When General Don Carlos Garcia, a ruthless dictator, learns of a miraculous St. Christopher's medal which has saved its owner from disaster many times, he determines to have it – at any cost.
Francis Aloysius Finn, owner of the A-Plus Detectives Agency & Famous Detectives School, gets more than he bargained for when Norris Beamer asks Finn to investigate his father’s death. Is Viola, Beamer’s new step-mother, really a black widow, or did her four elderly husbands die of natural causes? Is one of her neighbors involved? Or her boss? Or someone else…<P> With the help of his Famous Detectives School students and Hilary Kendrake, his temporary secretary, Finn uncovers a deadly scheme of drug-dealing and murder—but will one of them be another victim?
The sixth installment in James Holding's classic «The Photographer» series about a professional assassin. One of his best series.
Captain Hugh North of the Army Intelligence has had a strange career, but no part of it compares to the peril and excitement with the case of the branded spy, and the singular chain of murders that, following it, threaten the peace of the world. From the beautiful girl found dead near an Hawaiian beach, with an inexplicable mark branded on her neck, North finds the threads that lead to the far corners and great capitals – Paris, Washington, Moscow … and to criminals whose ruthless daring is matched only by their cunning!
He was free now. But his wife was gone. Somewhere the con men were using her as bait–to force him back into their criminal syndicate. And in his violent search through the flea-bitten jungle of hoods and vice dolls he met the beautiful nymphomaniac who swore to help him. Then he learned her awful price– He had to yield to her naked savagery or be framed for a brutal killing!
The first time he killed a man Les Ferron was nervous and scared. But after that it got easier. He didn't even think about it after awhile–everything was automatic.<P> But then Les met Amy Wayne–beautiful, innocent and rich. He couldn't kill her–and he couldn't make love to her either. All he could do was let her drive him crazy–
Set in the early part of the 20th century, this fine historical novel by Harold Lamb (most famous for his historical biographies and adventure fiction) tells of a white man in North Africa who is drugged and kidnapped from a bazaar. What follows is a singular adventure…
Margaret Annister is slated to die in Nevada City’s gas chamber but she’s not too worried. She’s been given a drug by the police matron that takes away all cares and concerns. Also, she knows that her good friend Yerxa Indergaard is due to appeal directly to the Governor in her behalf. Throw in local attorney Croxson Kalver who knows she’s been set up and you have the makings of a webwork mystery only Harry Stephen Keeler could have penned.
This classic mystery story collection assembled 4 tales of Madame Storey: «The Ashcomb Poor Case,» «The Scrap of Lace,» «The Smoke Bandit,» and «In The Round Room.»