Download or read book The Mahboob Chaudri Mystery MEGAPACK TM The Complete Mystery Series written by Josh Pachter and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When his hand reappeared, he was holding neither cigarettes nor keys. He was holding a small black revolver that glittered evilly in the diffused light admitted by the curtains, and his hand was steady as he touched it to the temple of the sleeping man in the bed..." Murder, kidnapping, robbery, smuggling, industrial sabotage and international terrorism -- Mahboob Chaudri, a Pakistani native working as a police officer in the Middle Eastern island emirate of Bahrain, tackles all these crimes and more...and solves them with a charming mixture of logic, wisdom, wit, and heart. From 1984 to 1986, seven short Chaudri stories by Josh Pachter appeared in the pages of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and three more were later published in other places. In his classic anthology, "The Ethnic Detectives," noted author/critic Bill Pronzini called Chaudri "one of crime fiction's most delightful new detectives," and the Chaudri stories have been reprinted in several "Year's Best" collections and other anthologies. In The Mahboob Chaudri Mystery MEGAPACKTM (published in paperback as "The Tree of Life"), all 10 of the Chaudri stories are gathered together in a single volume for the first time, complete with a new introduction and new afterwords for each story by the author.
Download or read book The First Mystery Novel MEGAPACK 4 Great Mystery Novels written by Howard Mason and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Mystery Novel MEGAPACKTM presents four classic mysteries by top crime writers. Here are: The Red Bishop, by Howard Mason ... A wild chase through Europe...a castle on the Rhine...some very fancy corpses...a racing columnist who suddenly finds himself a Peer of the Realm... These are the unlikely ingredients that make this book at once hair-raising and light-hearted! Reclining Figure, by Marco Page ... Lucas Edgerton, arbitary and capricious eccentric, brings in Ellis Blaise, a young New York art dealer, to sell some of his art collection for tax purposes. Thefts from the collection, the sensational forgery of a priceless Renoir, and the puzzling murder of Lucas's son force Blaise into a perilous investigation! The Case of the 16 Beans, by Harry Stephen Keeler ... Why did old Balhatchet Barkstone, on dying, leave his nephew 16 beans? And why did Boyce Barkstone, his heir, hold on to the beans? Why did Hu Fong, a Chinese detective, come to the conclusion that a poverty-stricken hermit was murdered for an article of great value, and what might that article be? These are only a few of the seemingly insoluble riddles which Keeler answers in his own inimitable manner! The Girl Who Had to Die, by By Elisabeth Sanxay Holding ... 19-year-old Jocelyn is convinced she's going to be murdered, and accuses John Killian, a young man she met on a cruise ship, of throwing her overboard. But there are a lot of people who seem to hate Jocelyn...and Killian starts to wonder if he'll be the next victim instead! If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The Second Golden Age of Mystery Crime MEGAPACK Ruth Chessman written by Ruth Chessman and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I first encountered Ruth Chessman's work when browsing back issues of Manhunt magazine--and I was immediately intrigued. Manhunt was a noir/hardboiled digest-sized mystery magazine, and female bylines were uncommon. A quick check showed that she also published stories in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine as well as a 1965 middle-grade novel called "Bound for Freedom," which was adapted as a movie. She must have instilled her love of crime writing in her family, since her daughter turns out to be none other than mystery writer Jane K. Cleland -- who was kind enough to grant us permission to reprint her late mother's work. (Jane also supplied us with copies of hard-to-find stories.) Ruth Chessman was a very good, if far too infrequent writer. This collection assembles most of her published short fiction. Included are: ACCUSED THE SEARCH FOR A DEAD MAN'S BODY MURDER -- EARLY AMERICAN POOR SHERM THE HARRINGTON FARTHING IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? THE PERFECT HUSBAND SILENTLY, SILENTLY THE CRIME THAT DID NOT FOLLOW If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 260+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The 23rd Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK Richard Wilson written by Richard Wilson and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Wilson (1920-1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was at his most prolific in the 1950s -- though he continued writing throughout his entire life. This volume focuses on his science fiction (24 stories) from the 1950s, but also includes a "non fiction" ghost story and a brief autobiography written in the 1980s. Included are: MURDER FROM MARS STEPSONS OF MARS DATELINE: MARS VISITOR FROM THE VOID NEW WEAPON BACK TO JULIE, by Richard Wilson HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY KILLER IN THE CRIB INSIDE STORY WHEN I GROW UP SHOW YOUR MIGHT THE FUTILE FLIGHT OF JOHN ARTHUR BENN GEORGE ALL THE WAY DENY THE SLAKE QRM QUOTA FOR CONQUEST CHANGE OF VENUE THE IN-BETWEENS THE VENUS PAPERS GRAND PRIZE JUST CALL ME IRISH THE VOICE OF THE DIAPHRAGM AUNT FRITZI THE LITERARY CAREER OF RICHARD WILSON If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The Sky Detectives MEGAPACK written by Ambrose Newcomb and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Sky Detectives" are ace pilots Jack Ralston and his pal "Perk," who help the Secret Service unravel baffling cases. This volume contains the complete 6-book series, originally published between 1930 and 1931: 1. The Sky Detectives 2. Eagles of the Sky 3. Wings Over the Rockies 4. The Sky Pilot’s Great Chase 5. Trackers of the Fog Pack 6. Flying the Coast Skyways If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The 25th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK Raymond Z Gallun written by Raymond Z. Gallun and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raymond Zinke Gallun (1911 - 1994) was among the earliest pulp fiction writers who specialized in science fiction, and he sold many stories to magazines in the 1930s under his own name and several pseudonyms (such as Dow Elstar, E.V. Raymond and William Callahan). His first novel, "People Minus X" (included here) was published in 1957, followed by his second, "The Planet Strappers," in 1961 (also included here). He was honored with the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985 at I-CON IV; the award was later renamed The Raymond Z. Gallun Award. THE REVOLT OF THE STAR MEN THE ETERNAL WALL ASTEROID OF FEAR BIG PILL RETURN OF A LEGEND COMET'S BURIAL STAMPED CAUTION PEOPLE MINUS X (novel) THE PLANET STRAPPERS (novel) The Collector If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The 24th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK H B Fyfe vol 3 written by H.B. Fyfe and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-09-23 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACKTM series focuses on unjustly forgotten science fiction writers. Horace B. Fyfe (1918-1997) was one. An engineer by trade, Fyfe also wrote a long string of popular science fiction and fantasy stories. He published extensively in genre magazines from his first appearance in "Astounding Science Fiction" (February 1940) until his last publication in "Analog" (January 1967). Sadly, Alzheimer's cut short his career, but his family stepped in to save his writing files, including more than 90 unpublished stories and an unpublished historical novel. Most of his unpublished works are in other genres, such as suspense or mainstream, but a few are lost gems, and we are delighted to present two previously unpublished tales here. Included in this volume: OPEN INVITATION PROTECTED SPECIES RANSOM WELCOME, STRANGERS! SPACE-CONDITIONED THE CLUTCHES OF RUIN THE NIGHT OF NO MOON STAR-LINKED ROMANCE ROUTINE REPORT THE FURIES OF ZHAHNOOR SINECURE THINKING MACHINE ROUND-AND-ROUND TRIP SPECIAL JOBBERY TIME LIMIT SPY SCARE If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The Spicy Mystery MEGAPACK 25 Tales from the Spicy Pulps written by Hugh B. Cave and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Wildside Press's best-selling MEGAPACK® series focuses on tales first published in the "Spice" line of pulp magazines. Here are 25 mystery tales considered quite titillating in their day, but mild by modern standards.
Download or read book James Holding s Conmen Cutthroats MEGAPACK TM 25 Classic Mystery Stories written by James Holding and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We present for your reading pleasure a selection of 25 stories by prolific crime & mystery author James Holding. We have named this collection "Conmen & Cutthroats" because Mr. Holding had a penchant for sharp tales involving smart criminals who use their wits to succeed, as well as those whose schemes involve the need for a somewhat more direct approach. Included are: YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL A QUESTION OF ETHICS THE JAPANESE CARD MYSTERY CAREER MAN MONKEY KING SUICIDE CLAUSE FLY AWAY HOME THE MOONLIGHTER THE BABY BIT THE CONSULTANT T’ANG OF THE SUFFERING DRAGON CONVERSATION PIECE THE TWELVE A ROPE THROUGH HIS EAR BREAK-IN REDISCOVERY THE CONTRACT THE JACK O’NEAL AFFAIR BY PERSON OR PERSONS UNKNOWN A DEAL IN RUBIES A DECENT PRICE FOR A PAINTING A TEMPORARY BIND PHASE FOUR THE FINAL DEADBEAT BANK JOB If you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 220+ other entries in this series, including mysteries, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The Second Western Novel MEGAPACK TM 4 Great Western Novels written by Matt Rand and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Western Novel MEGAPACKTM presents four more great tales of the Old West, by four different writers. Included in this volume are: TWO-GUN OUTLAW, by Burt Arthur ... Dave Moore rode into town for a drink and a rest...and stayed to fight for his life! TO HELL -- AND TEXAS!, by Giles A. Lutz ... Westward, the wagons thundered. Out there lay Texas -- an empire for a man with guts enough to wrest it from bandits, murderers, and hostile tribes...a man like O'Shaughnessy! ARIZONA RANGER, by A. Scott Leslie ... Lawless terror gripped Southwest Arizona! Bandits pillaged and plundered. Gambling dens and brothels flourished openly. Men drank and died from the devil's brew of blood and whiskey, gunsmoke and gold. Into this bullet-spattered hell Rance Hatfield brought the law of the Rangers... IT HAPPENED IN A TOWN NAMED LAWLESS, by Matt Rand ... It was a town where they asked no questions. The marshal was dead, and they needed a man handy with his six-guns. They swore the stranger in, and then they realized what he was. The worst kind of marshal any town can have: a killer with a badge! 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!
Download or read book The Jane Austen MEGAPACK TM All Her Classic Works written by Jane Austen and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 2086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. This collection assembles all of her classics, as well as a number of early works. Included are: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY PRIDE AND PREJUDICE MANSFIELD PARK EMMA NORTHANGER ABBEY PERSUASION LADY SUSAN LOVE AND FREINDSHIP [SIC] AN UNFINISHED NOVEL IN LETTERS THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND A COLLECTION OF LETTERS SCRAPS THE FEMALE PHILOSOPHER THE FIRST ACT OF A COMEDY A LETTER FROM A YOUNG LADY A TALE If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK Vol 6 Clark Ashton Smith written by Clark Ashton Smith and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACKTM series celebrates Clark Ashton Smith with 17 of his classic fantasy & horror stories from WEIRD TALES and other sources! Included here are: THE ABOMINATIONS OF YONDO THE THIRD EPISODE OF VATHEK THIRTEEN PHANTASMS THE CHARNEL GOD THE COLOSSUS OF YLOURGNE THE CHAIN OF AFORGOMON THE BLACK ABBOT OF PUTHUUM THE VOYAGE OF KING EUVORAN THE MAZE OF THE ENCHANTER THE DOUBLE SHADOW A NIGHT IN MALNEANT THE DEVOTEE OF EVIL THE WILLOW LANDSCAPE THE EMPIRE OF NECROMANCERS THE ENCHANTRESS OF SYLAIRE THE INVISIBLE CITY MOTHER OF TOADS If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 240+ other entries in this series, including not just weird fiction, but mysteries, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The Spicy Adventure MEGAPACK 25 Tales from the Spicy Pulps written by Robert Leslie Bellem and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pulp magazines of the early to mid 20th Century are often "politically incorrect" by modern standards. However, the "Spicy" magazines -- Spicy-Adventure Stories, Spicy Mystery, Spicy Western, etc. -- were politically incorrect by their own contemporary standards as well. With the occasional passing glimpse of a creamy-smooth thigh (or other womanly part!), and often filled with sexism, racism, and over-the-top plots and language, they nevertheless manage to titillate with more innuendo than anything else. If you find such things offensive, this is definitely not the right MEGAPACK™ for you. But if you enjoy the occasional stroll down the back alleys of pulp publishing, here's a walk on the seamy side of the 1930s! Included are: THE SHANGHAI JESTER, by Robert Leslie Bellem BLACK MURDER, by Carl Moore SUEZ SOUVENIR, by Jerome Hyams THE HOUSE OF WEIRD SLEEP, by Charles R. Allen CAVE OF THE CRISS-CROSS KNIVES, by C.C. Spruce HOT BLOOD, by Arthur Wallace THE MOON GOD TAKES, by Robert Leslie Bellem SMUGGLER’S ISLAND, by Atwater Culpepper TALISMAN OF DOOM, by James W. Marvin TATTOOED BLONDE, by Ellery Watson Calder WHITE MEAT, by Don King RED BAMBOO, by Jason Lyttell THE BLACK , by Ellery Watson Calder THE ISLE OF MONSTERS, by Jane Thomas TUFFY AND HIS HAREM, by Nick Anderson QUEEN OF THE FLAMING ARROWS, by Frank E. Marks VALLEY OF BLOOD, by Victor Rousseau LUST TO KILL, by Jose Vaca MARRIAGE FOR MURDER, by C.A.M. Donne MESSAGE TO MORGAN, by Guy Russell RIVER OF FIRE, by Ken Cooper SKY GODDESS, by Clive Trent LEAF OF THE LOTUS, by Guy Russell THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER, by Clark Nelson ADVENTURE'S END, by Robert Leslie Bellem If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 230+ other entries in this series, including mysteries, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns -- and much, much more!
Download or read book The 21st Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK 25 Stories by Edward Wellen written by Edward Wellen and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Wellen (1919-2011) was a writer primarily of short stories, most in the mystery genre. However, he penned a not-insubstantial number of science fiction over the course of his career -- starting (sort of!) with a "non-fact article" "Origins of Galactic Slang" for Galaxy magazine. This MEGAPACKTM collects 25 of his best tales from those early years...plus a few later tales as well. Included are: SEVEN DAY'S WONDER BUFFOON CHECKMATE WITH AH! BRIGHT WINGS SHAPES TO COME HIJACK NO OTHER GODS CALL ME PROTEUS CHALK TALK ANDROIDS DON'T CRY FILM BUFF GODSEND THE CRYONAUTS TAR BABY THE SECOND FALL, OR ANTHONY COMSTOCK'S FINAL VICTORY SANITY CLAUSE FURTHER DEPONENT SAYETH NOT WHILE-YOU-WAIT ERRATA SLIP ERRATA SLIP NUBMER TWO FINGER OF FATE THE BOOK OF ELIJAH HOTLINE HEROIC MEASURES PATTERN If you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 240+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns -- and much, much more!
Download or read book James Holding s Murder Mayhem MEGAPACK TM 24 Classic Mystery Stories and a Poem written by James Holding and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Holding enjoys a reputation as one of the more prolific contributors to the mystery magazines of the 1960s and 1970s. (Our bibliography shows nearly 200 stories published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine, etc.) He had series, such as the "Leroy King" stories (which poke gentle fun at "Ellery Queen"). He had standalones. He had mysteries of every sort imaginable -- and this volume includes a selection of 24 choice crimes (plus a poem)...a thematic grouping involving murder and mayhem. Included are: BYLINES WHERE IS THY STING THE INQUISITIVE BUTCHER OF NICE AN EXERCISE IN INSURANCE THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE UNDERTAKER GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE THE DUTIFUL ROOKIE MYSTERY FAN CONFLICT OF INTEREST A HOMEMADE DRESS A MESSAGE FROM MARSHA A VISITOR TO MOMBASA SPECIAL DELIVERY THE ZAMBOANGA SHUTTLE PASSPORT TO PARADISE BORDER CROSSING THE FUND-RAISERS IN THE SOUP THE PACKING CASE REASON ENOUGH THE SWAP SHOP ONE FOR THE ROAD PAPER CAPER WORK OF ART EXIT THE DRAGON If you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 220+ other entries in this series, including mysteries, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns -- and much, much more!
Download or read book A Potion to Die For written by Heather Blake and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TROUBLE IS BREWING… As the owner of Little Shop of Potions, a magic potion shop specializing in love potions, Carly Bell Hartwell finds her product more in demand than ever. A local soothsayer has predicted that a couple in town will soon divorce—and now it seems every married person in Hitching Post, Alabama, wants a little extra matrimonial magic to make sure they stay hitched. But when Carly finds a dead man in her shop, clutching one of her potion bottles, she goes from most popular potion person to public enemy number one. In no time the murder investigation becomes a witch hunt—literally! Now Carly is going to need to brew up some serious sleuthing skills to clear her name and find the real killer—before the whole town becomes convinced her potions really are to die for!
Download or read book The Cleaners Volume 1 Absent Bodies written by Mark Wheaton and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dark tradition of Los Angeles noir, The Cleaners is the story of a ragtag team of for-hire trauma-scene cleaners led by ex-surgeon Robert Bellarmine. Contracted with sanitizing some of the nastiest crime and accident scenes in the tri-county L.A. basin, the team battles against what could only be described as the grim, unknowable face of the supernatural. But by focusing on the scientific explanation, no matter how aberrant or extraordinary, they counteract centuries-old superstition to prove things are seldom what they seem... In Absent Bodies, Bellarmine and his crew take on a series of gruesome tasks starting with a bloodbath that covers an entire neighborhood. This investigation leads them toward uncovering a disturbing mystery involving missing people — mostly children — which dates back longer than the history of the city itself.