When Earl Derr Biggers created Chinese detective Charlie Chan, he had no idea he had created a media sensation. Novels, movies, TV series, radio programs, comic books—Charlie spawned a whole industry.
Now all 6 novels are collected in one ebook, along with 16 more novels and short stories by Biggers (many of them mysteries). In this volume are:
THE HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY THE CHINESE PARROT... [click here for more]
The Dashiell Hammett Megapack collects 20 early and rare stories by the famous mystery writer, plus one poem. Included in this volume are:
AFRAID OF A GUN ARSON PLUS THE NEW RACKET BODIES PILED UP DEATH ON PINE STREET THE MAN WHO KILLED DAN ODAMS MIKE, ALEC, OR RUFUS NIGHT SHOTS NIGHTMARE TOWN ONE HOUR THE ROAD HOME RUFFIAN'S WIFE THE SECOND-STORY ANGEL THE TENTH CLUE WHO KILLED BOB... [click here for more]
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... [click here for more]
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 Thursday
ALIBI--WITH... [click here for more]
The Second R. Austin Freeman Megapack collects 20 mystery tales featuring the forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke (and others) plus a bonus essay by the author.
Included in this volume are:
INTRODUCTION: MEET DR. THORNDYKE, by R. Austin Freeman THE CASE OF THE WHITE FOOTPRINTS (1923) THE BLUE SCARAB (1923) THE NEW JERSEY SPHINX (1923) THE TOUCHSTONE (1923) A FISHER OF MEN (1923) THE STOLEN INGOTS (1923)... [click here for more]