The Hardboiled Mystery MEGAPACK™ presents 4 classic crime novels from the era when hardboiled detectives ruled the American newsstands. Included are:The Hollow Man, by John Roeburt (1954)Model for Murder, by Stephen Marlowe (1955)Blonde Bait, by Ed Lacy (1959)Beauty Can Kill, by Michael McCretton (1962)If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 200+ other entries in the series, covering mysteries, s...

TRAPPED IN CUSTOM-MADE GRAVESThere was Stroilov, who preferred suicide to suffocation—or to death by the killer who lurked in the silent blackness.There was Taylor, who gave apologies to no man and who now refused God, vowing even to murder before his last breath.There was Susan, who used her small space beneath the earth as a confession box, daring to speak thoughts that lay stagnant in her mind and blood.And there was Donna, most courageous of all, who struggl...

The crooks, the grafters, all of New York's underworld kept telling themselves that they never had it so good as they would now, with Johnny Devereaux retiring from the force after 21 years. Devereaux was a tough cop, tough to encounter and impossible to bluff.Devereaux was doing a little chortling of his own. He was still young enough to enjoy life; he wanted to read some books, take a little trip, fulfill a few dreams. He was sitting in his car that evening, thinking about his be...

She kissed him – and there was flame on his lips. Could Johnny Devereaux find his old self in the soft and willing arms of this woman? Or would he lose himself utterly, as had her husband – the man Johnny desperately hunted.A tough cop moving through his toughest case, Johnny could not afford mistakes. He would have to bypass beatings and bullets – and a tomb in a marsh – to reach the fantastic end of this search. Then at last, remembering a torn woman, he would stand face to face ...

Here for your reading delectation, are 25 outre tales of crime. Since history has proven that there is nothing unusual or unexpected about the human (or inhuman) drive to break the law, it should come as no surprise that the weird, the strange, the supernatural, and the just plain odd often, in fictional form, manifest themselves allayed to the criminal element. Included are:INTRODUCTION, by Shawn GarrettTHE WINDOW OF HORRORS, by H.L. MenckenTHE FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIR...

This fine collection of vintage mysteries from the pulp magazines presents 13 tales sure to thrill the armchair detective. Included are:HANDS OF DOOM, by David H. KellerEVIDENCE, by Murray LeinsterTHE DRUMS OF DEATH, by J. Allan DunnHAIR OF THE CAT, by Robert TurnerHELL’S SIPHON, by George Harmon CoxeDIBBLE DABBLES IN DEATH, by David Wright O’BrienCLOSE TO MY HEART, by Chester S. GeierTHE RAG-TAG GIRL, by Norbert DavisMASTER O...

Four different writers explore the darker aspects of crime fiction in THE NOIR NOVEL MEGAPACK™:HUNTER AT LARGE, by Thomas B. Dewey ... Mickey requested a year's leave of absence from his job on the police force. What else could he do? He'd just spent five months in the hospital because he'd been the only witness to a brutal murder...and the victim was his own wife!NEVER BET YOUR LIFE, by George Harmon Coxe ... It was a tidy Florida motel with all the important conveniences:...

Duane W. Rimel (1915-1996) was an American poet and an author. He published not only under his own name, but the pseudonym "Rex Weldon." His friend and mentor H.P. Lovecraft helped him write his first fantastic stories and poems in the 1930s. After Lovecraft's death, Rimel published four noir crime novels, all of which are collected here:THE JURY IS OUTMOTIVE FOR MURDERTHE CURSE OF CAINTHE RIVER IS COLDIf you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook ...

The Cutthroats and Criminals MEGAPACK® contains 20 great stories by modern and classic authors. Included are:CRIMINAL TYPES, by Vincent McConnorREDHEADS DIE QUICKLY, by Gil BrewerTHE SARDONIC STAR OF TOM DOODY, by Dashiell HammettA HEARING AID FOR CARMODY, by Stephen WasylykA PADLOCK FOR CHARLIE DRAPER, by James HoldingA TRULY HONEST MAN, by Talmage PowellMURDER OF A MOUSE, by Fletcher FloraSUPPLY AND DEMAND, by James Michael Ullman

Wildside Press continues its 4-novels-in-1 releases with The Classic Mystery Novel MEGAPACK®! Here are 4 great classic mysteries from the Golden Age of crime fiction!A fine Edwardian whodunit, with a touch of Oscar Wilde and a pinch of George Bernard Shaw. It builds from a slow start to a thrilling escape drama in the third act. Don't miss it!DEATH IN THE BACK SEAT, by Dorothy Cameron DisneyA young couple from New York finds murder when they try to relocate to Connect...

Welcome to our second volume of Detective stories! This is a grab-bag volume with contributions by many top mystery authors from the mid 20th Century pulp and digest magazines. There’s something to appeal to every taste, from noir to crime to even holiday capers and a Christmas tale by Johnson McCulley (creator of Zorro). Included are:DEAD MEN DON'T MOVE, by Thomas ThursdayALIBI--WITH SOUND, by Robert WallaceHOW? WHEN? WHO?, by Fletcher FloraHELL'S SIPHON, by G...

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 u...