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Murder by the Clock: A Lt. Valcour Mystery

When a prominent New Yorker is murdered at his home, Lt. Valcour is called in to investigate. This is the first of the Lt. Valcour series, from the same time period (and much in the same spirit) as the Philo Vance mysteries.

The Penny Dreadfuls MEGAPACK ®

Роберт Льюис Стивенсон

"Penny Dreadfuls" were a type of British publication in the 19th century that featured lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing one penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a variety of publications that featured cheap sensational fiction. The penny dreadfuls were printed on cheap pulp paper and were aimed at young working class males. Two of the most famous were «Varney the Vampire» (which popularized vampires) and «The String of Pearls» (Sweeney Todd), both of which are included here, alongside other works which share the same gothic horror traditions. Included are: FRANKENSTEIN, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley DRACULA, by Bram Stoker VARNEY, THE VAMPIRE, by Thomas Preskett Prest THE WERE-WOLF, by Clemence Housman THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, by Oscar Wilde THE MONK, by Matthew Lewis THE STRING OF PEARLS, by Thomas Peckett Prest THE RING OF THOTH, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, by Robert Louis Stevenson THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, by Edgar Allan Poe If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 180+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!

Operation Exile

E. Hoffmann Price

Alexander Heflin, Imperator of North American, had his hands full: a war was brewing that could destroy the Imperium. Seeking to protect his wife, Lani, from their increasingly powerful enemies, Alex called on the one person he could trust: ex-war hero Rod Garvin. Babysitting an Imperatrix seemed too easy a job for an adventurer of Garvin's caliber. After all, it kept him on Mars, while the action was happening on Earth. Little did he know that Alex was embarking upon a desperate ploy to save his nation by destroying it – and it would be up to Garvin to pick up the pieces!

The Plague, Pestilence & Apocalypse MEGAPACK ®

Edgar Wallace

Everyone loves a good disaster story. Fire, famine, disease, war…the world as we know it might end in a million different ways. The Plague, Pestilence, and Apocalypse MEGAPACK™ explores some of the holocausts that might befall mankind, with a special emphasis on plagues (a personal favorite theme of the publisher). If this volume proves popular, we'll do additional volumes focusing on other apocalyptic events… Ice ages? Atomic war? The death of the sun? The possibilities are endless. Included in this volume: PALLBEARER, by Robert Reed PANDEMIC, by J. F. Bone WINGS OF THE BLACK DEATH, by Norvell Page THE MAN WHO LIVED, by Raymond F. O'Kelley THE UNPARALLELED INVASION, by Jack London THE 4TH PLAGUE, by Edgar Wallace THE GERM GROWERS, by Robert Potter THE ANIMALS SICK OF THE PLAGUE, by Jean de La Fontaine THOTH, by Joseph Shield Nicholson THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, by Edgar Allan Poe THE GREAT GRAY PLAGUE, by Raymond F. Jones THE SCARLET PLAGUE, by Jack London THE PLAGUE IN BERGAMO, by Jens Peter Jacobsen THE PLAGUE, by Teddy Keller THE LAST MAN, by Mary Shelley A LEGEND, by Lafcadio Hearn THE DUST OF DEATH, by Fred M. White THE COFFIN CURE, by Alan E. Nourse If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 180+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!

The Second Space Patrol MEGAPACK ®

Eando Binder

This is our second (of three) collections of Space Patrol stories by «Eando Binder» (Otto O. Binder). Starting with the February, 1946 issue, every issue of Captain Marvel Adventures included a 2-page short story featuring Lt. Jon Jarl of the Space Patrol. These juvenile space operas – designed to appeal to kids – featured daring-do by a two-fisted young member of the Space Patrol. In a solar system where seemingly every planet and moon can support life and the asteroid belt harbors numerous space pirates and criminals, Jon Jarl always seems to save the day. If you've seen the early TV adventures of Captain Video and His Video Rangers, Space Patrol, or Tom Corbett, Space Cadet – which were clearly influenced by Binder's writing (as well as the shared universe of «space opera» that had been developed in Amazing Stories magazine under editor Ray Palmer) – you will know what you're in for…a ride into the Wild West of outer space, where physics and logic never get in the way of a good story! Includes 30 short stories.

The Racing Heart of Fear

B.A. Chepaitis

On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams and Alex Dzarny use their telepathic gifts to make criminals face the fears that drive their heinous crimes. They’ve been a great team, but now, Alex has left the Planetoid and Jaguar, grief stricken over the death of his son. Jaguar, left on her own, goes off to the home planet with her friend Rachel to watch some Formula One racing in Montreal. There, a lost dog leads her to some of the fastest women on the planet, and when one of them is killed, she’s stuck with the dog and the case. In short order she realizes that the man responsible for the death is the same one who made Alex leave, and he won’t rest until both she and Alex are dead.

The Voice of Fear

B.A. Chepaitis

On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams and Alex Dzarny use their telepathic gifts to make the worst criminals face the fears that drive their heinous crimes. But now they face a criminal unlike any they'd met before. Springer Todd, rock star, turned a gun on his audience, and won't say why. When Alex learns who Springer really is, he realizes he's caught in a tangled web of deceit he can't even tell Jaguar about. And she must figure out how to save both Alex and Springer from their own best and worst impulses, as they both try to hear the truth beneath the lies.

The Twelfth Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: David H. Keller, M.D.

David H. Keller

The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» MEGAPACK™ ebook anthologies are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. David H. Keller (1880-1966) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are 9 science fiction stories, representing some of Keller's best science fiction work: A BIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT FREE AS THE AIR THE FLYING FOOL THE IVY WAR THE YEAST MEN THE RAT RACKET THE PSYCHOPHONIC NURSE THE LIVING MACHINE THE REVOLT OF THE PEDESTRIANS If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

Tunnel Through Time

Lester Del Rey

Go backward through space-time into prehistory? It seemed fantastic, but the machine – invented by Bob's father in connection with his research on the interrelation of time and gravity – actually existed. Bob and his friend Pete are anxious to be the first to visit the era of the dinosaurs. Overruled, they watch Pete's father, a famous paleontologist, step into the shimmering ring – and disappear into the past. But when he does not return on schedule because the machine jams, Bob and Pete follow on a daring rescue mission… A thrilling time-travel adventure as only master storyteller Lester del Rey could tell it!

The Eleventh Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: F.L. Wallace

F.L. Wallace

The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Floyd L. Wallace (1915-2004) is one such unjustly forgotten author. An engineer by trade, Wallace wrote science fiction (and mysteries) in the 1950s, and worked best at shorter lengths. He only wrote one novel. The Eleventh Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK™ presents 9 classic science fiction stories by this great writer. Included in this volume are: TANGLE HOLD ACCIDENTAL FLIGHT FORGET ME NEARLY MEZZEROW LOVES COMPANY STUDENT BODY THE IMPOSSIBLE VOYAGE HOME SECOND LANDING BOLDEN'S PETS WORLDS IN BALANCE If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 160+ entries in the MEGAPACK™ series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!