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"A mysterious murder cult… A man who had no identity… An ancient hidden Temple in the remote hills of China…and mixed with these ingredients is the at times brutal story of the Purple Dragon Tong and the man who had known too much.
Who was the man the Purple Dragon Tong desired to kill? And why did they want him removed? What did he learn—and forget—about the mysteries of the Tong? And what... [click here for more] |
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. No less an authority than M.R. James described Le Fanu as “absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories”—but he was far more than that. His short... [click here for more] |
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After their whirlwind marriage and honeymoon, Jane and Dick went to their new home in rural England...a gloomy place rumored to be haunted.
A creepy house, strange neighbors, and newlyweds -- quite a mix!
A classic tale by John Russell Fearn, author of the Black Maria series!
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Lawyer Solomon Burr has a new client . . . and it's an old friend of his from law school. Can Sol save his old pal from a murder rap?
This tale is ripped from the April 1953 issue of Dime Detective Magazine. A classic!
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Just in time for Halloween -- Wildside Press is pleased to present a small MEGAPACKTM of great horror tales! Because it has an original story, we decided to release it for everyone to read. (It was free on our web site on Free Ebook Tuesday on the Tuesday before Halloween). Here are:
THE WHITE CAT OF DRUMGUNNIOL, by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
THURNLEY ABBEY, by Perceval Landon
SPIDER MANSION, by Fritz... [click here for more] |
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The Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK™ Series focuses on unjustly forgotten science fiction writers from the 1960s and before. Horace B. Fyfe (1918-1997) was one. An engineer by trade, he also wrong a long string of popular science fiction and fantasy stories. He published extensively in genre magazines from his first appearance in Astounding (February 1940) until his last publication in... [click here for more] |
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Homer Eon Flint was one of the pioneers of science fiction -- publishing science fiction stories in pulp magazines before the term "science fiction" had even been coined. Unfortunately, he died violently -- and mysteriously -- at age 36, leaving behind a grieving widow and three young children. Prior to his shocking end in 1924, Homer's speculative fiction made him a leading contributor to... [click here for more] |
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Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers.
Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature “in recognition of his... [click here for more] |
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A classic crime story originally published in the August, 1953 issue of Manhunt.
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Included are three comic novels:
CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE, by Jay Franklin: When Charles E. Hoskins wishes for champagne and it suddenly materializes, he finds that his powers of conjure extend to all intoxicants. In the many predicaments this provokes, Charles is committed into the hands of a psychiatrist, escapes, decides to open up a bar but runs afoul of the union and later of Treasury agents, is summoned... [click here for more] |
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The Detective MEGAPACK™ presents 30 choice mysteries, spanning the Victorian age through modern times. From Dashiell Hammet to Arthur Conan Doyle, from Vincent Starrett to Johnston McCulley -- there is something for every fan of detective tales!
ARSON PLUS, by Dashiell Hammett
IT TORE THE LAUGH FROM MY THROAT, by Meriah L Crawford
THE TAGGART ASSIGNMENT, by Vincent Starrett
TOMORROW'S... [click here for more] |
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This volume assembles 46 classic works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, ranging from short stories to novels to poetry and essays. Included are:
THE JELLY-BEAN
THE CAMEL’S BACK
MAY DAY
PORCELAIN AND PINK
THE DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
TARQUIN OF CHEAPSIDE
“O RUSSET WITCH!”
THE LEES OF HAPPINESS
MR. ICKY
JEMINA, THE MOUNTAIN GIRL
THE... [click here for more] |
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H.B. Fyfe published dozens of science fiction stories during his three-decade career as a writer. Included in this volume are 16 of his best, originally published in classic science fiction magazines like Astounding Stories and Planet Stories. Included are:
LOCKED OUT COMPROMISE CONFIDENCE CONFORMITY EXPECTED IN VALUE DECEIVED AFTERTHOUGHT EXPERIMENTUM CRUCIS IMPLODE AND PEDDLE KEY DECISION... [click here for more] |
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The Golden Age of Mystery & Crime MEGAPACK™ series focuses on unjustly forgotten mystery writers from the 1960s and before. Fletcher Flora is a perfect example. Beginning in the 1950s, Flora wrote a string of 20 great novels -- mysteries, suspense, plus three pseudonymously as "Ellery Queen." He also published more than 160 short stories in the top mystery magazines. In his day,... [click here for more] |
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The First R. Austin Freeman Megapack collects 27 mystery tales featuring the forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke (and others). Included in this volume are: THE RED THUMB MARK (1907) THE MAN WITH THE NAILED SHOES (1909) THE STRANGER'S LATCHKEY (1909) THE ANTHROPOLOGIST AT LARGE (1909) THE BLUE SEQUIN (1909) THE MOABITE CIPHER (1909) THE MANDARIN'S PEARL (1909) THE ALUMINIUM DAGGER (1909) A MESSAGE FROM THE... [click here for more] |
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Fredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction's greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories -- quite a few of which are presented here, including "Arena," "Knock," "Earthmen Bearing Gifts," "The Star Mouse," and many more. The 33 tales of science fiction and fantasy in this volume are: ARENA EXPERIMENT KEEP OUT HAPPY... [click here for more] |
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"The Great Gatsby" is a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story takes place in 1922, during the Roaring Twenties, a time of prosperity in the United States after World War I. The book received critical acclaim and is generally considered Fitzgerald's best work. It is also widely regarded as a "Great American Novel" and a literary classic, capturing the essence of an era. The Modern... [click here for more] |
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Jacques Futrelle (1875-1912) is widely considered "the American Sherlock Holmes" for his series of stories about Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who is better known as The Thinking Machine.
Van Dusen, a master of logic, believed he could think himself out of any situation -- and solve any crime -- using his immense intellect. Through dozens of stories, The Thinking Machine solved... [click here for more] |
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British author John Russell Fearn was one of the most popular -- and prolific -- authors of the Golden Age of Science Fiction, selling work to all of the classic American science fiction magazines.
Under his own name (and several pseudonyms), his novels and short stories appeared in Astounding Stories, Astonishing Stories, Startling Stories, Amazing Stories -- and many more! Included in this volume... [click here for more] |
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Fletcher Flora enjoyed a long career as a pulp fiction and mystery writer, and among his works we discovered a number of "daring" (for the time -- they are quite modest by modern standards) novels of lesbian love (some with crime elements).
All were published as paperback originals from somewhat-less-than-respectable publishing companies -- Strange Sisters in 1954 and Desperate Asylum... [click here for more] |
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"E. M. Forster (1879–1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist,and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel, Howards End: ""Only connect..."" His 1908 novel,... [click here for more] |
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Victorian author Mary E.Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) is most remembered today for her ghost stories, but she was a prolific and popular author in many genres: not only the supernatural, but mystery and suspense, romance, and especially contemporary fiction were her forté.
For this volume, we have grouped the most famous of her supernatural stories together at the beginning, then moved on to... [click here for more] |
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Mary Helena Fortune (circa 1833 - circa 1910) was an Australian mystery, suspense, and horror writer who wrote under the pseudonyms "Waif Wander" and "W.W." She was one of the earliest female detective writers in the world (if not the earliest).
She was also probably the first to write from the viewpoint of the detective.
A prolific storyteller, she wrote at least 500 detective... [click here for more] |
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The Noir Mystery MegapackTM presents 25 modern and classic noir (and noir-inspired) and hardboiled tales by writers new and old. Included are:
KIDNAPPED EVIDENCE, by Joseph J. Millard A RAT MUST CHEW, by Gary Lovisi A RIDE FOR MR. TWO-BY-FOUR, by Bruno Fischer BEDHEAD FRED'S, REDHEAD'S DEAD, by Jack Halliday GENERALISSIMO FLATFOOT, by Walt Sheldon DOOM BOOM, by Glenn Low DEAD WRONG,... [click here for more] |
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22 Tales of of the fantastic -- science fiction, fantasy, fantastika, slipstream -- by one of the most acclaimed modern masters of the genre! Includes a bonus interview with the author.
Included are:
LIFE IN THE CARBYNE AGE GALAXY OF MIRRORS SPECTER-BOMBING THE BEER GOGGLES LIFE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE LITTLE WORKER FRACTAL PAISLEYS THE MILL THE GRANGE PHYLOGENESIS GRAVITONS REDSKINS OF THE BADLANDS... [click here for more] |
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Haunters of used book stores may have spotted the mystery and adventure books of Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876-1950). They were phenomenally popular in the 1920s, and millions of copies were sold. Fitzhugh was an American author. His first known work, The Goldenrod Story Book, was published in 1906. The bulk of his work, having a Boy Scouting theme, revolves around the fictional town of Bridgeboro, New... [click here for more] |
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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] |
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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] |
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The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Horace B. Fyfe (1918-1997) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are 15 science fiction stories plus one novel, representing some of his best work. Included are:
THE WATER EATER (1953) UNBEGOTTEN CHILD (1953)... [click here for more] |
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The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Charles L. Fontenay (1917-2007) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are seven short stories plus one novel, published between, representing some of his best work. Included are:
DISQUALIFIED ATOM DRIVE SERVICE... [click here for more] |
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The Suspense Novel MEGAPACK™ is the first in what we hope will become a long-running series collecting (obviously enough) novels of suspense. To kick things off, we have selected 4 books we hope you will find interesting and entertaning:
CAN A MERMAID KILL? by Thomas B. Dewey An exciting new novel of suspense by the master of murder-mystery!
KILL JOY, by Elisabeth Sanxay... [click here for more] |
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Thanksgiving is an American tradition, celebrating the coming of autumn, the bounty of the harvest, the peaceful coexistence of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans, football, family -- and, of course, the obligatory celebration feast. Here are 35 tales celebrating Thanksgiving in all its forms, by classic authors you know and love (O. Henry, Harriet Becher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne) and others who... [click here for more] |
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Here for your reading delectation are 25 outre tales of crime. Since history has proven that there is nothing unusual or unexpected about the human (or inhuman) drive to break the law, it should come as no surprise that the weird, the strange, the supernatural, and the just plain odd often, in fictional form, manifest themselves allayed to the criminal element. Included are:
THE WINDOW OF HORRORS,... [click here for more] |
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A is for Airship, for flying is keen. B is for Boiler, turning water to steam. A Cats Steampunk Alphabet is for the velocipede lover in all of us ... seen through cunning feline eyes!... [click here for more] |
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Tender Is the Night is a novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was his fourth and final completed novel, and was first published in 1934. The title is taken from the poem "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked "Tender Is the Night" 28th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.... [click here for more] |
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Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) wrote some 60 comedies, farces, and comic monologues; I Never Cheat on My Husband was one of his last productions (1914).
Often considered the greatest French comic genius sinceMolière, Feydeau wrote frequently about the relations between men and women in modern society. In this play, the professional artist and sexual predator, Saint Franquet, begins his pursuit... [click here for more] |
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When drifter Terry Carlton encounters the little town of Verdure in Arizona, he's only seeking some hospitality and shelter for the night, before moving on. But what he learns from his hosts, old man Marchland and his daughter Hilda, piques his curiosity.
Their home, like all the others in town, is boarded up at night; the entire community is living in fear of four ghostly horsemen, who ride only... [click here for more] |
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Dr. Brutus Lloyd is no more than four feet ten inches tall, an amazingly gnome-like man. He's not a dwarf, simply vest-pocket size. His head has a brow like a baby cliff, capped by a tuft of jet-black hair that curled down the immense forehead. His face, though overbalanced by the brow, is powerful for all its smallness. The most surprising thing about him is his deep bass voice. A brilliant scientist... [click here for more] |
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Something is wrong in England. In and around the London area, people are suddenly becoming bad-tempered, with a rapid increase in crime and murder, and a clear decline in self-respect. Linked to this strange behavior is an excavation site, now a mighty smoking crater emitting clouds of noxious gas that appear to be causing the sudden change in human behavior. And then, from within the vast fissure... [click here for more] |
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When financier Emerson Drew's hired killer pushes scientist-inventor Rajek Quinton down an abandoned mineshaft, Drew and his conspirators believe that the way's clear to exploit Quinton's amazing new invention, which will make them millions. But he reckons without Larry Clark of the C.I.D.--plus Quinton's uncanny scientific genius.
The police detective, aided by Drew's secretary Joyce Sutton, forges... [click here for more] |
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Anjani returns! in this direct sequel to The Gold of Akada, Rita Perrivale, widow of an English explorer, goes back to the coast of West Africa. Having inherited her husband's fortune, she spares no expense on this new venture to loot the legendary lost city of Akada of its treasures. But Rita had only survived the disastrous first expedition because of the help of Anjani, a white man of immense strength... [click here for more] |
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Ginn Hollis was fourteen when her father's mysterious death left her alone on the planet Kelmer. She's grown up since then. Kelmer is a harsh world, an old world: its people are ancient, its civilization long fallen and dimly dreaming under a brown dwarf sun the natives call the Ember Star. But now, long dormant forces are beginning to stir on Kelmer, forces that could destroy the planet forever...or... [click here for more] |
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Tarnec Brodix, super-mathematician from an external cosmos, accidentally destroys his universe. The destruction begins to spread into our own cosmos in the form of a Dark Tide of Absolute Nothingness, destroying all light and heat. Stars, nebulae, galaxies--all are disappearing before the relentless advance of a mathematical fault in space-time. Unable to save himself, Brodix transfers his knowledge... [click here for more] |
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Maria Black, the woman's school headmistress who doubles as a detective, is invited to attend the engagement celebrations of an ex-pupil of her college. There she finds herself involved in the mysterious suicide of the prospective bridegroom, Keith Robinson. All the circumstances--death by hanging in a locked cellar--support the idea that Keith took his own life. The coroner, too, is satisfied that... [click here for more] |
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"Contains the most fascinating true crime story I have ever read." --Earl Stanley Gardner
Crime, criminals, and their prosecution and punishment, have, from the day Cain slew Abel and the Supreme Law Enforcer dealt with the first fratricide, provoked the interest, aroused the passions, and puzzled the minds of men. Because tales of dark deeds are quick to catch attention and stark sensationalism... [click here for more] |
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Mankind was being assailed by a disease that made the Bubonic Plague seem insignificant. People were dying by the thousands, especially in America and in England. They would choke, strangle to death, and then, horribly, burst apart as if blown up by gas! And the horror had been unwittingly caused by one man, Doctor Blair, who had, ironically, tried to invent something that would benefit mankind by... [click here for more] |
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This volume assembles 14 tales of gay sex, cannibalism, and torture -- dark subject handled with a light style, often with a science fiction or fantasy setting. Men having sex with carnivorous plants that eat them, or vampires that feed on -- and heighten the intensity of -- gay sex are just a few of the themes explored in this explicit gay, adults-only volume. This volume assembles 14 tales of gay... [click here for more] |
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Richard Shaw thinks he's been blessed when he and his new bride Beryl survive a car smash. Both make rapid recoveries from their injuries, both have apparently fully recovered. But Beryl is strangely changed. As the doctor tells Richard: “As far as we can tell medically, she is normal again, except for one thing--the way she looks at you. I don't think I have ever seen such a strange light in the... [click here for more] |
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Gordon Fryer, a young, unemployed engineer, finds a post as a scientific guinea pig and assistant to an elderly scientist, Dr. Royd. But the result of Royd's experiment predicts the exact hour and day of Gordon's death--a mere thirteen years hence--with a series of photographs of the future. Fryer makes a deadly enemy of Royd's butler, Blessington, who targets him with poison-pen letters, but when... [click here for more] |
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At the height of a thunderstorm, Chris Danvers, amateur TV broadcaster, witnesses on his screen the vision of a gorgeously beautiful woman--a woman who doesn't speak English or any known foreign language. When he manages to reach her again, he makes an extraordinary discovery: Marvia inhabits a completely different plane of existence. She also possesses a marvelous singing voice spanning seven octaves.... [click here for more] |
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