A classic crime story originally published in the July, 1949 issue of Black Mask.
Welcome to the second volume of The Black Cat Mystery Community’s «Thrillogy» series, celebrating classic mystery short stories. This time we focus on the work of Talmage Powell (1920-2000). Included are:<P> EASY MARK<BR> LIFE SENTENCE<BR> REWARD FOR GENIUS<P> At the beginning of his career, Powell published, under his name and many pseudonyms, more than 200 stories in top crime and mystery pulp magaziness like Dime Mystery and Black Mask Mystery Magazine. After the collapse of the pulps, he continued penning new tales for their digest-sized replacement, writing more than 300+ tales for magazines such as Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Manhunt, and many more.<P> He wrote his first novel, The Smasher, in 1959. Other notable works include the novel The Killer is Mine, a number of Ellery Queen novels he ghost-wrote, novelizations of the TV series Mission: Impossible and scenarios for the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
We are delighted to present our second collection of Talmage Powell mystery short stories! Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp magazines (and later the digest mystery magazines). He claimed to have written more than 500 short stories, and we have no reason to doubt him – we are working on a bibliography of his work and have documented 373 magazine stories so far…and who knows how many are out there under pseudonyms or buried in obscure magazines? He wrote his first novel, The Smasher, in 1959. He went on to pen 11 more novels under his own name, 4 as «Ellery Queen,» and 2 novelizations of the hit TV series Mission: Impossible. Clearly, though, short stories were his first love.<P> Included here are 20 more of his best crime tales, including:<P> THE VITAL ELEMENT<BR> PSYCHO-SYMPTOMS<BR> STRANGER'S GIFT<BR> THE WAY OUT<BR> IN THE HOUSE OF RATS<BR> TO SPARE A LIFE<BR> THE INSPIRATION<BR> EASY MARK<BR> GATOR BAIT<BR> THE COMMUNE<BR> THE DELICATE VICTIM<BR> TRIAL RUN<BR> THE TIP-OFF<BR> THE ULTIMATE PREY<BR> NEW NEIGHBOR<BR> TILL DEATH DO NOT US PART<BR> HOPE CHEST<BR> THE HOLDUP<BR> A WAY WITH A WILL<BR> THE BEACON<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 240+ other entries in the series, covering mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!
The Western Novel MEGAPACK™ presents four classic tales of the Old West, by four different writers. Included in this volume are:<P> GUN LAW ON THE RANGE, by Burt Arthur<BR> THE STRANGER IN BOOTS, by A. Scott Leslie<BR> TALL IN THE SADDLE, by Chuck Martin<BR> THE CAGE, by Talmage Powell<P> If you enjoy this volume of classic westerns, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 200+ other entries in this series, covering classic and historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries – and much, much more!
Talmage Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp magazines (and later the digest mystery magazines). He claimed to have written more than 500 short stories, and we have no reason to doubt him – we are working on a bibliography of his work and have documented 373 magazine stories so far…and who knows how many are out there under pseudonyms or buried in obscure magazines? He wrote his first novel, The Smasher, in 1959. He went on to pen 11 more novels under his own name, 4 as «Ellery Queen,» and 2 novelizations of the hit TV series Mission: Impossible. Clearly, though short stories were his first love.<P> Included here are 20 of his best crime tales, including:<P> CRIME GETS A HEAD<BR> YOUR CRIME IS MY CRIME<BR> KILLER BE GOOD<BR> DEAR MR. LONELYHEART<BR> RIVALS<BR> SALESMANSHIP<BR> JURY OF ONE<BR> LIFE SENTENCE<BR> MONEY, MURDER, OR LOVE<BR> OLD MAN EMMONS<BR> PRECIOUS PIGEON<BR> FALSE START<BR> A HEAD OFF HER SHOULDERS<BR> HEIST IN PIANISSIMO<BR> REWARD FOR GENIUS<BR> MIND THE POSIES<BR> THE FIVE YEAR CAPER<BR> LONE WITNESS<BR> PROXY<BR> THE CONFIDENT KILLER<P> And watch for The Second Talmage Powell Crime MEGAPACK™, coming soon!<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!
The founder of a loan company for a small town confronts the conman who stole their $100,000.
Sometimes a criminal is too big for the police to touch, or for any one man to tackle. That’s when murder becomes…