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The sixth issue of Black Cat Mystery Magazine presented a stellar lineup of new stories, plus a classic reprint. Included in this issue are:<P> <B>NEW STORIES:</B><P> SEVEN CARD JOKER HIGH, by Trey R. Barker<BR> THE LOSER, by Robert Guffey<BR> BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS, by Michael Bracken<BR> THE MAGNIFICENT SCORE, by John Hegenberger<BR> WORSE THAN DEATH, by Robert Lopresti<BR> THE ...
When Bill Wayne's friends began throwing bullets his way, he figured it was time to find out what they had against him! He took along a 45 in case the conversation should get rough -so it wasn't surprising that each old pal Bill visited suddenly turned up dead. But what burned Bill most was the way Carson Smith, the hick copper on his trail, insisted on playing intimate games with Holly Clark. The two seemed far more interested in each ...
The Third Golden Age of Mystery and Crime MEGAPACK® focuses on acclaimed mystery novelist David Alexander, who also produced a significant body of short fiction. Included in this volume are 20 stories and an essay:<P> COFFEE AND—<BR> AND ON THE THIRD DAY<BR> THE OTHER ONES<BR> DIE LIKE A DOG<BR> FIRST CASE<BR> MAMA’S BOY<BR> SCARECROW<BR> UNCLE TOM<BR> SURPRISE! SURPRISE!<BR> ...
Kirrin Island belonged to George: it was her very own, and she felt aggrieved when her father ‘borrowed’ it for one of his experiments. And to make matters worse, he built a mysterious tower in the ruins of the old castle.<P> The Five couldn’t really understand Uncle Quentin’s wish to be left quite alone, and as it turned out, it was a good thing that George took matters into her own hands one night—otherwise there would have bee ...
On their peaceful camping and cycling tour of the English countryside, the Five come across Richard Kent – the son of one of the richest men in the country! When Dick is mistaken for him and kidnapped, by Rooky, a dangerous criminal who had been a bodyguard in the Kent household, the children know they have two leads: Owl's Dene on Owl's Hill, and a Black Bently – KMF 102. The children's search for Dick leads them on a moonlit bic ...
Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timmy are planning to go camping in a moor with the absent-minded and insect-loving Mr Luffy, a teacher. When they arrive at camp they find that their camping site is close to a farm, and that several old train tracks run under the moors, some of them are unused. They soon make friends with a boy named Jock, who lives at the farm with his mother and stepfather, the farm owners. While exploring the moor, the Five fi ...
When the Five go to spend their holidays at Tremannon Farm on the Cornish Coast, they learn about the location's incredible past concerning some evil examples of smuggling. The peacefulness and tranquillity of the area now suggests that these days are well and truly gone, but then one stormy night, the lights appear again, and Tremannon's dreadful past comes flooding back. ...
В маленьком городе Эн кипят нешуточные любовные страсти. Казалось бы, все здесь друг друга знают, но у каждого из жителей Эн припрятаны свои скелеты: у кого – в шкафу, у кого – за тумбочкой, а у кого – в таинственной коробке. Любовная история становится настоящим детективом, расследованием которого занимаются все, но всегда ли нужно знать правду?
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Настя Шорохова предпочитала браку легкую интрижку. И не потому, что была особой легкомысленной: просто она знала о фамильном проклятии. Почти век назад ее прабабка Анна отказала ротмистру Шестакову, выйдя замуж за другого. Осатаневший от обиды ротмистр ее и проклял: всех мужчин, заявил он, полюбивших наследниц Анны, ждет ранняя смерть. И это подтверждалось на практике… Когда в мадемуазель Шорохову влюбился бизнесмен Фадеев, она сочла своим долго ...
