGE THIRTEEN, by Anna Katharine Green A JURY OF HER PEERS, by Susan Glaspell THE DONNINGTON AFFAIR, by G.K. Chesterton and Max Pemberton INTRODUCING MR. RAFFLES HOLMES, by John Kendrick Bangs THE ADVENTURE OF THE HERALD PERSONAL, by John Kendrick Bangs THE BIG BOW MYSTERY, By Israel Zangwill THE BURGLAR’S STORY, by W.S. Gilbert CHEATING THE GALLOWS, by Israel Zangwill THE RETURN OF IMRAY, by Rudyard Kipling THE GREAT RUBY ROBBERY, by Grant Allen PROBLEM OF THE STOLEN RUBENS, by Jacques Futrelle MURDER BY PROXY, by M. McDonnell Bodkin THE BLACK BAG LEFT ON A DOOR-STEP, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis THE MYSTERY OF THE FIVE HUNDRED DIAMONDS, by Robert Barr THE GREAT PEGRAM MYSTERY, by Robert Barr THE CASE OF ROGER CARBOYNE, by H. Greenhough Smith THE LAWYER’S STORY OF A STOLEN LETTER, by Wilkie Collins THE PURLOINED LETTER, by Edgar Allan Poe THE LEOPART MAN’S STORY, by Jack London THREE 'DETECTIVE' ANECDOTES, by Charles Dickens THE CROOKED TELLER, by J.P. Buschlen THE PROBLEM OF DEAD WOOD HALL, by Dick Donovan THE BISHOP’S CRIME, by R.C. Lehmann THE MOONSTONE, by Wilkie Collins THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd don't forget to search this ebook store for «Megapack» to see other volumes in the series, from science fiction to ghost stories to mysteries…and many more!

The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be

Mel Gilden

In a Los Angeles that is something like ours–but in which magic has become an integral part of society–P.I. Turner Cronyn and a beautiful woman named Astraea Scales investigate the theft of Big Al (the Triton)'s conch shell horn, which not only plays beautiful music at the Triton Club, but also has magical properties that could inundate greater L.A. And the villain appears to be the last of the surviving race of Sirens (of Circe fame), who still wants revenge on the Greek hero Jason! Great fantasy and mystery adventure–and a sequel to DANGEROUS HARDBOILED MAGICIANS.

The Silvered Cage

John Russell Fearn

For an illusionist to make a woman vanish from a cage is merely a parlor trick, because the person must go somewhere; but in this instance the woman really DOES disappear, in full view of an audience, and cannot be found afterwards. This seeming impossibility is the commencement of a completely baffling puzzle, which even Scotland Yard finds hard to crack. And then the magician himself is found murdered in his flat, lending credence to the notion that the woman has also been killed. Scotland Yard enlists the aid of the indomitable Dr. Carruthers, a genius who specializes in solving scientific puzzles. But can Carruthers unravel the diabolical plot–or will THE SILVERED CAGE, a solid metal structure allowing neither entry nor exit, continue to contain its mystery? A scientific detective thriller with several exciting plot twists!