On the plane from New York to London, Dr. Morelle chances to meet Edwin Gale, a smooth-tongued swindler. Inexplicably, Gale finds himself drawn to the famous psychiatrist-detective, and so begins one of Dr. Morelle's most intriguing cases. Back in London, the Doctor encounters Edwin Gale again, and, as a result, finds himself involved in the dark machinations of Dolores del Robia, who's as evil as she is lovely. When Dolores is found s ...
Kawanga, an obscure outback town in Australia, becomes the focus of a quest for a missing ancient document. His Majesty's servant, Lord Conley, must retrieve the stolen paper before it falls into the wrong hands. Joining him are ex-martial artist Donald Brant, French femme fatale Camille, British DS Bonnington, and a motley crew of money-hungry henchman. This past-paced thriller is a nonstop adventure filled with intrigue, romance, action, ...
300 years in the future, biotechnology has altered the shape and substance of what it means to be a man. Only the 250-year-old «Dragon Man» can give Sara an understanding of what «e-mortality» might mean–for herself and for the entire human world. ...
"Without Absolution" is the first collection from science-fiction and fantasy writer Amy Sterling Casil. It contains nine stories and four poems in which a new disease causes birth defects; a father clones himself; and a lonely man uploads the personalities of his former wife and his mother, creating a horrifying «motherwife». ...
It came originally from the merciless, frost-bound wilderness of the night side of Mercury, the hellish planet nearest to the Sun. But when space explorer Harry Dagenham brings a long-dead, petrified snake–or something–back to Earth from Mercury, he discovers–quite suddenly–that the rock-hard creature is not quite so inert as it first appears! Here are six extraordinary stories from the golden age of the pulps: «Something from Mercury,» «The Wor ...
Betty Shapley was a local beauty, for whose charms three young men fell heavily. But she never expected that her coquetry would lead to the sudden and horrifyingly brutal death of one of her admirers, the shy, inoffensive Herbert Pollitt–plus the life of a fugitive for another, Vincent Grey; as well as the role of a murder-case witness for the third, Tom Clayton. Inspector Morgan and Sergeant Claythorne of the local police investigate the death, ...
The identity of Secret Agent "X" is an enigma. He comes and goes veiled in a cloak of mystery. His name, his background, and even his date of birth are riddles, even to those who know him best. He is a man of a thousand faces–master of make-up, voice impersonation, and acting. <P> With the dogs of war snarling at the door of the United States, Secret Agent "X" goes where other investigators dare not follow … to the cesspits of Hawaii, wh ...
"The Dashiell Hammett Megapack" collects 20 early and rare stories by the famous mystery writer, plus one poem. Included in this volume are:<P> AFRAID OF A GUN<BR> ARSON PLUS<BR> THE NEW RACKET<BR> BODIES PILED UP<BR> DEATH ON PINE STREET<BR> THE MAN WHO KILLED DAN ODAMS<BR> MIKE, ALEC, OR RUFUS<BR> NIGHT SHOTS<BR> NIGHTMARE TOWN<BR> ONE HOUR<BR> THE ROAD HOME<B ...
The Adventures of Mr. Clackworthy presents 8 tales of Christopher Booth's antihero – Amos Clackworthy, swindler extraordinaire. Together with his henchman The Early Bird, Mr. Clackworthy pursues a life of crime, preying on those who deserve to be conned. Included in this volume are: <P> MR. CLACKWORTHY: AN INTRODUCTION, by Steve Lewis<BR> MR. CLACKWORTHY TELLS THE TRUTH<BR> MR. CLACKWORTHY WITHIN THE LAW<BR> MR. ...
