Talmage Powell
Список книг автора Talmage PowellIn the House of Rats
An invalid old man overhears his family plotting to murder him, and begins to envision them as rats. What he really needs is a cat to protect him!
Last Run of the Night
A young woman, the last passenger on a late night bus, gets to talking with a kindly bus driver about two murders that recently occurred.
Death of a Daughter
Fred started the motor but didn’t put the car in gear right away. “It won’t happen here, Marcia. I believe in Leacock. And Leacock understands. He knows I can’t take on the job and do it halfway.” <P>A crime novella originally published in the May, 1960 issue of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine.
Mind the Posies
"You don’t know me," a thin, taut, male voice said, «and my name’s not important. What I’ve got to say concerns your husband – and a girl.»
A Way with a Will
When enough money is involved, there is more than one way to bend a will to one's desires....
Sudden, Sudden Death
Barlow drove too fast, didn't stay in his own lane, abused other drivers on the road, and even drank too much for safe driving. A story of menace, danger – and horror!
Somebody Cares
Veteran detective Odus Martin believes there’s always somebody who cares about a death, that no one is truly alone. When he and a rookie investigate the death of a shy orphan with no friends, they discover her landlady, her boss, and the head of the orphanage are indifferent to her. Who will care this time? <P> A definite change of pace for Talmage Powell!
Till Death Do Not Us Part
As constable of Grande Isle Parish, Louisiana (Jerem Jenks is the name), I’ll naturally stick to bald facts when I write the official report. I’ve pieced together details of the killing out at the Deveau place without much trouble. It was a simple, direct act of violence. Once it was started, it had to end in blood…
The Big One
They planned to kidnap a little boy, hold him for ransom, and collect a big payoff. Nothing would happen to the kid – Garvin promised. What could possible go wrong with their big score? A classic crime novella ripped from the pages of the Sept. 1960 issue of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine!