Jake Kilgore was defending the son of the territory's richest and most powerful man. The charge – MURDER!<P> McCandless crossed the cell.<P> "It was bad enough that you brought that girl out there," he cried. «But to give her your mother’s ring! The Lucero ring! Harry, why? Why? The Lucero blood goes back for three hundred years in this land. Is this what it comes down to? This cell, the gallows out in the yard? Is this t ...
Though he did work for a small-town newspaper, Ken Svederup had been around, and to him the expense-paid trip he had won for a front-page news beat seemed pretty phony. But never look a gift horse… He was off to meet the Big Boss in California – and no doubt he’d get the real story. <p> Ken did meet the Big Boss, but he had not anticipated Clara Kelly, whose beauty and peppery temper made him forget the girls back home in Milquevais, Min ...
Steven Cogswell was being hunted on the Riviera. Between crooks and party girls, things are getting tough. Add his ex wife … and beautiful Nadine (who may not be as innocent as she pretends) … and Nadine's brute of an ex fiance, Gerald … and you have a recipe for disaster! ...
It’s been twelve years since we’ve heard of Mr. Evan Pinkerton, the little, timid man who seems to attract trouble, and continually harasses Inspector Bull of Scotland Yard. They’re back now in Homicide House.<P> The story is laid in postwar London, and Mr. Pinkerton is living at No. 4 Godolphin Square. Despite the fact that he owns the apartment house, he shares meagre quarters on the top floor with the chef. Years of living with the pen ...
When Miss Emily Jackson brings a small, second-hand table home, her brown Burmese cat Mandalay will not stop frantically scratching at the table top. What should she do? Consult her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, of course! Holmes discovers the reason for Mandalay’s actions, and they follow a series of bizarre clues that reveal past horrors, including theft, debauchery, and death! ...
BLUTimes may change, but crime remains the same!<P> Award-winning author Kathy Lynn Emerson has penned thirteen thrilling tales – from medieval England to modern New England – guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat!<P> "A baker's dozen mysteries, delectable stories ranging from Elizabethan England to contemporary New England, every one intriguing, literate, and enriched by nicely observed details. For those who a ...
The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition – 30 original tales with historical settings! Included are: <P> The Blackness Before Me, by Mindy Quigley<BR> Honest John Finds a Way, by Michael Dell<BR> Spirited Death, by Carole Nelson Douglas<BR> Home Front Homicide, by Liz Milliron<BR> The Unseen Opponent, by P. A. De Voe<BR> The Black Han ...
Along with John Dickson Carr and Rex Stout, David Alexander is not only a master of atmosphere and suspense, but creator of some of the most ingenious, diabolically clever plots in detective literature. Alexander’s famous murder expert, Bart Hardin, tracks a devious killer through Times Square’s murky night-world to solve his most fascinating case! ...
Many people consider the novella form – 17,500 words to 40,000 words – the perfect length. It’s long enough to flesh out characters, but short enough to read in one sitting while still having plenty of plot. This volume collects 8 crime and suspense stories:<P> AS I LIE DEAD, by Fletcher Flora<BR> RENDEZVOUS, by H. Bedford-Jones<BR> DEATH BY TELEPHONE, by James W. Marvin<BR> THE SCARLET THREAD, by Jacques Futrelle< ...
