Almost anything might happen to your hilarious old friend Topper on the Riviera – and almost everything does! A terrific followup to Thorne Smith's classic ghost-fantasy, Topper. ...
After the death of wise old Mangan, the Regent of Esphania, many of the regent's skills and qualities seem to have been transferred to his beautiful and intelligent cat, Niffy, who at once attaches herself to the new ruler, Prince Jamas. When the king of a neighboring kingdom seems keen to forge an alliance with Jamas by allowing the prince to marry his niece, the real danger is Yasmin, the wicked queen wife, who poisons everyone she dislik ...
Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:<P> • Iconoclasm, by Adrian Cole<P> • Have a Crappy Halloween, by Franklyn Searight<BR> • Early Snow, by Samson Stormcrow Hayes<BR> • The Dollhouse, by Glynn Owen Barrass<BR> • Elle a Vu un Loup, by Loren Rhoads<BR> • Bringing the Bodies Home, by Christian Riley<BR> • Restored, by Marlane ...
The Weirdbook Annual returns featuring a Cthulhu Mythos theme. Stories abound featuring our favorite squamish elder god! Full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:<br> •The Shining Trapezohedron, by Robert M. Price<br> •A Noble Endeavor, by Lucy A. Snyder<br> •Ancient Astronauts, by Cynthia Ward<br> •The Thing in the Pond, by John R. Fultz<br> •Enter The Cobweb Queen, by Adrian Cole<br&g ...
The swamp had no name and no landmarks: just cypress, Spanish moss, and alligators – and a wrecked plane with eighty thousand dollars inside it. The man who found the Money Plane could have any woman he wanted – even the deliriously carnal Dorry Mears – as long as he kept the source of his fortune a secret. But in the swamp no secret was ever safe. And neither was anyone who had Dorry for a mistress. ...
The worst flood in decades has isolated an island in the middle of Big River and there’s no telling when the dam upriver is going to give. On the island are four men and three lifejackets. The sheriff’s got the rifle and knows one of the other three men is a brutal and ruthless killer. Each man has his own story and if you don’t think this is a situation ripe for the webwork machinations of Harry Stephen Keeler, you haven’t been reading one of t ...
Two seasoned bank robbers get more than they bargained for when they pick Carmody as hostage for their getaway. Carmody doesn't care if he lives or died – and promptly demands a cut of the loot! ...
Sam Brokaw was a crook and a heel. He had a big job planned as soon as he got out of jail. But he didn't count on his jilted girlfriend, who wanted him put away for life – or Mac.<P>This short story is counted as #18 in the Mac detective series. <P> "Mac is one of our best private eyes." – San Francisco Chronicle <P> "Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pron ...
#17 in the Mac detective series. <P> "Mac is one of our best private eyes." – San Francisco Chronicle <P> "Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini <P> "Mac has been called one of the most believable and humane PI's in crime fiction. He is reluctant to use either his gun or his fists, but will do so when the situation demands it, or in self-defens ...
