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  • The Second Golden Age of Mystery & Crime MEGAPACK ®: Ruth Chessman

    by Ruth Chessman ...
    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 ... Read more

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    by Holly Roth, Allan Chase, Telfair, David Garth ...
    The Espionage Novel MEGAPACK® presents 4 classic novels of espionage and adventure. Included are:TIGER MILK, by David GarthThe story of a lone-wolf fight against a Nazi undercover ring in the U.S.THE FIVE ARROWS, by Allan ChaseHigh intrigue in South America, with the future of democracy on the continent at stake!THE SHOCKING SECRET, by Holly Roth"An astonishing book: don't miss it!" -- Boston ... Read more

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  • The First Sexton Blake MEGAPACK®: 23 Classic Mystery Cases

    by Anonymous ...
    Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels, and dramatic productions since 1893. As the years passed, Blake’s character experienced various permutations. He was originally created to be similar to earlier 19th-century detectives but during the late 1890s, Blake’s authors consciously modeled him on Sherlock Holmes.Sexton Blake ... Read more

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  • The Detective O'Malley MEGAPACK®

    21 Police Procedurals

    by William MacHarg ...
    This volume collects 21 stories featuring Detective O'Malley from the pages of Collier's. They date from 1930 through the early 1940s. William MacHarg's title character is a lot of fun and sure to appeal to fans of classic puzzle mysteries.Of the series (which numbers about 80 stories), Mike Grost wrote: "The brief tales are heavily plot oriented. Some of them have mystery puzzle plots, in others ... Read more

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  • The Inspector Hanaud MEGAPACK®

    by A.E.W. Mason ...
    Inspector Hanaud was the first modern detective of the 20th century, appearing first in 1910. He is believed to have been an influence on Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot. The series consists of 7 novels and stories:At the Villa RoseThe affair at the Semiramis HotelThe House of the ArrowThe Prisoner in the OpalThey Wouldn't Be ChessmenThe House in Lordship LaneThe Ginger King.If you ... Read more

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  • The Second Adventure MEGAPACK®

    23 Classic Tales

    by Frank Belknap Long, Johnston McCulley, Nictzin Dyalhis, James Holding, Talmage Powell ...
    The Second Adventure MEGAPACK® assembles 23 tales (and a poem) of grand adventure. We’ve plundered a wide variety of sources to bring you an assortment of rip-roaring action tales, exotic locales, and even a little romance—spanning many continents and time periods. So hold onto your hat (if you’re wearing one) and get ready for a thrilling read!Included are:THE REBEL, by Frank Belknap Long (poem ... Read more

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  • The 11th Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK®: E. Hoffmann Price

    18 Classic Fantasy and Horror Stories

    by E. Hoffmann Price, Shawn Garrett ...
    Series Book 11 - Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK®
    Welcome to The 11th Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK®, which features the weird fiction of E. Hoffmann Price. Wildside Press, in association with Mr. Price’s heirs, are dedicated to making the extensive body of work of this pulpsmith extraordinaire accessible once again to the public through our line of MEGAPACK® collections.Included in this volume are 18 more of Price's classic stories from ... Read more

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  • The Boy Detectives MEGAPACK ®: 12 Great Mysteries

    by Mark Twain, Roy G. Snell, Bruce Campbell, Capwell Wyckoff, Hugh Lloyd ...
    12 tales featuring boy detectives, from Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer, Dective" to entries in the Mercer Boys, Ken Holt, Hal Keene, and Skippy Dare series, and lots more -- over 1,400 pages of great reading! Here are:THE MERCER BOYS AT WOODCREST, by Capwell WyckoffTHE MYSTERY OF THE IRON BOX, by Bruce CampbellTHE AIR MYSTERY OF ISLE LA MOTTE, by E. J. CraineTHE LOST MINE OF THE AMAZON, by Hugh ... Read more

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  • X is for Xmas: A Christmas Mystery MEGAPACK ®

    by Ron Goulart, Lillian Stewart Carl, Meredith Nicholson, John Gregory Betancourt ...
    Christmas is a time for giving, for receiving. . . and for murder. We've collected ten Christmas stories, old and new, that will spike your eggnog, trim your tree, and hopefully add a dash of spice to your Christmas cheer. Included are:"A Christmas Pit," by John Gregory Betancourt"A Reversible Santa Claus," by Meredith Nicholson"A Stake of Holly," by Lillian Stewart Carl"Believing in Santa," by ... Read more

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  • The Fred M. White Disaster MEGAPACK ®

    15 Tales of Doom, Disaster, and Mystery

    by Fred M. White Fred M. Fred M. White White ...
    Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) was a pioneer in many fields -- the spy story, the detective story, and most especially the epic disaster story. His "Doom of London" series (1903), consisting of six tales in which various catastrophes beset London (including diphtheria, killer smog, and a devastanzing freeze), proved quite popular. The Yorkshire Observer wrote of him: “Mr. White is a master of ... Read more

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  • The Johnston McCulley MEGAPACK ®: 15 Classic Crimes

    by Johnston McCulley ...
    The Johnston McCulley MEGAPACK™ collects 15 tales of mystery, detection, and adventure by the creator of Zorro -- more than 500 pages of great reading. Included are:THE MAN WHO CHANGED ROOMSDIAMONDS, DIRT, AND DUTYA CROOK WITHOUT HONORPODDIN'S MISTAKEINITIATING NOGGINSETERNAL ASSETSSLAVE OF MYSTERYTHE OBVIOUS CLUERUN TO GROUNDTHE ONLY WAYTHE GREAT GREEN RINGNEW YEAR'S DUTYWITHOUT THE BLUEAN O... ... Read more

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  • The Science Fiction Crime Megapack®: 26 Criminally Futuristic Stories!

    by Mack Reynolds, Richard Wilson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lin Carter, Robert Moore Williams ...
    Science fiction and crime go hand-in-tentacle, if you’ll pardon the expression. Many of the science fiction field’s greatest writers also wrote mysteries…and vice versa. And sometimes the science fiction stories were mysteries. Our latest MEGAPACK® contains nothing but those blended SF-and-Mystery stories, by some of the greatest writers in the field. Included are:ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW, by ... Read more

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