Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (1902-1935) was an American science fiction writer. His career in science fiction was short but influential. His first story, "A Martian Odyssey", was published to great (and enduring) acclaim in July 1934, but he would be dead from lung cancer within eighteen months. Included in this volume are:
THE DARK OTHER
A MARTIAN ODYSSEY
VALLEY OF DREAMS
THE IDEAL
PYGMALION'S... [click here for more]
Inspector Holt is enjoying the Cafe de la Paix and the Boulevard des Italiens. He and his valet Sunny are planning a visit to Monte Carlo when an urgent telegram arrives from the Chief Commissioner of Scotland Yard. Mr. Gordon Stuart has been found drowned in suspicious circumstances. Holt returns on the same boat as Flash Fred Grogan, continental crook and gambler. Attempting to solve the mystery... [click here for more]
Sam Merwin, Jr. (1910-1996) is one of those great "lost" authors. Equally adept and mystery and science fiction, he produced a significant body of work in both fields. In fact, this volume adds as a bonus two of his classic mystery stories, in addition to a selection of 7 science fiction stories. Included are:
JUDAS RAM
THE AMBASSADOR
THE FINAL FIGURE
REEL LIFE FILMS
A WORLD APART
IT'S... [click here for more]
Edward Paul Wellen (1919-2011) wrote primarily short stories throughout his long career, primarily in both the mystery field, but also (especially early in his career) in science fiction magazines. This is the second collection of his science fiction stories we have published, and it's another good one. Included are:
ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW
THE BIG CHEESE
ROOT OF EVIL
THE VOICES
THE WORLD IN... [click here for more]
Already reluctantly faced with inheriting a vast fortune, Sir Paul Westerham finds his life complicated further when he surprises a ruffian in the act of rummaging through his kit-bag. By a strange coincidence, the very same scoundrel also happens to be blackmailing the woman whose portrait Westerham has become enamoured of!
Will the multi-millionaire manage to frustrate Captain Melun and the Crime... [click here for more]
The Second Boy Detectives MEGAPACKTM presents 6 more novels featuring young sleuths -- tales of the Banner Boy Scouts, Skippy Dare, the Mystery Boys, and more! Included are:
THE BANNER BOY SCOUTS MYSTERY, by George A. Warren
YOUNG ATOM DETECTIVE, by Charles Coombs
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIFTEEN SOUNDS, by Van Powell
THE GHOST OF MYSTERY AIRPORT, by Van Powell
THE MYSTERY BOYS AND CAPTAIN KIDD'S... [click here for more]