Dr Montague, a scientific investigator of ghostly phenomena, has chosen to live for several weeks at Hill House, by repute a place of horror that will brook no human habitation. To check and contribute to his observations, he selects three companions previously unknown to him; two girls, Theo and Eleanor, and Luke, a young man, who is heir to Hill House. <P> What happens cannot, in fairness, be told. But Dr Montague’s words were propheti ...
Edith Maxwell writes the historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries—two of which appear in this collection, as well as a related story. Included are:<P> A Questionable Death<BR>The Mayor and the Midwife<BR>Adam and Eva<P> Edith Maxwell's latest novel, Turning the Tide, appeared from Midnight Ink in April, 2018. ...
When a report reaches the Town Crier office that a leopard is loose in the woods around Vanishing Lake, skepticism is the natural reaction. Is the animal really a leopard? If so, how did it get there? If not, what kind of wild animal is it? Or is the whole thing a hoax with a mysterious purpose behind it? Ted Wilford, working as usual for the bi-weekly newspaper during his summer vacation from college, and Nelson Morgan, the wizard with a camer ...
When Miss Emily Jackson’s friend Janet Highvin is accused of poisoning her husband, Miss Emily immediately consults her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Only Holmes and Watson—with help from Miss Emily’s brown Burmese cat Mandalay—can uncover the truth and save an innocent woman from the hangman! ...
Curt Carmic had crashed in his private plane on an Everglades hunting trip. After a week of intensive searching, the Coast Guard had abandoned him as dead. That's why his wife wanted to hire Jim Norton – to find him, dead or alive. A Classic short story, originally published in 1957. ...
Three ambitious men had three things in common. Each was called Curly. Each aimed to marry the town's tempting heiress. Each had made love to Avis Pisano – the wanton whose mangled body was fished out of the swamp. Each one was capable of cold, ruthless action if his plans for the future were threatened…but only one was capable of murder! ...
His devlish cunning mocked the power of the law.... He was The Scarlet Ace!<P> Not until he blasted the one who failed did they know the menace of his hidden hand…<P> Classic pulp fiction – the first installment of the Scarlet Ace series – ripped from the pages of the February, 1933 issue of All Detective Magazine! ...
