" Jim Lassiter rode his long trail patiently, for he knew that, to an honest man, the time to kill may also be—a time to die!"
Collected here are 20 tales of darkest crime and criminals, by some of the foremost mystery writers of the pulp era. Included are:<P> THE ART OF MURDER, by Norman A. Daniels<BR> SEX MURDER IN CAMERON, by Michael Fessier<BR> HOT-MOTOR HOMICIDE, by Norman Ober<BR> “GIVE ME A BREAK,” by Norman Struber<BR> EAR-WITNESS, by Maurice Beam<BR> THE GENTLEST OF THE BROTHERS, by David Alexander<BR> AUTHOR’S ADVENTURE, by Upton Sinclair<BR> ONE WAY BRIDGE, by Phil Hiner<BR> ONE DRINK CAN KILL YOU, by David Alexander<BR> CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD IN LAS VEGAS, by Mann Rubin<BR> CUT BAIT, by Gil Brewer<BR> CRASH OR CREDIT, by Paul W. Fairman<BR> DRY RUN, by Norman Struber<BR> MAC WITHOUT A KNIFE, by Talmage Powell<BR> MOVIE NIGHT, by Robert Turner<BR> BROTHERS, by Sherwood Anderson<BR> ELIZABETH IS ME, by Marjorie Lee Nevin<BR> FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY, by Millard H. Cannon<BR> DON’T DO THAT, by Gil Brewer<BR> THE SPIDER STRAIN, by <P> If you enjoy this ebook, check out the 350+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK series—covering, mystery, science fiction, horror, romance, adventure, and many more subjects—available at your favorite ebook store.
A private detective hired to investigate a husband's death that was ruled a suicide tangles with mobsters—and a missing dog.
The plan to stop his rich aunt's heart transplant proceeded in a way both ironic and deadly…
Janet's first husband has always had dependent tendencies. Now that he's stalking her, she's had enough and isn't going to protect him any more…
The story is told through a series of classified ads, which begin with an advertisement of a rich bereaved widow looking for a renter for her estate. Further ads show evidence of a possible conspiracy and the marriage of the widow, Mrs. Thelma McCarson and the tenant, Mr. Larry Summers…
She’d now carried the imagined pregnancy—the product of rape and a mental breakdown—through the two years of padded cells, shock treatment, chemotherapy, and psychoanalysis. So powerful was her obsession that her menstrual periods had altered and her abdomen had that visible bulge.<P> Of all the doctors, only Gramling had helped her to a measurable degree. And to him, the case was a chaffing frustration, a challenge to his science, his ingenuity…
A mugger released on parole rankles against the indignities of his new job and despises the cruel heel of his parole manager. What's a guy to do? Run away with his girlfriend—but only after one last job…
When their house appears to be haunted, a young couple goes to extraordinary means to solve the mystery.